diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 936eae6..e41f5b8 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -724,6 +724,25 @@ void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
     }
 }
 
+/* @qdev_alias_all_properties - Add alias properties to the source object for
+ * all qdev properties on the target DeviceState.
+ */
+void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source)
+{
+    ObjectClass *class;
+    Property *prop;
+
+    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(target));
+    do {
+        for (prop = DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+            object_property_add_alias(source, prop->name,
+                                      OBJECT(target), prop->name,
+                                      &error_abort);
+        }
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
+}
+
 static bool device_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
index 9c71afa..041d4e2 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static int s390_virtio_blk_init(VirtIOS390Device *s390_dev)
 {
     VirtIOBlkS390 *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_S390(s390_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    virtio_blk_set_conf(vdev, &(dev->blk));
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&s390_dev->bus));
     if (qdev_init(vdev) < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -192,6 +191,7 @@ static void s390_virtio_blk_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOBlkS390 *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_S390(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_BLK);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 static int s390_virtio_serial_init(VirtIOS390Device *s390_dev)
@@ -526,18 +526,11 @@ static const TypeInfo s390_virtio_net = {
     .class_init    = s390_virtio_net_class_init,
 };
 
-static Property s390_virtio_blk_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_PROPERTIES(VirtIOBlkS390, blk),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
 static void s390_virtio_blk_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     VirtIOS390DeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_S390_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     k->init = s390_virtio_blk_init;
-    dc->props = s390_virtio_blk_properties;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo s390_virtio_blk = {
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.h b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.h
index ac81bd8..ffd0df7 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.h
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ void s390_virtio_reset_idx(VirtIOS390Device *dev);
 typedef struct VirtIOBlkS390 {
     VirtIOS390Device parent_obj;
     VirtIOBlock vdev;
-    VirtIOBlkConf blk;
 } VirtIOBlkS390;
 
 /* virtio-scsi-s390 */
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
index 082bb42..f33293d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ static int virtio_ccw_blk_init(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev)
 {
     VirtIOBlkCcw *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    virtio_blk_set_conf(vdev, &(dev->blk));
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
     if (qdev_init(vdev) < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -739,6 +738,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_blk_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOBlkCcw *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_CCW(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_BLK);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 static int virtio_ccw_serial_init(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev)
@@ -1126,7 +1126,6 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_net = {
 static Property virtio_ccw_blk_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("devno", VirtioCcwDevice, bus_id),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_FEATURES(VirtioCcwDevice, host_features[0]),
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_PROPERTIES(VirtIOBlkCcw, blk),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("ioeventfd", VirtioCcwDevice, flags,
                     VIRTIO_CCW_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD_BIT, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.h b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.h
index 4393e44..7eea6b9 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.h
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ typedef struct VHostSCSICcw {
 typedef struct VirtIOBlkCcw {
     VirtioCcwDevice parent_obj;
     VirtIOBlock vdev;
-    VirtIOBlkConf blk;
 } VirtIOBlkCcw;
 
 /* virtio-balloon-ccw */
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index 0751a1e..3bb782f 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,6 @@ static Property virtio_blk_pci_properties[] = {
                     VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD_BIT, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("vectors", VirtIOPCIProxy, nvectors, 2),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_FEATURES(VirtIOPCIProxy, host_features),
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_PROPERTIES(VirtIOBlkPCI, blk),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -1076,7 +1075,6 @@ static int virtio_blk_pci_init(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev)
 {
     VirtIOBlkPCI *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_PCI(vpci_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    virtio_blk_set_conf(vdev, &(dev->blk));
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&vpci_dev->bus));
     if (qdev_init(vdev) < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -1104,6 +1102,7 @@ static void virtio_blk_pci_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOBlkPCI *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_PCI(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_BLK);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_blk_pci_info = {
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h
index dc332ae..1cea157 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ struct VHostSCSIPCI {
 struct VirtIOBlkPCI {
     VirtIOPCIProxy parent_obj;
     VirtIOBlock vdev;
-    VirtIOBlkConf blk;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index c46e908..ffef425 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
  */
 void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, Error **errp);
 
+void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source);
+
 /**
  * @qdev_prop_set_after_realize:
  * @dev: device
