diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 9a2369c67b..dc73d59660 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -79,6 +79,28 @@ typedef struct InterfaceInfo InterfaceInfo;
  * #TypeInfo describes information about the type including what it inherits
  * from, the instance and class size, and constructor/destructor hooks.
  *
+ * Alternatively several static types could be registered using helper macro
+ * DEFINE_TYPES()
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ * static const TypeInfo device_types_info[] = {
+ *     {
+ *         .name = TYPE_MY_DEVICE_A,
+ *         .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+ *         .instance_size = sizeof(MyDeviceA),
+ *     },
+ *     {
+ *         .name = TYPE_MY_DEVICE_B,
+ *         .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+ *         .instance_size = sizeof(MyDeviceB),
+ *     },
+ * };
+ *
+ * DEFINE_TYPES(device_types_info)
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
  * Every type has an #ObjectClass associated with it.  #ObjectClass derivatives
  * are instantiated dynamically but there is only ever one instance for any
  * given type.  The #ObjectClass typically holds a table of function pointers
@@ -798,6 +820,20 @@ Type type_register(const TypeInfo *info);
  */
 void type_register_static_array(const TypeInfo *infos, int nr_infos);
 
+/**
+ * DEFINE_TYPES:
+ * @type_array: The array containing #TypeInfo structures to register
+ *
+ * @type_array should be static constant that exists for the life time
+ * that the type is registered.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_TYPES(type_array)                                            \
+static void do_qemu_init_ ## type_array(void)                               \
+{                                                                           \
+    type_register_static_array(type_array, ARRAY_SIZE(type_array));         \
+}                                                                           \
+type_init(do_qemu_init_ ## type_array)
+
 /**
  * object_class_dynamic_cast_assert:
  * @klass: The #ObjectClass to attempt to cast.