diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
index f0e47ce232..1c0f2e2bfb 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ bhyveBuildSoundArgStr(const virDomainDef *def G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SDL:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SPICE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_FILE:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                            _("unsupported audio backend '%s'"),
                            virDomainAudioTypeTypeToString(audio->type));
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 16e9c93986..0de4056de9 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainAudioType,
               "sdl",
               "spice",
               "file",
+              "dbus",
 );
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainAudioSDLDriver,
@@ -3074,6 +3075,7 @@ virDomainAudioDefFree(virDomainAudioDef *def)
         g_free(def->backend.file.path);
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
         break;
     }
@@ -12809,6 +12811,14 @@ virDomainGraphicsDefParseXMLDBus(virDomainGraphicsDef *def,
             return -1;
     }
 
+    cur = virXPathNode("./audio", ctxt);
+    if (cur) {
+        if (virXMLPropUInt(cur, "id", 10,
+                           VIR_XML_PROP_REQUIRED | VIR_XML_PROP_NONZERO,
+                           &def->data.dbus.audioId) < 0)
+            return -1;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -13296,6 +13306,9 @@ virDomainAudioDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOption *xmlopt G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         def->backend.file.path = virXMLPropString(node, "path");
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainAudioType, def->type);
@@ -25719,6 +25732,9 @@ virDomainAudioDefFormat(virBuffer *buf,
         virBufferEscapeString(&attrBuf, " path='%s'", def->backend.file.path);
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainAudioType, def->type);
@@ -26660,7 +26676,7 @@ virDomainGraphicsDefFormat(virBuffer *buf,
             virBufferAsprintf(buf, " address='%s'",
                               def->data.dbus.address);
 
-        if (!def->data.dbus.gl)
+        if (!def->data.dbus.gl && def->data.dbus.audioId <= 0)
             break;
 
         if (!children) {
@@ -26669,10 +26685,17 @@ virDomainGraphicsDefFormat(virBuffer *buf,
             children = true;
         }
 
-        virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<gl enable='%s'",
-                          virTristateBoolTypeToString(def->data.dbus.gl));
-        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " rendernode='%s'", def->data.dbus.rendernode);
-        virBufferAddLit(buf, "/>\n");
+        if (def->data.dbus.gl) {
+            virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<gl enable='%s'",
+                              virTristateBoolTypeToString(def->data.dbus.gl));
+            virBufferEscapeString(buf, " rendernode='%s'", def->data.dbus.rendernode);
+            virBufferAddLit(buf, "/>\n");
+        }
+
+        if (def->data.dbus.audioId > 0)
+            virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<audio id='%d'/>\n",
+                              def->data.dbus.audioId);
+
         break;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_LAST:
         break;
@@ -29993,6 +30016,7 @@ virDomainAudioBackendIsEqual(virDomainAudioDef *this,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_FILE:
         return STREQ_NULLABLE(this->backend.file.path, that->backend.file.path);
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         return false;
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 23fbd4a284..a7dfbe0b83 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SDL,
     VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SPICE,
     VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_FILE,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST
 } virDomainAudioType;
@@ -1959,6 +1960,7 @@ struct _virDomainGraphicsDef {
             char *address;
             char *rendernode;
             virTristateBool gl;
+            unsigned int audioId;
             bool fromConfig;    /* true if the @address is config file originated */
         } dbus;
     } data;
diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index d5ea9e751e..94eab03d76 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4076,6 +4076,13 @@
                 </optional>
               </element>
             </optional>
+            <optional>
+              <element name="audio">
+                <attribute name="id">
+                  <ref name="uint8"/>
+                </attribute>
+              </element>
+            </optional>
           </interleave>
         </group>
         <group>
@@ -4918,6 +4925,11 @@
     <ref name="audiocommonchild"/>
   </define>
 
+  <define name="audiodbus">
+    <ref name="audiocommonattr"/>
+    <ref name="audiocommonchild"/>
+  </define>
+
   <define name="audio">
     <element name="audio">
       <attribute name="id">
@@ -4946,6 +4958,23 @@
             </optional>
           </interleave>
         </group>
+        <group>
+          <attribute name="type">
+            <value>dbus</value>
+          </attribute>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <element name="input">
+                <ref name="audiodbus"/>
+              </element>
+            </optional>
+            <optional>
+              <element name="output">
+                <ref name="audiodbus"/>
+              </element>
+            </optional>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
         <group>
           <attribute name="type">
             <value>alsa</value>
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index ab826e5b3d..168dce39e4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ qemuAudioDriverTypeToString(virDomainAudioType type)
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_OSS:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SDL:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SPICE:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
             break;
     }
@@ -7957,6 +7958,9 @@ qemuBuildAudioCommandLineArg(virCommand *cmd,
             return -1;
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainAudioType, def->type);
@@ -8161,6 +8165,9 @@ qemuBuildAudioCommandLineEnv(virCommand *cmd,
                                    audio->backend.file.path);
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainAudioType, audio->type);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
index 5a437562c2..5bfb9fd311 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
@@ -4507,6 +4507,9 @@ qemuValidateDomainDeviceDefAudio(virDomainAudioDef *audio,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_FILE:
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_LAST:
     default:
         virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainAudioType, audio->type);
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1304e3f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <graphics type='dbus' p2p='yes'>
+      <audio id='1'/>
+    </graphics>
+    <audio id='1' type='dbus'>
+      <input mixingEngine='no'/>
+      <output mixingEngine='no'/>
+    </audio>
+    <video>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </video>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..fe0f4a81d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-dbus-audio.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 0ffae892b4..0c303bd823 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("graphics-dbus-p2p",
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA,
             QEMU_CAPS_DISPLAY_DBUS);
+    DO_TEST("graphics-dbus-audio",
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DISPLAY_DBUS,
+            QEMU_CAPS_AUDIODEV);
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("default-video-type-aarch64", "aarch64");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("default-video-type-ppc64", "ppc64");