diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
index 042e90f2..68946e0b 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct %(name)s {
 
     return ret
 
-def generate_enum_lookup(name, values):
+def generate_enum_lookup(name, values, prefix=None):
     ret = mcgen('''
 const char *const %(name)s_lookup[] = {
 ''',
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const char *const %(name)s_lookup[] = {
 ''')
     return ret
 
-def generate_enum(name, values):
+def generate_enum(name, values, prefix=None):
     name = c_name(name)
     lookup_decl = mcgen('''
 extern const char *const %(name)s_lookup[];
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ typedef enum %(name)s {
 
     i = 0
     for value in enum_values:
-        enum_full_value = c_enum_const(name, value)
+        enum_full_value = c_enum_const(name, value, prefix)
         enum_decl += mcgen('''
     %(enum_full_value)s = %(i)d,
 ''',
@@ -338,9 +338,11 @@ for expr in exprs:
     if expr.has_key('struct'):
         ret += generate_fwd_struct(expr['struct'])
     elif expr.has_key('enum'):
-        ret += generate_enum(expr['enum'], expr['data'])
+        ret += generate_enum(expr['enum'], expr['data'],
+                             expr.get('prefix'))
         ret += generate_fwd_enum_struct(expr['enum'])
-        fdef.write(generate_enum_lookup(expr['enum'], expr['data']))
+        fdef.write(generate_enum_lookup(expr['enum'], expr['data'],
+                                        expr.get('prefix')))
     elif expr.has_key('union'):
         ret += generate_fwd_struct(expr['union'])
         enum_define = discriminator_find_enum_define(expr)
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
index 91ce0489..cd48f831 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -632,11 +632,15 @@ def check_alternate(expr, expr_info):
 def check_enum(expr, expr_info):
     name = expr['enum']
     members = expr.get('data')
+    prefix = expr.get('prefix')
     values = { 'MAX': '(automatic)' }
 
     if not isinstance(members, list):
         raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
                             "Enum '%s' requires an array for 'data'" % name)
+    if prefix is not None and not isinstance(prefix, str):
+        raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
+                            "Enum '%s' requires a string for 'prefix'" % name)
     for member in members:
         check_name(expr_info, "Member of enum '%s'" %name, member,
                    enum_member=True)
@@ -691,7 +695,7 @@ def check_exprs(exprs):
         expr = expr_elem['expr']
         info = expr_elem['info']
         if expr.has_key('enum'):
-            check_keys(expr_elem, 'enum', ['data'])
+            check_keys(expr_elem, 'enum', ['data'], ['prefix'])
             add_enum(expr['enum'], info, expr['data'])
         elif expr.has_key('union'):
             check_keys(expr_elem, 'union', ['data'],
@@ -811,7 +815,9 @@ def camel_to_upper(value):
         new_name += c
     return new_name.lstrip('_').upper()
 
-def c_enum_const(type_name, const_name):
+def c_enum_const(type_name, const_name, prefix=None):
+    if prefix is not None:
+        type_name = prefix
     return camel_to_upper(type_name + '_' + const_name)
 
 c_name_trans = string.maketrans('.-', '__')