diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index b5a52ac..4eb5f44 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -682,12 +682,17 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
         }
         class = object_class_get_parent(class);
     } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
-    qdev_prop_set_globals(dev);
 
     object_property_add_link(OBJECT(dev), "parent_bus", TYPE_BUS,
                              (Object **)&dev->parent_bus, NULL);
 }
 
+static void device_postinitfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    qdev_prop_set_globals(dev);
+}
+
 /* Unlink device from bus and free the structure.  */
 static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
 {
@@ -750,6 +755,7 @@ static TypeInfo device_type_info = {
     .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
     .instance_size = sizeof(DeviceState),
     .instance_init = device_initfn,
+    .instance_postinit = device_postinitfn,
     .instance_finalize = device_finalize,
     .class_base_init = device_class_base_init,
     .abstract = true,
diff --git a/include/qemu/object.h b/include/qemu/object.h
index cc75fee..dfb5d8a 100644
--- a/include/qemu/object.h
+++ b/include/qemu/object.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ struct TypeInfo
 
     size_t instance_size;
     void (*instance_init)(Object *obj);
+    void (*instance_postinit)(Object *obj);
     void (*instance_finalize)(Object *obj);
 
     bool abstract;
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index e3e9242..979b410 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct TypeImpl
     void *class_data;
 
     void (*instance_init)(Object *obj);
+    void (*instance_postinit)(Object *obj);
     void (*instance_finalize)(Object *obj);
 
     bool abstract;
@@ -295,6 +296,17 @@ static void object_init_with_type(Object *obj, TypeImpl *ti)
     }
 }
 
+static void object_postinit_with_type(Object *obj, TypeImpl *ti)
+{
+    if (ti->instance_postinit) {
+        ti->instance_postinit(obj);
+    }
+
+    if (type_has_parent(ti)) {
+        object_postinit_with_type(obj, type_get_parent(ti));
+    }
+}
+
 void object_initialize_with_type(void *data, TypeImpl *type)
 {
     Object *obj = data;
@@ -309,6 +321,7 @@ void object_initialize_with_type(void *data, TypeImpl *type)
     obj->class = type->class;
     QTAILQ_INIT(&obj->properties);
     object_init_with_type(obj, type);
+    object_postinit_with_type(obj, type);
 }
 
 void object_initialize(void *data, const char *typename)