diff --git a/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vcpu.rs b/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vcpu.rs
index 84a4c5e2..76d128e6 100644
--- a/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vcpu.rs
+++ b/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vcpu.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ macro_rules! set_registers_64 {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// Wrapper over Mshv vCPU ioctls.
 pub struct VcpuFd {
+    index: u32,
     vcpu: File,
 }
 
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ pub struct VcpuFd {
 /// This should not be exported as a public function because the preferred way is to use
 /// `create_vcpu` from `VmFd`. The function cannot be part of the `VcpuFd` implementation because
 /// then it would be exported with the public `VcpuFd` interface.
-pub fn new_vcpu(vcpu: File) -> VcpuFd {
-    VcpuFd { vcpu }
+pub fn new_vcpu(index: u32, vcpu: File) -> VcpuFd {
+    VcpuFd { index, vcpu }
 }
 
 impl AsRawFd for VcpuFd {
diff --git a/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vm.rs b/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vm.rs
index 70bdc9f6..1d28ae68 100644
--- a/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vm.rs
+++ b/mshv-ioctls/src/ioctls/vm.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl VmFd {
         // SAFETY: we're sure vcpu_fd is valid.
         let vcpu = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(vcpu_fd) };
 
-        Ok(new_vcpu(vcpu))
+        Ok(new_vcpu(id as u32, vcpu))
     }
     /// Inject an interrupt into the guest..
     pub fn request_virtual_interrupt(&self, request: &InterruptRequest) -> Result<()> {