diff --git a/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c b/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
index 75214e7..57e662c 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ static void qapi_dealloc_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
 {
 }
 
+static void qapi_dealloc_type_unit_suffixed_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj,
+                                                const char *name,
+                                                const int unit, Error **errp)
+{
+}
+
 Visitor *qapi_dealloc_get_visitor(QapiDeallocVisitor *v)
 {
     return &v->visitor;
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ QapiDeallocVisitor *qapi_dealloc_visitor_new(void)
     v->visitor.type_str = qapi_dealloc_type_str;
     v->visitor.type_number = qapi_dealloc_type_number;
     v->visitor.type_size = qapi_dealloc_type_size;
+    v->visitor.type_unit_suffixed_int = qapi_dealloc_type_unit_suffixed_int;
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&v->stack);
 
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
index 7a82b63..dcbc1a9 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
@@ -311,3 +311,16 @@ void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char *strings[],
     g_free(enum_str);
     *obj = value;
 }
+
+void visit_type_unit_suffixed_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                                  const int unit, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!error_is_set(errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (v->type_unit_suffixed_int) {
+        v->type_unit_suffixed_int(v, obj, name, unit, errp);
+    } else {
+        visit_type_int64(v, obj, name, errp);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.h b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.h
index 60aceda..04e690a 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.h
+++ b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.h
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ struct Visitor
     void (*type_int64)(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
     /* visit_type_size() falls back to (*type_uint64)() if type_size is unset */
     void (*type_size)(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
+    /*
+     * visit_unit_suffixed_int() falls back to (*type_int64)()
+     * if type_unit_suffixed_int is unset
+    */
+    void (*type_unit_suffixed_int)(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                                   const int unit, Error **errp);
 };
 
 void visit_start_handle(Visitor *v, void **obj, const char *kind,
@@ -91,5 +97,7 @@ void visit_type_size(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 void visit_type_bool(Visitor *v, bool *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 void visit_type_str(Visitor *v, char **obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 void visit_type_number(Visitor *v, double *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
+void visit_type_unit_suffixed_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                                  const int unit, Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qapi/string-input-visitor.c b/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
index 497eb9a..d2bd154 100644
--- a/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
@@ -110,6 +110,27 @@ static void parse_start_optional(Visitor *v, bool *present,
     *present = true;
 }
 
+static void parse_type_unit_suffixed_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj,
+                                         const char *name, const int unit,
+                                         Error **errp)
+{
+    StringInputVisitor *siv = DO_UPCAST(StringInputVisitor, visitor, v);
+    char *endp = (char *) siv->string;
+    long long val = 0;
+
+    if (siv->string) {
+        val = strtosz_suffix_unit(siv->string, &endp,
+                             STRTOSZ_DEFSUFFIX_B, unit);
+    }
+    if (!siv->string || val == -1 || *endp) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name,
+              "a value representable as a non-negative int64");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    *obj = val;
+}
+
 Visitor *string_input_get_visitor(StringInputVisitor *v)
 {
     return &v->visitor;
@@ -132,6 +153,7 @@ StringInputVisitor *string_input_visitor_new(const char *str)
     v->visitor.type_str = parse_type_str;
     v->visitor.type_number = parse_type_number;
     v->visitor.start_optional = parse_start_optional;
+    v->visitor.type_unit_suffixed_int = parse_type_unit_suffixed_int;
 
     v->string = str;
     return v;
