diff --git a/include/hw/cpu/cluster.h b/include/hw/cpu/cluster.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11f50d5f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/cpu/cluster.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU CPU cluster
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 GreenSocs SAS
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
+ */
+#ifndef HW_CPU_CLUSTER_H
+#define HW_CPU_CLUSTER_H
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/qdev.h"
+
+#define TYPE_CPU_CLUSTER "cpu-cluster"
+#define CPU_CLUSTER(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(CPUClusterState, (obj), TYPE_CPU_CLUSTER)
+
+typedef struct CPUClusterState {
+    /*< private >*/
+    DeviceState parent_obj;
+
+    /*< public >*/
+    uint32_t cluster_id;
+} CPUClusterState;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/cpu/cluster.c b/hw/cpu/cluster.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0ffd76152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/cpu/cluster.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU CPU cluster
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 GreenSocs SAS
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/cpu/cluster.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/module.h"
+
+static void cpu_cluster_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    static uint32_t cluster_id_auto_increment;
+    CPUClusterState *cluster = CPU_CLUSTER(obj);
+
+    cluster->cluster_id = cluster_id_auto_increment++;
+}
+
+static Property cpu_cluster_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("cluster-id", CPUClusterState, cluster_id, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
+static void cpu_cluster_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    dc->props = cpu_cluster_properties;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo cpu_cluster_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_CPU_CLUSTER,
+    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(CPUClusterState),
+    .instance_init = cpu_cluster_init,
+    .class_init = cpu_cluster_class_init,
+};
+
+static void cpu_cluster_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&cpu_cluster_type_info);
+}
+
+type_init(cpu_cluster_register_types)
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4b8db618f5..3e7a0b09c0 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1029,11 +1029,13 @@ Machine core
 M: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
 M: Marcel Apfelbaum <marcel.apfelbaum@gmail.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/core/machine.c
 F: hw/core/null-machine.c
+F: hw/cpu/cluster.c
 F: include/hw/boards.h
+F: include/hw/cpu/cluster.h
 T: git https://github.com/ehabkost/qemu.git machine-next
 
 Xtensa Machines
 ---------------
 sim
diff --git a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
index cd52d20b65..8db9e8a7b3 100644
--- a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM11MPCORE) += arm11mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REALVIEW) += realview_mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A9MPCORE) += a9mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A15MPCORE) += a15mpcore.o
-common-obj-y += core.o
+common-obj-y += core.o cluster.o
