diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 0740d2529eae7acc781ee6390d90eaeafa9565cb..18f9557d1832748ec9144eda67f5602003fdb6ed 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -8667,7 +8667,11 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
     <h3><a id="vsock">Vsock</a></h3>
 
     <p>A vsock host/guest interface. The <code>model</code> attribute
-    defaults to <code>virtio</code>.
+    defaults to <code>virtio</code>. <span class="since">Since 5.2.0</span>
+    <code>model</code> can also be 'virtio-transitional' and
+    'virtio-non-transitional', see
+    <a href="#elementsVirtioTransitional">Virtio transitional devices</a>
+    for more details.
     The optional attribute <code>address</code> of the <code>cid</code>
     element specifies the CID assigned to the guest. If the attribute
     <code>auto</code> is set to <code>yes</code>, libvirt
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index ae90f60a70c43531a70baa88764a459c63b6da5c..f1c253fefb8d43b9def3ad5e0d53e2889ad11686 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4304,7 +4304,11 @@
     <element name="vsock">
       <optional>
         <attribute name="model">
-          <value>virtio</value>
+          <choice>
+            <value>virtio</value>
+            <value>virtio-transitional</value>
+            <value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
+          </choice>
         </attribute>
       </optional>
       <interleave>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index a37c71007f5d536aba943ca6480dc212a69594be..4c6a63f63afe9feacdad273746d514abe7feb1c0 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -996,6 +996,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainIOMMUModel, VIR_DOMAIN_IOMMU_MODEL_LAST,
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainVsockModel, VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_LAST,
               "default",
               "virtio",
+              "virtio-transitional",
+              "virtio-non-transitional",
 );
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainDiskDiscard, VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DISCARD_LAST,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 4bce829c674633b68c739d8904f95d7a98890085..c43101a8ff5df69a616913b2686e1052f97a5bb8 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2434,6 +2434,8 @@ struct _virDomainIOMMUDef {
 typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_DEFAULT,
     VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_LAST
 } virDomainVsockModel;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index d17bf7306d470bc72b70a36e60adb089e36b871f..edcc3b9bdc392f73b7cba510d741a858a1e18fe3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@ qemuBuildVirtioDevStr(virBufferPtr buf,
             has_ntmodel = device.data.memballoon->model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
             break;
 
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VSOCK:
+            has_tmodel = device.data.vsock->model == VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL;
+            has_ntmodel = device.data.vsock->model == VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            break;
+
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LEASE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_INPUT:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SOUND:
@@ -525,7 +530,6 @@ qemuBuildVirtioDevStr(virBufferPtr buf,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_PANIC:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMORY:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_IOMMU:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VSOCK:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LAST:
         default:
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index 8ee64ded326139d6f718453b2e2651ac58a8ac55..4e0a7eb3fd0524f47837d2ebafaa3fcfe9b105e8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -974,7 +974,19 @@ qemuDomainDeviceCalculatePCIConnectFlags(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
         break;
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VSOCK:
-        return virtioFlags;
+        switch ((virDomainVsockModel) dev->data.vsock->model) {
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL:
+            /* Transitional devices only work in conventional PCI slots */
+            return pciFlags;
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL:
+            return virtioFlags;
+
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_DEFAULT:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_VSOCK_MODEL_LAST:
+            return 0;
+        }
+        break;
 
         /* These devices don't ever connect with PCI */
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_NVRAM:
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index 30e8e4244eba0729738b597629553980310e21c0..97df54dd77c28b1341cadfbec79cd79a147b8f53 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xe,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x6 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xf,chassis=8,id=pci.8,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x7 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,scsi=off,bus=pci.3,\
 addr=0x0,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -49,4 +50,6 @@ bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
 id=rng0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,\
+guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.7,addr=0x0 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index dbf7a4ef15bca327eded78a400c3364ca79de48e..2a73798ee2e713bb6417a1e52d74028a0fe5c2ac 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xe,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x6 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xf,chassis=8,id=pci.8,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x7 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci-non-transitional,scsi=off,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0,\
 drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -47,4 +48,6 @@ id=hostdev0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
 -device virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci-non-transitional,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,\
+bus=pci.7,addr=0x0 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 39c5e1645a4569476df5e9187d95195a677c3a22..0f691cea3bcc8bc79332f48918fadb971aab6e23 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
     </filesystem>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio-non-transitional'/>
+    <vsock model='virtio-non-transitional'>
+      <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
+    </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index b7cb3048910857d932c73930c10770e74c7c7f52..c3df97ca86767fee4ce89bdecda35aa594fb259e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ bus=pci.2,addr=0x5 \
 id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x6 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,\
+guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.2,addr=0x7 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index 77332549bfbe37ea84f45a29da26a6439c3062b2..f3a4e0804e5141b95953b169259838cd3f6f34db 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ id=hostdev0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x4 \
 -device virtio-rng-pci-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x6 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci-transitional,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,\
+bus=pci.2,addr=0x7 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 7b815979cbc69a2863b726d9e42d5b4ffceee0d0..d10c917a356ba4e96fb263ff708b6bea19a92045 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
     </filesystem>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio-transitional'/>
+    <vsock model='virtio-transitional'>
+      <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
+    </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 721dccbaef4715fc671eb1b9448c42618bd4b36c..9f05de5089816a944d2a2ed52c8b1b388f346b48 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
       <target chassis='7' port='0xe'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x6'/>
     </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='8' model='pcie-root-port'>
+      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
+      <target chassis='8' port='0xf'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x7'/>
+    </controller>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <source dir='/export/fs1'/>
       <target dir='fs1'/>
@@ -83,5 +88,9 @@
       <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </rng>
+    <vsock model='virtio-non-transitional'>
+      <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x07' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
+    </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 2402c5f2278fdd6f2206e08311a7164bea252a8f..0d99aa2ded193ad555ecc4d7d955218262a27b39 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -62,5 +62,9 @@
       <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
     </rng>
+    <vsock model='virtio-transitional'>
+      <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
+    </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index b99f2d75835731f490ad8df87e26579aadc500d9..5f78d82478da7e5fe98a841a06bc74f2dca01799 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -1259,13 +1259,15 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCIE_PCI_BRIDGE,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCIE_ROOT_PORT,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG,
-            QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_PCI_DISABLE_LEGACY);
+            QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_PCI_DISABLE_LEGACY,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_VSOCK);
     DO_TEST("virtio-non-transitional",
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIDEO_PRIMARY,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCIE_PCI_BRIDGE,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCIE_ROOT_PORT,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG,
-            QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_PCI_DISABLE_LEGACY);
+            QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_PCI_DISABLE_LEGACY,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_VSOCK);
 
     if (getenv("LIBVIRT_SKIP_CLEANUP") == NULL)
         virFileDeleteTree(fakerootdir);