diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 204cb9de9..cad65f236 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1449,6 +1449,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
+ "vfio-ioctls",
  "vm-memory",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
diff --git a/vm-device/Cargo.toml b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
index 81dd3a11c..e27890129 100644
--- a/vm-device/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = {version = ">=1.0.27", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = ">=1.0.27"
 serde_json = ">=1.0.9"
+vfio-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/vfio-ioctls", branch = "ch" }
 vm-memory = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["backend-mmap"] }
 vmm-sys-util = ">=0.3.1"
 
diff --git a/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/mod.rs b/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62b5ceb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+pub mod vfio;
+
+/// Trait meant for triggering the DMA mapping update related to an external
+/// device not managed fully through virtio. It is dedicated to virtio-iommu
+/// in order to trigger the map update anytime the mapping is updated from the
+/// guest.
+pub trait ExternalDmaMapping: Send + Sync {
+    /// Map a memory range
+    fn map(&self, iova: u64, gpa: u64, size: u64) -> std::result::Result<(), std::io::Error>;
+
+    /// Unmap a memory range
+    fn unmap(&self, iova: u64, size: u64) -> std::result::Result<(), std::io::Error>;
+}
diff --git a/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/vfio.rs b/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/vfio.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ed7f5168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm-device/src/dma_mapping/vfio.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+use crate::dma_mapping::ExternalDmaMapping;
+use std::io;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use vfio_ioctls::VfioContainer;
+use vm_memory::{GuestAddress, GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemory};
+
+/// This structure implements the ExternalDmaMapping trait. It is meant to
+/// be used when the caller tries to provide a way to update the mappings
+/// associated with a specific VFIO container.
+pub struct VfioDmaMapping<M: GuestAddressSpace> {
+    container: Arc<VfioContainer>,
+    memory: Arc<M>,
+}
+
+impl<M: GuestAddressSpace> VfioDmaMapping<M> {
+    /// Create a DmaMapping object.
+    ///
+    /// # Parameters
+    /// * `container`: VFIO container object.
+    /// * `memory·: guest memory to mmap.
+    pub fn new(container: Arc<VfioContainer>, memory: Arc<M>) -> Self {
+        VfioDmaMapping { container, memory }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<M: GuestAddressSpace + Sync + Send> ExternalDmaMapping for VfioDmaMapping<M> {
+    fn map(&self, iova: u64, gpa: u64, size: u64) -> std::result::Result<(), io::Error> {
+        let mem = self.memory.memory();
+        let guest_addr = GuestAddress(gpa);
+        let user_addr = if mem.check_range(guest_addr, size as usize) {
+            mem.get_host_address(guest_addr).unwrap() as u64
+        } else {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!(
+                    "failed to convert guest address 0x{:x} into \
+                     host user virtual address",
+                    gpa
+                ),
+            ));
+        };
+
+        self.container
+            .vfio_dma_map(iova, size, user_addr)
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    format!(
+                        "failed to map memory for VFIO container, \
+                         iova 0x{:x}, gpa 0x{:x}, size 0x{:x}: {:?}",
+                        iova, gpa, size, e
+                    ),
+                )
+            })
+    }
+
+    fn unmap(&self, iova: u64, size: u64) -> std::result::Result<(), io::Error> {
+        self.container.vfio_dma_unmap(iova, size).map_err(|e| {
+            io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!(
+                    "failed to unmap memory for VFIO container, \
+                     iova 0x{:x}, size 0x{:x}: {:?}",
+                    iova, size, e
+                ),
+            )
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm-device/src/lib.rs b/vm-device/src/lib.rs
index 90e72e84b..f5977a161 100644
--- a/vm-device/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vm-device/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern crate vm_memory;
 use std::io;
 
 mod bus;
+pub mod dma_mapping;
 pub mod interrupt;
 
 pub use self::bus::{Bus, BusDevice, Error as BusError};