diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
index 782b1d67d9..88c8ecc9e0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
@@ -156,6 +156,28 @@ static int vhost_kernel_set_features(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     return vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_SET_FEATURES, &features);
 }
 
+static int vhost_kernel_set_backend_cap(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    uint64_t features;
+    uint64_t f = 0x1ULL << VHOST_BACKEND_F_IOTLB_MSG_V2;
+    int r;
+
+    if (vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_GET_BACKEND_FEATURES, &features)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    features &= f;
+    r = vhost_kernel_call(dev, VHOST_SET_BACKEND_FEATURES,
+                              &features);
+    if (r) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    dev->backend_cap = features;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int vhost_kernel_get_features(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      uint64_t *features)
 {
@@ -195,34 +217,65 @@ static int vhost_kernel_vsock_set_running(struct vhost_dev *dev, int start)
 static void vhost_kernel_iotlb_read(void *opaque)
 {
     struct vhost_dev *dev = opaque;
-    struct vhost_msg msg;
     ssize_t len;
 
-    while ((len = read((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg)) > 0) {
-        if (len < sizeof msg) {
-            error_report("Wrong vhost message len: %d", (int)len);
-            break;
+    if (dev->backend_cap &
+        (0x1ULL << VHOST_BACKEND_F_IOTLB_MSG_V2)) {
+        struct vhost_msg_v2 msg;
+
+        while ((len = read((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg)) > 0) {
+            if (len < sizeof msg) {
+                error_report("Wrong vhost message len: %d", (int)len);
+                break;
+            }
+            if (msg.type != VHOST_IOTLB_MSG_V2) {
+                error_report("Unknown vhost iotlb message type");
+                break;
+            }
+
+            vhost_backend_handle_iotlb_msg(dev, &msg.iotlb);
         }
-        if (msg.type != VHOST_IOTLB_MSG) {
-            error_report("Unknown vhost iotlb message type");
-            break;
+    } else {
+        struct vhost_msg msg;
+
+        while ((len = read((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg)) > 0) {
+            if (len < sizeof msg) {
+                error_report("Wrong vhost message len: %d", (int)len);
+                break;
+            }
+            if (msg.type != VHOST_IOTLB_MSG) {
+                error_report("Unknown vhost iotlb message type");
+                break;
+            }
+
+            vhost_backend_handle_iotlb_msg(dev, &msg.iotlb);
         }
-
-        vhost_backend_handle_iotlb_msg(dev, &msg.iotlb);
     }
 }
 
 static int vhost_kernel_send_device_iotlb_msg(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                               struct vhost_iotlb_msg *imsg)
 {
-    struct vhost_msg msg;
+    if (dev->backend_cap & (1ULL << VHOST_BACKEND_F_IOTLB_MSG_V2)) {
+        struct vhost_msg_v2 msg;
 
-    msg.type = VHOST_IOTLB_MSG;
-    msg.iotlb = *imsg;
+        msg.type = VHOST_IOTLB_MSG_V2;
+        msg.iotlb = *imsg;
 
-    if (write((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg) != sizeof msg) {
-        error_report("Fail to update device iotlb");
-        return -EFAULT;
+        if (write((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg) != sizeof msg) {
+            error_report("Fail to update device iotlb");
+            return -EFAULT;
+        }
+    } else {
+        struct vhost_msg msg;
+
+        msg.type = VHOST_IOTLB_MSG;
+        msg.iotlb = *imsg;
+
+        if (write((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, &msg, sizeof msg) != sizeof msg) {
+            error_report("Fail to update device iotlb");
+            return -EFAULT;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -260,6 +313,7 @@ static const VhostOps kernel_ops = {
                                 vhost_kernel_set_vring_busyloop_timeout,
         .vhost_set_features = vhost_kernel_set_features,
         .vhost_get_features = vhost_kernel_get_features,
+        .vhost_set_backend_cap = vhost_kernel_set_backend_cap,
         .vhost_set_owner = vhost_kernel_set_owner,
         .vhost_reset_device = vhost_kernel_reset_device,
         .vhost_get_vq_index = vhost_kernel_get_vq_index,
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 1a1384e7a6..e986bf53e4 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -818,7 +818,17 @@ static int vhost_dev_set_features(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     r = dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_features(dev, features);
     if (r < 0) {
         VHOST_OPS_DEBUG("vhost_set_features failed");
+        goto out;
     }
+    if (dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_backend_cap) {
+        r = dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_backend_cap(dev);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            VHOST_OPS_DEBUG("vhost_set_backend_cap failed");
+            goto out;
+        }
+    }
+
+out:
     return r < 0 ? -errno : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
index 8825bd278f..8a6f8e2a7a 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ typedef int (*vhost_set_features_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      uint64_t features);
 typedef int (*vhost_get_features_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      uint64_t *features);
+typedef int (*vhost_set_backend_cap_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 typedef int (*vhost_set_owner_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 typedef int (*vhost_reset_device_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 typedef int (*vhost_get_vq_index_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev, int idx);
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ typedef struct VhostOps {
     vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout_op vhost_set_vring_busyloop_timeout;
     vhost_set_features_op vhost_set_features;
     vhost_get_features_op vhost_get_features;
+    vhost_set_backend_cap_op vhost_set_backend_cap;
     vhost_set_owner_op vhost_set_owner;
     vhost_reset_device_op vhost_reset_device;
     vhost_get_vq_index_op vhost_get_vq_index;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index 767a95ec0b..94585067f7 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct vhost_dev {
     uint64_t backend_features;
     uint64_t protocol_features;
     uint64_t max_queues;
+    uint64_t backend_cap;
     bool started;
     bool log_enabled;
     uint64_t log_size;
