diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9f8e2ca..b22025e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -864,6 +864,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vhost-user-sound"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "env_logger",
+ "log",
+ "serial_test",
+ "thiserror",
+ "vhost",
+ "vhost-user-backend",
+ "virtio-bindings 0.2.0",
+ "vm-memory",
+ "vmm-sys-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vhost-user-vsock"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4d1a538..aee431d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ members = [
     "crates/gpio",
     "crates/i2c",
     "crates/rng",
+    "crates/sound",
     "crates/vsock",
 ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06673f7..443bc97 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Here is the list of device backends that we support:
 - [GPIO](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/crates/gpio/README.md)
 - [I2C](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/crates/i2c/README.md)
 - [RNG](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/crates/rng/README.md)
+- [Sound](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/crates/sound/README.md)
 - [VSOCK](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/crates/vsock/README.md)
 
 ## Testing and Code Coverage
diff --git a/crates/sound/Cargo.toml b/crates/sound/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c387a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sound/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name = "vhost-user-sound"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>"]
+description = "A virtio-sound device using the vhost-user protocol."
+repository = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["vhost", "sound", "virtio-sound"]
+license = "Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause"
+edition = "2018"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.1",  features = ["derive"] }
+env_logger = "0.10"
+log = "0.4"
+thiserror = "1.0"
+vhost = { version = "0.6", features = ["vhost-user-slave"] }
+vhost-user-backend = "0.8"
+virtio-bindings = "0.2"
+vm-memory = "0.10"
+vmm-sys-util = "0.11"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serial_test = "1.0"
diff --git a/crates/sound/README.md b/crates/sound/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2fbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sound/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# vhost-user-sound
+
+## Design
+
+## Usage
+
+## Working example
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under either of
+
+- [Apache License](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), Version 2.0
+- [BSD-3-Clause License](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
diff --git a/crates/sound/src/main.rs b/crates/sound/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fb8c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sound/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+mod vhu_sound;
+
+use std::{
+    convert::TryFrom,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use log::{info, warn};
+use vhost::{vhost_user, vhost_user::Listener};
+use vhost_user_backend::VhostUserDaemon;
+use vm_memory::{GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
+
+use crate::vhu_sound::{Error, Result, SoundConfig, VhostUserSoundBackend};
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[clap(version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct SoundArgs {
+    /// vhost-user Unix domain socket path.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    socket: String,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<SoundArgs> for SoundConfig {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(cmd_args: SoundArgs) -> Result<Self> {
+        let socket = cmd_args.socket.trim().to_string();
+
+        Ok(SoundConfig::new(socket))
+    }
+}
+
+/// This is the public API through which an external program starts the
+/// vhost-user-sound backend server.
+pub(crate) fn start_backend_server(config: SoundConfig) {
+    loop {
+        let backend = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
+            VhostUserSoundBackend::new(config.clone()).unwrap(),
+        ));
+
+        let listener = Listener::new(config.get_socket_path(), true).unwrap();
+
+        let mut daemon = VhostUserDaemon::new(
+            String::from("vhost-user-sound"),
+            backend.clone(),
+            GuestMemoryAtomic::new(GuestMemoryMmap::new()),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        daemon.start(listener).unwrap();
+
+        match daemon.wait() {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                info!("Stopping cleanly");
+            }
+            Err(vhost_user_backend::Error::HandleRequest(vhost_user::Error::PartialMessage)) => {
+                info!("vhost-user connection closed with partial message. If the VM is shutting down, this is expected behavior; otherwise, it might be a bug.");
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("Error running daemon: {:?}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // No matter the result, we need to shut down the worker thread.
+        backend.read().unwrap().exit_event.write(1).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    env_logger::init();
+
+    let config = SoundConfig::try_from(SoundArgs::parse()).unwrap();
+    start_backend_server(config);
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serial_test::serial;
+
+    impl SoundArgs {
+        fn from_args(socket: &str) -> Self {
+            SoundArgs {
+                socket: socket.to_string(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_vsock_config_setup() {
+        let args = SoundArgs::from_args("/tmp/vhost-sound.socket");
+
+        let config = SoundConfig::try_from(args);
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+
+        let config = config.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.get_socket_path(), "/tmp/vhost-sound.socket");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/sound/src/vhu_sound.rs b/crates/sound/src/vhu_sound.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77d6ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sound/src/vhu_sound.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+use std::{
+    io::{self, Result as IoResult},
+    u16, u32, u64, u8,
+};
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use vhost::vhost_user::message::{VhostUserProtocolFeatures, VhostUserVirtioFeatures};
+use vhost_user_backend::{VhostUserBackendMut, VringRwLock};
+use virtio_bindings::bindings::{
+    virtio_config::VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY, virtio_config::VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1,
+    virtio_ring::VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX, virtio_ring::VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC,
+};
+use vm_memory::{ByteValued, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap, Le32};
+use vmm_sys_util::{
+    epoll::EventSet,
+    eventfd::{EventFd, EFD_NONBLOCK},
+};
+
+const CONTROL_Q: u16 = 0;
+const EVENT_Q: u16 = 1;
+const TX_Q: u16 = 2;
+const RX_Q: u16 = 3;
+
+pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+/// Custom error types
+#[derive(Debug, ThisError)]
+pub(crate) enum Error {
+    #[error("Failed to handle event other than EPOLLIN event")]
+    HandleEventNotEpollIn,
+    #[error("Failed to handle unknown event")]
+    HandleUnknownEvent,
+    #[error("Failed to create a new EventFd")]
+    EventFdCreate(std::io::Error),
+}
+
+impl std::convert::From<Error> for std::io::Error {
+    fn from(e: Error) -> Self {
+        std::io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+/// This structure is the public API through which an external program
+/// is allowed to configure the backend.
+pub(crate) struct SoundConfig {
+    socket: String,
+}
+
+impl SoundConfig {
+    /// Create a new instance of the SoundConfig struct, containing the
+    /// parameters to be fed into the sound-backend server.
+    pub fn new(socket: String) -> Self {
+        Self { socket }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the path of the unix domain socket which is listening to
+    /// requests from the guest.
+    pub fn get_socket_path(&self) -> String {
+        String::from(&self.socket)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Virtio Sound Configuration
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(C)]
+struct VirtioSoundConfig {
+    /// total number of all available jacks
+    jacks: Le32,
+    /// total number of all available PCM streams
+    streams: Le32,
+    /// total number of all available channel maps
+    chmpas: Le32,
+}
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioSoundConfig {}
+
+/// Virtio Sound Request / Response common header
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(C)]
+struct VirtioSoundHeader {
+    /// request type / response status
+    code: Le32,
+}
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioSoundHeader {}
+
+pub(crate) struct VhostUserSoundBackend {
+    config: VirtioSoundConfig,
+    queues_per_thread: Vec<u64>,
+    event_idx: bool,
+    pub(crate) exit_event: EventFd,
+    mem: Option<GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>>,
+}
+
+impl VhostUserSoundBackend {
+    pub fn new(_config: SoundConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let queues_per_thread = vec![0b1111];
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            config: VirtioSoundConfig {
+                jacks: 0.into(),
+                streams: 1.into(),
+                chmpas: 0.into(),
+            },
+            queues_per_thread,
+            event_idx: false,
+            exit_event: EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(Error::EventFdCreate)?,
+            mem: None,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl VhostUserBackendMut<VringRwLock, ()> for VhostUserSoundBackend {
+    fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
+        4
+    }
+
+    fn max_queue_size(&self) -> usize {
+        256
+    }
+
+    fn features(&self) -> u64 {
+        1 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX
+            | VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()
+    }
+
+    fn protocol_features(&self) -> VhostUserProtocolFeatures {
+        VhostUserProtocolFeatures::CONFIG
+    }
+
+    fn set_event_idx(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.event_idx = enabled;
+    }
+
+    fn update_memory(&mut self, mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.mem = Some(mem);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_event(
+        &mut self,
+        device_event: u16,
+        evset: EventSet,
+        _vrings: &[VringRwLock],
+        _thread_id: usize,
+    ) -> IoResult<bool> {
+        if evset != EventSet::IN {
+            return Err(Error::HandleEventNotEpollIn.into());
+        }
+
+        match device_event {
+            CONTROL_Q => {}
+            EVENT_Q => {}
+            TX_Q => {}
+            RX_Q => {}
+            _ => {
+                return Err(Error::HandleUnknownEvent.into());
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
+    fn get_config(&self, offset: u32, size: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let offset = offset as usize;
+        let size = size as usize;
+
+        let buf = self.config.as_slice();
+
+        if offset + size > buf.len() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        buf[offset..offset + size].to_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn queues_per_thread(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
+        self.queues_per_thread.clone()
+    }
+
+    fn exit_event(&self, _thread_index: usize) -> Option<EventFd> {
+        self.exit_event.try_clone().ok()
+    }
+}