diff --git a/crypto/cipherpriv.h b/crypto/cipherpriv.h
index 77da4c2f32..0823239f41 100644
--- a/crypto/cipherpriv.h
+++ b/crypto/cipherpriv.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_CIPHERPRIV_H
 #define QCRYPTO_CIPHERPRIV_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 
 typedef struct QCryptoCipherDriver QCryptoCipherDriver;
 
diff --git a/hw/block/block.c b/hw/block/block.c
index b0269c857f..b91e2b6d7e 100644
--- a/hw/block/block.c
+++ b/hw/block/block.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 void blkconf_serial(BlockConf *conf, char **serial)
diff --git a/hw/block/hd-geometry.c b/hw/block/hd-geometry.c
index 57ad5012a7..79384a2b0a 100644
--- a/hw/block/hd-geometry.c
+++ b/hw/block/hd-geometry.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block.h"
 #include "qemu/bswap.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.c b/hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.c
index 4b3c9847db..27b17c890f 100644
--- a/hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.c
+++ b/hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "net/clients.h"
-
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-rocker.h"
 #include "rocker.h"
 #include "rocker_hw.h"
 #include "rocker_fp.h"
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index ae1517f32d..70b90cd767 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define BLOCK_H
 
 #include "block/aio.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine.h"
 #include "block/accounting.h"
diff --git a/include/block/dirty-bitmap.h b/include/block/dirty-bitmap.h
index 3da8486ab1..1454be358d 100644
--- a/include/block/dirty-bitmap.h
+++ b/include/block/dirty-bitmap.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define BLOCK_DIRTY_BITMAP_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
 #include "qemu/hbitmap.h"
 
 BdrvDirtyBitmap *bdrv_create_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/include/chardev/char.h b/include/chardev/char.h
index a381dc3df8..ebf1e0ba04 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_CHAR_H
 #define QEMU_CHAR_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-char.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
diff --git a/include/crypto/cipher.h b/include/crypto/cipher.h
index 984fb8243f..bce2d4c8e4 100644
--- a/include/crypto/cipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/cipher.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_CIPHER_H
 #define QCRYPTO_CIPHER_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 
 typedef struct QCryptoCipher QCryptoCipher;
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index ca3267f3df..077ac7bea0 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_HASH_H
 #define QCRYPTO_HASH_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 
 /* See also "QCryptoHashAlgorithm" defined in qapi/crypto.json */
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/hmac.h b/include/crypto/hmac.h
index 5e88905989..aa3c97a2ff 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hmac.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hmac.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_HMAC_H
 #define QCRYPTO_HMAC_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 
 typedef struct QCryptoHmac QCryptoHmac;
 struct QCryptoHmac {
diff --git a/include/crypto/secret.h b/include/crypto/secret.h
index 07a963e794..edd0e13236 100644
--- a/include/crypto/secret.h
+++ b/include/crypto/secret.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_SECRET_H
 #define QCRYPTO_SECRET_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET "secret"
diff --git a/include/crypto/tlscreds.h b/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
index ad47d88be7..6b011e1dbc 100644
--- a/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
+++ b/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef QCRYPTO_TLSCREDS_H
 #define QCRYPTO_TLSCREDS_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GNUTLS
diff --git a/include/hw/block/block.h b/include/hw/block/block.h
index f532d10e35..d4f4dfffab 100644
--- a/include/hw/block/block.h
+++ b/include/hw/block/block.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define HW_BLOCK_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
 
 /* Configuration */
 
diff --git a/include/hw/block/fdc.h b/include/hw/block/fdc.h
index 68a0c904ea..3b813c7f7d 100644
--- a/include/hw/block/fdc.h
+++ b/include/hw/block/fdc.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define HW_FDC_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block.h"
 
 /* fdc.c */
 #define MAX_FD 2
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h
index f8d9f5b231..f6ff32e7e2 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define HW_SPAPR_DRC_H
 
 #include <libfdt.h>
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-run-state.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 5bbfec634b..c5d1b1bd63 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_QDEV_PROPERTIES_H
 #define QEMU_QDEV_PROPERTIES_H
 
+#include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 
 /*** qdev-properties.c ***/
diff --git a/include/io/dns-resolver.h b/include/io/dns-resolver.h
index 2f69c08c13..1a162185cc 100644
--- a/include/io/dns-resolver.h
+++ b/include/io/dns-resolver.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define QIO_DNS_RESOLVER_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-sockets.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "io/task.h"
 
diff --git a/include/migration/colo.h b/include/migration/colo.h
index 50ace16205..2fe48ad353 100644
--- a/include/migration/colo.h
+++ b/include/migration/colo.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define QEMU_COLO_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 
 void colo_info_init(void);
 
diff --git a/include/migration/failover.h b/include/migration/failover.h
index ad91ef2381..4c37218dcc 100644
--- a/include/migration/failover.h
+++ b/include/migration/failover.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define QEMU_FAILOVER_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 
 void failover_init_state(void);
 FailoverStatus failover_set_state(FailoverStatus old_state,
diff --git a/include/migration/global_state.h b/include/migration/global_state.h
index d307de8350..fd22dd3034 100644
--- a/include/migration/global_state.h
+++ b/include/migration/global_state.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_GLOBAL_STATE_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_GLOBAL_STATE_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-run-state.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
 void register_global_state(void);
diff --git a/include/monitor/monitor.h b/include/monitor/monitor.h
index ad64ad8e68..50f7cea057 100644
--- a/include/monitor/monitor.h
+++ b/include/monitor/monitor.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
+#include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "qemu/readline.h"
 
 extern Monitor *cur_mon;
diff --git a/include/net/filter.h b/include/net/filter.h
index 0c4a2ea6c9..435acd6f82 100644
--- a/include/net/filter.h
+++ b/include/net/filter.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
 #define QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "net/queue.h"
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 3fc48e4f51..727643032c 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define QEMU_NET_H
 
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
 #include "net/queue.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
diff --git a/include/qapi/error.h b/include/qapi/error.h
index 341b229066..36065da35d 100644
--- a/include/qapi/error.h
+++ b/include/qapi/error.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 #ifndef ERROR_H
 #define ERROR_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-common.h"
 
 /*
  * Overall category of an error.
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
index 38ac68845c..a2964fbf25 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef QOBJECT_H
 #define QOBJECT_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi-builtin-types.h"
 
 struct QObject {
     QType type;
diff --git a/include/qapi/visitor.h b/include/qapi/visitor.h
index ecff296c11..9e57508446 100644
--- a/include/qapi/visitor.h
+++ b/include/qapi/visitor.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef QAPI_VISITOR_H
 #define QAPI_VISITOR_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi-builtin-types.h"
 
 /*
  * The QAPI schema defines both a set of C data types, and a QMP wire
diff --git a/include/qemu/sockets.h b/include/qemu/sockets.h
index 8889bcb1ec..e88d4c37ab 100644
--- a/include/qemu/sockets.h
+++ b/include/qemu/sockets.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *ia);
 
 #endif /* !_WIN32 */
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-sockets.h"
 
 /* misc helpers */
 int qemu_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
diff --git a/include/qemu/throttle.h b/include/qemu/throttle.h
index 03d45f44f8..abeb886d93 100644
--- a/include/qemu/throttle.h
+++ b/include/qemu/throttle.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define THROTTLE_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
 #define THROTTLE_VALUE_MAX 1000000000000000LL
diff --git a/include/qom/cpu.h b/include/qom/cpu.h
index aff88fa16f..dc6d4956a8 100644
--- a/include/qom/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qom/cpu.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "disas/bfd.h"
 #include "exec/hwaddr.h"
 #include "exec/memattrs.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-run-state.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index dc73d59660..5b5c016d8f 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_OBJECT_H
 #define QEMU_OBJECT_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi-builtin-types.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 
 struct TypeImpl;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/dump.h b/include/sysemu/dump.h
index c14bcfe8c6..2424e31425 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/dump.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/dump.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #ifndef DUMP_H
 #define DUMP_H
 
+#include "qapi-types.h"
+
 #define MAKEDUMPFILE_SIGNATURE      "makedumpfile"
 #define MAX_SIZE_MDF_HEADER         (4096) /* max size of makedumpfile_header */
 #define TYPE_FLAT_HEADER            (1)    /* type of flattened format */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/hostmem.h b/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
index 621a3f9d42..6424f96df9 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define SYSEMU_HOSTMEM_H
 
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h" /* for MAX_NODES */
+#include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
diff --git a/include/sysemu/replay.h b/include/sysemu/replay.h
index dc8ae7b6b1..fb533ed9b6 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/replay.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/replay.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "qapi-types.h"
 
 /* replay clock kinds */
 enum ReplayClockKind {
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 77bb3da582..bfbef9e69c 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define SYSEMU_H
 /* Misc. things related to the system emulator.  */
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-run-state.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
diff --git a/include/sysemu/tpm.h b/include/sysemu/tpm.h
index 00be220248..20ac1b2993 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/tpm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/tpm.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_TPM_H
 #define QEMU_TPM_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-tpm.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 int tpm_config_parse(QemuOptsList *opts_list, const char *optarg);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/watchdog.h b/include/sysemu/watchdog.h
index 677ace3945..a08d16380d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/watchdog.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define QEMU_WATCHDOG_H
 
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-run-state.h"
 
 struct WatchdogTimerModel {
     QLIST_ENTRY(WatchdogTimerModel) entry;
diff --git a/include/ui/input.h b/include/ui/input.h
index 05aab2db5c..fc70f503fb 100644
--- a/include/ui/input.h
+++ b/include/ui/input.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef INPUT_H
 #define INPUT_H
 
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-ui.h"
 
 #define INPUT_EVENT_MASK_KEY   (1<<INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY)
 #define INPUT_EVENT_MASK_BTN   (1<<INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN)
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index 7e3dbed057..87503f03bc 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine_int.h"
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index f3a227b4fc..53f0021c51 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_RAM_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 
 extern MigrationStats ram_counters;
diff --git a/net/tap_int.h b/net/tap_int.h
index ae6888f74a..9f931d52d6 100644
--- a/net/tap_int.h
+++ b/net/tap_int.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define NET_TAP_INT_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
 
 int tap_open(char *ifname, int ifname_size, int *vnet_hdr,
              int vnet_hdr_required, int mq_required, Error **errp);
diff --git a/replication.h b/replication.h
index ece6ca6133..8faefe005f 100644
--- a/replication.h
+++ b/replication.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef REPLICATION_H
 #define REPLICATION_H
 
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 
 typedef struct ReplicationOps ReplicationOps;
diff --git a/ui/vnc.h b/ui/vnc.h
index cfc3d0a570..da8495c0c8 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.h
+++ b/ui/vnc.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define QEMU_VNC_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-ui.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
