diff --git a/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs b/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
index d3248633c1..ceddbb8f99 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o pci-quirks.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += calxeda-xgmac.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += amd-xgbe.o
 endif
diff --git a/hw/vfio/amd-xgbe.c b/hw/vfio/amd-xgbe.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53451eb22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vfio/amd-xgbe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * AMD XGBE VFIO device
+ *
+ * Copyright Linaro Limited, 2015
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Eric Auger <eric.auger@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hw/vfio/vfio-amd-xgbe.h"
+
+static void amd_xgbe_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev = VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE(dev);
+    VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass *k = VFIO_AMD_XGBE_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+
+    vdev->compat = g_strdup("amd,xgbe-seattle-v1a");
+
+    k->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vfio_platform_amd_xgbe_vmstate = {
+    .name = TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE,
+    .unmigratable = 1,
+};
+
+static void vfio_amd_xgbe_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass *vcxc =
+        VFIO_AMD_XGBE_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    vcxc->parent_realize = dc->realize;
+    dc->realize = amd_xgbe_realize;
+    dc->desc = "VFIO AMD XGBE";
+    dc->vmsd = &vfio_platform_amd_xgbe_vmstate;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo vfio_amd_xgbe_dev_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE,
+    .parent = TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VFIOAmdXgbeDevice),
+    .class_init = vfio_amd_xgbe_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass),
+};
+
+static void register_amd_xgbe_dev_type(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&vfio_amd_xgbe_dev_info);
+}
+
+type_init(register_amd_xgbe_dev_type)
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-amd-xgbe.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-amd-xgbe.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fff65e99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-amd-xgbe.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * VFIO AMD XGBE device
+ *
+ * Copyright Linaro Limited, 2015
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Eric Auger <eric.auger@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_VFIO_VFIO_AMD_XGBE_H
+#define HW_VFIO_VFIO_AMD_XGBE_H
+
+#include "hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h"
+
+#define TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE "vfio-amd-xgbe"
+
+/**
+ * This device exposes:
+ * - 5 MMIO regions: MAC, PCS, SerDes Rx/Tx regs,
+     SerDes Integration Registers 1/2 & 2/2
+ * - 2 level sensitive IRQs and optional DMA channel IRQs
+ */
+struct VFIOAmdXgbeDevice {
+    VFIOPlatformDevice vdev;
+};
+
+typedef struct VFIOAmdXgbeDevice VFIOAmdXgbeDevice;
+
+struct VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass {
+    /*< private >*/
+    VFIOPlatformDeviceClass parent_class;
+    /*< public >*/
+    DeviceRealize parent_realize;
+};
+
+typedef struct VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass;
+
+#define VFIO_AMD_XGBE_DEVICE(obj) \
+     OBJECT_CHECK(VFIOAmdXgbeDevice, (obj), TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE)
+#define VFIO_AMD_XGBE_DEVICE_CLASS(klass) \
+     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass, (klass), \
+                        TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE)
+#define VFIO_AMD_XGBE_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(VFIOAmdXgbeDeviceClass, (obj), \
+                      TYPE_VFIO_AMD_XGBE)
+
+#endif