diff --git a/include/qemu/range.h b/include/qemu/range.h
index 350237212b6b982d9032106bbad85495dc052745..b76cc0df0933fb1fd6a2d788aa65b6d74c14076f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/range.h
+++ b/include/qemu/range.h
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_RANGE_H
 #define QEMU_RANGE_H
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+/*
+ * Operations on 64 bit address ranges.
+ * Notes:
+ *   - ranges must not wrap around 0, but can include the last byte ~0x0LL.
+ *   - this can not represent a full 0 to ~0x0LL range.
+ */
+
+/* A structure representing a range of addresses. */
+struct Range {
+    uint64_t begin; /* First byte of the range, or 0 if empty. */
+    uint64_t end;   /* 1 + the last byte. 0 if range empty or ends at ~0x0LL. */
+};
+typedef struct Range Range;
+
 /* Get last byte of a range from offset + length.
  * Undefined for ranges that wrap around 0. */
 static inline uint64_t range_get_last(uint64_t offset, uint64_t len)