diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 242b799909..9940701d6a 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -2762,6 +2762,9 @@ static const struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
     { .name = "spicevmc",     .open = qemu_chr_open_spice },
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+    { .name = "spiceport",    .open = qemu_chr_open_spice_port },
+#endif
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 231cc4f55f..9df0cde64c 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
     "-chardev spicevmc,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug]\n"
+    "-chardev spiceport,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug]\n"
 #endif
     , QEMU_ARCH_ALL
 )
@@ -1776,6 +1777,7 @@ Backend is one of:
 @option{tty},
 @option{parport},
 @option{spicevmc}.
+@option{spiceport}.
 The specific backend will determine the applicable options.
 
 All devices must have an id, which can be any string up to 127 characters long.
@@ -1961,6 +1963,17 @@ required.
 
 Connect to a spice virtual machine channel, such as vdiport.
 
+@item -chardev spiceport ,id=@var{id} ,debug=@var{debug}, name=@var{name}
+
+@option{spiceport} is only available when spice support is built in.
+
+@option{debug} debug level for spicevmc
+
+@option{name} name of spice port to connect to
+
+Connect to a spice port, allowing a Spice client to handle the traffic
+identified by a name (preferably a fqdn).
+
 @end table
 ETEXI
 
diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index b86e83ab8c..4be75ba353 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
 #include <spice.h>
 #include <spice-experimental.h>
+#include <spice/protocol.h>
 
 #include "osdep.h"
 
@@ -67,6 +68,27 @@ static int vmc_read(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin, uint8_t *buf, int len)
     return bytes;
 }
 
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+static void vmc_event(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin, uint8_t event)
+{
+    SpiceCharDriver *scd = container_of(sin, SpiceCharDriver, sin);
+    int chr_event;
+
+    switch (event) {
+    case SPICE_PORT_EVENT_BREAK:
+        chr_event = CHR_EVENT_BREAK;
+        break;
+    default:
+        dprintf(scd, 2, "%s: unknown %d\n", __func__, event);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dprintf(scd, 2, "%s: %d\n", __func__, event);
+    trace_spice_vmc_event(chr_event);
+    qemu_chr_be_event(scd->chr, chr_event);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void vmc_state(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin, int connected)
 {
     SpiceCharDriver *scd = container_of(sin, SpiceCharDriver, sin);
@@ -103,6 +125,9 @@ static SpiceCharDeviceInterface vmc_interface = {
     .state              = vmc_state,
     .write              = vmc_write,
     .read               = vmc_read,
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+    .event              = vmc_event,
+#endif
 };
 
 
@@ -242,3 +267,23 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice(QemuOpts *opts)
 
     return chr;
 }
+
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice_port(QemuOpts *opts)
+{
+    CharDriverState *chr;
+    SpiceCharDriver *s;
+    const char *name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "name");
+
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "spice-qemu-char: missing name parameter\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    chr = chr_open(opts, "port");
+    s = chr->opaque;
+    s->sin.portname = name;
+
+    return chr;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 6cb450a993..bb7621eeb6 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ spice_vmc_write(ssize_t out, int len) "spice wrottn %zd of requested %d"
 spice_vmc_read(int bytes, int len) "spice read %d of requested %d"
 spice_vmc_register_interface(void *scd) "spice vmc registered interface %p"
 spice_vmc_unregister_interface(void *scd) "spice vmc unregistered interface %p"
+spice_vmc_event(int event) "spice vmc event %d"
 
 # hw/lm32_pic.c
 lm32_pic_raise_irq(void) "Raise CPU interrupt"
diff --git a/ui/qemu-spice.h b/ui/qemu-spice.h
index 3299da87d6..5669767de0 100644
--- a/ui/qemu-spice.h
+++ b/ui/qemu-spice.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ void do_info_spice_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
 void do_info_spice(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data);
 
 CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice(QemuOpts *opts);
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice_port(QemuOpts *opts);
+#endif
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_SPICE */
 #include "monitor.h"