diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container.c
index b728b978a2..c48749c089 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/container.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/container.c
@@ -1164,12 +1164,28 @@ static int hiod_legacy_vfio_get_cap(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, int cap,
     }
 }
 
+static GList *
+hiod_legacy_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vdev = hiod->agent;
+    GList *l = NULL;
+
+    g_assert(vdev);
+
+    if (vdev->bcontainer) {
+        l = g_list_copy(vdev->bcontainer->iova_ranges);
+    }
+
+    return l;
+}
+
 static void hiod_legacy_vfio_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     HostIOMMUDeviceClass *hioc = HOST_IOMMU_DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
     hioc->realize = hiod_legacy_vfio_realize;
     hioc->get_cap = hiod_legacy_vfio_get_cap;
+    hioc->get_iova_ranges = hiod_legacy_vfio_get_iova_ranges;
 };
 
 static const TypeInfo types[] = {
diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
index dbdae1adbb..e502081c2a 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -645,11 +645,27 @@ static bool hiod_iommufd_vfio_realize(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, void *opaque,
     return true;
 }
 
+static GList *
+hiod_iommufd_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vdev = hiod->agent;
+    GList *l = NULL;
+
+    g_assert(vdev);
+
+    if (vdev->bcontainer) {
+        l = g_list_copy(vdev->bcontainer->iova_ranges);
+    }
+
+    return l;
+}
+
 static void hiod_iommufd_vfio_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     HostIOMMUDeviceClass *hiodc = HOST_IOMMU_DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
     hiodc->realize = hiod_iommufd_vfio_realize;
+    hiodc->get_iova_ranges = hiod_iommufd_vfio_get_iova_ranges;
 };
 
 static const TypeInfo types[] = {
diff --git a/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h b/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
index 3e5f058e7b..40e0fa13ef 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ struct HostIOMMUDeviceClass {
      * i.e., HOST_IOMMU_DEVICE_CAP_AW_BITS.
      */
     int (*get_cap)(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, int cap, Error **errp);
+    /**
+     * @get_iova_ranges: Return the list of usable iova_ranges along with
+     * @hiod Host IOMMU device
+     *
+     * @hiod: handle to the host IOMMU device
+     * @errp: error handle
+     */
+    GList* (*get_iova_ranges)(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp);
 };
 
 /*