diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h b/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
index d7b77844fe..6f17ddf271 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
@@ -25,4 +25,46 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 void qdev_propinfo_get_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                               void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
+/**
+ * object_property_add_field: Add a field property to an object instance
+ * @obj: object instance
+ * @name: property name
+ * @prop: property definition
+ *
+ * This function should not be used in new code.  Please add class properties
+ * instead, using object_class_add_field().
+ */
+ObjectProperty *
+object_property_add_field(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                          Property *prop);
+
+/**
+ * object_class_property_add_field_static: Add a field property to object class
+ * @oc: object class
+ * @name: property name
+ * @prop: property definition
+ *
+ * Add a field property to an object class.  A field property is
+ * a property that will change a field at a specific offset of the
+ * object instance struct.
+ *
+ * *@prop must have static life time.
+ */
+ObjectProperty *
+object_class_property_add_field_static(ObjectClass *oc, const char *name,
+                                       Property *prop);
+
+/**
+ * object_class_add_field_properties: Add field properties from array to a class
+ * @oc: object class
+ * @props: array of property definitions
+ *
+ * Register an array of field properties to a class, using
+ * object_class_property_add_field_static() for each array element.
+ *
+ * The array at @props must end with DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(), and
+ * must have static life time.
+ */
+void object_class_add_field_properties(ObjectClass *oc, Property *props);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index fcda0c8f4b..8436b60ec4 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -835,20 +835,21 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_link = {
     .create = create_link_property,
 };
 
-void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+ObjectProperty *
+object_property_add_field(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                          Property *prop)
 {
-    Object *obj = OBJECT(dev);
     ObjectProperty *op;
 
     assert(!prop->info->create);
 
-    op = object_property_add(obj, prop->name, prop->info->name,
+    op = object_property_add(obj, name, prop->info->name,
                              field_prop_getter(prop->info),
                              field_prop_setter(prop->info),
                              prop->info->release,
                              prop);
 
-    object_property_set_description(obj, prop->name,
+    object_property_set_description(obj, name,
                                     prop->info->description);
 
     if (prop->set_default) {
@@ -857,12 +858,14 @@ void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
             op->init(obj, op);
         }
     }
+
+    return op;
 }
 
-static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, const char *name,
-                                    Property *prop)
+ObjectProperty *
+object_class_property_add_field_static(ObjectClass *oc, const char *name,
+                                       Property *prop)
 {
-    ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
     ObjectProperty *op;
 
     if (prop->info->create) {
@@ -882,6 +885,22 @@ static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, const char *name,
         object_class_property_set_description(oc, name,
                                               prop->info->description);
     }
+    return op;
+}
+
+void object_class_add_field_properties(ObjectClass *oc, Property *props)
+{
+    Property *prop;
+
+    for (prop = props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+        object_class_property_add_field_static(oc, prop->name, prop);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+{
+    object_property_add_field(OBJECT(dev), prop->name, prop);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -932,13 +951,15 @@ static void qdev_class_add_legacy_property(DeviceClass *dc, Property *prop)
 
 void device_class_set_props(DeviceClass *dc, Property *props)
 {
+    ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(dc);
     Property *prop;
 
     dc->props_ = props;
     for (prop = props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
         qdev_class_add_legacy_property(dc, prop);
-        qdev_class_add_property(dc, prop->name, prop);
     }
+
+    object_class_add_field_properties(oc, props);
 }
 
 void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source)
