diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 82a9123038..c9f0c330e2 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "hw/hotplug.h"
 
 int qdev_hotplug = 0;
 static bool qdev_hot_added = false;
@@ -870,6 +871,9 @@ static void qbus_initfn(Object *obj)
     BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&bus->children);
+    object_property_add_link(obj, QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY,
+                             TYPE_HOTPLUG_HANDLER,
+                             (Object **)&bus->hotplug_handler, NULL);
 }
 
 static char *default_bus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 2c4f140b9c..41ec533acb 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/hotplug.h"
 
 enum {
     DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED = -1,
@@ -180,14 +181,18 @@ typedef struct BusChild {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(BusChild) sibling;
 } BusChild;
 
+#define QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY "hotplug-handler"
+
 /**
  * BusState:
+ * @hotplug_device: link to a hotplug device associated with bus.
  */
 struct BusState {
     Object obj;
     DeviceState *parent;
     const char *name;
     int allow_hotplug;
+    HotplugHandler *hotplug_handler;
     int max_index;
     QTAILQ_HEAD(ChildrenHead, BusChild) children;
     QLIST_ENTRY(BusState) sibling;
@@ -321,4 +326,11 @@ extern int qdev_hotplug;
 
 char *qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
+static inline void qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, DeviceState *handler,
+                                            Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(bus), OBJECT(handler),
+                             QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY, errp);
+    bus->allow_hotplug = 1;
+}
 #endif