diff --git a/include/net/filter.h b/include/net/filter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4242ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/filter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 FUJITSU LIMITED
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+ * later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
+#define QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+int net_init_filters(void);
+
+#endif /* QEMU_NET_FILTER_H */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 44570d1..15d6d00 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ extern QemuOptsList qemu_chardev_opts;
 extern QemuOptsList qemu_device_opts;
 extern QemuOptsList qemu_netdev_opts;
 extern QemuOptsList qemu_net_opts;
+extern QemuOptsList qemu_netfilter_opts;
 extern QemuOptsList qemu_global_opts;
 extern QemuOptsList qemu_mon_opts;
 
diff --git a/net/Makefile.objs b/net/Makefile.objs
index ec19cb3..914aec0 100644
--- a/net/Makefile.objs
+++ b/net/Makefile.objs
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_HAIKU) += tap-haiku.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += slirp.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VDE) += vde.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_NETMAP) += netmap.o
+common-obj-y += filter.o
diff --git a/net/filter.c b/net/filter.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e40f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/filter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 FUJITSU LIMITED
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+ * later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "net/filter.h"
+
+int net_init_filters(void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+QemuOptsList qemu_netfilter_opts = {
+    .name = "netfilter",
+    .implied_opt_name = "type",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_netfilter_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+        /*
+         * no elements => accept any params
+         * validation will happen later
+         */
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 77f5853..f1d42a1 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1991,6 +1991,27 @@ override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
 ETEXI
 
+DEF("netfilter", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netfilter,
+    "-netfilter buffer,id=str,netdev=str[,chain=in|out|all,interval=t]\n"
+    "                buffer network packets on netdev. if interval provided, will release\n"
+    "                packets by interval. Interval scale: microsecond\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -netfilter buffer,id=@var{id},netdev=@var{netdevid}[,chain=@var{in/out/all}][,interval=@var{t}]
+Buffer network packets on netdev @var{netdevid}.
+If interval @var{t} provided, will release packets by interval. Interval scale: microsecond.
+If interval @var{t} not provided, you have to make sure the packets can be released,
+either by manually remove this filter or call the release buffer API, otherwise,
+the packets will be buffered forever. Use with caution.
+
+chain @var{in/out/all} is an option that can be applied to any netfilter, default is @option{all}.
+
+@option{in} means this filter will receive packets sent to the netdev
+
+@option{out} means this filter will receive packets sent from the netdev
+
+@option{all} means this filter will receive packets both sent to/from the netdev
+ETEXI
+
 STEXI
 @end table
 ETEXI
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 584ca88..aee931a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "monitor/qdev.h"
 #include "sysemu/bt.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
+#include "net/filter.h"
 #include "net/slirp.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
@@ -2998,6 +2999,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_device_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_netdev_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_net_opts);
+    qemu_add_opts(&qemu_netfilter_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_rtc_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_global_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_mon_opts);
@@ -3284,6 +3286,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_netfilter:
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("netfilter"),
+                                               optarg, true);
+                if (!opts) {
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBISCSI
             case QEMU_OPTION_iscsi:
                 opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("iscsi"),
@@ -4413,6 +4422,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (net_init_filters() < 0) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPM
     if (tpm_init() < 0) {
         exit(1);
