diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index a5331bfd33..0c00e7a560 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ static void fsl_imx6_init(Object *obj)
         snprintf(name, NAME_SIZE, "spi%d", i + 1);
         object_property_add_child(obj, name, OBJECT(&s->spi[i]), NULL);
     }
+
+    object_initialize(&s->eth, sizeof(s->eth), TYPE_IMX_ENET);
+    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->eth), sysbus_get_default());
+    object_property_add_child(obj, "eth", OBJECT(&s->eth), NULL);
 }
 
 static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -381,6 +385,19 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                             spi_table[i].irq));
     }
 
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->eth), true, "realized", &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->eth), 0, FSL_IMX6_ENET_ADDR);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->eth), 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->a9mpcore),
+                                        FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->eth), 1,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->a9mpcore),
+                                        FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_1588_IRQ));
+
     /* ROM memory */
     memory_region_init_rom_device(&s->rom, NULL, NULL, NULL, "imx6.rom",
                                   FSL_IMX6_ROM_SIZE, &err);
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
index e9157ea4b3..ec6c509d74 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/gpio/imx_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sdhci.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/imx_spi.h"
+#include "hw/net/imx_fec.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct FslIMX6State {
     IMXGPIOState   gpio[FSL_IMX6_NUM_GPIOS];
     SDHCIState     esdhc[FSL_IMX6_NUM_ESDHCS];
     IMXSPIState    spi[FSL_IMX6_NUM_ECSPIS];
+    IMXFECState    eth;
     MemoryRegion   rom;
     MemoryRegion   caam;
     MemoryRegion   ocram;
@@ -436,8 +438,8 @@ typedef struct FslIMX6State {
 #define FSL_IMX6_HDMI_MASTER_IRQ 115
 #define FSL_IMX6_HDMI_CEC_IRQ 116
 #define FSL_IMX6_MLB150_LOW_IRQ 117
-#define FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_IRQ 118
-#define FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_1588_IRQ 119
+#define FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_1588_IRQ 118
+#define FSL_IMX6_ENET_MAC_IRQ 119
 #define FSL_IMX6_PCIE1_IRQ 120
 #define FSL_IMX6_PCIE2_IRQ 121
 #define FSL_IMX6_PCIE3_IRQ 122