diff --git a/python/qemu/aqmp/qmp_shell.py b/python/qemu/aqmp/qmp_shell.py
index d11bf54b00..c60df787fc 100644
--- a/python/qemu/aqmp/qmp_shell.py
+++ b/python/qemu/aqmp/qmp_shell.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 import readline
+from subprocess import Popen
 import sys
 from typing import (
     Iterator,
@@ -167,8 +168,10 @@ class QMPShell(QEMUMonitorProtocol):
     :param verbose: Echo outgoing QMP messages to console.
     """
     def __init__(self, address: SocketAddrT,
-                 pretty: bool = False, verbose: bool = False):
-        super().__init__(address)
+                 pretty: bool = False,
+                 verbose: bool = False,
+                 server: bool = False):
+        super().__init__(address, server=server)
         self._greeting: Optional[QMPMessage] = None
         self._completer = QMPCompleter()
         self._transmode = False
@@ -409,8 +412,10 @@ class HMPShell(QMPShell):
     :param verbose: Echo outgoing QMP messages to console.
     """
     def __init__(self, address: SocketAddrT,
-                 pretty: bool = False, verbose: bool = False):
-        super().__init__(address, pretty, verbose)
+                 pretty: bool = False,
+                 verbose: bool = False,
+                 server: bool = False):
+        super().__init__(address, pretty, verbose, server)
         self._cpu_index = 0
 
     def _cmd_completion(self) -> None:
@@ -533,5 +538,57 @@ def main() -> None:
             pass
 
 
+def main_wrap() -> None:
+    """
+    qmp-shell-wrap entry point: parse command line arguments and
+    start the REPL.
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-H', '--hmp', action='store_true',
+                        help='Use HMP interface')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
+                        help='Verbose (echo commands sent and received)')
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--pretty', action='store_true',
+                        help='Pretty-print JSON')
+
+    parser.add_argument('command', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
+                        help='QEMU command line to invoke')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    cmd = args.command
+    if len(cmd) != 0 and cmd[0] == '--':
+        cmd = cmd[1:]
+    if len(cmd) == 0:
+        cmd = ["qemu-system-x86_64"]
+
+    sockpath = "qmp-shell-wrap-%d" % os.getpid()
+    cmd += ["-qmp", "unix:%s" % sockpath]
+
+    shell_class = HMPShell if args.hmp else QMPShell
+
+    try:
+        address = shell_class.parse_address(sockpath)
+    except QMPBadPortError:
+        parser.error(f"Bad port number: {sockpath}")
+        return  # pycharm doesn't know error() is noreturn
+
+    try:
+        with shell_class(address, args.pretty, args.verbose, True) as qemu:
+            with Popen(cmd):
+
+                try:
+                    qemu.accept()
+                except ConnectError as err:
+                    if isinstance(err.exc, OSError):
+                        die(f"Couldn't connect to {args.qmp_server}: {err!s}")
+                    die(str(err))
+
+                for _ in qemu.repl():
+                    pass
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(sockpath)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 18aea2bab3..0959603238 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ console_scripts =
     qom-fuse = qemu.utils.qom_fuse:QOMFuse.entry_point [fuse]
     qemu-ga-client = qemu.utils.qemu_ga_client:main
     qmp-shell = qemu.aqmp.qmp_shell:main
+    qmp-shell-wrap = qemu.aqmp.qmp_shell:main_wrap
     aqmp-tui = qemu.aqmp.aqmp_tui:main [tui]
 
 [flake8]
diff --git a/scripts/qmp/qmp-shell-wrap b/scripts/qmp/qmp-shell-wrap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9e94da114f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qmp/qmp-shell-wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'python'))
+from qemu.qmp import qmp_shell
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    qmp_shell.main_wrap()