diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 992631895c..2d4eeecbe7 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -310,6 +310,40 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
     .print = print_netdev,
 };
 
+/* --- vlan --- */
+
+static int parse_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
+{
+    VLANState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    int id;
+
+    if (sscanf(str, "%d", &id) != 1)
+        return -1;
+    *ptr = qemu_find_vlan(id, 1);
+    if (*ptr == NULL)
+        return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int print_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
+{
+    VLANState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+
+    if (*ptr) {
+        return snprintf(dest, len, "%d", (*ptr)->id);
+    } else {
+        return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
+    }
+}
+
+PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
+    .name  = "vlan",
+    .type  = PROP_TYPE_VLAN,
+    .size  = sizeof(VLANClientState*),
+    .parse = parse_vlan,
+    .print = print_vlan,
+};
+
 /* --- pointer --- */
 
 static int print_ptr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
@@ -524,6 +558,11 @@ void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANClientState *v
     qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_NETDEV);
 }
 
+void qdev_prop_set_vlan(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANState *value)
+{
+    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_VLAN);
+}
+
 void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t *value)
 {
     qdev_prop_set(dev, name, value, PROP_TYPE_MACADDR);
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index ecb9b0911d..2e7983fca6 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ enum PropertyType {
     PROP_TYPE_CHR,
     PROP_TYPE_STRING,
     PROP_TYPE_NETDEV,
+    PROP_TYPE_VLAN,
     PROP_TYPE_PTR,
 };
 
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr;
 extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_ptr;
 extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_macaddr;
 extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
+extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
+extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan;
 extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
 
 #define DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) { \
@@ -234,6 +237,8 @@ extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_string, char*)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV(_n, _s, _f)             \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_netdev, VLANClientState*)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_VLAN(_n, _s, _f)             \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_vlan, VLANState*)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE(_n, _s, _f)             \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive, DriveInfo*)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR(_n, _s, _f)         \
@@ -253,6 +258,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_int32(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int32_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_uint64(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint64_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, CharDriverState *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANClientState *value);
+void qdev_prop_set_vlan(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANState *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, DriveInfo *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t *value);
 /* FIXME: Remove opaque pointer properties.  */