diff --git a/numa.c b/numa.c
index 53bd65a05df94a3418d378c19d609f19b7b06f8c..33572bfa74aa9877751630695ffcc93b9626c0ea 100644
--- a/numa.c
+++ b/numa.c
@@ -444,6 +444,17 @@ void parse_numa_opts(MachineState *ms)
     }
 }
 
+void qmp_set_numa_node(NumaOptions *cmd, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "The command is permitted only in '%s' state",
+                   RunState_str(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG));
+         return;
+    }
+
+    set_numa_options(MACHINE(qdev_get_machine()), cmd, errp);
+}
+
 void numa_cpu_pre_plug(const CPUArchId *slot, DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     int node_id = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(dev), "node-id", &error_abort);
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index b155db2642297bd18511ff670b8d12ab5565abad..02bb295c13338b18e919d073206d62870fd5f265 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -3510,3 +3510,17 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'x-oob-test', 'data' : { 'lock': 'bool' },
   'allow-oob': true }
+
+##
+# @set-numa-node:
+#
+# Runtime equivalent of '-numa' CLI option, available at
+# preconfigure stage to configure numa mapping before initializing
+# machine.
+#
+# Since 3.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'set-numa-node', 'boxed': true,
+  'data': 'NumaOptions',
+  'allow-preconfig': true
+}