diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 955ed35..d1c1930 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -4259,3 +4259,11 @@ void qmp_dump_skeys(const char *filename, Error **errp)
     error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "dump-skeys");
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifndef TARGET_ARM
+GICCapabilityList *qmp_query_gic_capabilities(Error **errp)
+{
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "query-gic-capabilities");
+    return NULL;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 8907790..e58f6a9 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -4134,3 +4134,39 @@
 ##
 { 'enum': 'ReplayMode',
   'data': [ 'none', 'record', 'play' ] }
+
+##
+# @GICCapability:
+#
+# The struct describes capability for a specific GIC (Generic
+# Interrupt Controller) version. These bits are not only decided by
+# QEMU/KVM software version, but also decided by the hardware that
+# the program is running upon.
+#
+# @version:  version of GIC to be described. Currently, only 2 and 3
+#            are supported.
+#
+# @emulated: whether current QEMU/hardware supports emulated GIC
+#            device in user space.
+#
+# @kernel:   whether current QEMU/hardware supports hardware
+#            accelerated GIC device in kernel.
+#
+# Since: 2.6
+##
+{ 'struct': 'GICCapability',
+  'data': { 'version': 'int',
+            'emulated': 'bool',
+            'kernel': 'bool' } }
+
+##
+# @query-gic-capabilities:
+#
+# This command is ARM-only. It will return a list of GICCapability
+# objects that describe its capability bits.
+#
+# Returns: a list of GICCapability objects.
+#
+# Since: 2.6
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-gic-capabilities', 'returns': ['GICCapability'] }
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 9e05365..de896a5 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -4853,3 +4853,30 @@ Example:
                  {"type": 0, "out-pport": 0, "pport": 0, "vlan-id": 3840,
                   "pop-vlan": 1, "id": 251658240}
    ]}
+
+EQMP
+
+#if defined TARGET_ARM
+    {
+        .name       = "query-gic-capabilities",
+        .args_type  = "",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_query_gic_capabilities,
+    },
+#endif
+
+SQMP
+query-gic-capabilities
+---------------
+
+Return a list of GICCapability objects, describing supported GIC
+(Generic Interrupt Controller) versions.
+
+Arguments: None
+
+Example:
+
+-> { "execute": "query-gic-capabilities" }
+<- { "return": [{ "version": 2, "emulated": true, "kernel": false },
+                { "version": 3, "emulated": false, "kernel": true } ] }
+
+EQMP
diff --git a/target-arm/Makefile.objs b/target-arm/Makefile.objs
index a80eb39..334074c 100644
--- a/target-arm/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target-arm/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ obj-y += translate.o op_helper.o helper.o cpu.o
 obj-y += neon_helper.o iwmmxt_helper.o
 obj-y += gdbstub.o
 obj-$(TARGET_AARCH64) += cpu64.o translate-a64.o helper-a64.o gdbstub64.o
-obj-y += crypto_helper.o
+obj-y += crypto_helper.o monitor.o
diff --git a/target-arm/monitor.c b/target-arm/monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c9bef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-arm/monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU monitor.c for ARM.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qmp-commands.h"
+
+GICCapabilityList *qmp_query_gic_capabilities(Error **errp)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
