diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 6c1e7d32ee..d02172adca 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -794,6 +794,27 @@ void object_property_add(Object *obj, const char *name, const char *type,
 
 void object_property_del(Object *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 
+/**
+ * object_property_add_uint8_ptr:
+ * object_property_add_uint16_ptr:
+ * object_property_add_uint32_ptr:
+ * object_property_add_uint64_ptr:
+ * @obj: the object to add a property to
+ * @name: the name of the property
+ * @v: pointer to value
+ *
+ * Add an integer property in memory.  This function will add a
+ * property of the appropriate type.
+ */
+void object_property_add_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                   const uint8_t *v, Error **errp);
+void object_property_add_uint16_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint16_t *v, Error **errp);
+void object_property_add_uint32_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint32_t *v, Error **errp);
+void object_property_add_uint64_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint64_t *v, Error **Errp);
+
 /**
  * object_property_find:
  * @obj: the object
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index e90e3827d9..b617f265e7 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,66 @@ static char *qdev_get_type(Object *obj, Error **errp)
     return g_strdup(object_get_typename(obj));
 }
 
+static void property_get_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                   void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                   Error **errp)
+{
+    uint8_t value = *(uint8_t *)opaque;
+    visit_type_uint8(v, &value, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void property_get_uint16_ptr(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                   void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                   Error **errp)
+{
+    uint16_t value = *(uint16_t *)opaque;
+    visit_type_uint16(v, &value, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void property_get_uint32_ptr(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                   void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                   Error **errp)
+{
+    uint32_t value = *(uint32_t *)opaque;
+    visit_type_uint32(v, &value, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void property_get_uint64_ptr(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                   void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                   Error **errp)
+{
+    uint64_t value = *(uint64_t *)opaque;
+    visit_type_uint64(v, &value, name, errp);
+}
+
+void object_property_add_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                   const uint8_t *v, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_add(obj, name, "uint8", property_get_uint8_ptr,
+                        NULL, NULL, (void *)v, errp);
+}
+
+void object_property_add_uint16_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint16_t *v, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_add(obj, name, "uint16", property_get_uint16_ptr,
+                        NULL, NULL, (void *)v, errp);
+}
+
+void object_property_add_uint32_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint32_t *v, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_add(obj, name, "uint32", property_get_uint32_ptr,
+                        NULL, NULL, (void *)v, errp);
+}
+
+void object_property_add_uint64_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                    const uint64_t *v, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_add(obj, name, "uint64", property_get_uint64_ptr,
+                        NULL, NULL, (void *)v, errp);
+}
+
 static void object_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     object_property_add_str(obj, "type", qdev_get_type, NULL, NULL);