diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.c
index 573ac0d9cf..ece50b8ece 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qemu/memalign.h"
 #include "linux-headers/linux/vhost.h"
 
 /**
@@ -59,28 +61,307 @@ bool vhost_svq_valid_features(uint64_t features, Error **errp)
 }
 
 /**
- * Forward guest notifications.
+ * Number of descriptors that the SVQ can make available from the guest.
  *
- * @n: guest kick event notifier, the one that guest set to notify svq.
+ * @svq: The svq
  */
-static void vhost_handle_guest_kick(EventNotifier *n)
+static uint16_t vhost_svq_available_slots(const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
 {
-    VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = container_of(n, VhostShadowVirtqueue, svq_kick);
-    event_notifier_test_and_clear(n);
+    return svq->vring.num - (svq->shadow_avail_idx - svq->shadow_used_idx);
+}
+
+static void vhost_vring_write_descs(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
+                                    const struct iovec *iovec, size_t num,
+                                    bool more_descs, bool write)
+{
+    uint16_t i = svq->free_head, last = svq->free_head;
+    unsigned n;
+    uint16_t flags = write ? cpu_to_le16(VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) : 0;
+    vring_desc_t *descs = svq->vring.desc;
+
+    if (num == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (n = 0; n < num; n++) {
+        if (more_descs || (n + 1 < num)) {
+            descs[i].flags = flags | cpu_to_le16(VRING_DESC_F_NEXT);
+        } else {
+            descs[i].flags = flags;
+        }
+        descs[i].addr = cpu_to_le64((hwaddr)(intptr_t)iovec[n].iov_base);
+        descs[i].len = cpu_to_le32(iovec[n].iov_len);
+
+        last = i;
+        i = cpu_to_le16(descs[i].next);
+    }
+
+    svq->free_head = le16_to_cpu(descs[last].next);
+}
+
+static bool vhost_svq_add_split(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
+                                VirtQueueElement *elem, unsigned *head)
+{
+    unsigned avail_idx;
+    vring_avail_t *avail = svq->vring.avail;
+
+    *head = svq->free_head;
+
+    /* We need some descriptors here */
+    if (unlikely(!elem->out_num && !elem->in_num)) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                      "Guest provided element with no descriptors");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    vhost_vring_write_descs(svq, elem->out_sg, elem->out_num, elem->in_num > 0,
+                            false);
+    vhost_vring_write_descs(svq, elem->in_sg, elem->in_num, false, true);
+
+    /*
+     * Put the entry in the available array (but don't update avail->idx until
+     * they do sync).
+     */
+    avail_idx = svq->shadow_avail_idx & (svq->vring.num - 1);
+    avail->ring[avail_idx] = cpu_to_le16(*head);
+    svq->shadow_avail_idx++;
+
+    /* Update the avail index after write the descriptor */
+    smp_wmb();
+    avail->idx = cpu_to_le16(svq->shadow_avail_idx);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_svq_add(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, VirtQueueElement *elem)
+{
+    unsigned qemu_head;
+    bool ok = vhost_svq_add_split(svq, elem, &qemu_head);
+    if (unlikely(!ok)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    svq->ring_id_maps[qemu_head] = elem;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void vhost_svq_kick(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    /*
+     * We need to expose the available array entries before checking the used
+     * flags
+     */
+    smp_mb();
+    if (svq->vring.used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     event_notifier_set(&svq->hdev_kick);
 }
 
 /**
- * Forward vhost notifications
+ * Forward available buffers.
+ *
+ * @svq: Shadow VirtQueue
+ *
+ * Note that this function does not guarantee that all guest's available
+ * buffers are available to the device in SVQ avail ring. The guest may have
+ * exposed a GPA / GIOVA contiguous buffer, but it may not be contiguous in
+ * qemu vaddr.
+ *
+ * If that happens, guest's kick notifications will be disabled until the
+ * device uses some buffers.
+ */
+static void vhost_handle_guest_kick(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    /* Clear event notifier */
+    event_notifier_test_and_clear(&svq->svq_kick);
+
+    /* Forward to the device as many available buffers as possible */
+    do {
+        virtio_queue_set_notification(svq->vq, false);
+
+        while (true) {
+            VirtQueueElement *elem;
+            bool ok;
+
+            if (svq->next_guest_avail_elem) {
+                elem = g_steal_pointer(&svq->next_guest_avail_elem);
+            } else {
+                elem = virtqueue_pop(svq->vq, sizeof(*elem));
+            }
+
+            if (!elem) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (elem->out_num + elem->in_num > vhost_svq_available_slots(svq)) {
+                /*
+                 * This condition is possible since a contiguous buffer in GPA
+                 * does not imply a contiguous buffer in qemu's VA
+                 * scatter-gather segments. If that happens, the buffer exposed
+                 * to the device needs to be a chain of descriptors at this
+                 * moment.
+                 *
+                 * SVQ cannot hold more available buffers if we are here:
+                 * queue the current guest descriptor and ignore further kicks
+                 * until some elements are used.
+                 */
+                svq->next_guest_avail_elem = elem;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ok = vhost_svq_add(svq, elem);
+            if (unlikely(!ok)) {
+                /* VQ is broken, just return and ignore any other kicks */
+                return;
+            }
+            vhost_svq_kick(svq);
+        }
+
+        virtio_queue_set_notification(svq->vq, true);
+    } while (!virtio_queue_empty(svq->vq));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handle guest's kick.
+ *
+ * @n: guest kick event notifier, the one that guest set to notify svq.
+ */
+static void vhost_handle_guest_kick_notifier(EventNotifier *n)
+{
+    VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = container_of(n, VhostShadowVirtqueue, svq_kick);
+    event_notifier_test_and_clear(n);
+    vhost_handle_guest_kick(svq);
+}
+
+static bool vhost_svq_more_used(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    if (svq->last_used_idx != svq->shadow_used_idx) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    svq->shadow_used_idx = cpu_to_le16(svq->vring.used->idx);
+
+    return svq->last_used_idx != svq->shadow_used_idx;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enable vhost device calls after disable them.
+ *
+ * @svq: The svq
+ *
+ * It returns false if there are pending used buffers from the vhost device,
+ * avoiding the possible races between SVQ checking for more work and enabling
+ * callbacks. True if SVQ used vring has no more pending buffers.
+ */
+static bool vhost_svq_enable_notification(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    svq->vring.avail->flags &= ~cpu_to_le16(VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+    /* Make sure the flag is written before the read of used_idx */
+    smp_mb();
+    return !vhost_svq_more_used(svq);
+}
+
+static void vhost_svq_disable_notification(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    svq->vring.avail->flags |= cpu_to_le16(VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+}
+
+static VirtQueueElement *vhost_svq_get_buf(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
+                                           uint32_t *len)
+{
+    vring_desc_t *descs = svq->vring.desc;
+    const vring_used_t *used = svq->vring.used;
+    vring_used_elem_t used_elem;
+    uint16_t last_used;
+
+    if (!vhost_svq_more_used(svq)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Only get used array entries after they have been exposed by dev */
+    smp_rmb();
+    last_used = svq->last_used_idx & (svq->vring.num - 1);
+    used_elem.id = le32_to_cpu(used->ring[last_used].id);
+    used_elem.len = le32_to_cpu(used->ring[last_used].len);
+
+    svq->last_used_idx++;
+    if (unlikely(used_elem.id >= svq->vring.num)) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "Device %s says index %u is used",
+                      svq->vdev->name, used_elem.id);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (unlikely(!svq->ring_id_maps[used_elem.id])) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+            "Device %s says index %u is used, but it was not available",
+            svq->vdev->name, used_elem.id);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    descs[used_elem.id].next = svq->free_head;
+    svq->free_head = used_elem.id;
+
+    *len = used_elem.len;
+    return g_steal_pointer(&svq->ring_id_maps[used_elem.id]);
+}
+
+static void vhost_svq_flush(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
+                            bool check_for_avail_queue)
+{
+    VirtQueue *vq = svq->vq;
+
+    /* Forward as many used buffers as possible. */
+    do {
+        unsigned i = 0;
+
+        vhost_svq_disable_notification(svq);
+        while (true) {
+            uint32_t len;
+            g_autofree VirtQueueElement *elem = vhost_svq_get_buf(svq, &len);
+            if (!elem) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (unlikely(i >= svq->vring.num)) {
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                         "More than %u used buffers obtained in a %u size SVQ",
+                         i, svq->vring.num);
+                virtqueue_fill(vq, elem, len, i);
+                virtqueue_flush(vq, i);
+                return;
+            }
+            virtqueue_fill(vq, elem, len, i++);
+        }
+
+        virtqueue_flush(vq, i);
+        event_notifier_set(&svq->svq_call);
+
+        if (check_for_avail_queue && svq->next_guest_avail_elem) {
+            /*
+             * Avail ring was full when vhost_svq_flush was called, so it's a
+             * good moment to make more descriptors available if possible.
+             */
+            vhost_handle_guest_kick(svq);
+        }
+    } while (!vhost_svq_enable_notification(svq));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Forward used buffers.
  *
  * @n: hdev call event notifier, the one that device set to notify svq.
+ *
+ * Note that we are not making any buffers available in the loop, there is no
+ * way that it runs more than virtqueue size times.
  */
 static void vhost_svq_handle_call(EventNotifier *n)
 {
     VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = container_of(n, VhostShadowVirtqueue,
                                              hdev_call);
     event_notifier_test_and_clear(n);
-    event_notifier_set(&svq->svq_call);
+    vhost_svq_flush(svq, true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -161,7 +442,41 @@ void vhost_svq_set_svq_kick_fd(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, int svq_kick_fd)
     if (poll_start) {
         event_notifier_init_fd(svq_kick, svq_kick_fd);
         event_notifier_set(svq_kick);
-        event_notifier_set_handler(svq_kick, vhost_handle_guest_kick);
+        event_notifier_set_handler(svq_kick, vhost_handle_guest_kick_notifier);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start the shadow virtqueue operation.
+ *
+ * @svq: Shadow Virtqueue
+ * @vdev: VirtIO device
+ * @vq: Virtqueue to shadow
+ */
+void vhost_svq_start(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                     VirtQueue *vq)
+{
+    size_t desc_size, driver_size, device_size;
+
+    svq->next_guest_avail_elem = NULL;
+    svq->shadow_avail_idx = 0;
+    svq->shadow_used_idx = 0;
+    svq->last_used_idx = 0;
+    svq->vdev = vdev;
+    svq->vq = vq;
+
+    svq->vring.num = virtio_queue_get_num(vdev, virtio_get_queue_index(vq));
+    driver_size = vhost_svq_driver_area_size(svq);
+    device_size = vhost_svq_device_area_size(svq);
+    svq->vring.desc = qemu_memalign(qemu_real_host_page_size, driver_size);
+    desc_size = sizeof(vring_desc_t) * svq->vring.num;
+    svq->vring.avail = (void *)((char *)svq->vring.desc + desc_size);
+    memset(svq->vring.desc, 0, driver_size);
+    svq->vring.used = qemu_memalign(qemu_real_host_page_size, device_size);
+    memset(svq->vring.used, 0, device_size);
+    svq->ring_id_maps = g_new0(VirtQueueElement *, svq->vring.num);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < svq->vring.num - 1; i++) {
+        svq->vring.desc[i].next = cpu_to_le16(i + 1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -172,6 +487,31 @@ void vhost_svq_set_svq_kick_fd(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, int svq_kick_fd)
 void vhost_svq_stop(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
 {
     event_notifier_set_handler(&svq->svq_kick, NULL);
+    g_autofree VirtQueueElement *next_avail_elem = NULL;
+
+    if (!svq->vq) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Send all pending used descriptors to guest */
+    vhost_svq_flush(svq, false);
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < svq->vring.num; ++i) {
+        g_autofree VirtQueueElement *elem = NULL;
+        elem = g_steal_pointer(&svq->ring_id_maps[i]);
+        if (elem) {
+            virtqueue_detach_element(svq->vq, elem, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    next_avail_elem = g_steal_pointer(&svq->next_guest_avail_elem);
+    if (next_avail_elem) {
+        virtqueue_detach_element(svq->vq, next_avail_elem, 0);
+    }
+    svq->vq = NULL;
+    g_free(svq->ring_id_maps);
+    qemu_vfree(svq->vring.desc);
+    qemu_vfree(svq->vring.used);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.h b/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.h
index 82cea1c3fa..38b3b91ca7 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.h
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue.h
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@ typedef struct VhostShadowVirtqueue {
 
     /* Guest's call notifier, where the SVQ calls guest. */
     EventNotifier svq_call;
+
+    /* Virtio queue shadowing */
+    VirtQueue *vq;
+
+    /* Virtio device */
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+
+    /* Map for use the guest's descriptors */
+    VirtQueueElement **ring_id_maps;
+
+    /* Next VirtQueue element that guest made available */
+    VirtQueueElement *next_guest_avail_elem;
+
+    /* Next head to expose to the device */
+    uint16_t shadow_avail_idx;
+
+    /* Next free descriptor */
+    uint16_t free_head;
+
+    /* Last seen used idx */
+    uint16_t shadow_used_idx;
+
+    /* Next head to consume from the device */
+    uint16_t last_used_idx;
 } VhostShadowVirtqueue;
 
 bool vhost_svq_valid_features(uint64_t features, Error **errp);
@@ -47,6 +71,8 @@ void vhost_svq_get_vring_addr(const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
 size_t vhost_svq_driver_area_size(const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq);
 size_t vhost_svq_device_area_size(const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq);
 
+void vhost_svq_start(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                     VirtQueue *vq);
 void vhost_svq_stop(VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq);
 
 VhostShadowVirtqueue *vhost_svq_new(void);
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
index 3e2c181d2b..297505f331 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -777,9 +777,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_set_vring_dev_addr(struct vhost_dev *dev,
  * Note that this function does not rewind kick file descriptor if cannot set
  * call one.
  */
-static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_setup(struct vhost_dev *dev,
-                                 VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, unsigned idx,
-                                 Error **errp)
+static int vhost_vdpa_svq_set_fds(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                  VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, unsigned idx,
+                                  Error **errp)
 {
     struct vhost_vring_file file = {
         .index = dev->vq_index + idx,
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_setup(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     r = vhost_vdpa_set_vring_dev_kick(dev, &file);
     if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Can't set device kick fd");
-        return false;
+        return r;
     }
 
     event_notifier = &svq->hdev_call;
@@ -801,6 +801,95 @@ static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_setup(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Can't set device call fd");
     }
 
+    return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unmap a SVQ area in the device
+ */
+static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_ring(struct vhost_vdpa *v, hwaddr iova,
+                                      hwaddr size)
+{
+    int r;
+
+    size = ROUND_UP(size, qemu_real_host_page_size);
+    r = vhost_vdpa_dma_unmap(v, iova, size);
+    return r == 0;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_rings(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                       const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq)
+{
+    struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
+    struct vhost_vring_addr svq_addr;
+    size_t device_size = vhost_svq_device_area_size(svq);
+    size_t driver_size = vhost_svq_driver_area_size(svq);
+    bool ok;
+
+    vhost_svq_get_vring_addr(svq, &svq_addr);
+
+    ok = vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_ring(v, svq_addr.desc_user_addr, driver_size);
+    if (unlikely(!ok)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_ring(v, svq_addr.used_user_addr, device_size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Map the shadow virtqueue rings in the device
+ *
+ * @dev: The vhost device
+ * @svq: The shadow virtqueue
+ * @addr: Assigned IOVA addresses
+ * @errp: Error pointer
+ */
+static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_map_rings(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                     const VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq,
+                                     struct vhost_vring_addr *addr,
+                                     Error **errp)
+{
+    struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
+    size_t device_size = vhost_svq_device_area_size(svq);
+    size_t driver_size = vhost_svq_driver_area_size(svq);
+    int r;
+
+    ERRP_GUARD();
+    vhost_svq_get_vring_addr(svq, addr);
+
+    r = vhost_vdpa_dma_map(v, addr->desc_user_addr, driver_size,
+                           (void *)(uintptr_t)addr->desc_user_addr, true);
+    if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Cannot create vq driver region: ");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    r = vhost_vdpa_dma_map(v, addr->used_user_addr, device_size,
+                           (void *)(intptr_t)addr->used_user_addr, false);
+    if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Cannot create vq device region: ");
+    }
+
+    return r == 0;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_vdpa_svq_setup(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                 VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq, unsigned idx,
+                                 Error **errp)
+{
+    uint16_t vq_index = dev->vq_index + idx;
+    struct vhost_vring_state s = {
+        .index = vq_index,
+    };
+    int r;
+
+    r = vhost_vdpa_set_dev_vring_base(dev, &s);
+    if (unlikely(r)) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Cannot set vring base");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    r = vhost_vdpa_svq_set_fds(dev, svq, idx, errp);
     return r == 0;
 }
 
@@ -815,10 +904,62 @@ static bool vhost_vdpa_svqs_start(struct vhost_dev *dev)
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < v->shadow_vqs->len; ++i) {
+        VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(dev->vdev, dev->vq_index + i);
         VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i);
+        struct vhost_vring_addr addr = {
+            .index = i,
+        };
+        int r;
         bool ok = vhost_vdpa_svq_setup(dev, svq, i, &err);
         if (unlikely(!ok)) {
-            error_reportf_err(err, "Cannot setup SVQ %u: ", i);
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        vhost_svq_start(svq, dev->vdev, vq);
+        ok = vhost_vdpa_svq_map_rings(dev, svq, &addr, &err);
+        if (unlikely(!ok)) {
+            goto err_map;
+        }
+
+        /* Override vring GPA set by vhost subsystem */
+        r = vhost_vdpa_set_vring_dev_addr(dev, &addr);
+        if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
+            error_setg_errno(&err, -r, "Cannot set device address");
+            goto err_set_addr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+err_set_addr:
+    vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_rings(dev, g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i));
+
+err_map:
+    vhost_svq_stop(g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i));
+
+err:
+    error_reportf_err(err, "Cannot setup SVQ %u: ", i);
+    for (unsigned j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
+        VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, j);
+        vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_rings(dev, svq);
+        vhost_svq_stop(svq);
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_vdpa_svqs_stop(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
+
+    if (!v->shadow_vqs) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < v->shadow_vqs->len; ++i) {
+        VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i);
+        bool ok = vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_rings(dev, svq);
+        if (unlikely(!ok)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -840,6 +981,10 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *dev, bool started)
         }
         vhost_vdpa_set_vring_ready(dev);
     } else {
+        ok = vhost_vdpa_svqs_stop(dev);
+        if (unlikely(!ok)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
         vhost_vdpa_host_notifiers_uninit(dev, dev->nvqs);
     }