diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index 2ca869c2ee..90259d02d7 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -21,17 +21,14 @@
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-builtin-visit.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-net.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-run-state.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-stats.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-tpm.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-virtio.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-visit-net.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
@@ -575,16 +572,6 @@ void hmp_cont(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
 }
 
-void hmp_set_link(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *name = qdict_get_str(qdict, "name");
-    bool up = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "up");
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    qmp_set_link(name, up, &err);
-    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
-}
-
 void hmp_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     int saved_vm_running  = runstate_is_running();
@@ -617,21 +604,6 @@ void hmp_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
 }
 
-void hmp_announce_self(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *interfaces_str = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "interfaces");
-    const char *id = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "id");
-    AnnounceParameters *params = QAPI_CLONE(AnnounceParameters,
-                                            migrate_announce_params());
-
-    qapi_free_strList(params->interfaces);
-    params->interfaces = hmp_split_at_comma(interfaces_str);
-    params->has_interfaces = params->interfaces != NULL;
-    params->id = g_strdup(id);
-    qmp_announce_self(params, NULL);
-    qapi_free_AnnounceParameters(params);
-}
-
 void hmp_migrate_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     qmp_migrate_cancel(NULL);
@@ -996,39 +968,6 @@ void hmp_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 }
 
-void hmp_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    QemuOpts *opts;
-    const char *type = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "type");
-
-    if (type && is_help_option(type)) {
-        show_netdevs();
-        return;
-    }
-    opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(qemu_find_opts("netdev"), qdict, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    netdev_add(opts, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        qemu_opts_del(opts);
-    }
-
-out:
-    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
-}
-
-void hmp_netdev_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    qmp_netdev_del(id, &err);
-    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
-}
-
 void hmp_getfd(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *fdname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "fdname");
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index 0cf2518ce1..bf3d863227 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -1268,21 +1268,6 @@ int get_monitor_def(Monitor *mon, int64_t *pval, const char *name)
     return ret;
 }
 
-void netdev_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
-{
-    size_t len;
-    int i;
-
-    if (nb_args != 2) {
-        return;
-    }
-    len = strlen(str);
-    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
-    for (i = 0; i < NET_CLIENT_DRIVER__MAX; i++) {
-        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, NetClientDriver_str(i));
-    }
-}
-
 void device_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
 {
     GSList *list, *elt;
@@ -1365,47 +1350,6 @@ void device_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
     peripheral_device_del_completion(rs, str);
 }
 
-void set_link_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
-{
-    size_t len;
-
-    len = strlen(str);
-    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
-    if (nb_args == 2) {
-        NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
-        int count, i;
-        count = qemu_find_net_clients_except(NULL, ncs,
-                                             NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NONE,
-                                             MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
-        for (i = 0; i < MIN(count, MAX_QUEUE_NUM); i++) {
-            readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, ncs[i]->name);
-        }
-    } else if (nb_args == 3) {
-        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, "on");
-        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, "off");
-    }
-}
-
-void netdev_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
-{
-    int len, count, i;
-    NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
-
-    if (nb_args != 2) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    len = strlen(str);
-    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
-    count = qemu_find_net_clients_except(NULL, ncs, NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC,
-                                         MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
-    for (i = 0; i < MIN(count, MAX_QUEUE_NUM); i++) {
-        if (ncs[i]->is_netdev) {
-            readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, ncs[i]->name);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void watchdog_action_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/net/net-hmp-cmds.c b/net/net-hmp-cmds.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7427ea4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/net-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Human Monitor Interface commands
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ * Contributions after 2012-01-13 are licensed under the terms of the
+ * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "migration/misc.h"
+#include "monitor/hmp.h"
+#include "net/net.h"
+#include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-net.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-net.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qemu/config-file.h"
+#include "qemu/help_option.h"
+#include "qemu/option.h"
+
+void hmp_set_link(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *name = qdict_get_str(qdict, "name");
+    bool up = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "up");
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    qmp_set_link(name, up, &err);
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
+}
+
+
+void hmp_announce_self(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *interfaces_str = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "interfaces");
+    const char *id = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "id");
+    AnnounceParameters *params = QAPI_CLONE(AnnounceParameters,
+                                            migrate_announce_params());
+
+    qapi_free_strList(params->interfaces);
+    params->interfaces = hmp_split_at_comma(interfaces_str);
+    params->has_interfaces = params->interfaces != NULL;
+    params->id = g_strdup(id);
+    qmp_announce_self(params, NULL);
+    qapi_free_AnnounceParameters(params);
+}
+
+void hmp_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    const char *type = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "type");
+
+    if (type && is_help_option(type)) {
+        show_netdevs();
+        return;
+    }
+    opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(qemu_find_opts("netdev"), qdict, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    netdev_add(opts, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        qemu_opts_del(opts);
+    }
+
+out:
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
+}
+
+void hmp_netdev_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    qmp_netdev_del(id, &err);
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
+}
+
+
+void netdev_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
+{
+    size_t len;
+    int i;
+
+    if (nb_args != 2) {
+        return;
+    }
+    len = strlen(str);
+    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
+    for (i = 0; i < NET_CLIENT_DRIVER__MAX; i++) {
+        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, NetClientDriver_str(i));
+    }
+}
+
+void set_link_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
+{
+    size_t len;
+
+    len = strlen(str);
+    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
+    if (nb_args == 2) {
+        NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
+        int count, i;
+        count = qemu_find_net_clients_except(NULL, ncs,
+                                             NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NONE,
+                                             MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
+        for (i = 0; i < MIN(count, MAX_QUEUE_NUM); i++) {
+            readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, ncs[i]->name);
+        }
+    } else if (nb_args == 3) {
+        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, "on");
+        readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, "off");
+    }
+}
+
+void netdev_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
+{
+    int len, count, i;
+    NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
+
+    if (nb_args != 2) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    len = strlen(str);
+    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
+    count = qemu_find_net_clients_except(NULL, ncs, NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC,
+                                         MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
+    for (i = 0; i < MIN(count, MAX_QUEUE_NUM); i++) {
+        if (ncs[i]->is_netdev) {
+            readline_add_completion_of(rs, str, ncs[i]->name);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/net/meson.build b/net/meson.build
index 6cd1e3dab3..87afca3e93 100644
--- a/net/meson.build
+++ b/net/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ softmmu_ss.add(files(
   'filter-rewriter.c',
   'filter.c',
   'hub.c',
+  'net-hmp-cmds.c',
   'net.c',
   'queue.c',
   'socket.c',
