diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c
index 23f39de94d..b13ced38fa 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c
@@ -291,8 +291,11 @@ static void virgl_resource_attach_backing(VirtIOGPU *g,
         return;
     }
 
-    virgl_renderer_resource_attach_iov(att_rb.resource_id,
-                                       res_iovs, att_rb.nr_entries);
+    ret = virgl_renderer_resource_attach_iov(att_rb.resource_id,
+                                             res_iovs, att_rb.nr_entries);
+
+    if (ret != 0)
+        virtio_gpu_cleanup_mapping_iov(res_iovs, att_rb.nr_entries);
 }
 
 static void virgl_resource_detach_backing(VirtIOGPU *g,
@@ -371,8 +374,12 @@ static void virgl_cmd_get_capset(VirtIOGPU *g,
 
     virgl_renderer_get_cap_set(gc.capset_id, &max_ver,
                                &max_size);
-    resp = g_malloc(sizeof(*resp) + max_size);
+    if (!max_size) {
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+        return;
+    }
 
+    resp = g_malloc(sizeof(*resp) + max_size);
     resp->hdr.type = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_OK_CAPSET;
     virgl_renderer_fill_caps(gc.capset_id,
                              gc.capset_version,
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index 5f32e1aae9..ca88cf478d 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 static struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource*
 virtio_gpu_find_resource(VirtIOGPU *g, uint32_t resource_id);
 
+static void virtio_gpu_cleanup_mapping(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRGL
 #include <virglrenderer.h>
 #define VIRGL(_g, _virgl, _simple, ...)                     \
@@ -338,10 +340,14 @@ static void virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d(VirtIOGPU *g,
         cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
         return;
     }
-    res->image = pixman_image_create_bits(pformat,
-                                          c2d.width,
-                                          c2d.height,
-                                          NULL, 0);
+
+    res->hostmem = PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(pformat) * c2d.width * c2d.height;
+    if (res->hostmem + g->hostmem < g->conf.max_hostmem) {
+        res->image = pixman_image_create_bits(pformat,
+                                              c2d.width,
+                                              c2d.height,
+                                              NULL, 0);
+    }
 
     if (!res->image) {
         qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
@@ -353,13 +359,16 @@ static void virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d(VirtIOGPU *g,
     }
 
     QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&g->reslist, res, next);
+    g->hostmem += res->hostmem;
 }
 
 static void virtio_gpu_resource_destroy(VirtIOGPU *g,
                                         struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
 {
     pixman_image_unref(res->image);
+    virtio_gpu_cleanup_mapping(res);
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&g->reslist, res, next);
+    g->hostmem -= res->hostmem;
     g_free(res);
 }
 
@@ -705,6 +714,11 @@ virtio_gpu_resource_attach_backing(VirtIOGPU *g,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (res->iov) {
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_UNSPEC;
+        return;
+    }
+
     ret = virtio_gpu_create_mapping_iov(&ab, cmd, &res->addrs, &res->iov);
     if (ret != 0) {
         cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_UNSPEC;
@@ -1241,6 +1255,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_gpu = {
 
 static Property virtio_gpu_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("max_outputs", VirtIOGPU, conf.max_outputs, 1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIZE("max_hostmem", VirtIOGPU, conf.max_hostmem,
+                     256 * 1024 * 1024),
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRGL
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("virgl", VirtIOGPU, conf.flags,
                     VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_VIRGL_ENABLED, true),
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index 20d1cd683a..f3a98a3261 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource {
     unsigned int iov_cnt;
     uint32_t scanout_bitmask;
     pixman_image_t *image;
+    uint64_t hostmem;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(virtio_gpu_simple_resource) next;
 };
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ enum virtio_gpu_conf_flags {
     (_cfg.flags & (1 << VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_STATS_ENABLED))
 
 struct virtio_gpu_conf {
+    uint64_t max_hostmem;
     uint32_t max_outputs;
     uint32_t flags;
 };
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ typedef struct VirtIOGPU {
     struct virtio_gpu_requested_state req_state[VIRTIO_GPU_MAX_SCANOUTS];
 
     struct virtio_gpu_conf conf;
+    uint64_t hostmem;
     int enabled_output_bitmask;
     struct virtio_gpu_config virtio_config;