diff --git a/cloud-hypervisor/src/bin/ch-remote.rs b/cloud-hypervisor/src/bin/ch-remote.rs
index fd48ffab1..6939eaa38 100644
--- a/cloud-hypervisor/src/bin/ch-remote.rs
+++ b/cloud-hypervisor/src/bin/ch-remote.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use option_parser::{ByteSized, ByteSizedParseError};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use vmm::config::RestoreConfig;
 use vmm::vm_config::{
-    DeviceConfig, DiskConfig, FsConfig, NetConfig, PmemConfig, UserDeviceConfig, VdpaConfig,
-    VsockConfig,
+    DeviceConfig, DiskConfig, FsConfig, GenericVhostUserConfig, NetConfig, PmemConfig,
+    UserDeviceConfig, VdpaConfig, VsockConfig,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "dbus_api")]
 use zbus::{proxy, zvariant::Optional};
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ enum Error {
     AddDiskConfig(#[source] vmm::config::Error),
     #[error("Error parsing filesystem syntax")]
     AddFsConfig(#[source] vmm::config::Error),
+    #[error("Error parsing generic vhost-user syntax")]
+    AddGenericVhostUserConfig(#[source] vmm::config::Error),
     #[error("Error parsing persistent memory syntax")]
     AddPmemConfig(#[source] vmm::config::Error),
     #[error("Error parsing network syntax")]
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@ trait DBusApi1 {
     fn vm_add_device(&self, device_config: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
     fn vm_add_disk(&self, disk_config: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
     fn vm_add_fs(&self, fs_config: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
+    fn vm_add_generic_vhost_user(
+        &self,
+        generic_vhost_user_config: &str,
+    ) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
     fn vm_add_net(&self, net_config: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
     fn vm_add_pmem(&self, pmem_config: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
     fn vm_add_user_device(&self, vm_add_user_device: &str) -> zbus::Result<Optional<String>>;
@@ -155,6 +161,10 @@ impl<'a> DBusApi1ProxyBlocking<'a> {
         self.print_response(self.vm_add_fs(fs_config))
     }
 
+    fn api_vm_add_generic_vhost_user(&self, generic_vhost_user_config: &str) -> ApiResult {
+        self.print_response(self.vm_add_generic_vhost_user(generic_vhost_user_config))
+    }
+
     fn api_vm_add_net(&self, net_config: &str) -> ApiResult {
         self.print_response(self.vm_add_net(net_config))
     }
@@ -398,6 +408,22 @@ fn rest_api_do_command(matches: &ArgMatches, socket: &mut UnixStream) -> ApiResu
             simple_api_command(socket, "PUT", "add-fs", Some(&fs_config))
                 .map_err(Error::HttpApiClient)
         }
+        Some("add-generic-vhost-user") => {
+            let device_config = add_generic_vhost_user_config(
+                matches
+                    .subcommand_matches("add-generic-vhost-user")
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .get_one::<String>("generic_vhost_user_config")
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )?;
+            simple_api_command(
+                socket,
+                "PUT",
+                "add-generic-vhost-user",
+                Some(&device_config),
+            )
+            .map_err(Error::HttpApiClient)
+        }
         Some("add-pmem") => {
             let pmem_config = add_pmem_config(
                 matches
@@ -620,6 +646,16 @@ fn dbus_api_do_command(matches: &ArgMatches, proxy: &DBusApi1ProxyBlocking<'_>)
             )?;
             proxy.api_vm_add_fs(&fs_config)
         }
+        Some("add-generic-vhost-user") => {
+            let generic_vhost_user_config = add_generic_vhost_user_config(
+                matches
+                    .subcommand_matches("add-generic-vhost-user")
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .get_one::<String>("generic_vhost_user_config")
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )?;
+            proxy.api_vm_add_generic_vhost_user(&generic_vhost_user_config)
+        }
         Some("add-pmem") => {
             let pmem_config = add_pmem_config(
                 matches
@@ -835,6 +871,14 @@ fn add_fs_config(config: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
     Ok(fs_config)
 }
 
+fn add_generic_vhost_user_config(config: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    let generic_vhost_user_config =
+        GenericVhostUserConfig::parse(config).map_err(Error::AddGenericVhostUserConfig)?;
+    let generic_vhost_user_config = serde_json::to_string(&generic_vhost_user_config).unwrap();
+
+    Ok(generic_vhost_user_config)
+}
+
 fn add_pmem_config(config: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
     let pmem_config = PmemConfig::parse(config).map_err(Error::AddPmemConfig)?;
     let pmem_config = serde_json::to_string(&pmem_config).unwrap();
@@ -981,6 +1025,13 @@ fn get_cli_commands_sorted() -> Box<[Command]> {
                     .index(1)
                     .help(vmm::vm_config::FsConfig::SYNTAX),
             ),
+        Command::new("add-generic-vhost-user")
+            .about("Add generic vhost-user device")
+            .arg(
+                Arg::new("generic_vhost_user_config")
+                    .index(1)
+                    .help(vmm::vm_config::GenericVhostUserConfig::SYNTAX),
+            ),
         Command::new("add-net")
             .about("Add network device")
             .arg(Arg::new("net_config").index(1).help(NetConfig::SYNTAX)),