diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bc927af8c..7c03c0876 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1097,6 +1097,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iommufd-bindings"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fd7de3a04f6fd55f171a6682852f7aa360bb848a85e0c610513349e006b3c139"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "iommufd-ioctls"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4eabd3414d9c4e716c9a198fbfac484625f088c075605372daf037edfe336e18"
+dependencies = [
+ "iommufd-bindings",
+ "thiserror",
+ "vmm-sys-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnetwork"
 version = "0.20.0"
@@ -2291,6 +2308,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d4b1d98dff7f0d219278e406323e7eda4d426447bd203c7828189baf0d8c07b7"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
+ "iommufd-bindings",
+ "iommufd-ioctls",
  "kvm-bindings",
  "kvm-ioctls",
  "libc",
@@ -2521,6 +2540,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hypervisor",
  "igvm",
  "igvm_defs",
+ "iommufd-ioctls",
  "landlock",
  "libc",
  "linux-loader",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6ce471501..92a52f81a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # rust-vmm crates
 acpi_tables = "0.2.0"
+iommufd-ioctls = "0.1.0"
 kvm-bindings = "0.14.0"
 kvm-ioctls = "0.24.0"
 linux-loader = "0.13.2"
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index ab0278e6d..1fe5e0e47 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ ivshmem = ["devices/ivshmem"]
 kvm = [
   "arch/kvm",
   "hypervisor/kvm",
+  "iommufd-ioctls",
   "pci/kvm",
   "vfio-ioctls/kvm",
+  "vfio-ioctls/vfio_cdev",
   "virtio-devices/kvm",
   "vm-device/kvm",
 ]
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ hex = { version = "0.4.3", optional = true }
 hypervisor = { path = "../hypervisor" }
 igvm = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 igvm_defs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+iommufd-ioctls = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 landlock = "0.4.4"
 libc = { workspace = true }
 linux-loader = { workspace = true, features = ["bzimage", "elf", "pe"] }
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index edb8b76af..a797a7bc8 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ use event_monitor::event;
 use hypervisor::IoEventAddress;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 use hypervisor::arch::aarch64::regs::AARCH64_PMU_IRQ;
+#[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
+use iommufd_ioctls::IommuFd;
 use libc::{
     MAP_NORESERVE, MAP_PRIVATE, MAP_SHARED, O_TMPFILE, PROT_READ, PROT_WRITE, TCSANOW, tcsetattr,
     termios,
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ use seccompiler::SeccompAction;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracer::trace_scoped;
+#[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
+use vfio_ioctls::VfioIommufd;
 use vfio_ioctls::{VfioContainer, VfioDevice, VfioDeviceFd, VfioOps};
 use virtio_devices::transport::{VirtioPciDevice, VirtioPciDeviceActivator, VirtioTransport};
 use virtio_devices::vhost_user::VhostUserConfig;
@@ -361,6 +365,15 @@ pub enum DeviceManagerError {
     #[error("Error getting pty peer")]
     GetPtyPeer(#[source] vmm_sys_util::errno::Error),
 
+    /// Cannot create iommufd
+    #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
+    #[error("Cannot create iommufd")]
+    IommufdCreate(#[source] iommufd_ioctls::IommufdError),
+
+    /// iommufd is not supported
+    #[error("iommufd is not supported without the kvm feature")]
+    IommufdNotSupported,
+
     /// Cannot create a VFIO device
     #[error("Cannot create a VFIO device")]
     VfioCreate(#[source] vfio_ioctls::VfioError),
@@ -3803,9 +3816,31 @@ impl DeviceManager {
             .try_clone()
             .map_err(DeviceManagerError::VfioCreate)?;
 
-        Ok(Arc::new(
-            VfioContainer::new(Some(Arc::new(dup))).map_err(DeviceManagerError::VfioCreate)?,
-        ))
+        let iommufd = self
+            .config
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .platform
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|p| p.iommufd);
+
+        if iommufd {
+            #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
+            {
+                info!("Using vfio cdev mode with iommufd.");
+                let iommufd = IommuFd::new().map_err(DeviceManagerError::IommufdCreate)?;
+                let vfio_iommufd = VfioIommufd::new(Arc::new(iommufd), None, Some(Arc::new(dup)))
+                    .map_err(DeviceManagerError::VfioCreate)?;
+                Ok(Arc::new(vfio_iommufd))
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "kvm"))]
+            Err(DeviceManagerError::IommufdNotSupported)
+        } else {
+            info!("Using vfio legacy mode with vfio container/group.");
+            Ok(Arc::new(
+                VfioContainer::new(Some(Arc::new(dup))).map_err(DeviceManagerError::VfioCreate)?,
+            ))
+        }
     }
 
     fn add_vfio_device(