diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index d5bbba975b..5e6e216487 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1708,6 +1708,21 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, bool multifunction,
     return DO_UPCAST(PCIDevice, qdev, dev);
 }
 
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
+                                        bool multifunction,
+                                        const char *name)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+
+    dev = qdev_try_create(&bus->qbus, name);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "addr", devfn);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "multifunction", multifunction);
+    return DO_UPCAST(PCIDevice, qdev, dev);
+}
+
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
                                            bool multifunction,
                                            const char *name)
@@ -1727,6 +1742,11 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
     return pci_create_simple_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
 }
 
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
+{
+    return pci_try_create_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
+}
+
 static int pci_find_space(PCIDevice *pdev, uint8_t size)
 {
     int config_size = pci_config_size(pdev);
diff --git a/hw/pci.h b/hw/pci.h
index 0d2753f27e..113e556e2d 100644
--- a/hw/pci.h
+++ b/hw/pci.h
@@ -453,8 +453,12 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, bool multifunction,
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
                                            bool multifunction,
                                            const char *name);
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
+                                        bool multifunction,
+                                        const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 
 static inline int pci_is_express(const PCIDevice *d)
 {