#include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
+#include "hw/cxl/cxl.h"
 #include "migration/global_state.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "exec/confidential-guest-support.h"
     nvdimms_state->persistence_string = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
+static bool machine_get_cxl(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
+
+    return ms->cxl_devices_state->is_enabled;
+}
+
+static void machine_set_cxl(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
+
+    ms->cxl_devices_state->is_enabled = value;
+}
+
 void machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(MachineClass *mc, const char *type)
 {
     QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(mc->allowed_dynamic_sysbus_devices, g_strdup(type));
     mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB;
     mc->rom_file_has_mr = true;
 
+    /* Few machines support CXL, so default to off */
+    mc->cxl_supported = false;
     /* numa node memory size aligned on 8MB by default.
      * On Linux, each node's border has to be 8MB aligned
      */
                                         "Valid values are cpu, mem-ctrl");
     }
 
+    if (mc->cxl_supported) {
+        Object *obj = OBJECT(ms);
+
+        ms->cxl_devices_state = g_new0(CXLState, 1);
+        object_property_add_bool(obj, "cxl", machine_get_cxl, machine_set_cxl);
+        object_property_set_description(obj, "cxl",
+                                        "Set on/off to enable/disable "
+                                        "CXL instantiation");
+    }
+
     if (mc->cpu_index_to_instance_props && mc->get_default_cpu_node_id) {
         ms->numa_state = g_new0(NumaState, 1);
         object_property_add_bool(obj, "hmat",
     g_free(ms->device_memory);
     g_free(ms->nvdimms_state);
     g_free(ms->numa_state);
+    g_free(ms->cxl_devices_state);
 }
 
 bool machine_usb(MachineState *machine)