diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
index 312953ec16..17b634d4ee 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-gpu-bswap.h"
 
 #include "ui/egl-helpers.h"
 
@@ -78,9 +79,24 @@ static void virgl_cmd_create_resource_3d(VirtIOGPU *g,
     virgl_renderer_resource_create(&args, NULL, 0);
 }
 
+static void virgl_resource_destroy(VirtIOGPU *g,
+                                   struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
+{
+    if (!res)
+        return;
+
+    QTAILQ_REMOVE(&g->reslist, res, next);
+
+    virtio_gpu_cleanup_mapping_iov(g, res->iov, res->iov_cnt);
+    g_free(res->addrs);
+
+    g_free(res);
+}
+
 static void virgl_cmd_resource_unref(VirtIOGPU *g,
                                      struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd)
 {
+    struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res;
     struct virtio_gpu_resource_unref unref;
     struct iovec *res_iovs = NULL;
     int num_iovs = 0;
@@ -88,13 +104,22 @@ static void virgl_cmd_resource_unref(VirtIOGPU *g,
     VIRTIO_GPU_FILL_CMD(unref);
     trace_virtio_gpu_cmd_res_unref(unref.resource_id);
 
+    res = virtio_gpu_find_resource(g, unref.resource_id);
+
     virgl_renderer_resource_detach_iov(unref.resource_id,
                                        &res_iovs,
                                        &num_iovs);
     if (res_iovs != NULL && num_iovs != 0) {
         virtio_gpu_cleanup_mapping_iov(g, res_iovs, num_iovs);
+        if (res) {
+            res->iov = NULL;
+            res->iov_cnt = 0;
+        }
     }
+
     virgl_renderer_resource_unref(unref.resource_id);
+
+    virgl_resource_destroy(g, res);
 }
 
 static void virgl_cmd_context_create(VirtIOGPU *g,
@@ -426,6 +451,183 @@ static void virgl_cmd_get_capset(VirtIOGPU *g,
     g_free(resp);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB
+
+static void virgl_cmd_resource_create_blob(VirtIOGPU *g,
+                                           struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd)
+{
+    struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res;
+    struct virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob cblob;
+    struct virgl_renderer_resource_create_blob_args virgl_args = { 0 };
+    int ret;
+
+    VIRTIO_GPU_FILL_CMD(cblob);
+    virtio_gpu_create_blob_bswap(&cblob);
+    trace_virtio_gpu_cmd_res_create_blob(cblob.resource_id, cblob.size);
+
+    if (cblob.resource_id == 0) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource id 0 is not allowed\n",
+                      __func__);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res = virtio_gpu_find_resource(g, cblob.resource_id);
+    if (res) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource already exists %d\n",
+                      __func__, cblob.resource_id);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res = g_new0(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource, 1);
+    if (!res) {
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res->resource_id = cblob.resource_id;
+    res->blob_size = cblob.size;
+
+    if (cblob.blob_mem != VIRTIO_GPU_BLOB_MEM_HOST3D) {
+        ret = virtio_gpu_create_mapping_iov(g, cblob.nr_entries, sizeof(cblob),
+                                            cmd, &res->addrs, &res->iov,
+                                            &res->iov_cnt);
+        if (!ret) {
+            g_free(res);
+            cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_UNSPEC;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&g->reslist, res, next);
+
+    virgl_args.res_handle = cblob.resource_id;
+    virgl_args.ctx_id = cblob.hdr.ctx_id;
+    virgl_args.blob_mem = cblob.blob_mem;
+    virgl_args.blob_id = cblob.blob_id;
+    virgl_args.blob_flags = cblob.blob_flags;
+    virgl_args.size = cblob.size;
+    virgl_args.iovecs = res->iov;
+    virgl_args.num_iovs = res->iov_cnt;
+
+    ret = virgl_renderer_resource_create_blob(&virgl_args);
+    if (ret) {
+        virgl_resource_destroy(g, res);
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: virgl blob create error: %s\n",
+                      __func__, strerror(-ret));
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_UNSPEC;
+    }
+}
+
+static void virgl_cmd_resource_map_blob(VirtIOGPU *g,
+                                        struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd)
+{
+    struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res;
+    struct virtio_gpu_resource_map_blob mblob;
+    int ret;
+    void *data;
+    uint64_t size;
+    struct virtio_gpu_resp_map_info resp;
+    VirtIOGPUBase *b = VIRTIO_GPU_BASE(g);
+
+    VIRTIO_GPU_FILL_CMD(mblob);
+    virtio_gpu_map_blob_bswap(&mblob);
+
+    if (mblob.resource_id == 0) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource id 0 is not allowed\n",
+                      __func__);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res = virtio_gpu_find_resource(g, mblob.resource_id);
+    if (!res) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource does not exist %d\n",
+                      __func__, mblob.resource_id);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (res->region) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource already mapped %d\n",
+		      __func__, mblob.resource_id);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ret = virgl_renderer_resource_map(res->resource_id, &data, &size);
+    if (ret) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource map error: %s\n",
+                      __func__, strerror(-ret));
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res->region = g_new0(MemoryRegion, 1);
+    if (!res->region) {
+        virgl_renderer_resource_unmap(res->resource_id);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+        return;
+    }
+    memory_region_init_ram_device_ptr(res->region, OBJECT(g), NULL, size, data);
+    OBJECT(res->region)->free = g_free;
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&b->hostmem, mblob.offset, res->region);
+    memory_region_set_enabled(res->region, true);
+
+    memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
+    resp.hdr.type = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_OK_MAP_INFO;
+    virgl_renderer_resource_get_map_info(mblob.resource_id, &resp.map_info);
+    virtio_gpu_ctrl_response(g, cmd, &resp.hdr, sizeof(resp));
+}
+
+static int virtio_gpu_virgl_resource_unmap(VirtIOGPU *g,
+                                           struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource
+                                           *res)
+{
+    VirtIOGPUBase *b = VIRTIO_GPU_BASE(g);
+
+    if (!res) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource already unmapped %d\n",
+                      __func__, res->resource_id);
+        return VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+    }
+
+    memory_region_set_enabled(res->region, false);
+    memory_region_del_subregion(&b->hostmem, res->region);
+    object_unparent(OBJECT(res->region));
+    res->region = NULL;
+
+    return virgl_renderer_resource_unmap(res->resource_id);
+}
+
+static void virgl_cmd_resource_unmap_blob(VirtIOGPU *g,
+                                          struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd)
+{
+    struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res;
+    struct virtio_gpu_resource_unmap_blob ublob;
+    VIRTIO_GPU_FILL_CMD(ublob);
+    virtio_gpu_unmap_blob_bswap(&ublob);
+
+    if (ublob.resource_id == 0) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource id 0 is not allowed\n",
+                      __func__);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    res = virtio_gpu_find_resource(g, ublob.resource_id);
+    if (!res) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: resource does not exist %d\n",
+                      __func__, ublob.resource_id);
+        cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    virtio_gpu_virgl_resource_unmap(g, res);
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB */
+
 void virtio_gpu_virgl_process_cmd(VirtIOGPU *g,
                                       struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd)
 {
@@ -492,6 +694,17 @@ void virtio_gpu_virgl_process_cmd(VirtIOGPU *g,
     case VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_GET_EDID:
         virtio_gpu_get_edid(g, cmd);
         break;
+#ifdef HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB
+    case VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_BLOB:
+        virgl_cmd_resource_create_blob(g, cmd);
+        break;
+    case VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_MAP_BLOB:
+        virgl_cmd_resource_map_blob(g, cmd);
+        break;
+    case VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNMAP_BLOB:
+        virgl_cmd_resource_unmap_blob(g, cmd);
+        break;
+#endif /* HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB */
     default:
         cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_UNSPEC;
         break;
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index 5b7a7eab4f..cc4c1f81bb 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -1367,10 +1367,12 @@ void virtio_gpu_device_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
             return;
         }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB
         if (virtio_gpu_virgl_enabled(g->parent_obj.conf)) {
-            error_setg(errp, "blobs and virgl are not compatible (yet)");
+            error_setg(errp, "Linked virglrenderer does not support blob resources");
             return;
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     if (!virtio_gpu_base_device_realize(qdev,
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index 55973e112f..b9adc28071 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource {
     int dmabuf_fd;
     uint8_t *remapped;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB
+    /* only blob resource needs this region to be mapped as guest mmio */
+    MemoryRegion *region;
+#endif
+
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(virtio_gpu_simple_resource) next;
 };
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ff20d3c249..f7b744ab82 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1072,6 +1072,10 @@ if not get_option('virglrenderer').auto() or have_system or have_vhost_user_gpu
                        cc.has_function('virgl_renderer_context_create_with_flags',
                                        prefix: '#include <virglrenderer.h>',
                                        dependencies: virgl))
+  config_host_data.set('HAVE_VIRGL_RESOURCE_BLOB',
+                       cc.has_function('virgl_renderer_resource_create_blob',
+                                       prefix: '#include <virglrenderer.h>',
+                                       dependencies: virgl))
 endif
 blkio = not_found
 if not get_option('blkio').auto() or have_block
