diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 249dc69bd8..40c13f6ebe 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -727,6 +727,46 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn = {
     .set_default_value = set_default_value_int,
 };
 
+/* --- 32bit unsigned int 'size' type --- */
+
+static void set_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
+                       Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    uint64_t value;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    if (dev->realized) {
+        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (value > UINT32_MAX) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Property %s.%s doesn't take value %" PRIu64
+                   " (maximum: %u)",
+                   dev->id ? : "", name, value, UINT32_MAX);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    *ptr = value;
+}
+
+const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_size32 = {
+    .name  = "size",
+    .get = get_uint32,
+    .set = set_size32,
+    .set_default_value = set_default_value_uint,
+};
+
 /* --- blocksize --- */
 
 /* lower limit is sector size */
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index f161604fb6..c03eadfad6 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive_iothread;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_size32;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blocksize;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uuid;
@@ -196,6 +197,8 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
                         BlockdevOnError)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_BIOS_CHS_TRANS(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
     DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans, int)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_SIZE32(_n, _s, _f, _d)                       \
+    DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_size32, uint32_t)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_BLOCKSIZE(_n, _s, _f) \
     DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, 0, qdev_prop_blocksize, uint16_t)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_PCI_HOST_DEVADDR(_n, _s, _f) \