diff --git a/hw/display/qxl.c b/hw/display/qxl.c
index 2db34714fb..5b10f697f1 100644
--- a/hw/display/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/display/qxl.c
@@ -2515,6 +2515,7 @@ static const TypeInfo qxl_primary_info = {
     .class_init    = qxl_primary_class_init,
 };
 module_obj("qxl-vga");
+module_kconfig(QXL);
 
 static void qxl_secondary_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu-pci.c b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu-pci.c
index daefcf7101..d119bcae45 100644
--- a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu-pci.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo vhost_user_gpu_pci_info = {
     .instance_init = vhost_user_gpu_pci_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VHOST_USER_GPU_PCI);
+module_kconfig(VHOST_USER_GPU);
 
 static void vhost_user_gpu_pci_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
index 96e56c4467..3340ef9e5f 100644
--- a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ static const TypeInfo vhost_user_gpu_info = {
     .class_init = vhost_user_gpu_class_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VHOST_USER_GPU);
+module_kconfig(VHOST_USER_GPU);
 
 static void vhost_user_gpu_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/vhost-user-vga.c b/hw/display/vhost-user-vga.c
index 072c9c65bc..0c146080fd 100644
--- a/hw/display/vhost-user-vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vhost-user-vga.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static const VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo vhost_user_vga_info = {
     .instance_init = vhost_user_vga_inst_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VHOST_USER_VGA);
+module_kconfig(VHOST_USER_VGA);
 
 static void vhost_user_vga_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
index 8ba5da4312..790cec333c 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_gpu_base_info = {
     .abstract = true
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_BASE);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_GPU);
 
 static void
 virtio_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-gl.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-gl.c
index 0bca887703..e06be60dfb 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-gl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-gl.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_gpu_gl_info = {
     .class_init = virtio_gpu_gl_class_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_GL);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_GPU);
 
 static void virtio_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci-gl.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci-gl.c
index 99b14a0718..a2819e1ca9 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci-gl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci-gl.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static const VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo virtio_gpu_gl_pci_info = {
     .instance_init = virtio_gpu_gl_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_GL_PCI);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_PCI);
 
 static void virtio_gpu_gl_pci_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
index e36eee0c40..93f214ff58 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_gpu_pci_base_info = {
     .abstract = true
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_PCI_BASE);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_PCI);
 
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_PCI "virtio-gpu-pci"
 typedef struct VirtIOGPUPCI VirtIOGPUPCI;
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index 529b5246b2..cd4a56056f 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_gpu_info = {
     .class_init = virtio_gpu_class_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_GPU);
 
 static void virtio_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-vga-gl.c b/hw/display/virtio-vga-gl.c
index f22549097c..984faa6b39 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-vga-gl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-vga-gl.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo virtio_vga_gl_info = {
     .instance_init = virtio_vga_gl_inst_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_VGA_GL);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_VGA);
 
 static void virtio_vga_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
index 7b55c8d0e7..c206b5da38 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_vga_base_info = {
     .abstract      = true,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_VGA_BASE);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_VGA);
 
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_VGA "virtio-vga"
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
index 8d995fcb33..0642c5281d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_gpu = {
     .class_init    = virtio_ccw_gpu_class_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_VIRTIO_GPU_CCW);
+module_kconfig(VIRTIO_CCW);
 
 static void virtio_ccw_gpu_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
index 6c8c0355e0..1ddf7297f6 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ static const TypeInfo emulated_card_info = {
     .class_init    = emulated_class_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_EMULATED_CCID);
+module_kconfig(USB);
 
 static void ccid_card_emulated_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
index f530ab2565..07ee42f304 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static const TypeInfo passthru_card_info = {
     .class_init    = passthru_class_initfn,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_CCID_PASSTHRU);
+module_kconfig(USB);
 
 static void ccid_card_passthru_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
index 2b35cb6cdd..28f8af8941 100644
--- a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
+++ b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@ static const TypeInfo usb_host_dev_info = {
     .instance_init = usb_host_instance_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_USB_HOST_DEVICE);
+module_kconfig(USB);
 
 static void usb_host_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index 3bc4dee7fe..fd7df599bc 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -2620,6 +2620,7 @@ static const TypeInfo usbredir_dev_info = {
     .instance_init = usbredir_instance_init,
 };
 module_obj(TYPE_USB_REDIR);
+module_kconfig(USB);
 
 static void usbredir_register_types(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/qemu/module.h b/include/qemu/module.h
index 5fcc323b2a..bd73607104 100644
--- a/include/qemu/module.h
+++ b/include/qemu/module.h
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ void module_allow_arch(const char *arch);
  */
 #define module_opts(name) modinfo(opts, name)
 
+/**
+ * module_kconfig
+ *
+ * @name: Kconfig requirement necessary to load the module
+ *
+ * This module requires a core module that should be implemented and
+ * enabled in Kconfig.
+ */
+#define module_kconfig(name) modinfo(kconfig, name)
+
 /*
  * module info database
  *
diff --git a/scripts/modinfo-generate.py b/scripts/modinfo-generate.py
index f559eed007..689f33c0f2 100755
--- a/scripts/modinfo-generate.py
+++ b/scripts/modinfo-generate.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ def generate(name, lines):
                 opts.append(data)
             elif kind == 'arch':
                 arch = data;
+            elif kind == 'kconfig':
+                pass # ignore
             else:
                 print("unknown:", kind)
                 exit(1)