diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index 2d09e6e8d3..d3b19529b9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -2326,6 +2326,32 @@ error:
 }
 
 
+static char *
+qemuBuildPCIHostdevDevStr(virDomainHostdevDefPtr dev)
+{
+    virBuffer buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+
+    virBufferAddLit(&buf, "pci-assign");
+    virBufferVSprintf(&buf, ",host=%.2x:%.2x.%.1x",
+                      dev->source.subsys.u.pci.bus,
+                      dev->source.subsys.u.pci.slot,
+                      dev->source.subsys.u.pci.function);
+    virBufferVSprintf(&buf, ",id=%s", dev->info.alias);
+    if (qemuBuildDeviceAddressStr(&buf, &dev->info) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (virBufferError(&buf)) {
+        virReportOOMError(NULL);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    return virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
+
+error:
+    virBufferFreeAndReset(&buf);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /* This function outputs a -chardev command line option which describes only the
  * host side of the character device */
 static void qemudBuildCommandLineChrDevChardevStr(virDomainChrDefPtr dev,
@@ -3576,22 +3602,23 @@ int qemudBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         /* PCI */
         if (hostdev->mode == VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_MODE_SUBSYS &&
             hostdev->source.subsys.type == VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_SUBSYS_TYPE_PCI) {
-            if (!(qemuCmdFlags & QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_PCIDEVICE)) {
+            if (qemuCmdFlags & QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_DEVICE) {
+                ADD_ARG_LIT("-device");
+                if (!(pcidev = qemuBuildPCIHostdevDevStr(hostdev)))
+                    goto error;
+            } else if (qemuCmdFlags & QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_PCIDEVICE) {
+                ADD_ARG_LIT("-pcidevice");
+                if (virAsprintf(&pcidev, "host=%.2x:%.2x.%.1x",
+                                hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.bus,
+                                hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.slot,
+                                hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.function) < 0)
+                    goto no_memory;
+            } else {
                 qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT, "%s",
                                  _("PCI device assignment is not supported by this version of qemu"));
                 goto error;
             }
-            ret = virAsprintf(&pcidev, "host=%.2x:%.2x.%.1x",
-                           hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.bus,
-                           hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.slot,
-                           hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.function);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                pcidev = NULL;
-                goto no_memory;
-            }
-            ADD_ARG_LIT("-pcidevice");
-            ADD_ARG_LIT(pcidev);
-            VIR_FREE(pcidev);
+            ADD_ARG(pcidev);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1865ee7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2 -usb -device pci-assign,host=06:12.5,id=hostpci0
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac5ad47eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-pci-address-device.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest2</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9466-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory>219200</memory>
+  <currentMemory>219200</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>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</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
+      <source>
+        <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x12' function='0x5'/>
+      </source>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 2042e2a758..2a2387ed26 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ mymain(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("hostdev-usb-address", 0);
     DO_TEST("hostdev-usb-address-device", QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_DEVICE);
     DO_TEST("hostdev-pci-address", QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_PCIDEVICE);
+    DO_TEST("hostdev-pci-address-device", QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_PCIDEVICE|QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_DEVICE);
 
     DO_TEST_FULL("restore-v1", QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_MIGRATE_KVM_STDIO, "stdio");
     DO_TEST_FULL("restore-v2", QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_MIGRATE_QEMU_EXEC, "stdio");