diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
index 0b1f049..061c0e5 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
@@ -233,7 +233,26 @@ static int64_t cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_create_session(
            CryptoDevBackendSymSessionInfo *sess_info,
            uint32_t queue_index, Error **errp)
 {
-    return 0;
+    CryptoDevBackendClient *cc =
+                   backend->conf.peers.ccs[queue_index];
+    CryptoDevBackendVhost *vhost_crypto;
+    uint64_t session_id = 0;
+    int ret;
+
+    vhost_crypto = cryptodev_vhost_user_get_vhost(cc,
+                                           backend, queue_index);
+    if (vhost_crypto) {
+        struct vhost_dev *dev = &(vhost_crypto->dev);
+        ret = dev->vhost_ops->vhost_crypto_create_session(dev,
+                                                       sess_info,
+                                                        &session_id);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        } else {
+            return session_id;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static int cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_close_session(
@@ -241,15 +260,24 @@ static int cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_close_session(
            uint64_t session_id,
            uint32_t queue_index, Error **errp)
 {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_operation(
-                 CryptoDevBackend *backend,
-                 CryptoDevBackendSymOpInfo *op_info,
-                 uint32_t queue_index, Error **errp)
-{
-    return VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK;
+    CryptoDevBackendClient *cc =
+                  backend->conf.peers.ccs[queue_index];
+    CryptoDevBackendVhost *vhost_crypto;
+    int ret;
+
+    vhost_crypto = cryptodev_vhost_user_get_vhost(cc,
+                                              backend, queue_index);
+    if (vhost_crypto) {
+        struct vhost_dev *dev = &(vhost_crypto->dev);
+        ret = dev->vhost_ops->vhost_crypto_close_session(dev,
+                                                       session_id);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        } else {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static void cryptodev_vhost_user_cleanup(
@@ -328,7 +356,7 @@ cryptodev_vhost_user_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     bc->cleanup = cryptodev_vhost_user_cleanup;
     bc->create_session = cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_create_session;
     bc->close_session = cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_close_session;
-    bc->do_sym_op = cryptodev_vhost_user_sym_operation;
+    bc->do_sym_op = NULL;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo cryptodev_vhost_user_info = {
diff --git a/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt b/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
index 954771d..f43c63d 100644
--- a/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
+++ b/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
@@ -596,6 +596,25 @@ Master message types
       and expect this message once (per VQ) during device configuration
       (ie. before the master starts the VQ).
 
+ * VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION
+
+      Id: 23
+      Equivalent ioctl: N/A
+      Master payload: crypto session description
+      Slave payload: crypto session description
+
+      Create a session for crypto operation. The server side must return the
+      session id, 0 or positive for success, negative for failure.
+
+ * VHOST_USER_CLOSE_CRYPTO_SESSION
+
+      Id: 24
+      Equivalent ioctl: N/A
+      Master payload: u64
+
+      Close a session for crypto operation which was previously
+      created by VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION.
+
 Slave message types
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 093675e..7865c6d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
+#include "sysemu/cryptodev.h"
 
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ typedef enum VhostUserRequest {
     VHOST_USER_SET_SLAVE_REQ_FD = 21,
     VHOST_USER_IOTLB_MSG = 22,
     VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ENDIAN = 23,
+    VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION = 24,
+    VHOST_USER_CLOSE_CRYPTO_SESSION = 25,
     VHOST_USER_MAX
 } VhostUserRequest;
 
@@ -92,6 +95,17 @@ typedef struct VhostUserLog {
     uint64_t mmap_offset;
 } VhostUserLog;
 
+#define VHOST_CRYPTO_SYM_HMAC_MAX_KEY_LEN    512
+#define VHOST_CRYPTO_SYM_CIPHER_MAX_KEY_LEN  64
+
+typedef struct VhostUserCryptoSession {
+    /* session id for success, -1 on errors */
+    int64_t session_id;
+    CryptoDevBackendSymSessionInfo session_setup_data;
+    uint8_t key[VHOST_CRYPTO_SYM_CIPHER_MAX_KEY_LEN];
+    uint8_t auth_key[VHOST_CRYPTO_SYM_HMAC_MAX_KEY_LEN];
+} VhostUserCryptoSession;
+
 typedef struct VhostUserMsg {
     VhostUserRequest request;
 
@@ -109,6 +123,7 @@ typedef struct VhostUserMsg {
         VhostUserMemory memory;
         VhostUserLog log;
         struct vhost_iotlb_msg iotlb;
+        VhostUserCryptoSession session;
     } payload;
 } QEMU_PACKED VhostUserMsg;
 
@@ -922,6 +937,78 @@ static void vhost_user_set_iotlb_callback(struct vhost_dev *dev, int enabled)
     /* No-op as the receive channel is not dedicated to IOTLB messages. */
 }
 
+static int vhost_user_crypto_create_session(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                              void *session_info,
+                              uint64_t *session_id)
+{
+    CryptoDevBackendSymSessionInfo *sess_info = session_info;
+    VhostUserMsg msg = {
+        .request = VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION,
+        .flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION,
+        .size = sizeof(msg.payload.session),
+    };
+
+    assert(dev->vhost_ops->backend_type == VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_USER);
+
+    memcpy(&msg.payload.session.session_setup_data, sess_info,
+              sizeof(CryptoDevBackendSymSessionInfo));
+    if (sess_info->key_len) {
+        memcpy(&msg.payload.session.key, sess_info->cipher_key,
+               sess_info->key_len);
+    }
+    if (sess_info->auth_key_len > 0) {
+        memcpy(&msg.payload.session.auth_key, sess_info->auth_key,
+               sess_info->auth_key_len);
+    }
+    if (vhost_user_write(dev, &msg, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+        error_report("vhost_user_write() return -1, create session failed");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (vhost_user_read(dev, &msg) < 0) {
+        error_report("vhost_user_read() return -1, create session failed");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (msg.request != VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION) {
+        error_report("Received unexpected msg type. Expected %d received %d",
+                     VHOST_USER_CREATE_CRYPTO_SESSION, msg.request);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (msg.size != sizeof(msg.payload.session)) {
+        error_report("Received bad msg size.");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (msg.payload.session.session_id < 0) {
+        error_report("Bad session id: %" PRId64 "",
+                              msg.payload.session.session_id);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    *session_id = msg.payload.session.session_id;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+vhost_user_crypto_close_session(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint64_t session_id)
+{
+    VhostUserMsg msg = {
+        .request = VHOST_USER_CLOSE_CRYPTO_SESSION,
+        .flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION,
+        .size = sizeof(msg.payload.u64),
+    };
+    msg.payload.u64 = session_id;
+
+    if (vhost_user_write(dev, &msg, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+        error_report("vhost_user_write() return -1, close session failed");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_USER,
         .vhost_backend_init = vhost_user_init,
@@ -948,4 +1035,6 @@ const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .vhost_net_set_mtu = vhost_user_net_set_mtu,
         .vhost_set_iotlb_callback = vhost_user_set_iotlb_callback,
         .vhost_send_device_iotlb_msg = vhost_user_send_device_iotlb_msg,
+        .vhost_crypto_create_session = vhost_user_crypto_create_session,
+        .vhost_crypto_close_session = vhost_user_crypto_close_session,
 };
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
index a7a5f22..21d9479 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ typedef void (*vhost_set_iotlb_callback_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 typedef int (*vhost_send_device_iotlb_msg_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                               struct vhost_iotlb_msg *imsg);
 
+typedef int (*vhost_crypto_create_session_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                      void *session_info,
+                                      uint64_t *session_id);
+typedef int (*vhost_crypto_close_session_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                      uint64_t session_id);
+
 typedef struct VhostOps {
     VhostBackendType backend_type;
     vhost_backend_init vhost_backend_init;
@@ -118,6 +124,8 @@ typedef struct VhostOps {
     vhost_vsock_set_running_op vhost_vsock_set_running;
     vhost_set_iotlb_callback_op vhost_set_iotlb_callback;
     vhost_send_device_iotlb_msg_op vhost_send_device_iotlb_msg;
+    vhost_crypto_create_session_op vhost_crypto_create_session;
+    vhost_crypto_close_session_op vhost_crypto_close_session;
 } VhostOps;
 
 extern const VhostOps user_ops;
