diff --git a/accel/accel.c b/accel/accel.c
index 7c079a5611..fa8584488e 100644
--- a/accel/accel.c
+++ b/accel/accel.c
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ void configure_accelerator(MachineState *ms)
     }
 }
 
+void accel_register_compat_props(AccelState *accel)
+{
+    AccelClass *class = ACCEL_GET_CLASS(accel);
+    register_compat_props_array(class->global_props);
+}
+
 static void register_accel_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&accel_type);
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index adf62ad671..f11d57831b 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,13 @@ void register_compat_prop(const char *driver,
     qdev_prop_register_global(p);
 }
 
+void register_compat_props_array(GlobalProperty *prop)
+{
+    for (; prop && prop->driver; prop++) {
+        register_compat_prop(prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
+    }
+}
+
 void qdev_prop_register_global_list(GlobalProperty *props)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 50ade839b7..0604c337e0 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
  */
 void register_compat_prop(const char *driver, const char *property,
                           const char *value);
+/*
+ * register_compat_props_array(): using register_compat_prop(), which
+ * only registers internal global properties (which has lower priority
+ * than user-provided global properties)
+ */
+void register_compat_props_array(GlobalProperty *prop);
 
 /**
  * qdev_property_add_static:
diff --git a/include/sysemu/accel.h b/include/sysemu/accel.h
index 15944c152c..ecc5c84621 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/accel.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/accel.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define HW_ACCEL_H
 
 #include "qom/object.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 
 typedef struct AccelState {
     /*< private >*/
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ typedef struct AccelClass {
     int (*available)(void);
     int (*init_machine)(MachineState *ms);
     bool *allowed;
+    /*
+     * Array of global properties that would be applied when specific
+     * accelerator is chosen. It works like MachineClass.compat_props
+     * but it's for accelerators not machines. Accelerator-provided
+     * global properties may be overridden by machine-type
+     * compat_props or user-provided global properties.
+     */
+    GlobalProperty *global_props;
 } AccelClass;
 
 #define TYPE_ACCEL "accel"
@@ -57,5 +66,7 @@ typedef struct AccelClass {
 extern int tcg_tb_size;
 
 void configure_accelerator(MachineState *ms);
+/* Register accelerator specific global properties */
+void accel_register_compat_props(AccelState *accel);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 59fea15488..4452d7ab1e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4571,6 +4571,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             exit (i == 1 ? 1 : 0);
     }
 
+    accel_register_compat_props(current_machine->accelerator);
     machine_register_compat_props(current_machine);
 
     qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("global"),