diff --git a/hw/virtio/Kconfig b/hw/virtio/Kconfig
index 89e9e426d8..1a42d2edf0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ config VIRTIO_CRYPTO
     default y
     depends on VIRTIO
 
+config VIRTIO_MD
+    bool
+    select MEM_DEVICE
+
 config VIRTIO_PMEM_SUPPORTED
     bool
 
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ config VIRTIO_PMEM
     default y
     depends on VIRTIO
     depends on VIRTIO_PMEM_SUPPORTED
-    select MEM_DEVICE
+    select VIRTIO_MD
 
 config VIRTIO_MEM_SUPPORTED
     bool
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ config VIRTIO_MEM
     depends on VIRTIO
     depends on LINUX
     depends on VIRTIO_MEM_SUPPORTED
-    select MEM_DEVICE
+    select VIRTIO_MD
 
 config VHOST_VSOCK
     bool
diff --git a/hw/virtio/meson.build b/hw/virtio/meson.build
index e83c37fffd..7b50bb282f 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/meson.build
+++ b/hw/virtio/meson.build
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ virtio_pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_PMEM', if_true: files('virtio-pmem-pci.c'
 virtio_pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_IOMMU', if_true: files('virtio-iommu-pci.c'))
 virtio_pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_MEM', if_true: files('virtio-mem-pci.c'))
 virtio_pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VHOST_VDPA_DEV', if_true: files('vdpa-dev-pci.c'))
+virtio_pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_MD', if_true: files('virtio-md-pci.c'))
 
 specific_virtio_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI', if_true: virtio_pci_ss)
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b02ff908e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Abstract virtio based memory device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h"
+#include "hw/mem/memory-device.h"
+
+static const TypeInfo virtio_md_pci_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI,
+    .parent = TYPE_VIRTIO_PCI,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOMDPCI),
+    .class_size = sizeof(VirtIOMDPCIClass),
+    .abstract = true,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_MEMORY_DEVICE },
+        { }
+    },
+};
+
+static void virtio_md_pci_register(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&virtio_md_pci_info);
+}
+type_init(virtio_md_pci_register)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.c
index b85c12668d..2ef0f07630 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.c
@@ -142,14 +142,11 @@ static void virtio_mem_pci_instance_init(Object *obj)
 
 static const VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo virtio_mem_pci_info = {
     .base_name = TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI,
+    .parent = TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI,
     .generic_name = "virtio-mem-pci",
     .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOMEMPCI),
     .instance_init = virtio_mem_pci_instance_init,
     .class_init = virtio_mem_pci_class_init,
-    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
-        { TYPE_MEMORY_DEVICE },
-        { }
-    },
 };
 
 static void virtio_mem_pci_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.h b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.h
index e636e1a48d..c50b51d608 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.h
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.h
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI_H
 #define QEMU_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI_H
 
-#include "hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-mem.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 typedef struct VirtIOMEMPCI VirtIOMEMPCI;
 
 /*
- * virtio-mem-pci: This extends VirtioPCIProxy.
+ * virtio-mem-pci: This extends VirtIOMDPCI.
  */
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI "virtio-mem-pci-base"
 DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(VirtIOMEMPCI, VIRTIO_MEM_PCI,
                          TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI)
 
 struct VirtIOMEMPCI {
-    VirtIOPCIProxy parent_obj;
+    VirtIOMDPCI parent_obj;
     VirtIOMEM vdev;
     Notifier size_change_notifier;
 };
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.c
index 197d219204..cfe7f3b67c 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.c
@@ -110,13 +110,10 @@ static void virtio_pmem_pci_instance_init(Object *obj)
 static const VirtioPCIDeviceTypeInfo virtio_pmem_pci_info = {
     .base_name             = TYPE_VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI,
     .generic_name          = "virtio-pmem-pci",
+    .parent                = TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI,
     .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOPMEMPCI),
     .instance_init = virtio_pmem_pci_instance_init,
     .class_init    = virtio_pmem_pci_class_init,
-    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
-        { TYPE_MEMORY_DEVICE },
-        { }
-    },
 };
 
 static void virtio_pmem_pci_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.h b/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.h
index 63cfe727f7..88b01ce2db 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.h
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.h
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI_H
 #define QEMU_VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI_H
 
-#include "hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-pmem.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 typedef struct VirtIOPMEMPCI VirtIOPMEMPCI;
 
 /*
- * virtio-pmem-pci: This extends VirtioPCIProxy.
+ * virtio-pmem-pci: This extends VirtIOMDPCI.
  */
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI "virtio-pmem-pci-base"
 DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(VirtIOPMEMPCI, VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI,
                          TYPE_VIRTIO_PMEM_PCI)
 
 struct VirtIOPMEMPCI {
-    VirtIOPCIProxy parent_obj;
+    VirtIOMDPCI parent_obj;
     VirtIOPMEM vdev;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a241b54fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Abstract virtio based memory device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_VIRTIO_MD_PCI_H
+#define HW_VIRTIO_MD_PCI_H
+
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+
+/*
+ * virtio-md-pci: This extends VirtioPCIProxy.
+ */
+#define TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI "virtio-md-pci"
+
+OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(VirtIOMDPCI, VirtIOMDPCIClass, VIRTIO_MD_PCI)
+
+struct VirtIOMDPCIClass {
+    /* private */
+    VirtioPCIClass parent;
+};
+
+struct VirtIOMDPCI {
+    VirtIOPCIProxy parent_obj;
+};
+
+#endif
