diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
index 40d028eed645..9fe72e4b1373 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
@@ -116,4 +116,28 @@
 #define VHOST_VSOCK_SET_GUEST_CID	_IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x60, __u64)
 #define VHOST_VSOCK_SET_RUNNING		_IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x61, int)
 
+/* VHOST_VDPA specific defines */
+
+/* Get the device id. The device ids follow the same definition of
+ * the device id defined in virtio-spec.
+ */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_GET_DEVICE_ID	_IOR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x70, __u32)
+/* Get and set the status. The status bits follow the same definition
+ * of the device status defined in virtio-spec.
+ */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_GET_STATUS		_IOR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x71, __u8)
+#define VHOST_VDPA_SET_STATUS		_IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x72, __u8)
+/* Get and set the device config. The device config follows the same
+ * definition of the device config defined in virtio-spec.
+ */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_GET_CONFIG		_IOR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x73, \
+					     struct vhost_vdpa_config)
+#define VHOST_VDPA_SET_CONFIG		_IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x74, \
+					     struct vhost_vdpa_config)
+/* Enable/disable the ring. */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_SET_VRING_ENABLE	_IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x75, \
+					     struct vhost_vring_state)
+/* Get the max ring size. */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_GET_VRING_NUM	_IOR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x76, __u16)
+
 #endif