diff --git a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
index 204bb4a540..703ac8567f 100644
--- a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
+++ b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <attr/xattr.h>
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "virtio-9p-marshal.h"
 #include "hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.h"
@@ -329,6 +330,62 @@ static int send_response(int sock, struct iovec *iovec, int size)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int do_getxattr(int type, struct iovec *iovec, struct iovec *out_iovec)
+{
+    int size = 0, offset, retval;
+    V9fsString path, name, xattr;
+
+    v9fs_string_init(&xattr);
+    v9fs_string_init(&path);
+    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ds", &size, &path);
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        return retval;
+    }
+    offset = PROXY_HDR_SZ + retval;
+
+    if (size) {
+        xattr.data = g_malloc(size);
+        xattr.size = size;
+    }
+    switch (type) {
+    case T_LGETXATTR:
+        v9fs_string_init(&name);
+        retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "s", &name);
+        if (retval > 0) {
+            retval = lgetxattr(path.data, name.data, xattr.data, size);
+            if (retval < 0) {
+                retval = -errno;
+            } else {
+                xattr.size = retval;
+            }
+        }
+        v9fs_string_free(&name);
+        break;
+    case T_LLISTXATTR:
+        retval = llistxattr(path.data, xattr.data, size);
+        if (retval < 0) {
+            retval = -errno;
+        } else {
+            xattr.size = retval;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        goto err_out;
+    }
+
+    if (!size) {
+        proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "d", retval);
+        retval = sizeof(retval);
+    } else {
+        retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &xattr);
+    }
+err_out:
+    v9fs_string_free(&xattr);
+    v9fs_string_free(&path);
+    return retval;
+}
+
 static void stat_to_prstat(ProxyStat *pr_stat, struct stat *stat)
 {
     memset(pr_stat, 0, sizeof(*pr_stat));
@@ -605,6 +662,8 @@ static int process_reply(int sock, int type,
     case T_UTIME:
     case T_RENAME:
     case T_REMOVE:
+    case T_LSETXATTR:
+    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
         if (send_status(sock, out_iovec, retval) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
@@ -612,6 +671,8 @@ static int process_reply(int sock, int type,
     case T_LSTAT:
     case T_STATFS:
     case T_READLINK:
+    case T_LGETXATTR:
+    case T_LLISTXATTR:
         if (send_response(sock, out_iovec, retval) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
@@ -625,10 +686,13 @@ static int process_reply(int sock, int type,
 
 static int process_requests(int sock)
 {
+    int flags;
+    int size = 0;
     int retval = 0;
     uint64_t offset;
     ProxyHeader header;
     int mode, uid, gid;
+    V9fsString name, value;
     struct timespec spec[2];
     V9fsString oldpath, path;
     struct iovec in_iovec, out_iovec;
@@ -756,6 +820,41 @@ static int process_requests(int sock)
             }
             v9fs_string_free(&path);
             break;
+        case T_LGETXATTR:
+        case T_LLISTXATTR:
+            retval = do_getxattr(header.type, &in_iovec, &out_iovec);
+            break;
+        case T_LSETXATTR:
+            v9fs_string_init(&path);
+            v9fs_string_init(&name);
+            v9fs_string_init(&value);
+            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sssdd", &path,
+                                     &name, &value, &size, &flags);
+            if (retval > 0) {
+                retval = lsetxattr(path.data,
+                                   name.data, value.data, size, flags);
+                if (retval < 0) {
+                    retval = -errno;
+                }
+            }
+            v9fs_string_free(&path);
+            v9fs_string_free(&name);
+            v9fs_string_free(&value);
+            break;
+        case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
+            v9fs_string_init(&path);
+            v9fs_string_init(&name);
+            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec,
+                                     PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss", &path, &name);
+            if (retval > 0) {
+                retval = lremovexattr(path.data, name.data);
+                if (retval < 0) {
+                    retval = -errno;
+                }
+            }
+            v9fs_string_free(&path);
+            v9fs_string_free(&name);
+            break;
         default:
             goto err_out;
             break;
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
index ef118ff690..22e9b68342 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.c
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ static int v9fs_receive_response(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
         v9fs_string_free(&target);
         break;
     }
+    case T_LGETXATTR:
+    case T_LLISTXATTR: {
+        V9fsString xattr;
+        v9fs_string_init(&xattr);
+        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &xattr);
+        memcpy(response, xattr.data, xattr.size);
+        v9fs_string_free(&xattr);
+        break;
+    }
     default:
         return -1;
     }
@@ -291,6 +300,7 @@ static int v9fs_request(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
     ProxyHeader header = { 0, 0};
     struct timespec spec[2];
     int flags, mode, uid, gid;
+    V9fsString *name, *value;
     V9fsString *path, *oldpath;
     struct iovec *iovec = NULL, *reply = NULL;
 
@@ -457,6 +467,48 @@ static int v9fs_request(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
             header.type = T_REMOVE;
         }
         break;
+    case T_LGETXATTR:
+        size = va_arg(ap, int);
+        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
+                                    "dss", size, path, name);
+        if (retval > 0) {
+            header.size = retval;
+            header.type = T_LGETXATTR;
+        }
+        break;
+    case T_LLISTXATTR:
+        size = va_arg(ap, int);
+        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ds", size, path);
+        if (retval > 0) {
+            header.size = retval;
+            header.type = T_LLISTXATTR;
+        }
+        break;
+    case T_LSETXATTR:
+        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        value = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        size = va_arg(ap, int);
+        flags = va_arg(ap, int);
+        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sssdd",
+                                    path, name, value, size, flags);
+        if (retval > 0) {
+            header.size = retval;
+            header.type = T_LSETXATTR;
+        }
+        break;
+    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
+        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
+        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss", path, name);
+        if (retval > 0) {
+            header.size = retval;
+            header.type = T_LREMOVEXATTR;
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         error_report("Invalid type %d\n", type);
         retval = -EINVAL;
@@ -498,6 +550,8 @@ static int v9fs_request(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
     case T_TRUNCATE:
     case T_UTIME:
     case T_REMOVE:
+    case T_LSETXATTR:
+    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
         if (v9fs_receive_status(proxy, reply, &retval) < 0) {
             goto close_error;
         }
@@ -509,6 +563,18 @@ static int v9fs_request(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
             goto close_error;
         }
         break;
+    case T_LGETXATTR:
+    case T_LLISTXATTR:
+        if (!size) {
+            if (v9fs_receive_status(proxy, reply, &retval) < 0) {
+                goto close_error;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (v9fs_receive_response(proxy, type, &retval, response) < 0) {
+                goto close_error;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
     }
 
 err_out:
@@ -884,29 +950,71 @@ static int proxy_statfs(FsContext *s, V9fsPath *fs_path, struct statfs *stbuf)
 static ssize_t proxy_lgetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
                                const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
 {
-    errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
-    return -1;
+    int retval;
+    V9fsString xname;
+
+    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
+    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
+    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LGETXATTR, value, "dss", size,
+                          fs_path, &xname);
+    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        errno = -retval;
+    }
+    return retval;
 }
 
 static ssize_t proxy_llistxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
                                 void *value, size_t size)
 {
-    errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
-    return -1;
+    int retval;
+    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LLISTXATTR, value, "ds", size,
+                        fs_path);
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        errno = -retval;
+    }
+    return retval;
 }
 
 static int proxy_lsetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, const char *name,
                            void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-    errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
-    return -1;
+    int retval;
+    V9fsString xname, xvalue;
+
+    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
+    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
+
+    v9fs_string_init(&xvalue);
+    xvalue.size = size;
+    xvalue.data = g_malloc(size);
+    memcpy(xvalue.data, value, size);
+
+    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LSETXATTR, value, "sssdd",
+                          fs_path, &xname, &xvalue, size, flags);
+    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
+    v9fs_string_free(&xvalue);
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        errno = -retval;
+    }
+    return retval;
 }
 
 static int proxy_lremovexattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
                               const char *name)
 {
-    errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
-    return -1;
+    int retval;
+    V9fsString xname;
+
+    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
+    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
+    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LREMOVEXATTR, NULL, "ss",
+                          fs_path, &xname);
+    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        errno = -retval;
+    }
+    return retval;
 }
 
 static int proxy_name_to_path(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.h
index bc5ba739bf..7b3b0a9a39 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-proxy.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ enum {
     T_UTIME,
     T_RENAME,
     T_REMOVE,
+    T_LGETXATTR,
+    T_LLISTXATTR,
+    T_LSETXATTR,
+    T_LREMOVEXATTR,
 };
 
 typedef struct {