diff --git a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
index fbf0bdbe07..b099da20eb 100644
--- a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct KVMOpenPICState {
     uint32_t fd;
     uint32_t model;
     hwaddr mapped;
+    NotifierWithReturn vmfd_change_notifier;
 };
 
 static void kvm_openpic_set_irq(void *opaque, int n_IRQ, int level)
@@ -114,6 +115,88 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps kvm_openpic_mem_ops = {
     },
 };
 
+static int kvm_openpic_setup(KVMOpenPICState *opp, Error **errp)
+{
+    int kvm_openpic_model;
+    struct kvm_create_device cd = {0};
+    KVMState *s = kvm_state;
+    int ret;
+
+    switch (opp->model) {
+    case OPENPIC_MODEL_FSL_MPIC_20:
+        kvm_openpic_model = KVM_DEV_TYPE_FSL_MPIC_20;
+        break;
+
+    case OPENPIC_MODEL_FSL_MPIC_42:
+        kvm_openpic_model = KVM_DEV_TYPE_FSL_MPIC_42;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported OpenPIC model %" PRIu32, opp->model);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    cd.type = kvm_openpic_model;
+    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_DEVICE, &cd);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't create device %d: %s",
+                   cd.type, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    opp->fd = cd.fd;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvm_openpic_handle_vmfd_change(NotifierWithReturn *notifier,
+                                          void *data, Error **errp)
+{
+    KVMOpenPICState *opp = container_of(notifier, KVMOpenPICState,
+                                        vmfd_change_notifier);
+    uint64_t reg_base;
+    struct kvm_device_attr attr;
+    CPUState *cs;
+    int ret;
+
+    /* we are not interested in pre vmfd change notification */
+    if (((VmfdChangeNotifier *)data)->pre) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* close the old descriptor */
+    close(opp->fd);
+
+    if (kvm_openpic_setup(opp, errp) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!opp->mapped) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    reg_base = opp->mapped;
+    attr.group = KVM_DEV_MPIC_GRP_MISC;
+    attr.attr = KVM_DEV_MPIC_BASE_ADDR;
+    attr.addr = (uint64_t)(unsigned long)&reg_base;
+
+    ret = ioctl(opp->fd, KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR, &attr);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "%s: %s %" PRIx64, __func__,
+                   strerror(errno), reg_base);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        ret = kvm_vcpu_enable_cap(cs, KVM_CAP_IRQ_MPIC, 0, opp->fd,
+                                   kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cs));
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void kvm_openpic_region_add(MemoryListener *listener,
                                    MemoryRegionSection *section)
 {
@@ -197,36 +280,14 @@ static void kvm_openpic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     SysBusDevice *d = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     KVMOpenPICState *opp = KVM_OPENPIC(dev);
     KVMState *s = kvm_state;
-    int kvm_openpic_model;
-    struct kvm_create_device cd = {0};
-    int ret, i;
+    int i;
 
     if (!kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Kernel is lacking Device Control API");
         return;
     }
 
-    switch (opp->model) {
-    case OPENPIC_MODEL_FSL_MPIC_20:
-        kvm_openpic_model = KVM_DEV_TYPE_FSL_MPIC_20;
-        break;
-
-    case OPENPIC_MODEL_FSL_MPIC_42:
-        kvm_openpic_model = KVM_DEV_TYPE_FSL_MPIC_42;
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported OpenPIC model %" PRIu32, opp->model);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    cd.type = kvm_openpic_model;
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_DEVICE, &cd);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Can't create device %d", cd.type);
-        return;
-    }
-    opp->fd = cd.fd;
+    kvm_openpic_setup(opp, errp);
 
     sysbus_init_mmio(d, &opp->mem);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, kvm_openpic_set_irq, OPENPIC_MAX_IRQ);
@@ -235,6 +296,9 @@ static void kvm_openpic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     opp->mem_listener.region_del = kvm_openpic_region_del;
     opp->mem_listener.name = "openpic-kvm";
     memory_listener_register(&opp->mem_listener, &address_space_memory);
+    opp->vmfd_change_notifier.notify =
+        kvm_openpic_handle_vmfd_change;
+    kvm_vmfd_add_change_notifier(&opp->vmfd_change_notifier);
 
     /* indicate pic capabilities */
     msi_nonbroken = true;