diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index d7dc8a1..5e24e9d 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
+#include "hw/pci/pci_bridge.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ typedef struct VFIOPCIDevice {
 #define VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_VGA (1 << VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_VGA_BIT)
 #define VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_REQ_BIT 1
 #define VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_REQ (1 << VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_REQ_BIT)
+#define VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_AER_BIT 2
+#define VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_AER (1 << VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_AER_BIT)
     int32_t bootindex;
     uint8_t pm_cap;
     bool has_vga;
@@ -2846,6 +2849,74 @@ static int vfio_add_std_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, uint8_t pos)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int vfio_setup_aer(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, uint8_t cap_ver,
+                          int pos, uint16_t size)
+{
+    PCIDevice *pdev = &vdev->pdev;
+    uint8_t *exp_cap = pdev->config + pdev->exp.exp_cap;
+    PCIDevice *dev_iter;
+    uint8_t type;
+    uint32_t severity, errcap;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!(vdev->features & VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_AER)) {
+        pcie_add_capability(pdev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR,
+                            cap_ver, pos, size);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    dev_iter = pci_bridge_get_device(pdev->bus);
+    if (!dev_iter) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    while (dev_iter) {
+        type = pcie_cap_get_type(dev_iter);
+        if ((type != PCI_EXP_TYPE_ROOT_PORT &&
+             type != PCI_EXP_TYPE_UPSTREAM &&
+             type != PCI_EXP_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM)) {
+            goto error;
+        }
+
+        if (!dev_iter->exp.aer_cap) {
+            goto error;
+        }
+
+        dev_iter = pci_bridge_get_device(dev_iter->bus);
+    }
+
+    errcap = vfio_pci_read_config(pdev, pdev->exp.aer_cap + PCI_ERR_CAP, 4);
+    /*
+     * The ability to record multiple headers is depending on
+     * the state of the Multiple Header Recording Capable bit and
+     * enabled by the Multiple Header Recording Enable bit.
+     */
+    if ((errcap & PCI_ERR_CAP_MHRC) &&
+        (errcap & PCI_ERR_CAP_MHRE)) {
+        pdev->exp.aer_log.log_max = PCIE_AER_LOG_MAX_DEFAULT;
+    } else {
+        pdev->exp.aer_log.log_max = 0;
+    }
+
+    pcie_cap_deverr_init(pdev);
+    ret = pcie_aer_init(pdev, pos, size);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /* load physical registers */
+    severity = vfio_pci_read_config(pdev,
+                   pdev->exp.aer_cap + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, 4);
+    pci_long_test_and_clear_mask(exp_cap + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, ~severity);
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    error_report("vfio: Unable to enable AER for device %s, parent bus "
+                 "does not support AER signaling", vdev->vbasedev.name);
+    return -1;
+}
+
 static int vfio_add_ext_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 {
     PCIDevice *pdev = &vdev->pdev;
@@ -2853,6 +2924,7 @@ static int vfio_add_ext_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
     uint16_t cap_id, next, size;
     uint8_t cap_ver;
     uint8_t *config;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     /*
      * In order to avoid breaking config space, create a copy to
@@ -2874,7 +2946,19 @@ static int vfio_add_ext_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
          */
         size = vfio_ext_cap_max_size(config, next);
 
-        pcie_add_capability(pdev, cap_id, cap_ver, next, size);
+        switch (cap_id) {
+        case PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR:
+            ret = vfio_setup_aer(vdev, cap_ver, next, size);
+            break;
+        default:
+            pcie_add_capability(pdev, cap_id, cap_ver, next, size);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (ret) {
+            goto out;
+        }
+
         if (next == PCI_CONFIG_SPACE_SIZE) {
             /* Begin the rebuild, we should set the next offset zero. */
             pci_set_long(pdev->config + next, PCI_EXT_CAP(cap_id, cap_ver, 0));
@@ -2884,8 +2968,9 @@ static int vfio_add_ext_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
         pci_set_long(vdev->emulated_config_bits + next, 0xffffffff);
     }
 
+out:
     g_free(config);
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int vfio_add_capabilities(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
