diff --git a/qapi/introspect.json b/qapi/introspect.json
index f6adc439bb..512a961ab3 100644
--- a/qapi/introspect.json
+++ b/qapi/introspect.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 # Since: 2.5
 ##
 { 'enum': 'JSONType',
-  'data': [ 'string', 'number', 'int', 'boolean', 'null',
+  'data': [ 'string', 'number', 'int', 'uint', 'boolean', 'null',
             'object', 'array', 'value' ] }
 
 ##
diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 9504ebd8c7..80ecc821cb 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ builtin_types = {
     'int16':    'QTYPE_QINT',
     'int32':    'QTYPE_QINT',
     'int64':    'QTYPE_QINT',
-    'uint8':    'QTYPE_QINT',
-    'uint16':   'QTYPE_QINT',
-    'uint32':   'QTYPE_QINT',
-    'uint64':   'QTYPE_QINT',
-    'size':     'QTYPE_QINT',
+    'uint8':    'QTYPE_QUINT',
+    'uint16':   'QTYPE_QUINT',
+    'uint32':   'QTYPE_QUINT',
+    'uint64':   'QTYPE_QUINT',
+    'size':     'QTYPE_QUINT',
     'any':      None,           # any QType possible, actually
     'QType':    'QTYPE_QSTRING',
 }
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ class QAPISchemaType(QAPISchemaEntity):
             'string':  'QTYPE_QSTRING',
             'number':  'QTYPE_QFLOAT',
             'int':     'QTYPE_QINT',
+            'uint':    'QTYPE_QUINT',
             'boolean': 'QTYPE_QBOOL',
             'object':  'QTYPE_QDICT'
         }
@@ -1103,8 +1104,8 @@ class QAPISchemaBuiltinType(QAPISchemaType):
     def __init__(self, name, json_type, c_type):
         QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, None)
         assert not c_type or isinstance(c_type, str)
-        assert json_type in ('string', 'number', 'int', 'boolean', 'null',
-                             'value')
+        assert json_type in ('string', 'number', 'int', 'uint',
+                             'boolean', 'null', 'value')
         self._json_type_name = json_type
         self._c_type_name = c_type
 
@@ -1519,18 +1520,19 @@ class QAPISchema(object):
                   ('int16',  'int',     'int16_t'),
                   ('int32',  'int',     'int32_t'),
                   ('int64',  'int',     'int64_t'),
-                  ('uint8',  'int',     'uint8_t'),
-                  ('uint16', 'int',     'uint16_t'),
-                  ('uint32', 'int',     'uint32_t'),
-                  ('uint64', 'int',     'uint64_t'),
-                  ('size',   'int',     'uint64_t'),
+                  ('uint8',  'uint',    'uint8_t'),
+                  ('uint16', 'uint',    'uint16_t'),
+                  ('uint32', 'uint',    'uint32_t'),
+                  ('uint64', 'uint',    'uint64_t'),
+                  ('size',   'uint',    'uint64_t'),
                   ('bool',   'boolean', 'bool'),
                   ('any',    'value',   'QObject' + pointer_suffix)]:
             self._def_builtin_type(*t)
         self.the_empty_object_type = QAPISchemaObjectType('q_empty', None,
                                                           None, [], None)
         self._def_entity(self.the_empty_object_type)
-        qtype_values = self._make_enum_members(['none', 'qnull', 'qint',
+        qtype_values = self._make_enum_members(['none', 'qnull',
+                                                'qint', 'quint',
                                                 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist',
                                                 'qfloat', 'qbool'])
         self._def_entity(QAPISchemaEnumType('QType', None, qtype_values,
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/quint.h b/include/qapi/qmp/quint.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b920ece5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/quint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * QUInt Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QUINT_H
+#define QUINT_H
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+
+typedef struct QUInt {
+    QObject base;
+    uint64_t value;
+} QUInt;
+
+QUInt *quint_from_uint(uint64_t value);
+uint64_t quint_get_uint(const QUInt *qi);
+QUInt *qobject_to_quint(const QObject *obj);
+void quint_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+#endif /* QUINT_H */
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/types.h b/include/qapi/qmp/types.h
index 27cfbd84e5..99a60f75d0 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/types.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/types.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/quint.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qfloat.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index a40922ea26..6261a49b4d 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -600,6 +600,11 @@ static void dump_qobject(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
             func_fprintf(f, "%" PRId64, qint_get_int(value));
             break;
         }
+        case QTYPE_QUINT: {
+            QUInt *value = qobject_to_quint(obj);
+            func_fprintf(f, "%" PRIu64, quint_get_uint(value));
+            break;
+        }
         case QTYPE_QSTRING: {
             QString *value = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
             func_fprintf(f, "%s", qstring_get_str(value));
diff --git a/qobject/qobject.c b/qobject/qobject.c
index fe4fa10989..9bdb5e5947 100644
--- a/qobject/qobject.c
+++ b/qobject/qobject.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static void (*qdestroy[QTYPE__MAX])(QObject *) = {
     [QTYPE_NONE] = NULL,               /* No such object exists */
     [QTYPE_QNULL] = NULL,              /* qnull_ is indestructible */
     [QTYPE_QINT] = qint_destroy_obj,
+    [QTYPE_QUINT] = quint_destroy_obj,
     [QTYPE_QSTRING] = qstring_destroy_obj,
     [QTYPE_QDICT] = qdict_destroy_obj,
     [QTYPE_QLIST] = qlist_destroy_obj,
diff --git a/qobject/quint.c b/qobject/quint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3a7ac37c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/quint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * QUInt Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/quint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+/**
+ * quint_from_uint(): Create a new QUInt from an uint64_t
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QUInt *quint_from_uint(uint64_t value)
+{
+    QUInt *qi;
+
+    qi = g_malloc(sizeof(*qi));
+    qobject_init(QOBJECT(qi), QTYPE_QUINT);
+    qi->value = value;
+
+    return qi;
+}
+
+/**
+ * quint_get_int(): Get the stored integer
+ */
+uint64_t quint_get_uint(const QUInt *qi)
+{
+    return qi->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_quint(): Convert a QObject into a QUInt
+ */
+QUInt *qobject_to_quint(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (!obj || qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QUINT) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return container_of(obj, QUInt, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * quint_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a
+ * QUInt object
+ */
+void quint_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_free(qobject_to_quint(obj));
+}
diff --git a/tests/check-qint.c b/tests/check-qint.c
index b6e4555115..603aa1aa92 100644
--- a/tests/check-qint.c
+++ b/tests/check-qint.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
 #include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/quint.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 
 /*
@@ -73,6 +74,58 @@ static void qobject_to_qint_test(void)
     QDECREF(qi);
 }
 
+static void quint_from_uint_test(void)
+{
+    QUInt *qu;
+    const unsigned value = -42;
+
+    qu = quint_from_uint(value);
+    g_assert(qu != NULL);
+    g_assert(qu->value == value);
+    g_assert(qu->base.refcnt == 1);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(QOBJECT(qu)) == QTYPE_QUINT);
+
+    g_free(qu);
+}
+
+static void quint_destroy_test(void)
+{
+    QUInt *qu = quint_from_uint(0);
+    QDECREF(qu);
+}
+
+static void quint_from_uint64_test(void)
+{
+    QUInt *qu;
+    const uint64_t value = 0x1234567890abcdefLL;
+
+    qu = quint_from_uint(value);
+    g_assert((uint64_t) qu->value == value);
+
+    QDECREF(qu);
+}
+
+static void quint_get_uint_test(void)
+{
+    QUInt *qu;
+    const unsigned value = 123456;
+
+    qu = quint_from_uint(value);
+    g_assert(quint_get_uint(qu) == value);
+
+    QDECREF(qu);
+}
+
+static void qobject_to_quint_test(void)
+{
+    QUInt *qu;
+
+    qu = quint_from_uint(0);
+    g_assert(qobject_to_quint(QOBJECT(qu)) == qu);
+
+    QDECREF(qu);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
@@ -83,5 +136,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_add_func("/public/get_int", qint_get_int_test);
     g_test_add_func("/public/to_qint", qobject_to_qint_test);
 
+    g_test_add_func("/public/from_uint", quint_from_uint_test);
+    g_test_add_func("/public/uint_destroy", quint_destroy_test);
+    g_test_add_func("/public/from_uint64", quint_from_uint64_test);
+    g_test_add_func("/public/get_uint", quint_get_uint_test);
+    g_test_add_func("/public/to_quint", qobject_to_quint_test);
+
     return g_test_run();
 }
diff --git a/qobject/Makefile.objs b/qobject/Makefile.objs
index bed55084bb..1f7b95552f 100644
--- a/qobject/Makefile.objs
+++ b/qobject/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-util-obj-y = qnull.o qint.o qstring.o qdict.o qlist.o qfloat.o qbool.o
+util-obj-y = qnull.o qint.o quint.o qstring.o qdict.o qlist.o qfloat.o qbool.o
 util-obj-y += qjson.o qobject.o json-lexer.o json-streamer.o json-parser.o
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
index a962fb2d2e..42ea87a1a1 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 enum Status ['good', 'bad', 'ugly']
 object q_empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/empty.out b/tests/qapi-schema/empty.out
index 8a5b034424..5dcccb1d55 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/empty.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/empty.out
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 object q_empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/event-case.out b/tests/qapi-schema/event-case.out
index 2865714ad5..3464bd30f6 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/event-case.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/event-case.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 event oops None
    boxed=False
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/ident-with-escape.out b/tests/qapi-schema/ident-with-escape.out
index 69fc908e68..a81ef8cd34 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/ident-with-escape.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/ident-with-escape.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 command fooA q_obj_fooA-arg -> None
    gen=True success_response=True boxed=False
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/include-relpath.out b/tests/qapi-schema/include-relpath.out
index a962fb2d2e..42ea87a1a1 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/include-relpath.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/include-relpath.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 enum Status ['good', 'bad', 'ugly']
 object q_empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/include-repetition.out b/tests/qapi-schema/include-repetition.out
index a962fb2d2e..42ea87a1a1 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/include-repetition.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/include-repetition.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 enum Status ['good', 'bad', 'ugly']
 object q_empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/include-simple.out b/tests/qapi-schema/include-simple.out
index a962fb2d2e..42ea87a1a1 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/include-simple.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/include-simple.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 enum Status ['good', 'bad', 'ugly']
 object q_empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/indented-expr.out b/tests/qapi-schema/indented-expr.out
index 285d052257..b158bcd6eb 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/indented-expr.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/indented-expr.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 command eins None -> None
    gen=True success_response=True boxed=False
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index bc8d496ff4..690460658c 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ object NestedEnumsOne
     member enum4: EnumOne optional=True
 enum QEnumTwo ['value1', 'value2']
     prefix QENUM_TWO
-enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
+enum QType ['none', 'qnull', 'qint', 'quint', 'qstring', 'qdict', 'qlist', 'qfloat', 'qbool']
     prefix QTYPE
 object TestStruct
     member integer: int optional=False
