diff --git a/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.c b/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.c
index 896bb3574dd..095f9544767 100644
--- a/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.c
@@ -472,6 +472,20 @@ static uint64_t addr_msb_pre_write(RegisterInfo *reg, uint64_t val)
     return val & R_ADDR_MSB_ADDR_MSB_MASK;
 }
 
+static MemTxResult xlnx_csu_dma_class_read(XlnxCSUDMA *s, hwaddr addr,
+                                           uint32_t len)
+{
+    RegisterInfo *reg = &s->regs_info[R_SIZE];
+    uint64_t we = MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, 4 * 8);
+
+    s->regs[R_ADDR] = addr;
+    s->regs[R_ADDR_MSB] = (uint64_t)addr >> 32;
+
+    register_write(reg, len, we, object_get_typename(OBJECT(s)), false);
+
+    return (s->regs[R_SIZE] == 0) ? MEMTX_OK : MEMTX_ERROR;
+}
+
 static const RegisterAccessInfo *xlnx_csu_dma_regs_info[] = {
 #define DMACH_REGINFO(NAME, snd)                                              \
     (const RegisterAccessInfo []) {                                           \
@@ -696,6 +710,7 @@ static void xlnx_csu_dma_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     StreamSinkClass *ssc = STREAM_SINK_CLASS(klass);
+    XlnxCSUDMAClass *xcdc = XLNX_CSU_DMA_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->reset = xlnx_csu_dma_reset;
     dc->realize = xlnx_csu_dma_realize;
@@ -704,6 +719,8 @@ static void xlnx_csu_dma_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     ssc->push = xlnx_csu_dma_stream_push;
     ssc->can_push = xlnx_csu_dma_stream_can_push;
+
+    xcdc->read = xlnx_csu_dma_class_read;
 }
 
 static void xlnx_csu_dma_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/include/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.h b/include/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.h
index 28806628b10..922ab80eb61 100644
--- a/include/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.h
+++ b/include/hw/dma/xlnx_csu_dma.h
@@ -51,7 +51,22 @@ typedef struct XlnxCSUDMA {
     RegisterInfo regs_info[XLNX_CSU_DMA_R_MAX];
 } XlnxCSUDMA;
 
-#define XLNX_CSU_DMA(obj) \
-    OBJECT_CHECK(XlnxCSUDMA, (obj), TYPE_XLNX_CSU_DMA)
+OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(XlnxCSUDMA, XlnxCSUDMAClass, XLNX_CSU_DMA)
+
+struct XlnxCSUDMAClass {
+    SysBusDeviceClass parent_class;
+
+    /*
+     * read: Start a read transfer on a Xilinx CSU DMA engine
+     *
+     * @s: the Xilinx CSU DMA engine to start the transfer on
+     * @addr: the address to read
+     * @len: the number of bytes to read at 'addr'
+     *
+     * @return a MemTxResult indicating whether the operation succeeded ('len'
+     * bytes were read) or failed.
+     */
+    MemTxResult (*read)(XlnxCSUDMA *s, hwaddr addr, uint32_t len);
+};
 
 #endif