diff --git a/include/hw/register.h b/include/hw/register.h
index 00bbfe5997..e8c58a1dbb 100644
--- a/include/hw/register.h
+++ b/include/hw/register.h
@@ -152,4 +152,50 @@ void register_write_memory(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t value,
 
 uint64_t register_read_memory(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size);
 
+/* Define constants for a 32 bit register */
+
+/* This macro will define A_FOO, for the byte address of a register
+ * as well as R_FOO for the uint32_t[] register number (A_FOO / 4).
+ */
+#define REG32(reg, addr)                                                  \
+    enum { A_ ## reg = (addr) };                                          \
+    enum { R_ ## reg = (addr) / 4 };
+
+/* Define SHIFT, LENGTH and MASK constants for a field within a register */
+
+/* This macro will define FOO_BAR_MASK, FOO_BAR_SHIFT and FOO_BAR_LENGTH 
+ * constants for field BAR in register FOO.
+ */
+#define FIELD(reg, field, shift, length)                                  \
+    enum { R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _SHIFT = (shift)};                  \
+    enum { R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _LENGTH = (length)};                \
+    enum { R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _MASK =                             \
+                                        MAKE_64BIT_MASK(shift, length)};
+
+/* Extract a field from a register */
+#define FIELD_EX32(storage, reg, field)                                   \
+    extract32((storage), R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _SHIFT,               \
+              R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _LENGTH)
+
+/* Extract a field from an array of registers */
+#define ARRAY_FIELD_EX32(regs, reg, field)                                \
+    FIELD_EX32((regs)[R_ ## reg], reg, field)
+
+/* Deposit a register field.
+ * Assigning values larger then the target field will result in
+ * compilation warnings.
+ */
+#define FIELD_DP32(storage, reg, field, val) ({                           \
+    struct {                                                              \
+        unsigned int v:R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _LENGTH;                \
+    } v = { .v = val };                                                   \
+    uint32_t d;                                                           \
+    d = deposit32((storage), R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _SHIFT,           \
+                  R_ ## reg ## _ ## field ## _LENGTH, v.v);               \
+    d; })
+
+/* Deposit a field to array of registers.  */
+#define ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(regs, reg, field, val)                           \
+    (regs)[R_ ## reg] = FIELD_DP32((regs)[R_ ## reg], reg, field, val);
+
 #endif