diff --git a/hw/arm/sysbus-fdt.c b/hw/arm/sysbus-fdt.c
index 68a3de5..8575cfe 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sysbus-fdt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sysbus-fdt.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <libfdt.h>
 #include "hw/arm/sysbus-fdt.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,125 @@ typedef struct NodeCreationPair {
     int (*add_fdt_node_fn)(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void *opaque);
 } NodeCreationPair;
 
+/* helpers */
+
+typedef struct HostProperty {
+    const char *name;
+    bool optional;
+} HostProperty;
+
+/**
+ * copy_properties_from_host
+ *
+ * copies properties listed in an array from host device tree to
+ * guest device tree. If a non optional property is not found, the
+ * function asserts. An optional property is ignored if not found
+ * in the host device tree.
+ * @props: array of HostProperty to copy
+ * @nb_props: number of properties in the array
+ * @host_dt: host device tree blob
+ * @guest_dt: guest device tree blob
+ * @node_path: host dt node path where the property is supposed to be
+              found
+ * @nodename: guest node name the properties should be added to
+ */
+static void copy_properties_from_host(HostProperty *props, int nb_props,
+                                      void *host_fdt, void *guest_fdt,
+                                      char *node_path, char *nodename)
+{
+    int i, prop_len;
+    const void *r;
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_props; i++) {
+        r = qemu_fdt_getprop(host_fdt, node_path,
+                             props[i].name,
+                             &prop_len,
+                             props[i].optional ? &err : &error_fatal);
+        if (r) {
+            qemu_fdt_setprop(guest_fdt, nodename,
+                             props[i].name, r, prop_len);
+        } else {
+            if (prop_len != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) {
+                /* optional property not returned although property exists */
+                error_report_err(err);
+            } else {
+                error_free(err);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* clock properties whose values are copied/pasted from host */
+static HostProperty clock_copied_properties[] = {
+    {"compatible", false},
+    {"#clock-cells", false},
+    {"clock-frequency", true},
+    {"clock-output-names", true},
+};
+
+/**
+ * fdt_build_clock_node
+ *
+ * Build a guest clock node, used as a dependency from a passthrough'ed
+ * device. Most information are retrieved from the host clock node.
+ * Also check the host clock is a fixed one.
+ *
+ * @host_fdt: host device tree blob from which info are retrieved
+ * @guest_fdt: guest device tree blob where the clock node is added
+ * @host_phandle: phandle of the clock in host device tree
+ * @guest_phandle: phandle to assign to the guest node
+ */
+void fdt_build_clock_node(void *host_fdt, void *guest_fdt,
+                         uint32_t host_phandle,
+                         uint32_t guest_phandle);
+void fdt_build_clock_node(void *host_fdt, void *guest_fdt,
+                         uint32_t host_phandle,
+                         uint32_t guest_phandle)
+{
+    char *node_path = NULL;
+    char *nodename;
+    const void *r;
+    int ret, node_offset, prop_len, path_len = 16;
+
+    node_offset = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(host_fdt, host_phandle);
+    if (node_offset <= 0) {
+        error_setg(&error_fatal,
+                   "not able to locate clock handle %d in host device tree",
+                   host_phandle);
+    }
+    node_path = g_malloc(path_len);
+    while ((ret = fdt_get_path(host_fdt, node_offset, node_path, path_len))
+            == -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE) {
+        path_len += 16;
+        node_path = g_realloc(node_path, path_len);
+    }
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(&error_fatal,
+                   "not able to retrieve node path for clock handle %d",
+                   host_phandle);
+    }
+
+    r = qemu_fdt_getprop(host_fdt, node_path, "compatible", &prop_len,
+                         &error_fatal);
+    if (strcmp(r, "fixed-clock")) {
+        error_setg(&error_fatal,
+                   "clock handle %d is not a fixed clock", host_phandle);
+    }
+
+    nodename = strrchr(node_path, '/');
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(guest_fdt, nodename);
+
+    copy_properties_from_host(clock_copied_properties,
+                              ARRAY_SIZE(clock_copied_properties),
+                              host_fdt, guest_fdt,
+                              node_path, nodename);
+
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(guest_fdt, nodename, "phandle", guest_phandle);
+
+    g_free(node_path);
+}
+
 /* Device Specific Code */
 
 /**
