diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
index 17f3fc6a08..833804dd40 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
@@ -158,6 +158,30 @@ static int vhost_kernel_set_vring_busyloop_timeout(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_SET_VRING_BUSYLOOP_TIMEOUT, s);
 }
 
+static int vhost_kernel_new_worker(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                   struct vhost_worker_state *worker)
+{
+    return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_NEW_WORKER, worker);
+}
+
+static int vhost_kernel_free_worker(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                    struct vhost_worker_state *worker)
+{
+    return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_FREE_WORKER, worker);
+}
+
+static int vhost_kernel_attach_vring_worker(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                            struct vhost_vring_worker *worker)
+{
+    return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_ATTACH_VRING_WORKER, worker);
+}
+
+static int vhost_kernel_get_vring_worker(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                         struct vhost_vring_worker *worker)
+{
+    return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_GET_VRING_WORKER, worker);
+}
+
 static int vhost_kernel_set_features(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      uint64_t features)
 {
@@ -313,6 +337,10 @@ const VhostOps kernel_ops = {
         .vhost_set_vring_err = vhost_kernel_set_vring_err,
         .vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout =
                                 vhost_kernel_set_vring_busyloop_timeout,
+        .vhost_get_vring_worker = vhost_kernel_get_vring_worker,
+        .vhost_attach_vring_worker = vhost_kernel_attach_vring_worker,
+        .vhost_new_worker = vhost_kernel_new_worker,
+        .vhost_free_worker = vhost_kernel_free_worker,
         .vhost_set_features = vhost_kernel_set_features,
         .vhost_get_features = vhost_kernel_get_features,
         .vhost_set_backend_cap = vhost_kernel_set_backend_cap,
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
index a86d103f82..70c2e8ffee 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct vhost_memory;
 struct vhost_vring_file;
 struct vhost_vring_state;
 struct vhost_vring_addr;
+struct vhost_vring_worker;
+struct vhost_worker_state;
 struct vhost_scsi_target;
 struct vhost_iotlb_msg;
 struct vhost_virtqueue;
@@ -85,6 +87,14 @@ typedef int (*vhost_set_vring_err_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                       struct vhost_vring_file *file);
 typedef int (*vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                                    struct vhost_vring_state *r);
+typedef int (*vhost_attach_vring_worker_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                            struct vhost_vring_worker *worker);
+typedef int (*vhost_get_vring_worker_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                         struct vhost_vring_worker *worker);
+typedef int (*vhost_new_worker_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                   struct vhost_worker_state *worker);
+typedef int (*vhost_free_worker_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                    struct vhost_worker_state *worker);
 typedef int (*vhost_set_features_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      uint64_t features);
 typedef int (*vhost_get_features_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
@@ -172,6 +182,10 @@ typedef struct VhostOps {
     vhost_set_vring_call_op vhost_set_vring_call;
     vhost_set_vring_err_op vhost_set_vring_err;
     vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout_op vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout;
+    vhost_new_worker_op vhost_new_worker;
+    vhost_free_worker_op vhost_free_worker;
+    vhost_get_vring_worker_op vhost_get_vring_worker;
+    vhost_attach_vring_worker_op vhost_attach_vring_worker;
     vhost_set_features_op vhost_set_features;
     vhost_get_features_op vhost_get_features;
     vhost_set_backend_cap_op vhost_set_backend_cap;