diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index a755f8678e..e5c7c43d1c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -11440,3 +11440,14 @@ qemuDomainNamePathsCleanup(virQEMUDriverConfig *cfg,
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+
+char *
+qemuDomainGetVHostUserFSSocketPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
+                                   const virDomainFSDef *fs)
+{
+    if (fs->sock)
+        return g_strdup(fs->sock);
+
+    return virFileBuildPath(priv->libDir, fs->info.alias, "-fs.sock");
+}
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index 64f92988b7..aad076dd4c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -1043,3 +1043,7 @@ int
 qemuDomainNamePathsCleanup(virQEMUDriverConfig *cfg,
                            const char *name,
                            bool bestEffort);
+
+char *
+qemuDomainGetVHostUserFSSocketPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
+                                   const virDomainFSDef *fs);