diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 75e3998..e9242a9 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-user.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-net.h"
-#include "sysemu/char.h"
+#include "net/vhost-user.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
@@ -75,6 +75,47 @@ fail:
     return -1;
 }
 
+int vhost_user_can_read(void *opaque)
+{
+    return VHOST_USER_HDR_SIZE;
+}
+
+void vhost_user_asyn_read(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
+{
+    const char *name = opaque;
+    VhostUserMsg msg;
+    uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *) &msg;
+    CharBackend *chr_be = net_name_to_chr_be(name);
+
+    if (size != VHOST_USER_HDR_SIZE) {
+        error_report("Wrong message size received %d", size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(p, buf, VHOST_USER_HDR_SIZE);
+
+    if (msg.size) {
+        p += VHOST_USER_HDR_SIZE;
+        size = qemu_chr_fe_read_all(chr_be, p, msg.size);
+        if (size != msg.size) {
+            error_report("Wrong message size received %d != %d",
+                           size, msg.size);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (msg.request > VHOST_USER_MAX) {
+        error_report("vhost-user master read incorrect msg");
+    }
+
+    switch (msg.request) {
+    default:
+        error_report("vhost-user master does not support msg request = %d",
+                     msg.request);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
 static int process_message_reply(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                  VhostUserRequest request)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
index bf8c6ee..a672ad1 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
@@ -102,4 +102,8 @@ static VhostUserMsg m __attribute__ ((unused));
 /* The version of the protocol we support */
 #define VHOST_USER_VERSION    (0x1)
 
+int vhost_user_can_read(void *opaque);
+
+void vhost_user_asyn_read(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/vhost-user.h b/include/net/vhost-user.h
index d9e328d..1bb5f1a 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost-user.h
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 #ifndef NET_VHOST_USER_H
 #define NET_VHOST_USER_H
 
+#include "sysemu/char.h"
+
 struct vhost_net;
 struct vhost_net *vhost_user_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc);
 uint64_t vhost_user_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
 
+CharBackend *net_name_to_chr_be(const char *name);
+
 #endif /* VHOST_USER_H */
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index 7aff77e..72010c2 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "clients.h"
 #include "net/vhost_net.h"
 #include "net/vhost-user.h"
-#include "sysemu/char.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/vhost-user.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ static gboolean net_vhost_user_watch(GIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond,
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+CharBackend *net_name_to_chr_be(const char *name)
+{
+    NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
+    VhostUserState *s;
+    int queues;
+
+    queues = qemu_find_net_clients_except(name, ncs,
+                                          NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC,
+                                          MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
+    assert(queues < MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(VhostUserState, nc, ncs[0]);
+
+    return &s->chr;
+}
+
 static void net_vhost_user_event(void *opaque, int event)
 {
     const char *name = opaque;
@@ -265,8 +281,9 @@ static int net_vhost_user_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *device,
             error_report_err(err);
             return -1;
         }
-        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chr, NULL, NULL,
-                                 net_vhost_user_event, nc0->name, NULL, true);
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chr, vhost_user_can_read,
+                                 vhost_user_asyn_read, net_vhost_user_event,
+                                 nc0->name, NULL, true);
     } while (!s->started);
 
     assert(s->vhost_net);
