diff --git a/hw/boards.h b/hw/boards.h
index 59c01d0367..a2e0a54497 100644
--- a/hw/boards.h
+++ b/hw/boards.h
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ typedef void QEMUMachineInitFunc(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                                  const char *initrd_filename,
                                  const char *cpu_model);
 
+typedef void QEMUMachineResetFunc(void);
+
 typedef struct QEMUMachine {
     const char *name;
     const char *alias;
     const char *desc;
     QEMUMachineInitFunc *init;
+    QEMUMachineResetFunc *reset;
     int use_scsi;
     int max_cpus;
     unsigned int no_serial:1,
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 4669348a12..65552acee5 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ int qemu_powerdown_requested(void);
 void qemu_system_killed(int signal, pid_t pid);
 void qemu_kill_report(void);
 extern qemu_irq qemu_system_powerdown;
+void qemu_devices_reset(void);
 void qemu_system_reset(bool report);
 
 void qemu_add_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 124d30d3e7..67f5813e75 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ void qemu_unregister_reset(QEMUResetHandler *func, void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-void qemu_system_reset(bool report)
+void qemu_devices_reset(void)
 {
     QEMUResetEntry *re, *nre;
 
@@ -1472,6 +1472,15 @@ void qemu_system_reset(bool report)
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(re, &reset_handlers, entry, nre) {
         re->func(re->opaque);
     }
+}
+
+void qemu_system_reset(bool report)
+{
+    if (current_machine && current_machine->reset) {
+        current_machine->reset();
+    } else {
+        qemu_devices_reset();
+    }
     if (report) {
         monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_RESET, NULL);
     }