diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index 1ee05b46ee..05ce7b5684 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -90,27 +90,39 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_set_config(VirtIODevice *vdev, const uint8_t *config)
     s->blkcfg.wce = blkcfg->wce;
 }
 
+static int vhost_user_blk_sync_config(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VHostUserBlk *s = VHOST_USER_BLK(vdev);
+
+    ret = vhost_dev_get_config(&s->dev, (uint8_t *)&s->blkcfg,
+                               vdev->config_len, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(vdev->config, &s->blkcfg, vdev->config_len);
+    virtio_notify_config(vdev);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int vhost_user_blk_handle_config_change(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
     int ret;
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = dev->vdev;
-    VHostUserBlk *s = VHOST_USER_BLK(dev->vdev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!dev->started) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ret = vhost_dev_get_config(dev, (uint8_t *)&s->blkcfg,
-                               vdev->config_len, &local_err);
+    ret = vhost_user_blk_sync_config(DEVICE(dev->vdev), &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_report_err(local_err);
         return ret;
     }
 
-    memcpy(dev->vdev->config, &s->blkcfg, vdev->config_len);
-    virtio_notify_config(dev->vdev);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -580,6 +592,7 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     device_class_set_props(dc, vhost_user_blk_properties);
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_vhost_user_blk;
+    dc->sync_config = vhost_user_blk_sync_config;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = vhost_user_blk_device_realize;
     vdc->unrealize = vhost_user_blk_device_unrealize;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index edbc0daa18..dd4620462b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -2315,6 +2315,14 @@ static void virtio_pci_dc_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
     vpciklass->parent_dc_realize(qdev, errp);
 }
 
+static int virtio_pci_sync_config(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy = VIRTIO_PCI(dev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_bus_get_device(&proxy->bus);
+
+    return qdev_sync_config(DEVICE(vdev), errp);
+}
+
 static void virtio_pci_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -2331,6 +2339,7 @@ static void virtio_pci_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     device_class_set_parent_realize(dc, virtio_pci_dc_realize,
                                     &vpciklass->parent_dc_realize);
     rc->phases.hold = virtio_pci_bus_reset_hold;
+    dc->sync_config = virtio_pci_sync_config;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_pci_info = {
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index a27ef2eb24..6fa5bac86e 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ typedef void (*DeviceUnrealize)(DeviceState *dev);
 typedef void (*DeviceReset)(DeviceState *dev);
 typedef void (*BusRealize)(BusState *bus, Error **errp);
 typedef void (*BusUnrealize)(BusState *bus);
+typedef int (*DeviceSyncConfig)(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * struct DeviceClass - The base class for all devices.
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ struct DeviceClass {
     DeviceReset reset;
     DeviceRealize realize;
     DeviceUnrealize unrealize;
+    DeviceSyncConfig sync_config;
 
     /**
      * @vmsd: device state serialisation description for
@@ -555,6 +557,7 @@ bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
  */
 HotplugHandler *qdev_get_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev);
 void qdev_unplug(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
+int qdev_sync_config(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 void qdev_simple_device_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                   DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 void qdev_machine_creation_done(void);
diff --git a/qapi/qdev.json b/qapi/qdev.json
index fa80694735..2468f8bddf 100644
--- a/qapi/qdev.json
+++ b/qapi/qdev.json
@@ -315,3 +315,17 @@
 # Since: 8.2
 ##
 { 'event': 'X_DEVICE_ON', 'data': 'DeviceAndPath' }
+
+##
+# @x-device-sync-config:
+#
+# Sync config from backend to the guest.
+#
+# @id: the device's ID or QOM path
+#
+# Returns: Nothing on success
+#          If @id is not a valid device, DeviceNotFound
+#
+# Since: 8.2
+##
+{ 'command': 'x-device-sync-config', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
diff --git a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
index 19c31446d8..b6da24389f 100644
--- a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -987,6 +987,29 @@ HotplugInfo *qmp_x_query_hotplug(const char *id, Error **errp)
     return hotplug_handler_get_state(hotplug_ctrl, dev, errp);
 }
 
+int qdev_sync_config(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+
+    if (!dc->sync_config) {
+        error_setg(errp, "device-sync-config is not supported for '%s'",
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    return dc->sync_config(dev, errp);
+}
+
+void qmp_x_device_sync_config(const char *id, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = find_device_state(id, errp);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qdev_sync_config(dev, errp);
+}
+
 void hmp_device_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
