diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index e8e7156..60e7be2 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ typedef struct BlockConf {
     uint16_t logical_block_size;
     uint16_t min_io_size;
     uint32_t opt_io_size;
+    int32_t bootindex;
 } BlockConf;
 
 static inline unsigned int get_physical_block_exp(BlockConf *conf)
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ static inline unsigned int get_physical_block_exp(BlockConf *conf)
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("physical_block_size", _state,                   \
                        _conf.physical_block_size, 512),                 \
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("min_io_size", _state, _conf.min_io_size, 0),  \
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("opt_io_size", _state, _conf.opt_io_size, 0)
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("opt_io_size", _state, _conf.opt_io_size, 0),    \
+    DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindex", _state, _conf.bootindex, -1)         \
 
 #endif /* BLOCK_INT_H */
diff --git a/hw/e1000.c b/hw/e1000.c
index 532efdc..55f6f15 100644
--- a/hw/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/e1000.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,12 @@ static int pci_e1000_init(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
                           d->dev.qdev.info->name, d->dev.qdev.id, d);
 
     qemu_format_nic_info_str(&d->nic->nc, macaddr);
+
+    if (d->conf.bootindex >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(d->conf.bootindex, &pci_dev->qdev,
+                                  "ethernet-phy@0");
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1159,6 +1165,7 @@ static void qdev_e1000_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static PCIDeviceInfo e1000_info = {
     .qdev.name  = "e1000",
+    .qdev.driver_name  = "ethernet",
     .qdev.desc  = "Intel Gigabit Ethernet",
     .qdev.size  = sizeof(E1000State),
     .qdev.reset = qdev_e1000_reset,
diff --git a/hw/fdc.c b/hw/fdc.c
index 51ca404..e7a1399 100644
--- a/hw/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/fdc.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "sysbus.h"
 #include "qdev-addr.h"
 #include "blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
 
 /********************************************************/
 /* debug Floppy devices */
@@ -523,6 +524,8 @@ typedef struct FDCtrlSysBus {
 typedef struct FDCtrlISABus {
     ISADevice busdev;
     struct FDCtrl state;
+    int32_t bootindexA;
+    int32_t bootindexB;
 } FDCtrlISABus;
 
 static uint32_t fdctrl_read (void *opaque, uint32_t reg)
@@ -1992,6 +1995,14 @@ static int isabus_fdc_init1(ISADevice *dev)
     qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(&dev->qdev, iobase, 2);
     ret = fdctrl_init_common(fdctrl);
 
+    if (isa->bootindexA >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(isa->bootindexA, &dev->qdev, "floppy@0");
+    }
+
+    if (isa->bootindexB >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(isa->bootindexB, &dev->qdev, "floppy@1");
+    }
+
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2051,6 +2062,8 @@ static ISADeviceInfo isa_fdc_info = {
     .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
         DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE("driveA", FDCtrlISABus, state.drives[0].bs),
         DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE("driveB", FDCtrlISABus, state.drives[1].bs),
+        DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindexA", FDCtrlISABus, bootindexA, -1),
+        DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindexB", FDCtrlISABus, bootindexB, -1),
         DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
     },
 };
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 7db2f19..49d2ac1 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu-error.h"
 #include <hw/ide/internal.h>
 #include "blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
 
 /* --------------------------------- */
 
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ static int ide_drive_initfn(IDEDevice *dev)
     if (!dev->serial) {
         dev->serial = qemu_strdup(s->drive_serial_str);
     }
+
+    if (dev->conf.bootindex >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(dev->conf.bootindex, &dev->qdev, NULL);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 35858cb..2306b06 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -820,3 +820,55 @@ int do_device_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     }
     return qdev_unplug(dev);
 }
+
+static int qdev_get_dev_path_helper(DeviceState *dev, char *p, int size)
+{
+    int l = 0;
+
+    if (dev && dev->parent_bus) {
+        char *d;
+        l = qdev_get_dev_path_helper(dev->parent_bus->parent, p, size);
+        if (dev->parent_bus->info->get_dev_path) {
+            d = dev->parent_bus->info->get_dev_path(dev);
+            l += snprintf(p + l, size - l, "%s", d);
+            qemu_free(d);
+        } else {
+            l += snprintf(p + l, size - l, "%s", dev->info->name);
+        }
+    }
+    l += snprintf(p + l , size - l, "/");
+
+    return l;
+}
+
+char* qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    char path[128];
+    int l;
+
+    l = qdev_get_dev_path_helper(dev, path, 128);
+
+    path[l-1] = '\0';
+
+    return strdup(path);
+}
+
+void qdev_add_boot_device_path(int32_t bootindex, DeviceState *dev,
+                               const char *name)
+{
+    char *devpath, *bootpath;
+
+    devpath = qdev_get_dev_path(dev);
+
+    if (name) {
+        bootpath = qemu_malloc(strlen(devpath) + strlen(name) + 2);
+        sprintf(bootpath, "%s/%s", devpath, name);
+        qemu_free(devpath);
+    } else {
+        bootpath = devpath;
+    }
+
+    add_boot_device_path(bootindex, bootpath);
+
+    qemu_free(bootpath);
+}
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index a9a98f8..6d8a543 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ static inline const char *qdev_driver_name(DeviceState *dev)
     return dev->info->driver_name ? : dev->info->name;
 }
 
+void qdev_add_boot_device_path(int32_t bootindex, DeviceState *dev,
+                               const char *name);
+char *qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 /* This is a nasty hack to allow passing a NULL bus to qdev_create.  */
 extern struct BusInfo system_bus_info;
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio-blk.c b/hw/virtio-blk.c
index a1df26d..c3175fb 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-blk.c
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_blk_init(DeviceState *dev, BlockConf *conf)
     bdrv_set_removable(s->bs, 0);
     s->bs->buffer_alignment = conf->logical_block_size;
 
+    if (conf->bootindex >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(conf->bootindex, dev, "virtio-disk@0");
+    }
+
     return &s->vdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.c b/hw/virtio-net.c
index 7e1688c..75a4407 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-net.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,10 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_net_init(DeviceState *dev, NICConf *conf,
                     virtio_net_save, virtio_net_load, n);
     n->vmstate = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(virtio_net_vmstate_change, n);
 
+    if (conf->bootindex >= 0) {
+        qdev_add_boot_device_path(conf->bootindex, dev, "ethernet-phy@0");
+    }
+
     return &n->vdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index 44c31a9..6ceca50 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ typedef struct NICConf {
     MACAddr macaddr;
     VLANState *vlan;
     VLANClientState *peer;
+    int32_t bootindex;
 } NICConf;
 
 #define DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(_state, _conf)                            \
     DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR("mac",   _state, _conf.macaddr),                \
     DEFINE_PROP_VLAN("vlan",     _state, _conf.vlan),                   \
-    DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peer)
+    DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peer),                   \
+    DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindex", _state, _conf.bootindex, -1)
 
 /* VLANs support */
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 849dc8c..cc35731 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -193,4 +193,13 @@ void rtc_change_mon_event(struct tm *tm);
 
 void register_devices(void);
 
+typedef struct FWBootEntry FWBootEntry;
+
+struct FWBootEntry {
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(FWBootEntry) link;
+    int32_t bootindex;
+    char *fw_device_path;
+};
+
+void add_boot_device_path(int32_t bootindex, char *fw_device_path);
 #endif
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 42617c2..25d5767 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ const char *prom_envs[MAX_PROM_ENVS];
 const char *nvram = NULL;
 int boot_menu;
 
+QTAILQ_HEAD(, FWBootEntry) fw_boot_order = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fw_boot_order);
+
 int nb_numa_nodes;
 uint64_t node_mem[MAX_NODES];
 uint64_t node_cpumask[MAX_NODES];
@@ -722,6 +724,28 @@ static void restore_boot_devices(void *opaque)
     qemu_free(standard_boot_devices);
 }
 
+void add_boot_device_path(int32_t bootindex, char *fw_device_path)
+{
+    FWBootEntry *node = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(FWBootEntry)), *i;
+
+    node->bootindex = bootindex;
+    node->fw_device_path = fw_device_path;
+
+    printf("adding '%s' at index %d\n", fw_device_path, bootindex);
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(i, &fw_boot_order, link) {
+        if (i->bootindex == bootindex) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Two devices with same boot index %d (%s %s)\n",
+                    bootindex, i->fw_device_path, fw_device_path);
+            exit(1);
+        } else if (i->bootindex < bootindex) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        QTAILQ_INSERT_BEFORE(i, node, link);
+        return;
+    }
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&fw_boot_order, node, link);
+}
+
 static void numa_add(const char *optarg)
 {
     char option[128];
