diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index 9c58f02853..eb884adef9 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ static const TypeInfo pci_bus_info = {
     .class_init = pci_bus_class_init,
 };
 
+static const TypeInfo cxl_interface_info = {
+    .name          = INTERFACE_CXL_DEVICE,
+    .parent        = TYPE_INTERFACE,
+};
+
 static const TypeInfo pcie_interface_info = {
     .name          = INTERFACE_PCIE_DEVICE,
     .parent        = TYPE_INTERFACE,
@@ -2182,6 +2187,10 @@ static void pci_qdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
         pci_dev->cap_present |= QEMU_PCI_CAP_EXPRESS;
     }
 
+    if (object_class_dynamic_cast(klass, INTERFACE_CXL_DEVICE)) {
+        pci_dev->cap_present |= QEMU_PCIE_CAP_CXL;
+    }
+
     pci_dev = do_pci_register_device(pci_dev,
                                      object_get_typename(OBJECT(qdev)),
                                      pci_dev->devfn, errp);
@@ -2938,6 +2947,7 @@ static void pci_register_types(void)
     type_register_static(&pci_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&pcie_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&conventional_pci_interface_info);
+    type_register_static(&cxl_interface_info);
     type_register_static(&pcie_interface_info);
     type_register_static(&pci_device_type_info);
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 3a32b8dd40..98f0d1b844 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ enum {
     QEMU_PCIE_LNKSTA_DLLLA = (1 << QEMU_PCIE_LNKSTA_DLLLA_BITNR),
 #define QEMU_PCIE_EXTCAP_INIT_BITNR 9
     QEMU_PCIE_EXTCAP_INIT = (1 << QEMU_PCIE_EXTCAP_INIT_BITNR),
+#define QEMU_PCIE_CXL_BITNR 10
+    QEMU_PCIE_CAP_CXL = (1 << QEMU_PCIE_CXL_BITNR),
 };
 
 #define TYPE_PCI_DEVICE "pci-device"
@@ -201,6 +203,12 @@ typedef struct PCIDeviceClass PCIDeviceClass;
 DECLARE_OBJ_CHECKERS(PCIDevice, PCIDeviceClass,
                      PCI_DEVICE, TYPE_PCI_DEVICE)
 
+/*
+ * Implemented by devices that can be plugged on CXL buses. In the spec, this is
+ * actually a "CXL Component, but we name it device to match the PCI naming.
+ */
+#define INTERFACE_CXL_DEVICE "cxl-device"
+
 /* Implemented by devices that can be plugged on PCI Express buses */
 #define INTERFACE_PCIE_DEVICE "pci-express-device"