diff --git a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
index 5137f97f37..e0f2f2a5ce 100644
--- a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
+++ b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  *
  * Contributions after 2012-01-13 are licensed under the terms of the
  * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * VT8231 south bridge support and general clean up to allow it
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2020 BALATON Zoltan
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
@@ -731,6 +734,86 @@ static const TypeInfo vt82c686b_isa_info = {
     .class_init    = vt82c686b_class_init,
 };
 
+/* TYPE_VT8231_ISA */
+
+static void vt8231_write_config(PCIDevice *d, uint32_t addr,
+                                uint32_t val, int len)
+{
+    ViaISAState *s = VIA_ISA(d);
+
+    trace_via_isa_write(addr, val, len);
+    pci_default_write_config(d, addr, val, len);
+    if (addr == 0x50) {
+        /* BIT(2): enable or disable superio config io ports */
+        via_superio_io_enable(s->via_sio, val & BIT(2));
+    }
+}
+
+static void vt8231_isa_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    ViaISAState *s = VIA_ISA(dev);
+    uint8_t *pci_conf = s->dev.config;
+
+    pci_set_long(pci_conf + PCI_CAPABILITY_LIST, 0x000000c0);
+    pci_set_word(pci_conf + PCI_COMMAND, PCI_COMMAND_IO | PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY |
+                 PCI_COMMAND_MASTER | PCI_COMMAND_SPECIAL);
+    pci_set_word(pci_conf + PCI_STATUS, PCI_STATUS_DEVSEL_MEDIUM);
+
+    pci_conf[0x58] = 0x40; /* Miscellaneous Control 0 */
+    pci_conf[0x67] = 0x08; /* Fast IR Config */
+    pci_conf[0x6b] = 0x01; /* Fast IR I/O Base */
+}
+
+static void vt8231_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
+{
+    ViaISAState *s = VIA_ISA(d);
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(d);
+    ISABus *isa_bus;
+    qemu_irq *isa_irq;
+    int i;
+
+    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, &s->cpu_intr, 1);
+    isa_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(via_isa_request_i8259_irq, s, 1);
+    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(dev, get_system_memory(), pci_address_space_io(d),
+                          &error_fatal);
+    isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, i8259_init(isa_bus, *isa_irq));
+    i8254_pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
+    i8257_dma_init(isa_bus, 0);
+    s->via_sio = VIA_SUPERIO(isa_create_simple(isa_bus, TYPE_VT8231_SUPERIO));
+    mc146818_rtc_init(isa_bus, 2000, NULL);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < PCI_CONFIG_HEADER_SIZE; i++) {
+        if (i < PCI_COMMAND || i >= PCI_REVISION_ID) {
+            d->wmask[i] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void vt8231_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    PCIDeviceClass *k = PCI_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->realize = vt8231_realize;
+    k->config_write = vt8231_write_config;
+    k->vendor_id = PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA;
+    k->device_id = PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8231_ISA;
+    k->class_id = PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_ISA;
+    k->revision = 0x10;
+    dc->reset = vt8231_isa_reset;
+    dc->desc = "ISA bridge";
+    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_via;
+    /* Reason: part of VIA VT8231 southbridge, needs to be wired up */
+    dc->user_creatable = false;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo vt8231_isa_info = {
+    .name          = TYPE_VT8231_ISA,
+    .parent        = TYPE_VIA_ISA,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(ViaISAState),
+    .class_init    = vt8231_class_init,
+};
+
 
 static void vt82c686b_register_types(void)
 {
@@ -742,6 +825,7 @@ static void vt82c686b_register_types(void)
     type_register_static(&vt8231_superio_info);
     type_register_static(&via_isa_info);
     type_register_static(&vt82c686b_isa_info);
+    type_register_static(&vt8231_isa_info);
 }
 
 type_init(vt82c686b_register_types)
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h b/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
index 0692b9a527..0f01aaa471 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #define TYPE_VT82C686B_ISA "vt82c686b-isa"
 #define TYPE_VT82C686B_PM "vt82c686b-pm"
+#define TYPE_VT8231_ISA "vt8231-isa"
 #define TYPE_VT8231_PM "vt8231-pm"
 #define TYPE_VIA_AC97 "via-ac97"
 #define TYPE_VIA_MC97 "via-mc97"
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci_ids.h b/include/hw/pci/pci_ids.h
index aa3f67eaa4..ac0c23ebc7 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci_ids.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci_ids.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C686B_PM     0x3057
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_AC97           0x3058
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_MC97           0x3068
+#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8231_ISA       0x8231
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8231_PM        0x8235
 
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL            0x11ab
