diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 3893dc29eb26..f4080692b351 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -302,9 +302,15 @@ static int virtio_dev_probe(struct device *_d)
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (dev->config->create_avq) {
+		err = dev->config->create_avq(dev);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	err = drv->probe(dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_probe;
 
 	/* If probe didn't do it, mark device DRIVER_OK ourselves. */
 	if (!(dev->config->get_status(dev) & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK))
@@ -316,6 +322,10 @@ static int virtio_dev_probe(struct device *_d)
 	virtio_config_enable(dev);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_probe:
+	if (dev->config->destroy_avq)
+		dev->config->destroy_avq(dev);
 err:
 	virtio_add_status(dev, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED);
 	return err;
@@ -331,6 +341,9 @@ static void virtio_dev_remove(struct device *_d)
 
 	drv->remove(dev);
 
+	if (dev->config->destroy_avq)
+		dev->config->destroy_avq(dev);
+
 	/* Driver should have reset device. */
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(dev->config->get_status(dev));
 
@@ -489,13 +502,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_virtio_device);
 int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev)
 {
 	struct virtio_driver *drv = drv_to_virtio(dev->dev.driver);
+	int ret;
 
 	virtio_config_disable(dev);
 
 	dev->failed = dev->config->get_status(dev) & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
 
-	if (drv && drv->freeze)
-		return drv->freeze(dev);
+	if (drv && drv->freeze) {
+		ret = drv->freeze(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->config->destroy_avq)
+		dev->config->destroy_avq(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -532,10 +552,16 @@ int virtio_device_restore(struct virtio_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (dev->config->create_avq) {
+		ret = dev->config->create_avq(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	if (drv->restore) {
 		ret = drv->restore(dev);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_restore;
 	}
 
 	/* If restore didn't do it, mark device DRIVER_OK ourselves. */
@@ -546,6 +572,9 @@ int virtio_device_restore(struct virtio_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_restore:
+	if (dev->config->destroy_avq)
+		dev->config->destroy_avq(dev);
 err:
 	virtio_add_status(dev, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
index c2524a7207cf..6b4766d5abe6 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ void vp_del_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	int i;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(vq, n, &vdev->vqs, list) {
+		if (vp_dev->is_avq(vdev, vq->index))
+			continue;
+
 		if (vp_dev->per_vq_vectors) {
 			int v = vp_dev->vqs[vq->index]->msix_vector;
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
index 4b773bd7c58c..e03af0966a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ struct virtio_pci_vq_info {
 	unsigned int msix_vector;
 };
 
+struct virtio_pci_admin_vq {
+	/* Virtqueue info associated with this admin queue. */
+	struct virtio_pci_vq_info info;
+	/* Name of the admin queue: avq.$index. */
+	char name[10];
+	u16 vq_index;
+};
+
 /* Our device structure */
 struct virtio_pci_device {
 	struct virtio_device vdev;
@@ -58,9 +66,13 @@ struct virtio_pci_device {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head virtqueues;
 
-	/* array of all queues for house-keeping */
+	/* Array of all virtqueues reported in the
+	 * PCI common config num_queues field
+	 */
 	struct virtio_pci_vq_info **vqs;
 
+	struct virtio_pci_admin_vq admin_vq;
+
 	/* MSI-X support */
 	int msix_enabled;
 	int intx_enabled;
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@ struct virtio_pci_device {
 	void (*del_vq)(struct virtio_pci_vq_info *info);
 
 	u16 (*config_vector)(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev, u16 vector);
+	bool (*is_avq)(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned int index);
 };
 
 /* Constants for MSI-X */
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
index d6bb68ba84e5..01c5ba346471 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ static u64 vp_get_features(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return vp_modern_get_features(&vp_dev->mdev);
 }
 
+static bool vp_is_avq(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned int index)
+{
+	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
+
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ))
+		return false;
+
+	return index == vp_dev->admin_vq.vq_index;
+}
+
 static void vp_transport_features(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 features)
 {
 	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
@@ -37,6 +47,9 @@ static void vp_transport_features(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 features)
 
 	if (features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET))
 		__virtio_set_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET);
+
+	if (features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ))
+		__virtio_set_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ);
 }
 
 /* virtio config->finalize_features() implementation */
@@ -317,7 +330,8 @@ static struct virtqueue *setup_vq(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev,
 	else
 		notify = vp_notify;
 
-	if (index >= vp_modern_get_num_queues(mdev))
+	if (index >= vp_modern_get_num_queues(mdev) &&
+	    !vp_is_avq(&vp_dev->vdev, index))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	/* Check if queue is either not available or already active. */
@@ -491,6 +505,46 @@ static bool vp_get_shm_region(struct virtio_device *vdev,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int vp_modern_create_avq(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
+	struct virtio_pci_admin_vq *avq;
+	struct virtqueue *vq;
+	u16 admin_q_num;
+
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ))
+		return 0;
+
+	admin_q_num = vp_modern_avq_num(&vp_dev->mdev);
+	if (!admin_q_num)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	avq = &vp_dev->admin_vq;
+	avq->vq_index = vp_modern_avq_index(&vp_dev->mdev);
+	sprintf(avq->name, "avq.%u", avq->vq_index);
+	vq = vp_dev->setup_vq(vp_dev, &vp_dev->admin_vq.info, avq->vq_index, NULL,
+			      avq->name, NULL, VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR);
+	if (IS_ERR(vq)) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to setup admin virtqueue, err=%ld",
+			PTR_ERR(vq));
+		return PTR_ERR(vq);
+	}
+
+	vp_dev->admin_vq.info.vq = vq;
+	vp_modern_set_queue_enable(&vp_dev->mdev, avq->info.vq->index, true);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void vp_modern_destroy_avq(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
+
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ))
+		return;
+
+	vp_dev->del_vq(&vp_dev->admin_vq.info);
+}
+
 static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_nodev_ops = {
 	.get		= NULL,
 	.set		= NULL,
@@ -509,6 +563,8 @@ static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_nodev_ops = {
 	.get_shm_region  = vp_get_shm_region,
 	.disable_vq_and_reset = vp_modern_disable_vq_and_reset,
 	.enable_vq_after_reset = vp_modern_enable_vq_after_reset,
+	.create_avq = vp_modern_create_avq,
+	.destroy_avq = vp_modern_destroy_avq,
 };
 
 static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_ops = {
@@ -529,6 +585,8 @@ static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_ops = {
 	.get_shm_region  = vp_get_shm_region,
 	.disable_vq_and_reset = vp_modern_disable_vq_and_reset,
 	.enable_vq_after_reset = vp_modern_enable_vq_after_reset,
+	.create_avq = vp_modern_create_avq,
+	.destroy_avq = vp_modern_destroy_avq,
 };
 
 /* the PCI probing function */
@@ -552,6 +610,7 @@ int virtio_pci_modern_probe(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev)
 	vp_dev->config_vector = vp_config_vector;
 	vp_dev->setup_vq = setup_vq;
 	vp_dev->del_vq = del_vq;
+	vp_dev->is_avq = vp_is_avq;
 	vp_dev->isr = mdev->isr;
 	vp_dev->vdev.id = mdev->id;
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
index 9cb601e16688..4aab1727d121 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
@@ -714,6 +714,24 @@ void __iomem *vp_modern_map_vq_notify(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vp_modern_map_vq_notify);
 
+u16 vp_modern_avq_num(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_pci_modern_common_cfg __iomem *cfg;
+
+	cfg = (struct virtio_pci_modern_common_cfg __iomem *)mdev->common;
+	return vp_ioread16(&cfg->admin_queue_num);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vp_modern_avq_num);
+
+u16 vp_modern_avq_index(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_pci_modern_common_cfg __iomem *cfg;
+
+	cfg = (struct virtio_pci_modern_common_cfg __iomem *)mdev->common;
+	return vp_ioread16(&cfg->admin_queue_index);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vp_modern_avq_index);
+
 MODULE_VERSION("0.1");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Modern Virtio PCI Device");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>");
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
index 2b3438de2c4d..da9b271b54db 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ typedef void vq_callback_t(struct virtqueue *);
  *	Returns 0 on success or error status
  *	If disable_vq_and_reset is set, then enable_vq_after_reset must also be
  *	set.
+ * @create_avq: create admin virtqueue resource.
+ * @destroy_avq: destroy admin virtqueue resource.
  */
 struct virtio_config_ops {
 	void (*get)(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned offset,
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ struct virtio_config_ops {
 			       struct virtio_shm_region *region, u8 id);
 	int (*disable_vq_and_reset)(struct virtqueue *vq);
 	int (*enable_vq_after_reset)(struct virtqueue *vq);
+	int (*create_avq)(struct virtio_device *vdev);
+	void (*destroy_avq)(struct virtio_device *vdev);
 };
 
 /* If driver didn't advertise the feature, it will never appear. */
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_pci_modern.h b/include/linux/virtio_pci_modern.h
index 067ac1d789bc..0f8737c9ae7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_pci_modern.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_pci_modern.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ struct virtio_pci_modern_common_cfg {
 
 	__le16 queue_notify_data;	/* read-write */
 	__le16 queue_reset;		/* read-write */
+
+	__le16 admin_queue_index;	/* read-only */
+	__le16 admin_queue_num;		/* read-only */
 };
 
 struct virtio_pci_modern_device {
@@ -121,4 +124,6 @@ int vp_modern_probe(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev);
 void vp_modern_remove(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev);
 int vp_modern_get_queue_reset(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev, u16 index);
 void vp_modern_set_queue_reset(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev, u16 index);
+u16 vp_modern_avq_num(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev);
+u16 vp_modern_avq_index(struct virtio_pci_modern_device *mdev);
 #endif
