diff --git a/net/clients.h b/net/clients.h
index 92f9b59..c915778 100644
--- a/net/clients.h
+++ b/net/clients.h
@@ -63,4 +63,15 @@
 
 int net_init_vhost_vdpa(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
                         NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMNET
+int net_init_vmnet_host(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                          NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
+
+int net_init_vmnet_shared(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                          NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
+
+int net_init_vmnet_bridged(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                          NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
+#endif /* CONFIG_VMNET */
+
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_CLIENTS_H */
diff --git a/net/meson.build b/net/meson.build
index c965e83..754e2d1 100644
--- a/net/meson.build
+++ b/net/meson.build
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@
   softmmu_ss.add(files('vhost-vdpa.c'))
 endif
 
+vmnet_files = files(
+  'vmnet-common.m',
+  'vmnet-bridged.m',
+  'vmnet-host.c',
+  'vmnet-shared.c'
+)
+softmmu_ss.add(when: vmnet, if_true: vmnet_files)
 subdir('can')
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index a094cf1..2db160e 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1020,6 +1020,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_L2TPV3
         [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_L2TPV3]    = net_init_l2tpv3,
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMNET
+        [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VMNET_HOST] = net_init_vmnet_host,
+        [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VMNET_SHARED] = net_init_vmnet_shared,
+        [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VMNET_BRIDGED] = net_init_vmnet_bridged,
+#endif /* CONFIG_VMNET */
 };
 
 
@@ -1106,6 +1111,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_VDPA
         "vhost-vdpa",
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMNET
+        "vmnet-host",
+        "vmnet-shared",
+        "vmnet-bridged",
+#endif
     };
 
     qemu_printf("Available netdev backend types:\n");
diff --git a/net/vmnet-bridged.m b/net/vmnet-bridged.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c1a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vmnet-bridged.m
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * vmnet-bridged.m
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Vladislav Yaroshchuk <vladislav.yaroshchuk@jetbrains.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
+#include "vmnet_int.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+#include <vmnet/vmnet.h>
+
+int net_init_vmnet_bridged(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                           NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
+{
+  error_setg(errp, "vmnet-bridged is not implemented yet");
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/vmnet-common.m b/net/vmnet-common.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bf42fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vmnet-common.m
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * vmnet-common.m - network client wrapper for Apple vmnet.framework
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Vladislav Yaroshchuk <vladislav.yaroshchuk@jetbrains.com>
+ * Copyright(c) 2021 Phillip Tennen <phillip@axleos.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
+#include "vmnet_int.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+#include <vmnet/vmnet.h>
diff --git a/net/vmnet-host.c b/net/vmnet-host.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a461d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vmnet-host.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * vmnet-host.c
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Vladislav Yaroshchuk <vladislav.yaroshchuk@jetbrains.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
+#include "vmnet_int.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+#include <vmnet/vmnet.h>
+
+int net_init_vmnet_host(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                        NetClientState *peer, Error **errp) {
+  error_setg(errp, "vmnet-host is not implemented yet");
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/vmnet-shared.c b/net/vmnet-shared.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dfb133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vmnet-shared.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * vmnet-shared.c
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Vladislav Yaroshchuk <vladislav.yaroshchuk@jetbrains.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
+#include "vmnet_int.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+#include <vmnet/vmnet.h>
+
+int net_init_vmnet_shared(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                          NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
+{
+  error_setg(errp, "vmnet-shared is not implemented yet");
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/vmnet_int.h b/net/vmnet_int.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c383038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vmnet_int.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * vmnet_int.h
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Vladislav Yaroshchuk <vladislav.yaroshchuk@jetbrains.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef VMNET_INT_H
+#define VMNET_INT_H
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "vmnet_int.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+
+#include <vmnet/vmnet.h>
+
+typedef struct VmnetState {
+  NetClientState nc;
+
+} VmnetState;
+
+
+#endif /* VMNET_INT_H */