diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 435c591a1c..d74b895fff 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1725,3 +1725,17 @@ ERST
         .flags      = "p",
     },
 
+    {
+        .name       = "x-debug-device-event",
+        .args_type  = "dev:s,event:s,queue:l",
+        .params     = "dev event queue",
+        .help       = "generate device event for a specific device queue",
+        .cmd        = hmp_x_debug_device_event,
+        .flags      = "p",
+    },
+
+SRST
+``x-debug-device-event`` *dev* *event* *queue*
+  Generate device event *event* for specific *queue* of *dev*
+ERST
+
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index bafc311bfa..1ea8bf23b9 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -29,9 +29,17 @@ typedef enum DeviceCategory {
     DEVICE_CATEGORY_MAX
 } DeviceCategory;
 
+enum {
+    DEVICE_EVENT_CALL,
+    DEVICE_EVENT_KICK,
+    DEVICE_EVENT_MAX
+};
+
 typedef void (*DeviceRealize)(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 typedef void (*DeviceUnrealize)(DeviceState *dev);
 typedef void (*DeviceReset)(DeviceState *dev);
+typedef void (*DeviceEvent)(DeviceState *dev, int event, int queue,
+                            Error **errp);
 typedef void (*BusRealize)(BusState *bus, Error **errp);
 typedef void (*BusUnrealize)(BusState *bus);
 
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ struct DeviceClass {
     DeviceReset reset;
     DeviceRealize realize;
     DeviceUnrealize unrealize;
+    DeviceEvent event;
 
     /* device state */
     const VMStateDescription *vmsd;
diff --git a/include/monitor/hmp.h b/include/monitor/hmp.h
index 605d57287a..c7795d4ba5 100644
--- a/include/monitor/hmp.h
+++ b/include/monitor/hmp.h
@@ -129,5 +129,6 @@ void hmp_info_replay(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_replay_break(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_replay_delete_break(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_replay_seek(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_x_debug_device_event(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qapi/qdev.json b/qapi/qdev.json
index b83178220b..711c4a297a 100644
--- a/qapi/qdev.json
+++ b/qapi/qdev.json
@@ -124,3 +124,33 @@
 ##
 { 'event': 'DEVICE_DELETED',
   'data': { '*device': 'str', 'path': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @x-debug-device-event:
+#
+# Generate device event for a specific device queue
+#
+# @dev: device path
+#
+# @event: event (e.g., kick or call) to trigger
+#
+# @queue: queue id
+#
+# Returns: Nothing on success
+#
+# Since: 6.1
+#
+# Notes: This is used to debug VM driver hang issue. The 'kick' event is to
+#        send notification to QEMU/vhost while the 'call' event is to
+#        interrupt VM on purpose.
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "x-debug-device_event",
+#      "arguments": { "dev": "/machine/peripheral/vscsi0", "event": "kick",
+#                     "queue": 1 } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'x-debug-device-event',
+  'data': {'dev': 'str', 'event': 'str', 'queue': 'int'} }
diff --git a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
index a9955b97a0..bca53111fb 100644
--- a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -924,6 +924,62 @@ void hmp_device_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
 }
 
+static const char * const device_events[DEVICE_EVENT_MAX] = {
+    [DEVICE_EVENT_KICK] = "kick",
+    [DEVICE_EVENT_CALL] = "call"
+};
+
+static int get_device_event(const char *event)
+{
+    int evt;
+
+    for (evt = 0; evt < ARRAY_SIZE(device_events); evt++) {
+        if (!strcmp(device_events[evt], event)) {
+            return evt;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+void qmp_x_debug_device_event(const char *dev, const char *event,
+                              int64_t queue, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *device = find_device_state(dev, NULL);
+    DeviceClass *dc;
+    int evt;
+
+    if (!device) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device %s not found", dev);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(device);
+    if (!dc->event) {
+        error_setg(errp, "device_event is not supported");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    evt = get_device_event(event);
+    if (evt < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported event %s", event);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dc->event(device, evt, queue, errp);
+}
+
+void hmp_x_debug_device_event(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *dev = qdict_get_str(qdict, "dev");
+    const char *event = qdict_get_str(qdict, "event");
+    int queue = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "queue", -1);
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    qmp_x_debug_device_event(dev, event, queue, &err);
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
+}
+
 BlockBackend *blk_by_qdev_id(const char *id, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
