diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/http_api.rs b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/http_api.rs
index ee9dd62f1..b7f38994f 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/http_api.rs
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/http_api.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ impl RequestHandler for StubApiRequestHandler {
                 },
                 balloon: None,
                 fs: None,
+                generic_vhost_user: None,
                 pmem: None,
                 serial: ConsoleConfig {
                     file: None,
@@ -254,6 +255,13 @@ impl RequestHandler for StubApiRequestHandler {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
+    fn vm_add_generic_vhost_user(
+        &mut self,
+        _: GenericVhostUserConfig,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, VmError> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
     fn vm_add_pmem(&mut self, _: PmemConfig) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, VmError> {
         Ok(None)
     }
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs b/vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs
index e463a2081..15ebfd2f9 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ use crate::api::VmCoredump;
 use crate::api::http::http_endpoint::fds_helper::{attach_fds_to_cfg, attach_fds_to_cfgs};
 use crate::api::http::{EndpointHandler, HttpError, error_response};
 use crate::api::{
-    AddDisk, ApiAction, ApiError, ApiRequest, NetConfig, VmAddDevice, VmAddFs, VmAddNet, VmAddPmem,
-    VmAddUserDevice, VmAddVdpa, VmAddVsock, VmBoot, VmConfig, VmCounters, VmDelete, VmNmi, VmPause,
-    VmPowerButton, VmReboot, VmReceiveMigration, VmRemoveDevice, VmResize, VmResizeDisk,
-    VmResizeZone, VmRestore, VmResume, VmSendMigration, VmShutdown, VmSnapshot,
+    AddDisk, ApiAction, ApiError, ApiRequest, NetConfig, VmAddDevice, VmAddFs,
+    VmAddGenericVhostUser, VmAddNet, VmAddPmem, VmAddUserDevice, VmAddVdpa, VmAddVsock, VmBoot,
+    VmConfig, VmCounters, VmDelete, VmNmi, VmPause, VmPowerButton, VmReboot, VmReceiveMigration,
+    VmRemoveDevice, VmResize, VmResizeDisk, VmResizeZone, VmRestore, VmResume, VmSendMigration,
+    VmShutdown, VmSnapshot,
 };
 use crate::config::RestoreConfig;
 use crate::cpu::Error as CpuError;
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ vm_action_put_handler!(VmNmi);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddDevice);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(AddDisk);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddFs);
+vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddGenericVhostUser);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddPmem);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddVdpa);
 vm_action_put_handler_body!(VmAddVsock);
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs b/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
index 2aa52e8e3..3461c08af 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ use self::http_endpoint::{VmActionHandler, VmCreate, VmInfo, VmmPing, VmmShutdow
 #[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", feature = "guest_debug"))]
 use crate::api::VmCoredump;
 use crate::api::{
-    AddDisk, ApiError, ApiRequest, VmAddDevice, VmAddFs, VmAddNet, VmAddPmem, VmAddUserDevice,
-    VmAddVdpa, VmAddVsock, VmBoot, VmCounters, VmDelete, VmNmi, VmPause, VmPowerButton, VmReboot,
-    VmReceiveMigration, VmRemoveDevice, VmResize, VmResizeDisk, VmResizeZone, VmRestore, VmResume,
-    VmSendMigration, VmShutdown, VmSnapshot,
+    AddDisk, ApiError, ApiRequest, VmAddDevice, VmAddFs, VmAddGenericVhostUser, VmAddNet,
+    VmAddPmem, VmAddUserDevice, VmAddVdpa, VmAddVsock, VmBoot, VmCounters, VmDelete, VmNmi,
+    VmPause, VmPowerButton, VmReboot, VmReceiveMigration, VmRemoveDevice, VmResize, VmResizeDisk,
+    VmResizeZone, VmRestore, VmResume, VmSendMigration, VmShutdown, VmSnapshot,
 };
 use crate::landlock::Landlock;
 use crate::seccomp_filters::{Thread, get_seccomp_filter};
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ pub static HTTP_ROUTES: LazyLock<HttpRoutes> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         endpoint!("/vm.add-fs"),
         Box::new(VmActionHandler::new(&VmAddFs)),
     );
+    r.routes.insert(
+        endpoint!("/vm.add-generic-vhost-user"),
+        Box::new(VmActionHandler::new(&VmAddGenericVhostUser)),
+    );
     r.routes.insert(
         endpoint!("/vm.add-net"),
         Box::new(VmActionHandler::new(&VmAddNet)),
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
index 629a6800d..499218c7a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
+++ b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
@@ -277,6 +277,28 @@ paths:
         500:
           description: The new device could not be added to the VM instance.
 
+  /vm.add-generic-vhost-user:
+    put:
+      summary: Add a new generic vhost-user device to the VM
+      requestBody:
+        description: The details of the new generic vhost-user device
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/GenericVhostUserConfig"
+        required: true
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: The new device was successfully added to the VM instance.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/PciDeviceInfo"
+        204:
+          description: The new device was successfully (cold) added to the VM instance.
+        500:
+          description: The new device could not be added to the VM instance.
+
   /vm.add-pmem:
     put:
       summary: Add a new pmem device to the VM
@@ -603,6 +625,10 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/FsConfig"
+        generic-vhost-user:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/GenericVhostUserConfig"
         pmem:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -1057,6 +1083,26 @@ components:
         id:
           type: string
 
+    GenericVhostUserConfig:
+      required:
+        - queue_sizes
+        - socket
+        - tag
+        - virtio_id
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        socket:
+          type: string
+        queue_size:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: uint16
+        pci_segment:
+          type: integer
+          format: int16
+        virtio_id:
+          type: uint32
+
     PmemConfig:
       required:
         - file