diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
index dbadad4df28e..257106a33853 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 #include "tlscredspriv.h"
 #include "crypto/secret.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
+#include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 
@@ -770,6 +772,113 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_prop_get_sanity(Object *obj,
 }
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GNUTLS
+
+
+/*
+ * object_property_get_qobject() return "" for NULL QString,
+ * set NULL QString prop as "" is unsafe.
+ */
+static bool
+qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_need_set_prop(QObject *qobj)
+{
+    QString *qstring = qobject_to(QString, qobj);
+    /* prop type is not QString. */
+    if (!qstring) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return strlen(qstring_get_str(qstring)) > 0;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_copy_propertites(Object *new,
+                                        Object *old,
+                                        Error **errp)
+{
+    ObjectProperty *prop = NULL;
+    ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    object_property_iter_init(&iter, old);
+    while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter)) && prop->set) {
+        QObject *value = NULL;
+        /* "loaded" depends on other props, copy it finally. */
+        if (g_strcmp0(prop->name, "loaded") == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        value = object_property_get_qobject(old, prop->name, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_need_set_prop(value)) {
+            object_property_set_qobject(new, prop->name, value, &local_err);
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                qobject_unref(value);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        qobject_unref(value);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_reload(QCryptoTLSCreds *creds, Error **errp)
+{
+    Object *old = OBJECT(creds);
+    QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *old_x509 = QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_X509(creds);
+    Object *new = object_new(TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_X509);
+    QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *new_x509 = QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_X509(new);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    bool ret = false;
+
+    if (!qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_copy_propertites(new, old, &local_err)) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_load(new_x509, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* load new cert successfully, release old data and update */
+    qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_unload(old_x509);
+    old_x509->data = new_x509->data;
+    old_x509->parent_obj.dh_params = new_x509->parent_obj.dh_params;
+    new_x509->data = NULL;
+    new_x509->parent_obj.dh_params = NULL;
+
+    ret = true;
+
+ out:
+    object_unref(new);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+#else /* ! CONFIG_GNUTLS */
+
+
+static bool
+qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_reload(QCryptoTLSCreds *creds, Error **errp)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+#endif /* ! CONFIG_GNUTLS */
+
+
 static void
 qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -800,6 +909,9 @@ static void
 qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+    QCryptoTLSCredsClass *ctcc = QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_CLASS(oc);
+
+    ctcc->reload = qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_reload;
 
     ucc->complete = qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_complete;
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/tlscreds.h b/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
index 079e37604784..d0808e391e91 100644
--- a/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
+++ b/include/crypto/tlscreds.h
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@
 
 #define TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS "tls-creds"
 typedef struct QCryptoTLSCreds QCryptoTLSCreds;
-DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(QCryptoTLSCreds, QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS,
-                         TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS)
-
 typedef struct QCryptoTLSCredsClass QCryptoTLSCredsClass;
+DECLARE_OBJ_CHECKERS(QCryptoTLSCreds, QCryptoTLSCredsClass, QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS,
+                     TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS)
+
 
 #define QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_DH_PARAMS "dh-params.pem"
 
 
+typedef bool (*CryptoTLSCredsReload)(QCryptoTLSCreds *, Error **);
 /**
  * QCryptoTLSCreds:
  *
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ struct QCryptoTLSCreds {
 
 struct QCryptoTLSCredsClass {
     ObjectClass parent_class;
+    CryptoTLSCredsReload reload;
 };
 
 
