diff --git a/hw/xenpv/xen_machine_pv.c b/hw/xenpv/xen_machine_pv.c
index fc13535992..48d5bc6047 100644
--- a/hw/xenpv/xen_machine_pv.c
+++ b/hw/xenpv/xen_machine_pv.c
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen_backend.h"
 #include "xen_domainbuild.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
+#define TYPE_XENSYSDEV "xensysdev"
+
+DeviceState *xen_sysdev;
+
 static void xen_init_pv(MachineState *machine)
 {
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
@@ -67,6 +72,9 @@ static void xen_init_pv(MachineState *machine)
         break;
     }
 
+    xen_sysdev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_XENSYSDEV);
+    qdev_init_nofail(xen_sysdev);
+
     xen_be_register("console", &xen_console_ops);
     xen_be_register("vkbd", &xen_kbdmouse_ops);
     xen_be_register("vfb", &xen_framebuffer_ops);
@@ -101,6 +109,38 @@ static void xen_init_pv(MachineState *machine)
     xen_init_display(xen_domid);
 }
 
+static int xen_sysdev_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static Property xen_sysdev_properties[] = {
+    {/* end of property list */},
+};
+
+static void xen_sysdev_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    SysBusDeviceClass *k = SYS_BUS_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->init = xen_sysdev_init;
+    dc->props = xen_sysdev_properties;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo xensysdev_info = {
+    .name          = TYPE_XENSYSDEV,
+    .parent        = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SysBusDevice),
+    .class_init    = xen_sysdev_class_init,
+};
+
+static void xenpv_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&xensysdev_info);
+}
+
+type_init(xenpv_register_types);
+
 static void xenpv_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Xen Para-virtualized PC";
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
index c839eeb489..b4b4ff0af2 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ extern xc_interface *xen_xc;
 extern xenforeignmemory_handle *xen_fmem;
 extern struct xs_handle *xenstore;
 extern const char *xen_protocol;
+extern DeviceState *xen_sysdev;
 
 /* xenstore helper functions */
 int xenstore_write_str(const char *base, const char *node, const char *val);