diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 7494d6143b..c93d731047 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ io-obj-y = io/
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),y)
 common-obj-y = blockdev.o blockdev-nbd.o block/
 common-obj-y += bootdevice.o iothread.o
+common-obj-y += dump/
 common-obj-y += job-qmp.o
 common-obj-y += monitor/
 common-obj-y += net/
diff --git a/dump/Makefile.objs b/dump/Makefile.objs
index ea6b074967..d2a5db3b81 100644
--- a/dump/Makefile.objs
+++ b/dump/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 obj-y += dump.o
+common-obj-y += dump-hmp-cmds.o
 obj-$(TARGET_X86_64) += win_dump.o
diff --git a/dump/dump-hmp-cmds.c b/dump/dump-hmp-cmds.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dbf44372c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dump/dump-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Human Monitor Interface commands
+ *
+ * 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/osdep.h"
+#include "monitor/hmp.h"
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-dump.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+
+void hmp_dump_guest_memory(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    bool win_dmp = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "windmp", false);
+    bool paging = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "paging", false);
+    bool zlib = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "zlib", false);
+    bool lzo = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "lzo", false);
+    bool snappy = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "snappy", false);
+    const char *file = qdict_get_str(qdict, "filename");
+    bool has_begin = qdict_haskey(qdict, "begin");
+    bool has_length = qdict_haskey(qdict, "length");
+    bool has_detach = qdict_haskey(qdict, "detach");
+    int64_t begin = 0;
+    int64_t length = 0;
+    bool detach = false;
+    enum DumpGuestMemoryFormat dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF;
+    char *prot;
+
+    if (zlib + lzo + snappy + win_dmp > 1) {
+        error_setg(&err, "only one of '-z|-l|-s|-w' can be set");
+        hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (win_dmp) {
+        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_WIN_DMP;
+    }
+
+    if (zlib) {
+        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_ZLIB;
+    }
+
+    if (lzo) {
+        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_LZO;
+    }
+
+    if (snappy) {
+        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_SNAPPY;
+    }
+
+    if (has_begin) {
+        begin = qdict_get_int(qdict, "begin");
+    }
+    if (has_length) {
+        length = qdict_get_int(qdict, "length");
+    }
+    if (has_detach) {
+        detach = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "detach");
+    }
+
+    prot = g_strconcat("file:", file, NULL);
+
+    qmp_dump_guest_memory(paging, prot, true, detach, has_begin, begin,
+                          has_length, length, true, dump_format, &err);
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
+    g_free(prot);
+}
+
+void hmp_info_dump(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    DumpQueryResult *result = qmp_query_dump(NULL);
+
+    assert(result && result->status < DUMP_STATUS__MAX);
+    monitor_printf(mon, "Status: %s\n", DumpStatus_str(result->status));
+
+    if (result->status == DUMP_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
+        float percent = 0;
+        assert(result->total != 0);
+        percent = 100.0 * result->completed / result->total;
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Finished: %.2f %%\n", percent);
+    }
+
+    qapi_free_DumpQueryResult(result);
+}
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index 18ffeb7017..dc12ae6129 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-builtin-visit.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-block.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-char.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-dump.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-net.h"
@@ -2160,64 +2159,6 @@ void hmp_device_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
 }
 
-void hmp_dump_guest_memory(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    bool win_dmp = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "windmp", false);
-    bool paging = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "paging", false);
-    bool zlib = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "zlib", false);
-    bool lzo = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "lzo", false);
-    bool snappy = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "snappy", false);
-    const char *file = qdict_get_str(qdict, "filename");
-    bool has_begin = qdict_haskey(qdict, "begin");
-    bool has_length = qdict_haskey(qdict, "length");
-    bool has_detach = qdict_haskey(qdict, "detach");
-    int64_t begin = 0;
-    int64_t length = 0;
-    bool detach = false;
-    enum DumpGuestMemoryFormat dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF;
-    char *prot;
-
-    if (zlib + lzo + snappy + win_dmp > 1) {
-        error_setg(&err, "only one of '-z|-l|-s|-w' can be set");
-        hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (win_dmp) {
-        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_WIN_DMP;
-    }
-
-    if (zlib) {
-        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_ZLIB;
-    }
-
-    if (lzo) {
-        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_LZO;
-    }
-
-    if (snappy) {
-        dump_format = DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_KDUMP_SNAPPY;
-    }
-
-    if (has_begin) {
-        begin = qdict_get_int(qdict, "begin");
-    }
-    if (has_length) {
-        length = qdict_get_int(qdict, "length");
-    }
-    if (has_detach) {
-        detach = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "detach");
-    }
-
-    prot = g_strconcat("file:", file, NULL);
-
-    qmp_dump_guest_memory(paging, prot, true, detach, has_begin, begin,
-                          has_length, length, true, dump_format, &err);
-    hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
-    g_free(prot);
-}
-
 void hmp_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
@@ -2949,23 +2890,6 @@ void hmp_rocker_of_dpa_groups(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qapi_free_RockerOfDpaGroupList(list);
 }
 
-void hmp_info_dump(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    DumpQueryResult *result = qmp_query_dump(NULL);
-
-    assert(result && result->status < DUMP_STATUS__MAX);
-    monitor_printf(mon, "Status: %s\n", DumpStatus_str(result->status));
-
-    if (result->status == DUMP_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
-        float percent = 0;
-        assert(result->total != 0);
-        percent = 100.0 * result->completed / result->total;
-        monitor_printf(mon, "Finished: %.2f %%\n", percent);
-    }
-
-    qapi_free_DumpQueryResult(result);
-}
-
 void hmp_info_ramblock(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     ram_block_dump(mon);
