diff --git a/include/vfio-user.h b/include/vfio-user.h
index dc6fafaa..e1942799 100644
--- a/include/vfio-user.h
+++ b/include/vfio-user.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum vfio_user_command {
     VFIO_USER_DMA_WRITE                 = 12,
     VFIO_USER_DEVICE_RESET              = 13,
     VFIO_USER_DIRTY_PAGES               = 14,
+    VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE_MULTI        = 15,
     VFIO_USER_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -227,6 +228,21 @@ struct vfio_user_bitmap_range {
 
 #endif /* VFIO_REGION_TYPE_MIGRATION */
 
+#define VFIO_USER_MULTI_DATA  8
+#define VFIO_USER_MULTI_MAX   200
+
+struct vfio_user_write_multi_data {
+    uint64_t offset;
+    uint32_t region;
+    uint32_t count;
+    char data[VFIO_USER_MULTI_DATA];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct vfio_user_write_multi {
+    uint64_t wr_cnt;
+    struct vfio_user_write_multi_data wrs[VFIO_USER_MULTI_MAX];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/libvfio-user.c b/lib/libvfio-user.c
index 2e2ba8f6..8ebcbb6f 100644
--- a/lib/libvfio-user.c
+++ b/lib/libvfio-user.c
@@ -264,10 +264,27 @@ is_valid_region_access(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, size_t size, uint16_t cmd,
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (cmd == VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE && size - sizeof(*ra) != ra->count) {
-        vfu_log(vfu_ctx, LOG_ERR, "region write count too small: "
-                "expected %lu, got %u", size - sizeof(*ra), ra->count);
-        return false;
+    switch (cmd) {
+    case VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE:
+        if (size - sizeof(*ra) != ra->count) {
+            vfu_log(vfu_ctx, LOG_ERR, "region write count too small: "
+                    "expected %lu, got %u", size - sizeof(*ra), ra->count);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        break;
+
+    case VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE_MULTI:
+        if (ra->count > VFIO_USER_MULTI_DATA) {
+            vfu_log(vfu_ctx, LOG_ERR, "region write count too large: "
+                    "expected %lu, got %u", size - sizeof(*ra), ra->count);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
     }
 
     index = ra->region;
@@ -350,6 +367,67 @@ handle_region_access(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, vfu_msg_t *msg)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+handle_region_write_multi(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, vfu_msg_t *msg)
+{
+    struct vfio_user_write_multi *wm = msg->in.iov.iov_base;
+    ssize_t ret;
+    char *buf;
+
+    assert(vfu_ctx != NULL);
+    assert(msg != NULL);
+
+    // FIXME: validate properly (?) - need tests
+
+    if (msg->in.iov.iov_len < sizeof(wm->wr_cnt)) {
+        return ERROR_INT(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if (wm->wr_cnt > VFIO_USER_MULTI_MAX) {
+        return ERROR_INT(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if (msg->in.iov.iov_len !=
+        (offsetof(struct vfio_user_write_multi, wrs) +
+         wm->wr_cnt * sizeof(struct vfio_user_write_multi_data))) {
+        return ERROR_INT(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < wm->wr_cnt; i++) {
+        struct vfio_user_region_access *in_ra;
+
+        /* Re-use the very similar type. */
+        in_ra = (struct vfio_user_region_access *)&wm->wrs[i];
+
+        /*
+         * We already checked total length so can be sure each entry is at least
+         * big enough.
+         */
+        if (!is_valid_region_access(vfu_ctx, sizeof(wm->wrs[i]),
+                                    msg->hdr.cmd, in_ra)) {
+            return ERROR_INT(EINVAL);
+        }
+
+        if (in_ra->count == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        buf = (char *)(&in_ra->data);
+
+        ret = region_access(vfu_ctx, in_ra->region, buf, in_ra->count,
+                            in_ra->offset, true);
+        if (ret != in_ra->count) {
+            /* FIXME we should return whatever has been accessed, not an error */
+            if (ret >= 0) {
+                ret = ERROR_INT(EINVAL);
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 handle_device_get_info(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, vfu_msg_t *msg)
 {
@@ -1164,6 +1242,11 @@ handle_request(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, vfu_msg_t *msg)
         ret = handle_region_access(vfu_ctx, msg);
         break;
 
+    case VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE_MULTI:
+        ret = handle_region_write_multi(vfu_ctx, msg);
+        break;
+
+
     case VFIO_USER_DEVICE_RESET:
         vfu_log(vfu_ctx, LOG_INFO, "device reset by client");
         ret = handle_device_reset(vfu_ctx, VFU_RESET_DEVICE);
@@ -1352,6 +1435,10 @@ command_needs_quiesce(vfu_ctx_t *vfu_ctx, const vfu_msg_t *msg)
             return true;
         }
         break;
+
+    case VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE_MULTI:
+        /* FIXME */
+        return false;
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/samples/client.c b/samples/client.c
index da211b8f..88fbe2fb 100644
--- a/samples/client.c
+++ b/samples/client.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ send_version(int sock)
     slen = snprintf(client_caps, sizeof(client_caps),
         "{"
             "\"capabilities\":{"
+                "\"write_multiple\": true,"
                 "\"max_msg_fds\":%u,"
                 "\"max_data_xfer_size\":%u,"
                 "\"migration\":{"
diff --git a/test/py/libvfio_user.py b/test/py/libvfio_user.py
index c8525429..a2027696 100644
--- a/test/py/libvfio_user.py
+++ b/test/py/libvfio_user.py
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@
 VFIO_USER_DMA_WRITE = 12
 VFIO_USER_DEVICE_RESET = 13
 VFIO_USER_DIRTY_PAGES = 14
-VFIO_USER_MAX = 15
+# FIXME: need tests
+VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE_MULTI = 15
+VFIO_USER_MAX = 16
 
 VFIO_USER_F_TYPE_COMMAND = 0
 VFIO_USER_F_TYPE_REPLY = 1