diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
index 6fe74f7b362c9ef0a00cbc75f87700e6d927ca12..fa3ac73c47be82f32ae78b18ca679bd0b1b0067c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
@@ -712,11 +712,27 @@ struct vfio_irq_info {
 #define VFIO_IRQ_INFO_MASKABLE		(1 << 1)
 #define VFIO_IRQ_INFO_AUTOMASKED	(1 << 2)
 #define VFIO_IRQ_INFO_NORESIZE		(1 << 3)
+#define VFIO_IRQ_INFO_FLAG_CAPS		(1 << 4) /* Info supports caps */
 	__u32	index;		/* IRQ index */
 	__u32	count;		/* Number of IRQs within this index */
+	__u32	cap_offset;	/* Offset within info struct of first cap */
 };
 #define VFIO_DEVICE_GET_IRQ_INFO	_IO(VFIO_TYPE, VFIO_BASE + 9)
 
+/*
+ * The irq type capability allows IRQs unique to a specific device or
+ * class of devices to be exposed.
+ *
+ * The structures below define version 1 of this capability.
+ */
+#define VFIO_IRQ_INFO_CAP_TYPE      3
+
+struct vfio_irq_info_cap_type {
+	struct vfio_info_cap_header header;
+	__u32 type;     /* global per bus driver */
+	__u32 subtype;  /* type specific */
+};
+
 /**
  * VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS - _IOW(VFIO_TYPE, VFIO_BASE + 10, struct vfio_irq_set)
  *
@@ -818,7 +834,8 @@ enum {
 	VFIO_PCI_MSIX_IRQ_INDEX,
 	VFIO_PCI_ERR_IRQ_INDEX,
 	VFIO_PCI_REQ_IRQ_INDEX,
-	VFIO_PCI_NUM_IRQS
+	VFIO_PCI_NUM_IRQS = 5	/* Fixed user ABI, IRQ indexes >=5 use   */
+				/* device specific cap to define content */
 };
 
 /*