diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
index 78aef4765f..b7c6100f3e 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
@@ -62,16 +62,6 @@ static void vhost_user_scsi_set_status(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint8_t status)
     }
 }
 
-static void vhost_user_scsi_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev)
-{
-    VHostSCSICommon *vsc = VHOST_SCSI_COMMON(vdev);
-    struct vhost_dev *dev = &vsc->dev;
-
-    if (dev->vhost_ops->vhost_reset_device) {
-        dev->vhost_ops->vhost_reset_device(dev);
-    }
-}
-
 static void vhost_dummy_handle_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
 {
 }
@@ -191,7 +181,6 @@ static void vhost_user_scsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     vdc->get_features = vhost_scsi_common_get_features;
     vdc->set_config = vhost_scsi_common_set_config;
     vdc->set_status = vhost_user_scsi_set_status;
-    vdc->reset = vhost_user_scsi_reset;
     fwc->get_dev_path = vhost_scsi_common_get_fw_dev_path;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 9f37206ba0..92a6933f66 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -2154,3 +2154,12 @@ int vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_dev *hdev,
 
     return -ENOSYS;
 }
+
+int vhost_reset_device(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
+{
+    if (hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_reset_device) {
+        return hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_reset_device(hdev);
+    }
+
+    return -ENOSYS;
+}
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 6facd64fbc..fb24bc927b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,10 @@ void virtio_reset(void *opaque)
         vdev->device_endian = virtio_default_endian();
     }
 
+    if (vdev->vhost_started) {
+        vhost_reset_device(k->get_vhost(vdev));
+    }
+
     if (k->reset) {
         k->reset(vdev);
     }
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index c7e5467693..00e0a669b8 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -339,4 +339,14 @@ int vhost_dev_set_inflight(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 int vhost_dev_get_inflight(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_size,
                            struct vhost_inflight *inflight);
 bool vhost_dev_has_iommu(struct vhost_dev *dev);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST
+int vhost_reset_device(struct vhost_dev *hdev);
+#else
+static inline int vhost_reset_device(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
+{
+    return -ENOSYS;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_VHOST */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e0d1f84b26..cbee764817 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2134,6 +2134,7 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_TPM', have_tpm)
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_TSAN', get_option('tsan'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_USB_LIBUSB', libusb.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_VDE', vde.found())
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_VHOST', have_vhost)
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_VHOST_NET', have_vhost_net)
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USER', have_vhost_net_user)
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_VHOST_NET_VDPA', have_vhost_net_vdpa)