diff --git a/cmd/host/main.go b/cmd/host/main.go
index c7baeb03..7ff9276f 100644
--- a/cmd/host/main.go
+++ b/cmd/host/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var (
 	mtu          int
 	endpoints    arrayFlags
 	vpnkitSocket string
+	qemuSocket   string
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "debug")
 	flag.IntVar(&mtu, "mtu", 1500, "mtu")
 	flag.StringVar(&vpnkitSocket, "listen-vpnkit", "", "VPNKit socket to be used by Hyperkit")
+	flag.StringVar(&qemuSocket, "listen-qemu", "", "Socket to be used by Qemu")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if debug {
@@ -39,6 +41,15 @@ func main() {
 		endpoints = append(endpoints, transport.DefaultURL)
 	}
 
+	if vpnkitSocket != "" && qemuSocket != "" {
+		log.Fatal("cannot use qemu and vpnkit protocol at the same time")
+	}
+
+	protocol := types.HyperKitProtocol
+	if qemuSocket != "" {
+		protocol = types.QemuProtocol
+	}
+
 	if err := run(&types.Configuration{
 		Debug:             debug,
 		CaptureFile:       captureFile(),
@@ -89,6 +100,7 @@ func main() {
 		VpnKitUUIDMacAddresses: map[string]string{
 			"c3d68012-0208-11ea-9fd7-f2189899ab08": "5a:94:ef:e4:0c:ee",
 		},
+		Protocol: protocol,
 	}, endpoints); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -162,6 +174,27 @@ func run(configuration *types.Configuration, endpoints []string) error {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if qemuSocket != "" {
+		qemuListener, err := transport.Listen(qemuSocket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				conn, err := qemuListener.Accept()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("qemu accept error: %s", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				go func() {
+					if err := vn.AcceptQemu(conn); err != nil {
+						log.Errorf("qemu error: %s", err)
+					}
+				}()
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	ln, err := vn.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:8080", configuration.GatewayIP))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/qemu-wrapper/README.md b/cmd/qemu-wrapper/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6e48dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/qemu-wrapper/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Qemu doesn't accept a unix socket as netdev, only a file descriptro.
+This wrapper is filling the gap.
+
+```
+$ ./qemu-wrapper /tmp/qemu.sock qemu-system-x86_64 [...] -netdev socket,id=vlan,fd=3 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=vlan
+```
diff --git a/cmd/qemu-wrapper/main.go b/cmd/qemu-wrapper/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20cefd81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/qemu-wrapper/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("unix", os.Args[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fd, err := conn.(*net.UnixConn).File()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[2], os.Args[3:]...)
+	cmd.ExtraFiles = append(cmd.ExtraFiles, fd)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tap/protocol.go b/pkg/tap/protocol.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2736e343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tap/protocol.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package tap
+
+import "encoding/binary"
+
+type protocol interface {
+	Buf() []byte
+	Write(buf []byte, size int)
+	Read(buf []byte) int
+}
+
+type hyperkitProtocol struct {
+}
+
+func (s *hyperkitProtocol) Buf() []byte {
+	return make([]byte, 2)
+}
+
+func (s *hyperkitProtocol) Write(buf []byte, size int) {
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(buf, uint16(size))
+}
+
+func (s *hyperkitProtocol) Read(buf []byte) int {
+	return int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(buf[0:2]))
+}
+
+type qemuProtocol struct {
+}
+
+func (s *qemuProtocol) Buf() []byte {
+	return make([]byte, 4)
+}
+
+func (s *qemuProtocol) Write(buf []byte, size int) {
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf, uint32(size))
+}
+
+func (s *qemuProtocol) Read(buf []byte) int {
+	return int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(buf[0:4]))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tap/switch.go b/pkg/tap/switch.go
index 028658ea..f3fb97db 100644
--- a/pkg/tap/switch.go
+++ b/pkg/tap/switch.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package tap
 
 import (
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/code-ready/gvisor-tap-vsock/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@ type Switch struct {
 	writeLock sync.Mutex
 
 	gateway VirtualDevice
+
+	protocol protocol
 }
 
-func NewSwitch(debug bool, mtu int) *Switch {
+func NewSwitch(debug bool, mtu int, protocol types.Protocol) *Switch {
 	return &Switch{
 		debug:               debug,
 		maxTransmissionUnit: mtu,
 		conns:               make(map[int]net.Conn),
 		cam:                 make(map[tcpip.LinkAddress]int),
+		protocol:            protocolImplementation(protocol),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -108,8 +111,8 @@ func (e *Switch) connect(conn net.Conn) (int, bool) {
 }
 
 func (e *Switch) tx(src, dst tcpip.LinkAddress, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) error {
-	size := make([]byte, 2)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(size, uint16(pkt.Size()))
+	size := e.protocol.Buf()
+	e.protocol.Write(size, pkt.Size())
 
 	e.writeLock.Lock()
 	defer e.writeLock.Unlock()
@@ -179,17 +182,14 @@ func (e *Switch) disconnect(id int, conn net.Conn) {
 }
 
 func (e *Switch) rx(id int, conn net.Conn) error {
-	sizeBuf := make([]byte, 2)
+	sizeBuf := e.protocol.Buf()
 
 	for {
 		n, err := io.ReadFull(conn, sizeBuf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "cannot read size from socket")
 		}
-		if n != 2 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected size %d", n)
-		}
-		size := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(sizeBuf[0:2]))
+		size := int(e.protocol.Read(sizeBuf))
 
 		buf := make([]byte, size)
 		n, err = io.ReadFull(conn, buf)
@@ -235,3 +235,10 @@ func (e *Switch) rx(id int, conn net.Conn) error {
 		atomic.AddUint64(&e.Received, uint64(size))
 	}
 }
+
+func protocolImplementation(protocol types.Protocol) protocol {
+	if protocol == types.QemuProtocol {
+		return &qemuProtocol{}
+	}
+	return &hyperkitProtocol{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/types/configuration.go b/pkg/types/configuration.go
index 5f10323b..f4c71eae 100644
--- a/pkg/types/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/types/configuration.go
@@ -24,8 +24,17 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	DHCPStaticLeases map[string]string
 
 	VpnKitUUIDMacAddresses map[string]string
+
+	Protocol Protocol
 }
 
+type Protocol string
+
+const (
+	HyperKitProtocol Protocol = "hyperkit"
+	QemuProtocol     Protocol = "qemu"
+)
+
 type Zone struct {
 	Name      string
 	Records   []Record
diff --git a/pkg/virtualnetwork/qemu.go b/pkg/virtualnetwork/qemu.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f5e2fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/virtualnetwork/qemu.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package virtualnetwork
+
+import (
+	"net"
+)
+
+func (n *VirtualNetwork) AcceptQemu(conn net.Conn) error {
+	n.networkSwitch.Accept(conn)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/virtualnetwork/virtualnetwork.go b/pkg/virtualnetwork/virtualnetwork.go
index 3180f4b2..2ce1d3d6 100644
--- a/pkg/virtualnetwork/virtualnetwork.go
+++ b/pkg/virtualnetwork/virtualnetwork.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func New(configuration *types.Configuration) (*VirtualNetwork, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot create tap endpoint")
 	}
-	networkSwitch := tap.NewSwitch(configuration.Debug, configuration.MTU)
+	networkSwitch := tap.NewSwitch(configuration.Debug, configuration.MTU, configuration.Protocol)
 	tapEndpoint.Connect(networkSwitch)
 	networkSwitch.Connect(tapEndpoint)