diff --git a/pcid/src/driver_interface/mod.rs b/pcid/src/driver_interface/mod.rs
index cc6dad2392..e563c6d06a 100644
--- a/pcid/src/driver_interface/mod.rs
+++ b/pcid/src/driver_interface/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use std::os::unix::io::{FromRawFd, RawFd};
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-pub use crate::pci::{PciBar, PciHeader};
+pub use crate::pci::cap::Capability;
 pub use crate::pci::msi;
+pub use crate::pci::{PciBar, PciHeader};
 
 pub mod irq_helpers;
 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ pub enum PcidClientRequest {
     RequestConfig,
     RequestHeader,
     RequestFeatures,
+    RequestCapabilities,
     EnableFeature(PciFeature),
     FeatureStatus(PciFeature),
     FeatureInfo(PciFeature),
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ pub enum PcidServerResponseError {
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum PcidClientResponse {
+    Capabilities(Vec<Capability>),
     Config(SubdriverArguments),
     Header(PciHeader),
     AllFeatures(Vec<(PciFeature, FeatureStatus)>),
@@ -258,6 +261,16 @@ impl PcidServerHandle {
             other => Err(PcidClientHandleError::InvalidResponse(other)),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn get_capabilities(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Capability>> {
+        self.send(&PcidClientRequest::RequestCapabilities)?;
+
+        match self.recv()? {
+            PcidClientResponse::Capabilities(a) => Ok(a),
+            other => Err(PcidClientHandleError::InvalidResponse(other)),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn fetch_header(&mut self) -> Result<PciHeader> {
         self.send(&PcidClientRequest::RequestHeader)?;
         match self.recv()? {
diff --git a/pcid/src/main.rs b/pcid/src/main.rs
index 98fe46088b..04de72a085 100644
--- a/pcid/src/main.rs
+++ b/pcid/src/main.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ impl DriverHandler {
         use crate::pci::cap::{MsiCapability, MsixCapability};
 
         match request {
+            PcidClientRequest::RequestCapabilities => {
+                PcidClientResponse::Capabilities(self.capabilities.iter().map(|(_, capability)| capability.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>())
+            }
             PcidClientRequest::RequestConfig => {
                 PcidClientResponse::Config(args.clone())
             }
diff --git a/pcid/src/pci/cap.rs b/pcid/src/pci/cap.rs
index 43003fb9a5..02b3301450 100644
--- a/pcid/src/pci/cap.rs
+++ b/pcid/src/pci/cap.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub enum MsiCapability {
 }
 
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PcieCapability {
     pub pcie_caps: u32,
     pub dev_caps: u32,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub struct VendorSpecificCapability {
     pub data: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Capability {
     Msi(MsiCapability),
     MsiX(MsixCapability),