diff --git a/hw/Kconfig b/hw/Kconfig
index 9ca7b38c31..2c00936c28 100644
--- a/hw/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ source core/Kconfig
 source cxl/Kconfig
 source display/Kconfig
 source dma/Kconfig
+source fsi/Kconfig
 source gpio/Kconfig
 source hyperv/Kconfig
 source i2c/Kconfig
diff --git a/hw/fsi/Kconfig b/hw/fsi/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c34a418d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/fsi/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config FSI
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/fsi/lbus.c b/hw/fsi/lbus.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44d2319087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/fsi/lbus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * IBM Local bus where FSI slaves are connected
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/fsi/lbus.h"
+
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+
+#include "trace.h"
+
+static void fsi_lbus_init(Object *o)
+{
+    FSILBus *lbus = FSI_LBUS(o);
+
+    memory_region_init(&lbus->mr, OBJECT(lbus), TYPE_FSI_LBUS, 1 * MiB);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo fsi_lbus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_FSI_LBUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_init = fsi_lbus_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(FSILBus),
+};
+
+static const TypeInfo fsi_lbus_device_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_FSI_LBUS_DEVICE,
+    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(FSILBusDevice),
+    .abstract = true,
+};
+
+static void fsi_lbus_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&fsi_lbus_info);
+    type_register_static(&fsi_lbus_device_type_info);
+}
+
+type_init(fsi_lbus_register_types);
diff --git a/hw/fsi/meson.build b/hw/fsi/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ba19dd04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/fsi/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FSI', if_true: files('lbus.c'))
diff --git a/hw/fsi/trace-events b/hw/fsi/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/hw/fsi/trace.h b/hw/fsi/trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee67c7fb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/fsi/trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "trace/trace-hw_fsi.h"
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index f01fac4617..463d702683 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ subdir('virtio')
 subdir('watchdog')
 subdir('xen')
 subdir('xenpv')
+subdir('fsi')
 
 subdir('alpha')
 subdir('arm')
diff --git a/include/hw/fsi/lbus.h b/include/hw/fsi/lbus.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8a22e22a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/fsi/lbus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * IBM Local bus and connected device structures.
+ */
+#ifndef FSI_LBUS_H
+#define FSI_LBUS_H
+
+#include "hw/qdev-core.h"
+#include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+
+#define TYPE_FSI_LBUS_DEVICE "fsi.lbus.device"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(FSILBusDevice, FSI_LBUS_DEVICE)
+
+typedef struct FSILBusDevice {
+    DeviceState parent;
+
+    MemoryRegion iomem;
+} FSILBusDevice;
+
+#define TYPE_FSI_LBUS "fsi.lbus"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(FSILBus, FSI_LBUS)
+
+typedef struct FSILBus {
+    BusState bus;
+
+    MemoryRegion mr;
+} FSILBus;
+
+#endif /* FSI_LBUS_H */
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5ffa8c9716..b5d6dc94a8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3289,6 +3289,7 @@ if have_system
     'hw/char',
     'hw/display',
     'hw/dma',
+    'hw/fsi',
     'hw/hyperv',
     'hw/i2c',
     'hw/i386',