diff --git a/include/net/filter.h b/include/net/filter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4557cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/filter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 FUJITSU LIMITED
+ * Author: Yang Hongyang <yanghy@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * 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 "qom/object.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
+#include "net/queue.h"
+
+#define TYPE_NETFILTER "netfilter"
+#define NETFILTER(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(NetFilterState, (obj), TYPE_NETFILTER)
+#define NETFILTER_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(NetFilterClass, (obj), TYPE_NETFILTER)
+#define NETFILTER_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(NetFilterClass, (klass), TYPE_NETFILTER)
+
+typedef void (FilterSetup) (NetFilterState *nf, Error **errp);
+typedef void (FilterCleanup) (NetFilterState *nf);
+/*
+ * Return:
+ *   0: finished handling the packet, we should continue
+ *   size: filter stolen this packet, we stop pass this packet further
+ */
+typedef ssize_t (FilterReceiveIOV)(NetFilterState *nc,
+                                   NetClientState *sender,
+                                   unsigned flags,
+                                   const struct iovec *iov,
+                                   int iovcnt,
+                                   NetPacketSent *sent_cb);
+
+typedef struct NetFilterClass {
+    ObjectClass parent_class;
+
+    FilterSetup *setup;
+    FilterCleanup *cleanup;
+    FilterReceiveIOV *receive_iov;
+} NetFilterClass;
+
+
+struct NetFilterState {
+    /* private */
+    Object parent;
+
+    /* protected */
+    char *netdev_id;
+    NetClientState *netdev;
+    NetFilterChain chain;
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(NetFilterState) global_list;
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(NetFilterState) next;
+};
+
+#endif /* QEMU_NET_FILTER_H */
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 6a6cbef..36e5fab 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct NetClientState {
     NetClientDestructor *destructor;
     unsigned int queue_index;
     unsigned rxfilter_notify_enabled:1;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NetFilterState) filters;
 };
 
 typedef struct NICState {
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index f8a9dd6..2c0648f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
 typedef struct MouseTransformInfo MouseTransformInfo;
 typedef struct MSIMessage MSIMessage;
 typedef struct NetClientState NetClientState;
+typedef struct NetFilterState NetFilterState;
 typedef struct NICInfo NICInfo;
 typedef struct PcGuestInfo PcGuestInfo;
 typedef struct PCIBridge PCIBridge;
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..5192c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/filter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 FUJITSU LIMITED
+ * Author: Yang Hongyang <yanghy@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * 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 "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+
+#include "net/filter.h"
+#include "net/net.h"
+#include "net/vhost_net.h"
+#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
+
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, NetFilterState) net_filters;
+
+static char *netfilter_get_netdev_id(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(obj);
+
+    return g_strdup(nf->netdev_id);
+}
+
+static void netfilter_set_netdev_id(Object *obj, const char *str, Error **errp)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(obj);
+
+    nf->netdev_id = g_strdup(str);
+}
+
+static int netfilter_get_chain(Object *obj, Error **errp G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(obj);
+    return nf->chain;
+}
+
+static void netfilter_set_chain(Object *obj, int chain, Error **errp)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(obj);
+    nf->chain = chain;
+}
+
+static void netfilter_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&net_filters);
+    object_property_add_str(obj, "netdev",
+                            netfilter_get_netdev_id, netfilter_set_netdev_id,
+                            NULL);
+    object_property_add_enum(obj, "chain", "NetFilterChain",
+                             NetFilterChain_lookup,
+                             netfilter_get_chain, netfilter_set_chain,
+                             NULL);
+}
+
+static void netfilter_cleanup(Object *obj)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(obj);
+    NetFilterClass *nfc = NETFILTER_GET_CLASS(obj);
+
+    if (nfc->cleanup) {
+        nfc->cleanup(nf);
+    }
+
+    if (nf->netdev && !QTAILQ_EMPTY(&nf->netdev->filters)) {
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&nf->netdev->filters, nf, next);
+    }
+    if (!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&net_filters)) {
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&net_filters, nf, global_list);
+    }
+
+    g_free(nf->netdev_id);
+}
+
+static void netfilter_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
+{
+    NetFilterState *nf = NETFILTER(uc);
+    NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
+    NetFilterClass *nfc = NETFILTER_GET_CLASS(uc);
+    int queues;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    if (!nf->netdev_id) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Parameter 'netdev' is required");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    queues = qemu_find_net_clients_except(nf->netdev_id, ncs,
+                                          NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC,
+                                          MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
+    if (queues < 1) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "netdev",
+                   "a network backend id");
+        return;
+    } else if (queues > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Multi queue is not supported");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (get_vhost_net(ncs[0])) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Vhost is not supported");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nf->netdev = ncs[0];
+
+    if (nfc->setup) {
+        nfc->setup(nf, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&net_filters, nf, global_list);
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&nf->netdev->filters, nf, next);
+}
+
+static bool netfilter_can_be_deleted(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void netfilter_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    ucc->complete = netfilter_complete;
+    ucc->can_be_deleted = netfilter_can_be_deleted;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo netfilter_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_NETFILTER,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .abstract = true,
+    .class_size = sizeof(NetFilterClass),
+    .class_init = netfilter_class_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(NetFilterState),
+    .instance_init = netfilter_init,
+    .instance_finalize = netfilter_cleanup,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
+        { }
+    }
+};
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&netfilter_info);
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 28a5597..d6d4db8 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static void qemu_net_client_setup(NetClientState *nc,
 
     nc->incoming_queue = qemu_new_net_queue(nc);
     nc->destructor = destructor;
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&nc->filters);
 }
 
 NetClientState *qemu_new_net_client(NetClientInfo *info,
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ void qemu_del_net_client(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
     int queues, i;
+    NetFilterState *nf, *next;
 
     assert(nc->info->type != NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC);
 
@@ -395,6 +397,10 @@ void qemu_del_net_client(NetClientState *nc)
                                           MAX_QUEUE_NUM);
     assert(queues != 0);
 
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(nf, &nc->filters, next, next) {
+        object_unparent(OBJECT(nf));
+    }
+
     /* If there is a peer NIC, delete and cleanup client, but do not free. */
     if (nc->peer && nc->peer->info->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC) {
         NICState *nic = qemu_get_nic(nc->peer);
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 67fef37..068e89e 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -2551,6 +2551,24 @@
     'opts': 'NetClientOptions' } }
 
 ##
+# @NetFilterChain
+#
+# netfilter chain, a netfilter is attached to a netdev, captures the
+# network packets of the netdev.
+#
+# @all: the filter will receive packets both sent to/from the netdev, this
+#       is the default chain.
+#
+# @in: the filter will receive packets sent to the netdev.
+#
+# @out: the filter will receive packets sent from the netdev.
+#
+# Since 2.5
+##
+{ 'enum': 'NetFilterChain',
+  'data': [ 'all', 'in', 'out' ] }
+
+##
 # @InetSocketAddress
 #
 # Captures a socket address or address range in the Internet namespace.
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 584ca88..672f8b2 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2783,6 +2783,7 @@ static bool object_create_initial(const char *type)
     if (g_str_equal(type, "rng-egd")) {
         return false;
     }
+    /* TODO: reture false for concrete netfilters */
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -4302,12 +4303,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
-                          object_create,
-                          object_create_delayed, NULL)) {
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
     machine_opts = qemu_get_machine_opts();
     if (qemu_opt_foreach(machine_opts, machine_set_property, current_machine,
                          NULL)) {
@@ -4413,6 +4408,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          object_create_delayed, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPM
     if (tpm_init() < 0) {
         exit(1);
