diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie.c b/hw/pci/pcie.c
index 24cfc3bcda..9599fdef57 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie.c
@@ -695,3 +695,13 @@ void pcie_ari_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint16_t nextfn)
                         offset, PCI_ARI_SIZEOF);
     pci_set_long(dev->config + offset + PCI_ARI_CAP, (nextfn & 0xff) << 8);
 }
+
+void pcie_dev_ser_num_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint64_t ser_num)
+{
+    static const int pci_dsn_ver = 1;
+    static const int pci_dsn_cap = 4;
+
+    pcie_add_capability(dev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_DSN, pci_dsn_ver, offset,
+                        PCI_EXT_CAP_DSN_SIZEOF);
+    pci_set_quad(dev->config + offset + pci_dsn_cap, ser_num);
+}
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
index cbbf0c5e08..056d25e53c 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void pcie_add_capability(PCIDevice *dev,
                          uint16_t offset, uint16_t size);
 
 void pcie_ari_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint16_t nextfn);
+void pcie_dev_ser_num_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint64_t ser_num);
 
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_pcie_device;