diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 79a7656..f768683 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "gdbstub.h"
 #include "dma.h"
 #include "kvm.h"
+#include "qmp-commands.h"
 
 #include "qemu-thread.h"
 #include "cpus.h"
@@ -1094,3 +1095,47 @@
     cpu_list(f, cpu_fprintf); /* deprecated */
 #endif
 }
+
+CpuInfoList *qmp_query_cpus(Error **errp)
+{
+    CpuInfoList *head = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
+    CPUState *env;
+
+    for(env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
+        CpuInfoList *info;
+
+        cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+
+        info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
+        info->value->CPU = env->cpu_index;
+        info->value->current = (env == first_cpu);
+        info->value->halted = env->halted;
+        info->value->thread_id = env->thread_id;
+#if defined(TARGET_I386)
+        info->value->has_pc = true;
+        info->value->pc = env->eip + env->segs[R_CS].base;
+#elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
+        info->value->has_nip = true;
+        info->value->nip = env->nip;
+#elif defined(TARGET_SPARC)
+        info->value->has_pc = true;
+        info->value->pc = env->pc;
+        info->value->has_npc = true;
+        info->value->npc = env->npc;
+#elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
+        info->value->has_PC = true;
+        info->value->PC = env->active_tc.PC;
+#endif
+
+        /* XXX: waiting for the qapi to support GSList */
+        if (!cur_item) {
+            head = cur_item = info;
+        } else {
+            cur_item->next = info;
+            cur_item = info;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return head;
+}
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 35b0ca0..172fe9c 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -145,6 +145,45 @@
     qapi_free_MigrationInfo(info);
 }
 
+void hmp_info_cpus(Monitor *mon)
+{
+    CpuInfoList *cpu_list, *cpu;
+
+    cpu_list = qmp_query_cpus(NULL);
+
+    for (cpu = cpu_list; cpu; cpu = cpu->next) {
+        int active = ' ';
+
+        if (cpu->value->CPU == monitor_get_cpu_index()) {
+            active = '*';
+        }
+
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%c CPU #%" PRId64 ": ", active, cpu->value->CPU);
+
+        if (cpu->value->has_pc) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "pc=0x%016" PRIx64, cpu->value->pc);
+        }
+        if (cpu->value->has_nip) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "nip=0x%016" PRIx64, cpu->value->nip);
+        }
+        if (cpu->value->has_npc) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "pc=0x%016" PRIx64, cpu->value->pc);
+            monitor_printf(mon, "npc=0x%016" PRIx64, cpu->value->npc);
+        }
+        if (cpu->value->has_PC) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "PC=0x%016" PRIx64, cpu->value->PC);
+        }
+
+        if (cpu->value->halted) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, " (halted)");
+        }
+
+        monitor_printf(mon, " thread_id=%" PRId64 "\n", cpu->value->thread_id);
+    }
+
+    qapi_free_CpuInfoList(cpu_list);
+}
+
 void hmp_quit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     monitor_suspend(mon);
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 9322b7f..d9a83eb 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 void hmp_info_chardev(Monitor *mon);
 void hmp_info_mice(Monitor *mon);
 void hmp_info_migrate(Monitor *mon);
+void hmp_info_cpus(Monitor *mon);
 void hmp_quit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_stop(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_system_reset(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 1edb646..2f49c74 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -812,96 +812,6 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static void print_cpu_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
-{
-    QDict *cpu;
-    int active = ' ';
-    Monitor *mon = opaque;
-
-    assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
-    cpu = qobject_to_qdict(obj);
-
-    if (qdict_get_bool(cpu, "current")) {
-        active = '*';
-    }
-
-    monitor_printf(mon, "%c CPU #%d: ", active, (int)qdict_get_int(cpu, "CPU"));
-
-#if defined(TARGET_I386)
-    monitor_printf(mon, "pc=0x" TARGET_FMT_lx,
-                   (target_ulong) qdict_get_int(cpu, "pc"));
-#elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
-    monitor_printf(mon, "nip=0x" TARGET_FMT_lx,
-                   (target_long) qdict_get_int(cpu, "nip"));
-#elif defined(TARGET_SPARC)
-    monitor_printf(mon, "pc=0x" TARGET_FMT_lx,
-                   (target_long) qdict_get_int(cpu, "pc"));
-    monitor_printf(mon, "npc=0x" TARGET_FMT_lx,
-                   (target_long) qdict_get_int(cpu, "npc"));
-#elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
-    monitor_printf(mon, "PC=0x" TARGET_FMT_lx,
-                   (target_long) qdict_get_int(cpu, "PC"));
-#endif
-
-    if (qdict_get_bool(cpu, "halted")) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, " (halted)");
-    }
-
-    monitor_printf(mon, " thread_id=%" PRId64 " ",
-                   qdict_get_int(cpu, "thread_id"));
-
-    monitor_printf(mon, "\n");
-}
-
-static void monitor_print_cpus(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data)
-{
-    QList *cpu_list;
-
-    assert(qobject_type(data) == QTYPE_QLIST);
-    cpu_list = qobject_to_qlist(data);
-    qlist_iter(cpu_list, print_cpu_iter, mon);
-}
-
-static void do_info_cpus(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data)
-{
-    CPUState *env;
-    QList *cpu_list;
-
-    cpu_list = qlist_new();
-
-    /* just to set the default cpu if not already done */
-    mon_get_cpu();
-
-    for(env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
-        QDict *cpu;
-        QObject *obj;
-
-        cpu_synchronize_state(env);
-
-        obj = qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'CPU': %d, 'current': %i, 'halted': %i }",
-                                 env->cpu_index, env == mon->mon_cpu,
-                                 env->halted);
-
-        cpu = qobject_to_qdict(obj);
-
-#if defined(TARGET_I386)
-        qdict_put(cpu, "pc", qint_from_int(env->eip + env->segs[R_CS].base));
-#elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
-        qdict_put(cpu, "nip", qint_from_int(env->nip));
-#elif defined(TARGET_SPARC)
-        qdict_put(cpu, "pc", qint_from_int(env->pc));
-        qdict_put(cpu, "npc", qint_from_int(env->npc));
-#elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
-        qdict_put(cpu, "PC", qint_from_int(env->active_tc.PC));
-#endif
-        qdict_put(cpu, "thread_id", qint_from_int(env->thread_id));
-
-        qlist_append(cpu_list, cpu);
-    }
-
-    *ret_data = QOBJECT(cpu_list);
-}
-
 static void do_info_jit(Monitor *mon)
 {
     dump_exec_info((FILE *)mon, monitor_fprintf);
@@ -2787,8 +2697,7 @@
         .args_type  = "",
         .params     = "",
         .help       = "show infos for each CPU",
-        .user_print = monitor_print_cpus,
-        .mhandler.info_new = do_info_cpus,
+        .mhandler.info = hmp_info_cpus,
     },
     {
         .name       = "history",
@@ -3068,14 +2977,6 @@
         .mhandler.info_new = bdrv_info_stats,
     },
     {
-        .name       = "cpus",
-        .args_type  = "",
-        .params     = "",
-        .help       = "show infos for each CPU",
-        .user_print = monitor_print_cpus,
-        .mhandler.info_new = do_info_cpus,
-    },
-    {
         .name       = "pci",
         .args_type  = "",
         .params     = "",
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index e4cf6da..a1bf90d 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -306,6 +306,52 @@
 { 'command': 'query-mice', 'returns': ['MouseInfo'] }
 
 ##
+# @CpuInfo:
+#
+# Information about a virtual CPU
+#
+# @CPU: the index of the virtual CPU
+#
+# @current: this only exists for backwards compatible and should be ignored
+# 
+# @halted: true if the virtual CPU is in the halt state.  Halt usually refers
+#          to a processor specific low power mode.
+#
+# @pc: #optional If the target is i386 or x86_64, this is the 64-bit instruction
+#                pointer.
+#                If the target is Sparc, this is the PC component of the
+#                instruction pointer.
+#
+# @nip: #optional If the target is PPC, the instruction pointer
+#
+# @npc: #optional If the target is Sparc, the NPC component of the instruction
+#                 pointer
+#
+# @PC: #optional If the target is MIPS, the instruction pointer
+#
+# @thread_id: ID of the underlying host thread
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+#
+# Notes: @halted is a transient state that changes frequently.  By the time the
+#        data is sent to the client, the guest may no longer be halted.
+##
+{ 'type': 'CpuInfo',
+  'data': {'CPU': 'int', 'current': 'bool', 'halted': 'bool', '*pc': 'int',
+           '*nip': 'int', '*npc': 'int', '*PC': 'int', 'thread_id': 'int'} }
+
+##
+# @query-cpus:
+#
+# Returns a list of information about each virtual CPU.
+#
+# Returns: a list of @CpuInfo for each virtual CPU
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-cpus', 'returns': ['CpuInfo'] }
+
+##
 # @quit:
 #
 # This command will cause the QEMU process to exit gracefully.  While every
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index dcca53c..434ce6c 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -1347,6 +1347,12 @@
 
 EQMP
 
+    {
+        .name       = "query-cpus",
+        .args_type  = "",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
+    },
+
 SQMP
 query-pci
 ---------