diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/mod.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/mod.rs
index 2cecb3e6f..ff7b44fda 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/mod.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/mod.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::{
-    VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER, VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA, VIRTIO_F_ORDER_PLATFORM,
-    VIRTIO_F_RING_EVENT_IDX, VIRTIO_F_RING_INDIRECT_DESC, VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1,
+    EpollHelper, EpollHelperError, EpollHelperHandler, Queue, VirtioInterrupt,
+    EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST, VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER, VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA,
+    VIRTIO_F_ORDER_PLATFORM, VIRTIO_F_RING_EVENT_IDX, VIRTIO_F_RING_INDIRECT_DESC,
+    VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1,
 };
 use std::io;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc, Barrier, Mutex};
 use vhost::vhost_user::message::VhostUserVirtioFeatures;
+use vhost::vhost_user::Master;
 use vhost::Error as VhostError;
-use vm_memory::Error as MmapError;
+use vm_memory::{Error as MmapError, GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
+use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
+use vu_common_ctrl::{connect_vhost_user, reinitialize_vhost_user};
 
 pub mod blk;
 pub mod fs;
@@ -114,3 +122,110 @@ pub const DEFAULT_VIRTIO_FEATURES: u64 = 1 << VIRTIO_F_RING_INDIRECT_DESC
     | 1 << VIRTIO_F_ORDER_PLATFORM
     | 1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA
     | VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits();
+
+const HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT: u16 = EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST + 1;
+
+pub struct ReconnectEpollHandler {
+    pub vu: Arc<Mutex<Master>>,
+    pub mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
+    pub kill_evt: EventFd,
+    pub pause_evt: EventFd,
+    pub queues: Vec<Queue>,
+    pub queue_evts: Vec<EventFd>,
+    pub virtio_interrupt: Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>,
+    pub acked_features: u64,
+    pub acked_protocol_features: u64,
+    pub socket_path: String,
+    pub server: bool,
+}
+
+impl ReconnectEpollHandler {
+    pub fn run(
+        &mut self,
+        paused: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+        paused_sync: Arc<Barrier>,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<(), EpollHelperError> {
+        let mut helper = EpollHelper::new(&self.kill_evt, &self.pause_evt)?;
+        helper.add_event_custom(
+            self.vu.lock().unwrap().as_raw_fd(),
+            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
+            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
+        )?;
+        helper.run(paused, paused_sync, self)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn reconnect(&mut self, helper: &mut EpollHelper) -> std::result::Result<(), EpollHelperError> {
+        helper.del_event_custom(
+            self.vu.lock().unwrap().as_raw_fd(),
+            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
+            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
+        )?;
+
+        let mut vhost_user = connect_vhost_user(
+            self.server,
+            &self.socket_path,
+            self.queues.len() as u64,
+            true,
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            EpollHelperError::IoError(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!("failed connecting vhost-user backend{:?}", e),
+            ))
+        })?;
+
+        // Initialize the backend
+        reinitialize_vhost_user(
+            &mut vhost_user,
+            self.mem.memory().deref(),
+            self.queues.clone(),
+            self.queue_evts
+                .iter()
+                .map(|q| q.try_clone().unwrap())
+                .collect(),
+            &self.virtio_interrupt,
+            self.acked_features,
+            self.acked_protocol_features,
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            EpollHelperError::IoError(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!("failed reconnecting vhost-user backend{:?}", e),
+            ))
+        })?;
+
+        helper.add_event_custom(
+            vhost_user.as_raw_fd(),
+            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
+            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
+        )?;
+
+        // Update vhost-user reference
+        let mut vu = self.vu.lock().unwrap();
+        *vu = vhost_user;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl EpollHelperHandler for ReconnectEpollHandler {
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, helper: &mut EpollHelper, event: &epoll::Event) -> bool {
+        let ev_type = event.data as u16;
+        match ev_type {
+            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT => {
+                if let Err(e) = self.reconnect(helper) {
+                    error!("failed to reconnect vhost-user backend: {:?}", e);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                error!("Unknown event for vhost-user reconnection thread");
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
index ae91f50a3..ba0745a6a 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright 2019 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use super::super::{
-    ActivateError, ActivateResult, EpollHelper, EpollHelperError, EpollHelperHandler, Queue,
-    VirtioCommon, VirtioDevice, VirtioDeviceType, EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST,
-};
-use super::vu_common_ctrl::{
-    add_memory_region, connect_vhost_user, negotiate_features_vhost_user, reinitialize_vhost_user,
-    reset_vhost_user, setup_vhost_user, update_mem_table, VhostUserConfig,
-};
-use super::{Error, Result};
 use crate::seccomp_filters::{get_seccomp_filter, Thread};
-use crate::{VirtioInterrupt, VIRTIO_F_RING_EVENT_IDX, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1};
+use crate::vhost_user::vu_common_ctrl::{
+    add_memory_region, connect_vhost_user, negotiate_features_vhost_user, reset_vhost_user,
+    setup_vhost_user, update_mem_table, VhostUserConfig,
+};
+use crate::vhost_user::{Error, ReconnectEpollHandler, Result};
+use crate::{
+    ActivateError, ActivateResult, EpollHelper, EpollHelperError, EpollHelperHandler, Queue,
+    VirtioCommon, VirtioDevice, VirtioDeviceType, VirtioInterrupt, EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST,
+    VIRTIO_F_RING_EVENT_IDX, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1,
+};
 use net_util::{build_net_config_space, CtrlQueue, MacAddr, VirtioNetConfig};
 use seccomp::{SeccompAction, SeccompFilter};
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -92,115 +92,6 @@ impl EpollHelperHandler for NetCtrlEpollHandler {
     }
 }
 
-/// Reconnection thread
-// Event meaning the connection was closed.
-const HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT: u16 = EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST + 1;
-
-pub struct ReconnectEpollHandler {
-    pub vu: Arc<Mutex<Master>>,
-    pub mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    pub kill_evt: EventFd,
-    pub pause_evt: EventFd,
-    pub queues: Vec<Queue>,
-    pub queue_evts: Vec<EventFd>,
-    pub virtio_interrupt: Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>,
-    pub acked_features: u64,
-    pub acked_protocol_features: u64,
-    pub socket_path: String,
-    pub server: bool,
-}
-
-impl ReconnectEpollHandler {
-    pub fn run(
-        &mut self,
-        paused: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-        paused_sync: Arc<Barrier>,
-    ) -> std::result::Result<(), EpollHelperError> {
-        let mut helper = EpollHelper::new(&self.kill_evt, &self.pause_evt)?;
-        helper.add_event_custom(
-            self.vu.lock().unwrap().as_raw_fd(),
-            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
-            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
-        )?;
-        helper.run(paused, paused_sync, self)?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn reconnect(&mut self, helper: &mut EpollHelper) -> std::result::Result<(), EpollHelperError> {
-        helper.del_event_custom(
-            self.vu.lock().unwrap().as_raw_fd(),
-            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
-            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
-        )?;
-
-        let mut vhost_user_net = connect_vhost_user(
-            self.server,
-            &self.socket_path,
-            self.queues.len() as u64,
-            true,
-        )
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            EpollHelperError::IoError(std::io::Error::new(
-                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                format!("failed connecting vhost-user backend{:?}", e),
-            ))
-        })?;
-
-        // Initialize the backend
-        reinitialize_vhost_user(
-            &mut vhost_user_net,
-            self.mem.memory().deref(),
-            self.queues.clone(),
-            self.queue_evts
-                .iter()
-                .map(|q| q.try_clone().unwrap())
-                .collect(),
-            &self.virtio_interrupt,
-            self.acked_features,
-            self.acked_protocol_features,
-        )
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            EpollHelperError::IoError(std::io::Error::new(
-                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                format!("failed reconnecting vhost-user backend{:?}", e),
-            ))
-        })?;
-
-        helper.add_event_custom(
-            vhost_user_net.as_raw_fd(),
-            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT,
-            epoll::Events::EPOLLHUP,
-        )?;
-
-        // Update vhost-user reference
-        let mut vu = self.vu.lock().unwrap();
-        *vu = vhost_user_net;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl EpollHelperHandler for ReconnectEpollHandler {
-    fn handle_event(&mut self, helper: &mut EpollHelper, event: &epoll::Event) -> bool {
-        let ev_type = event.data as u16;
-        match ev_type {
-            HUP_CONNECTION_EVENT => {
-                if let Err(e) = self.reconnect(helper) {
-                    error!("failed to reconnect vhost-user-net backend: {:?}", e);
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {
-                error!("Unknown event for vhost-user-net reconnection thread");
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        false
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct Net {
     common: VirtioCommon,
     id: String,