diff --git a/hw/i2c.c b/hw/i2c.c
index cb10b1dec6..af5979e65d 100644
--- a/hw/i2c.c
+++ b/hw/i2c.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static Property i2c_props[] = {
 static struct BusInfo i2c_bus_info = {
     .name = "I2C",
     .size = sizeof(i2c_bus),
-    .props = i2c_props,
 };
 
 static void i2c_bus_pre_save(void *opaque)
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@ static void i2c_slave_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = i2c_slave_qdev_init;
     k->bus_info = &i2c_bus_info;
+    k->props = i2c_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo i2c_slave_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index b67df3d1e6..a91e878ca2 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ static struct BusInfo ide_bus_info = {
     .name  = "IDE",
     .size  = sizeof(IDEBus),
     .get_fw_dev_path = idebus_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props = ide_props,
 };
 
 void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev, int bus_id)
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ static void ide_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = ide_qdev_init;
     k->bus_info = &ide_bus_info;
+    k->props = ide_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo ide_device_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intel-hda.c b/hw/intel-hda.c
index 0994f6b2a5..e2bd41eb66 100644
--- a/hw/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/intel-hda.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static Property hda_props[] = {
 static struct BusInfo hda_codec_bus_info = {
     .name      = "HDA",
     .size      = sizeof(HDACodecBus),
-    .props     = hda_props,
 };
 
 void hda_codec_bus_init(DeviceState *dev, HDACodecBus *bus,
@@ -1278,6 +1277,7 @@ static void hda_codec_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->init = hda_codec_dev_init;
     k->exit = hda_codec_dev_exit;
     k->bus_info = &hda_codec_bus_info;
+    k->props = hda_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo hda_codec_device_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index f49b0aaf89..d68f77a9c0 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "apic.h"
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "pci_ids.h"
+#include "usb.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "boards.h"
 #include "ide.h"
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v1_1 = {
             .property = "vapic",\
             .value    = "off",\
         },{\
-            .driver   = "USB",\
+            .driver   = TYPE_USB_DEVICE,\
             .property = "full-path",\
             .value    = "no",\
         }
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_14 = {
 #define PC_COMPAT_0_13 \
         PC_COMPAT_0_14,\
         {\
-            .driver   = "PCI",\
+            .driver   = TYPE_PCI_DEVICE,\
             .property = "command_serr_enable",\
             .value    = "off",\
         },{\
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_12 = {
             .property = "vectors",\
             .value    = stringify(0),\
         },{\
-            .driver   = "PCI",\
+            .driver   = TYPE_PCI_DEVICE,\
             .property = "rombar",\
             .value    = stringify(0),\
         }
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 377039ec99..09ce4e7698 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ struct BusInfo pci_bus_info = {
     .get_dev_path = pcibus_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = pcibus_get_fw_dev_path,
     .reset      = pcibus_reset,
-    .props      = pci_props,
 };
 
 static PCIBus *pci_find_bus_nr(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num);
@@ -2003,6 +2002,7 @@ static void pci_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->unplug = pci_unplug_device;
     k->exit = pci_unregister_device;
     k->bus_info = &pci_bus_info;
+    k->props = pci_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo pci_device_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index b01ef0600e..b608eb443f 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ int qdev_device_help(QemuOpts *opts)
     const char *driver;
     Property *prop;
     ObjectClass *klass;
-    DeviceClass *info;
 
     driver = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
     if (driver && !strcmp(driver, "?")) {
@@ -149,30 +148,22 @@ int qdev_device_help(QemuOpts *opts)
     if (!klass) {
         return 0;
     }
-    info = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-
-    for (prop = info->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-        /*
-         * TODO Properties without a parser are just for dirty hacks.
-         * qdev_prop_ptr is the only such PropertyInfo.  It's marked
-         * for removal.  This conditional should be removed along with
-         * it.
-         */
-        if (!prop->info->set) {
-            continue;           /* no way to set it, don't show */
-        }
-        error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", driver, prop->name,
-                     prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
-    }
-    if (info->bus_info) {
-        for (prop = info->bus_info->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+    do {
+        for (prop = DEVICE_CLASS(klass)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+            /*
+             * TODO Properties without a parser are just for dirty hacks.
+             * qdev_prop_ptr is the only such PropertyInfo.  It's marked
+             * for removal.  This conditional should be removed along with
+             * it.
+             */
             if (!prop->info->set) {
                 continue;           /* no way to set it, don't show */
             }
             error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", driver, prop->name,
                          prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
         }
-    }
+        klass = object_class_get_parent(klass);
+    } while (klass != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -482,7 +473,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts)
 static void qbus_print(Monitor *mon, BusState *bus, int indent);
 
 static void qdev_print_props(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, Property *props,
-                             const char *prefix, int indent)
+                             int indent)
 {
     if (!props)
         return;
@@ -501,7 +492,7 @@ static void qdev_print_props(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, Property *props,
             error_free(err);
             continue;
         }
-        qdev_printf("%s-prop: %s = %s\n", prefix, props->name,
+        qdev_printf("%s = %s\n", props->name,
                     value && *value ? value : "<null>");
         g_free(value);
     }
@@ -509,6 +500,7 @@ static void qdev_print_props(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, Property *props,
 
 static void qdev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
 {
+    ObjectClass *class;
     BusState *child;
     qdev_printf("dev: %s, id \"%s\"\n", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)),
                 dev->id ? dev->id : "");
@@ -519,8 +511,11 @@ static void qdev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
     if (dev->num_gpio_out) {
         qdev_printf("gpio-out %d\n", dev->num_gpio_out);
     }
-    qdev_print_props(mon, dev, qdev_get_props(dev), "dev", indent);
-    qdev_print_props(mon, dev, dev->parent_bus->info->props, "bus", indent);
+    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
+    do {
+        qdev_print_props(mon, dev, DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props, indent);
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
     if (dev->parent_bus->info->print_dev)
         dev->parent_bus->info->print_dev(mon, dev, indent);
     QLIST_FOREACH(child, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 9ae318717e..04e8326108 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -915,17 +915,18 @@ static Property *qdev_prop_walk(Property *props, const char *name)
 
 static Property *qdev_prop_find(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
 {
+    ObjectClass *class;
     Property *prop;
 
     /* device properties */
-    prop = qdev_prop_walk(qdev_get_props(dev), name);
-    if (prop)
-        return prop;
-
-    /* bus properties */
-    prop = qdev_prop_walk(dev->parent_bus->info->props, name);
-    if (prop)
-        return prop;
+    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
+    do {
+        prop = qdev_prop_walk(DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props, name);
+        if (prop) {
+            return prop;
+        }
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
 
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -1145,17 +1146,20 @@ void qdev_prop_register_global_list(GlobalProperty *props)
 
 void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    GlobalProperty *prop;
+    ObjectClass *class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(prop, &global_props, next) {
-        if (strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), prop->driver) != 0 &&
-            strcmp(qdev_get_bus_info(dev)->name, prop->driver) != 0) {
-            continue;
+    do {
+        GlobalProperty *prop;
+        QTAILQ_FOREACH(prop, &global_props, next) {
+            if (strcmp(object_class_get_name(class), prop->driver) != 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (qdev_prop_parse(dev, prop->property, prop->value) != 0) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
         }
-        if (qdev_prop_parse(dev, prop->property, prop->value) != 0) {
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class);
 }
 
 static int qdev_add_one_global(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index a9a9f891da..f239902291 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ const VMStateDescription *qdev_get_vmsd(DeviceState *dev)
     return dc->vmsd;
 }
 
-BusInfo *qdev_get_bus_info(DeviceState *dev)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    return dc->bus_info;
-}
-
-Property *qdev_get_props(DeviceState *dev)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    return dc->props;
-}
-
 const char *qdev_fw_name(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
@@ -78,20 +66,12 @@ static void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
 
 void qdev_set_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus)
 {
-    Property *prop;
-
     if (qdev_hotplug) {
         assert(bus->allow_hotplug);
     }
 
     dev->parent_bus = bus;
     QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&bus->children, dev, sibling);
-
-    for (prop = qdev_get_bus_info(dev)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-        qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, NULL);
-        qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, NULL);
-    }
-    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, dev->parent_bus->info->props);
 }
 
 /* Create a new device.  This only initializes the device state structure
@@ -618,6 +598,7 @@ void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
 static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    ObjectClass *class;
     Property *prop;
 
     if (qdev_hotplug) {
@@ -628,12 +609,15 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
     dev->instance_id_alias = -1;
     dev->state = DEV_STATE_CREATED;
 
-    for (prop = qdev_get_props(dev); prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-        qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, NULL);
-        qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, NULL);
-    }
-
-    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, qdev_get_props(dev));
+    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
+    do {
+        for (prop = DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+            qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, NULL);
+            qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, NULL);
+        }
+        qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props);
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
 }
 
 /* Unlink device from bus and free the structure.  */
@@ -661,6 +645,16 @@ static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&dev->parent_bus->children, dev, sibling);
 }
 
+static void device_class_base_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *klass = DEVICE_CLASS(class);
+
+    /* We explicitly look up properties in the superclasses,
+     * so do not propagate them to the subclasses.
+     */
+    klass->props = NULL;
+}
+
 void device_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     DeviceClass *klass = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
@@ -687,6 +681,7 @@ static TypeInfo device_type_info = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(DeviceState),
     .instance_init = device_initfn,
     .instance_finalize = device_finalize,
+    .class_base_init = device_class_base_init,
     .abstract = true,
     .class_size = sizeof(DeviceClass),
 };
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index 5386b165bc..5f62f80d35 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ struct BusInfo {
     bus_get_dev_path get_dev_path;
     bus_get_fw_dev_path get_fw_dev_path;
     qbus_resetfn *reset;
-    Property *props;
 };
 
 struct BusState {
@@ -347,10 +346,6 @@ const VMStateDescription *qdev_get_vmsd(DeviceState *dev);
 
 const char *qdev_fw_name(DeviceState *dev);
 
-BusInfo *qdev_get_bus_info(DeviceState *dev);
-
-Property *qdev_get_props(DeviceState *dev);
-
 Object *qdev_get_machine(void);
 
 /* FIXME: make this a link<> */
diff --git a/hw/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi-bus.c
index 3423b6c834..a1d75b9cc7 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-bus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ static struct BusInfo scsi_bus_info = {
     .size  = sizeof(SCSIBus),
     .get_dev_path = scsibus_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = scsibus_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props = scsi_props,
 };
 static int next_scsi_bus;
 
@@ -1601,6 +1600,7 @@ static void scsi_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->init     = scsi_qdev_init;
     k->unplug   = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
     k->exit     = scsi_qdev_exit;
+    k->props    = scsi_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo scsi_device_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/spapr_vio.c b/hw/spapr_vio.c
index ab4362a230..cf849529dc 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_vio.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static Property spapr_vio_props[] = {
 static struct BusInfo spapr_vio_bus_info = {
     .name       = "spapr-vio",
     .size       = sizeof(VIOsPAPRBus),
-    .props      = spapr_vio_props,
 };
 
 VIOsPAPRDevice *spapr_vio_find_by_reg(VIOsPAPRBus *bus, uint32_t reg)
@@ -797,6 +796,7 @@ static void vio_spapr_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->init = spapr_vio_busdev_init;
     k->reset = spapr_vio_busdev_reset;
     k->bus_info = &spapr_vio_bus_info;
+    k->props = spapr_vio_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo spapr_vio_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/usb/bus.c b/hw/usb/bus.c
index 3faf4cb2ee..64887d5ecb 100644
--- a/hw/usb/bus.c
+++ b/hw/usb/bus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ static struct BusInfo usb_bus_info = {
     .print_dev = usb_bus_dev_print,
     .get_dev_path = usb_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = usb_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props     = usb_props,
 };
 
 static int next_usb_bus = 0;
@@ -583,6 +582,7 @@ static void usb_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->init     = usb_qdev_init;
     k->unplug   = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
     k->exit     = usb_qdev_exit;
+    k->props    = usb_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo usb_device_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
index 357b7e8a3e..a4ab6e589a 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,6 @@ static Property ccid_props[] = {
 static struct BusInfo ccid_bus_info = {
     .name = "ccid-bus",
     .size = sizeof(CCIDBus),
-    .props = ccid_props,
 };
 
 void ccid_card_send_apdu_to_guest(CCIDCardState *card,
@@ -1347,6 +1346,7 @@ static void ccid_card_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->bus_info = &ccid_bus_info;
     k->init = ccid_card_init;
     k->exit = ccid_card_exit;
+    k->props = ccid_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo ccid_card_type_info = {
diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
index ccdbdb3add..d47d870594 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ static struct BusInfo virtser_bus_info = {
     .name      = "virtio-serial-bus",
     .size      = sizeof(VirtIOSerialBus),
     .print_dev = virtser_bus_dev_print,
-    .props     = virtser_props,
 };
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent)
@@ -985,6 +984,7 @@ static void virtio_serial_port_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->bus_info = &virtser_bus_info;
     k->exit = virtser_port_qdev_exit;
     k->unplug = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
+    k->props = virtser_props;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo virtio_serial_port_type_info = {