diff --git a/qapi/control.json b/qapi/control.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1ed12a850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qapi/control.json
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+#
+
+##
+# = QMP monitor control
+##
+
+##
+# @qmp_capabilities:
+#
+# Enable QMP capabilities.
+#
+# Arguments:
+#
+# @enable:   An optional list of QMPCapability values to enable.  The
+#            client must not enable any capability that is not
+#            mentioned in the QMP greeting message.  If the field is not
+#            provided, it means no QMP capabilities will be enabled.
+#            (since 2.12)
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities",
+#      "arguments": { "enable": [ "oob" ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# Notes: This command is valid exactly when first connecting: it must be
+# issued before any other command will be accepted, and will fail once the
+# monitor is accepting other commands. (see qemu docs/interop/qmp-spec.txt)
+#
+# The QMP client needs to explicitly enable QMP capabilities, otherwise
+# all the QMP capabilities will be turned off by default.
+#
+# Since: 0.13
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'qmp_capabilities',
+  'data': { '*enable': [ 'QMPCapability' ] },
+  'allow-preconfig': true }
+
+##
+# @QMPCapability:
+#
+# Enumeration of capabilities to be advertised during initial client
+# connection, used for agreeing on particular QMP extension behaviors.
+#
+# @oob:   QMP ability to support out-of-band requests.
+#         (Please refer to qmp-spec.txt for more information on OOB)
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+#
+##
+{ 'enum': 'QMPCapability',
+  'data': [ 'oob' ] }
+
+##
+# @VersionTriple:
+#
+# A three-part version number.
+#
+# @major:  The major version number.
+#
+# @minor:  The minor version number.
+#
+# @micro:  The micro version number.
+#
+# Since: 2.4
+##
+{ 'struct': 'VersionTriple',
+  'data': {'major': 'int', 'minor': 'int', 'micro': 'int'} }
+
+
+##
+# @VersionInfo:
+#
+# A description of QEMU's version.
+#
+# @qemu:        The version of QEMU.  By current convention, a micro
+#               version of 50 signifies a development branch.  A micro version
+#               greater than or equal to 90 signifies a release candidate for
+#               the next minor version.  A micro version of less than 50
+#               signifies a stable release.
+#
+# @package:     QEMU will always set this field to an empty string.  Downstream
+#               versions of QEMU should set this to a non-empty string.  The
+#               exact format depends on the downstream however it highly
+#               recommended that a unique name is used.
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'VersionInfo',
+  'data': {'qemu': 'VersionTriple', 'package': 'str'} }
+
+##
+# @query-version:
+#
+# Returns the current version of QEMU.
+#
+# Returns:  A @VersionInfo object describing the current version of QEMU.
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "query-version" }
+# <- {
+#       "return":{
+#          "qemu":{
+#             "major":0,
+#             "minor":11,
+#             "micro":5
+#          },
+#          "package":""
+#       }
+#    }
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-version', 'returns': 'VersionInfo',
+  'allow-preconfig': true }
+
+##
+# @CommandInfo:
+#
+# Information about a QMP command
+#
+# @name: The command name
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'CommandInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
+
+##
+# @query-commands:
+#
+# Return a list of supported QMP commands by this server
+#
+# Returns: A list of @CommandInfo for all supported commands
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
+# <- {
+#      "return":[
+#         {
+#            "name":"query-balloon"
+#         },
+#         {
+#            "name":"system_powerdown"
+#         }
+#      ]
+#    }
+#
+# Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-commands', 'returns': ['CommandInfo'],
+  'allow-preconfig': true }
+
+##
+# @EventInfo:
+#
+# Information about a QMP event
+#
+# @name: The event name
+#
+# Since: 1.2.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'EventInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
+
+##
+# @query-events:
+#
+# Return information on QMP events.
+#
+# Returns: A list of @EventInfo.
+#
+# Since: 1.2.0
+#
+# Note: This command is deprecated, because its output doesn't reflect
+# compile-time configuration.  Use query-qmp-schema instead.
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "query-events" }
+# <- {
+#      "return": [
+#          {
+#             "name":"SHUTDOWN"
+#          },
+#          {
+#             "name":"RESET"
+#          }
+#       ]
+#    }
+#
+# Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-events', 'returns': ['EventInfo'] }
+
+##
+# @quit:
+#
+# This command will cause the QEMU process to exit gracefully.  While every
+# attempt is made to send the QMP response before terminating, this is not
+# guaranteed.  When using this interface, a premature EOF would not be
+# unexpected.
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "quit" }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+##
+{ 'command': 'quit' }
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index 33b94e3589..cf656e9d4b 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -7,159 +7,6 @@
 
 { 'include': 'common.json' }
 
-##
-# @qmp_capabilities:
-#
-# Enable QMP capabilities.
-#
-# Arguments:
-#
-# @enable:   An optional list of QMPCapability values to enable.  The
-#            client must not enable any capability that is not
-#            mentioned in the QMP greeting message.  If the field is not
-#            provided, it means no QMP capabilities will be enabled.
-#            (since 2.12)
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities",
-#      "arguments": { "enable": [ "oob" ] } }
-# <- { "return": {} }
-#
-# Notes: This command is valid exactly when first connecting: it must be
-# issued before any other command will be accepted, and will fail once the
-# monitor is accepting other commands. (see qemu docs/interop/qmp-spec.txt)
-#
-# The QMP client needs to explicitly enable QMP capabilities, otherwise
-# all the QMP capabilities will be turned off by default.
-#
-# Since: 0.13
-#
-##
-{ 'command': 'qmp_capabilities',
-  'data': { '*enable': [ 'QMPCapability' ] },
-  'allow-preconfig': true }
-
-##
-# @QMPCapability:
-#
-# Enumeration of capabilities to be advertised during initial client
-# connection, used for agreeing on particular QMP extension behaviors.
-#
-# @oob:   QMP ability to support out-of-band requests.
-#         (Please refer to qmp-spec.txt for more information on OOB)
-#
-# Since: 2.12
-#
-##
-{ 'enum': 'QMPCapability',
-  'data': [ 'oob' ] }
-
-##
-# @VersionTriple:
-#
-# A three-part version number.
-#
-# @major:  The major version number.
-#
-# @minor:  The minor version number.
-#
-# @micro:  The micro version number.
-#
-# Since: 2.4
-##
-{ 'struct': 'VersionTriple',
-  'data': {'major': 'int', 'minor': 'int', 'micro': 'int'} }
-
-
-##
-# @VersionInfo:
-#
-# A description of QEMU's version.
-#
-# @qemu:        The version of QEMU.  By current convention, a micro
-#               version of 50 signifies a development branch.  A micro version
-#               greater than or equal to 90 signifies a release candidate for
-#               the next minor version.  A micro version of less than 50
-#               signifies a stable release.
-#
-# @package:     QEMU will always set this field to an empty string.  Downstream
-#               versions of QEMU should set this to a non-empty string.  The
-#               exact format depends on the downstream however it highly
-#               recommended that a unique name is used.
-#
-# Since: 0.14.0
-##
-{ 'struct': 'VersionInfo',
-  'data': {'qemu': 'VersionTriple', 'package': 'str'} }
-
-##
-# @query-version:
-#
-# Returns the current version of QEMU.
-#
-# Returns:  A @VersionInfo object describing the current version of QEMU.
-#
-# Since: 0.14.0
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "query-version" }
-# <- {
-#       "return":{
-#          "qemu":{
-#             "major":0,
-#             "minor":11,
-#             "micro":5
-#          },
-#          "package":""
-#       }
-#    }
-#
-##
-{ 'command': 'query-version', 'returns': 'VersionInfo',
-  'allow-preconfig': true }
-
-##
-# @CommandInfo:
-#
-# Information about a QMP command
-#
-# @name: The command name
-#
-# Since: 0.14.0
-##
-{ 'struct': 'CommandInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
-
-##
-# @query-commands:
-#
-# Return a list of supported QMP commands by this server
-#
-# Returns: A list of @CommandInfo for all supported commands
-#
-# Since: 0.14.0
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
-# <- {
-#      "return":[
-#         {
-#            "name":"query-balloon"
-#         },
-#         {
-#            "name":"system_powerdown"
-#         }
-#      ]
-#    }
-#
-# Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
-#
-##
-{ 'command': 'query-commands', 'returns': ['CommandInfo'],
-  'allow-preconfig': true }
-
 ##
 # @LostTickPolicy:
 #
@@ -300,48 +147,6 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-uuid', 'returns': 'UuidInfo', 'allow-preconfig': true }
 
-##
-# @EventInfo:
-#
-# Information about a QMP event
-#
-# @name: The event name
-#
-# Since: 1.2.0
-##
-{ 'struct': 'EventInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
-
-##
-# @query-events:
-#
-# Return information on QMP events.
-#
-# Returns: A list of @EventInfo.
-#
-# Since: 1.2.0
-#
-# Note: This command is deprecated, because its output doesn't reflect
-# compile-time configuration.  Use query-qmp-schema instead.
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "query-events" }
-# <- {
-#      "return": [
-#          {
-#             "name":"SHUTDOWN"
-#          },
-#          {
-#             "name":"RESET"
-#          }
-#       ]
-#    }
-#
-# Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
-#
-##
-{ 'command': 'query-events', 'returns': ['EventInfo'] }
-
 ##
 # @IOThreadInfo:
 #
@@ -764,23 +569,6 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-pci', 'returns': ['PciInfo'] }
 
-##
-# @quit:
-#
-# This command will cause the QEMU process to exit gracefully.  While every
-# attempt is made to send the QMP response before terminating, this is not
-# guaranteed.  When using this interface, a premature EOF would not be
-# unexpected.
-#
-# Since: 0.14.0
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "quit" }
-# <- { "return": {} }
-##
-{ 'command': 'quit' }
-
 ##
 # @stop:
 #
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-schema.json b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
index 9751b11f8f..fe980ce437 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 { 'include': 'migration.json' }
 { 'include': 'transaction.json' }
 { 'include': 'trace.json' }
+{ 'include': 'control.json' }
 { 'include': 'introspect.json' }
 { 'include': 'qom.json' }
 { 'include': 'qdev.json' }
diff --git a/monitor/monitor-internal.h b/monitor/monitor-internal.h
index d78f5ca190..4d402ded85 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor-internal.h
+++ b/monitor/monitor-internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/dispatch.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/json-parser.h"
 #include "qemu/readline.h"
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index d0e0af893a..1dfcf8e158 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-builtin-visit.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-block.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-char.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-net.h"
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index 4752150a67..ce89cdb282 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "block/qapi.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-char.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-qom.h"
diff --git a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
index c6faa3eaf0..a55d2dffc2 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-block-core.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-ui.h"
diff --git a/monitor/qmp.c b/monitor/qmp.c
index 54c06ba824..8379c8f96e 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-io.h"
 #include "monitor-internal.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
diff --git a/tests/qtest/qmp-test.c b/tests/qtest/qmp-test.c
index 1b0eb69832..1a8876b6ca 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/qmp-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/qmp-test.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "libqtest.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-visit-misc.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
 #include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index d18892d1de..becdcb47b7 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 
diff --git a/qapi/Makefile.objs b/qapi/Makefile.objs
index a8f1f4c35e..20fcc37c2c 100644
--- a/qapi/Makefile.objs
+++ b/qapi/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ util-obj-y += opts-visitor.o qapi-clone-visitor.o
 util-obj-y += qmp-event.o
 util-obj-y += qapi-util.o
 
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES = audio authz block-core block char common crypto
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += dump error introspect job machine migration misc net
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += qdev qom rdma rocker run-state sockets tpm
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES = audio authz block-core block char common control crypto
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += dump error introspect job machine migration misc
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += net qdev qom rdma rocker run-state sockets tpm
 QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += trace transaction ui
 QAPI_TARGET_MODULES = machine-target misc-target
 QAPI_MODULES = $(QAPI_COMMON_MODULES) $(QAPI_TARGET_MODULES)
