diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
index f8aeafa16b..d4055956ad 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ e1000e_update_rx_offloads(E1000ECore *core)
 
     if (core->has_vnet) {
         qemu_set_offload(qemu_get_queue(core->owner_nic)->peer,
-                         cso_state, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                         cso_state, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.c b/hw/net/igb_core.c
index 8b6b75c522..389eef1549 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.c
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ igb_update_rx_offloads(IGBCore *core)
 
     if (core->has_vnet) {
         qemu_set_offload(qemu_get_queue(core->owner_nic)->peer,
-                         cso_state, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                         cso_state, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 7102ec4817..d2311e7d6e 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -859,7 +859,9 @@ static void virtio_net_apply_guest_offloads(VirtIONet *n)
             !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4)),
             !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6)),
             !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN)),
-            !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO)));
+            !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO)),
+            !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4)),
+            !!(n->curr_guest_offloads & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6)));
 }
 
 static uint64_t virtio_net_guest_offloads_by_features(uint32_t features)
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 5dfacb1098..886adae42b 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,8 @@ static void vmxnet3_update_features(VMXNET3State *s)
                          s->lro_supported,
                          s->lro_supported,
                          0,
+                         0,
+                         0,
                          0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 1448d00afb..b5ccfbbffb 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typedef bool (HasVnetHdr)(NetClientState *);
 typedef bool (HasVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
 typedef bool (GetUsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *);
 typedef void (UsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *, bool);
-typedef void (SetOffload)(NetClientState *, int, int, int, int, int);
+typedef void (SetOffload)(NetClientState *, int, int, int, int, int, int, int);
 typedef int (GetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *);
 typedef void (SetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
 typedef int (SetVnetLE)(NetClientState *, bool);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ bool qemu_has_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
 bool qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc);
 void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable);
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
-                      int ecn, int ufo);
+                      int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6);
 int qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc);
 void qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
 int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le);
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 6492ad530e..543e6dec43 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -532,13 +532,13 @@ void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable)
 }
 
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
-                          int ecn, int ufo)
+                          int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
     if (!nc || !nc->info->set_offload) {
         return;
     }
 
-    nc->info->set_offload(nc, csum, tso4, tso6, ecn, ufo);
+    nc->info->set_offload(nc, csum, tso4, tso6, ecn, ufo, uso4, uso6);
 }
 
 int qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc)
diff --git a/net/tap-bsd.c b/net/tap-bsd.c
index 4c98fdd337..abd16a2ad2 100644
--- a/net/tap-bsd.c
+++ b/net/tap-bsd.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
 }
 
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
-                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index f54f308d35..30fcca1bc2 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
 }
 
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
-                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
     unsigned int offload = 0;
 
@@ -256,13 +256,22 @@ void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
             offload |= TUN_F_TSO_ECN;
         if (ufo)
             offload |= TUN_F_UFO;
+        if (uso4) {
+            offload |= TUN_F_USO4;
+        }
+        if (uso6) {
+            offload |= TUN_F_USO6;
+        }
     }
 
     if (ioctl(fd, TUNSETOFFLOAD, offload) != 0) {
-        offload &= ~TUN_F_UFO;
+        offload &= ~(TUN_F_USO4 | TUN_F_USO6);
         if (ioctl(fd, TUNSETOFFLOAD, offload) != 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "TUNSETOFFLOAD ioctl() failed: %s\n",
+            offload &= ~TUN_F_UFO;
+            if (ioctl(fd, TUNSETOFFLOAD, offload) != 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "TUNSETOFFLOAD ioctl() failed: %s\n",
                     strerror(errno));
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.h b/net/tap-linux.h
index bbbb62c2a7..9a58cecb7f 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.h
+++ b/net/tap-linux.h
@@ -50,5 +50,7 @@
 #define TUN_F_TSO6    0x04    /* I can handle TSO for IPv6 packets */
 #define TUN_F_TSO_ECN 0x08    /* I can handle TSO with ECN bits. */
 #define TUN_F_UFO     0x10    /* I can handle UFO packets */
+#define TUN_F_USO4    0x20    /* I can handle USO for IPv4 packets */
+#define TUN_F_USO6    0x40    /* I can handle USO for IPv6 packets */
 
 #endif /* QEMU_TAP_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/net/tap-solaris.c b/net/tap-solaris.c
index 38e15028bf..a617a10e5c 100644
--- a/net/tap-solaris.c
+++ b/net/tap-solaris.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
 }
 
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
-                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tap-stub.c b/net/tap-stub.c
index a0fa25804b..ac8dfc03b4 100644
--- a/net/tap-stub.c
+++ b/net/tap-stub.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
 }
 
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
-                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                        int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tap-win32.c b/net/tap-win32.c
index f327d62ab0..7b8b4be02c 100644
--- a/net/tap-win32.c
+++ b/net/tap-win32.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void tap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool using_vnet_hdr)
 }
 
 static void tap_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4,
-                     int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                     int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 1bf085d422..14ea4ef26f 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ static int tap_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be)
 }
 
 static void tap_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4,
-                     int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
+                     int tso6, int ecn, int ufo, int uso4, int uso6)
 {
     TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
     if (s->fd < 0) {
         return;
     }
 
-    tap_fd_set_offload(s->fd, csum, tso4, tso6, ecn, ufo);
+    tap_fd_set_offload(s->fd, csum, tso4, tso6, ecn, ufo, uso4, uso6);
 }
 
 static void tap_exit_notify(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static TAPState *net_tap_fd_init(NetClientState *peer,
     s->using_vnet_hdr = false;
     s->has_ufo = tap_probe_has_ufo(s->fd);
     s->enabled = true;
-    tap_set_offload(&s->nc, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+    tap_set_offload(&s->nc, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     /*
      * Make sure host header length is set correctly in tap:
      * it might have been modified by another instance of qemu.
diff --git a/net/tap_int.h b/net/tap_int.h
index 547f8a5a28..d8861d81ba 100644
--- a/net/tap_int.h
+++ b/net/tap_int.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ void tap_set_sndbuf(int fd, const NetdevTapOptions *tap, Error **errp);
 int tap_probe_vnet_hdr(int fd, Error **errp);
 int tap_probe_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
 int tap_probe_has_ufo(int fd);
-void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn, int ufo);
+void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn, int ufo,
+                        int uso4, int uso6);
 void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
 int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int vnet_is_le);
 int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int vnet_is_be);
