diff --git a/accel/accel-common.c b/accel/accel-common.c
index e9548eac29..11d74b4ad7 100644
--- a/accel/accel-common.c
+++ b/accel/accel-common.c
@@ -122,15 +122,32 @@ void accel_cpu_instance_init(CPUState *cpu)
 bool accel_cpu_common_realize(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    AccelState *accel = current_accel();
+    AccelClass *acc = ACCEL_GET_CLASS(accel);
 
-    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize) {
-        return cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize(cpu, errp);
+    /* target specific realization */
+    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize
+        && !cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize(cpu, errp)) {
+        return false;
     }
+
+    /* generic realization */
+    if (acc->cpu_common_realize && !acc->cpu_common_realize(cpu, errp)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
 void accel_cpu_common_unrealize(CPUState *cpu)
 {
+    AccelState *accel = current_accel();
+    AccelClass *acc = ACCEL_GET_CLASS(accel);
+
+    /* generic unrealization */
+    if (acc->cpu_common_unrealize) {
+        acc->cpu_common_unrealize(cpu);
+    }
 }
 
 int accel_supported_gdbstub_sstep_flags(void)
diff --git a/include/qemu/accel.h b/include/qemu/accel.h
index 446153b145..972a849a2b 100644
--- a/include/qemu/accel.h
+++ b/include/qemu/accel.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef struct AccelClass {
     bool (*has_memory)(MachineState *ms, AddressSpace *as,
                        hwaddr start_addr, hwaddr size);
 #endif
+    bool (*cpu_common_realize)(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
+    void (*cpu_common_unrealize)(CPUState *cpu);
 
     /* gdbstub related hooks */
     int (*gdbstub_supported_sstep_flags)(void);