diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index cae5ecab19cb0f7c47442f626c7f6fa9844f83f1..fb49ffcb2d47345b3a21e6bb0126b921d7411b1a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -729,6 +729,102 @@ void virtio_config_writel(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t data)
     }
 }
 
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readb(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint8_t val;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return (uint32_t)-1;
+    }
+
+    k->get_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+
+    val = ldub_p(vdev->config + addr);
+    return val;
+}
+
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readw(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint16_t val;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return (uint32_t)-1;
+    }
+
+    k->get_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+
+    val = lduw_le_p(vdev->config + addr);
+    return val;
+}
+
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readl(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint32_t val;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return (uint32_t)-1;
+    }
+
+    k->get_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+
+    val = ldl_le_p(vdev->config + addr);
+    return val;
+}
+
+void virtio_config_modern_writeb(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint8_t val = data;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    stb_p(vdev->config + addr, val);
+
+    if (k->set_config) {
+        k->set_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+    }
+}
+
+void virtio_config_modern_writew(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint16_t val = data;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    stw_le_p(vdev->config + addr, val);
+
+    if (k->set_config) {
+        k->set_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+    }
+}
+
+void virtio_config_modern_writel(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data)
+{
+    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    uint32_t val = data;
+
+    if (addr + sizeof(val) > vdev->config_len) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    stl_le_p(vdev->config + addr, val);
+
+    if (k->set_config) {
+        k->set_config(vdev, vdev->config);
+    }
+}
+
 void virtio_queue_set_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n, hwaddr addr)
 {
     vdev->vq[n].vring.desc = addr;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index b9e36f95d381f76c34e83724df24cdc579068503..473fb75e2881cce4917a98264e41924c7ffbe4a1 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ uint32_t virtio_config_readl(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
 void virtio_config_writeb(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
 void virtio_config_writew(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
 void virtio_config_writel(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readb(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readw(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
+uint32_t virtio_config_modern_readl(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
+void virtio_config_modern_writeb(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
+void virtio_config_modern_writew(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
+void virtio_config_modern_writel(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                                 uint32_t addr, uint32_t data);
 void virtio_queue_set_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n, hwaddr addr);
 hwaddr virtio_queue_get_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n);
 void virtio_queue_set_num(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n, int num);