diff --git a/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c b/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1237ce9e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * HMP commands related to audio backends
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "audio/audio.h"
+#include "monitor/hmp.h"
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+
+static QLIST_HEAD (capture_list_head, CaptureState) capture_head;
+
+void hmp_info_capture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    int i;
+    CaptureState *s;
+
+    for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "[%d]: ", i);
+        s->ops.info (s->opaque);
+    }
+}
+
+void hmp_stopcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    int i;
+    int n = qdict_get_int(qdict, "n");
+    CaptureState *s;
+
+    for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
+        if (i == n) {
+            s->ops.destroy (s->opaque);
+            QLIST_REMOVE (s, entries);
+            g_free (s);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void hmp_wavcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *path = qdict_get_str(qdict, "path");
+    int freq = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "freq", 44100);
+    int bits = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "bits", 16);
+    int nchannels = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "nchannels", 2);
+    const char *audiodev = qdict_get_str(qdict, "audiodev");
+    CaptureState *s;
+    AudioState *as = audio_state_by_name(audiodev);
+
+    if (!as) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Audiodev '%s' not found\n", audiodev);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s = g_malloc0 (sizeof (*s));
+
+    if (wav_start_capture(as, s, path, freq, bits, nchannels)) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Failed to add wave capture\n");
+        g_free (s);
+        return;
+    }
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD (&capture_head, s, entries);
+}
diff --git a/audio/meson.build b/audio/meson.build
index 34aed78342..0722224ba9 100644
--- a/audio/meson.build
+++ b/audio/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 softmmu_ss.add([spice_headers, files('audio.c')])
 softmmu_ss.add(files(
+  'audio-hmp-cmds.c',
   'audio_legacy.c',
   'mixeng.c',
   'noaudio.c',
diff --git a/include/monitor/hmp.h b/include/monitor/hmp.h
index 1b3bdcb446..c25bec1863 100644
--- a/include/monitor/hmp.h
+++ b/include/monitor/hmp.h
@@ -151,5 +151,8 @@ void hmp_human_readable_text_helper(Monitor *mon,
                                     HumanReadableText *(*qmp_handler)(Error **));
 void hmp_info_stats(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_pcie_aer_inject_error(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_info_capture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_stopcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_wavcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index 6fc8bfef13..80d5527774 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "net/slirp.h"
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
 #include "qemu/ctype.h"
-#include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "disas/disas.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
@@ -892,61 +891,6 @@ static void hmp_info_mtree(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     mtree_info(flatview, dispatch_tree, owner, disabled);
 }
 
-/* Capture support */
-static QLIST_HEAD (capture_list_head, CaptureState) capture_head;
-
-static void hmp_info_capture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    int i;
-    CaptureState *s;
-
-    for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "[%d]: ", i);
-        s->ops.info (s->opaque);
-    }
-}
-
-static void hmp_stopcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    int i;
-    int n = qdict_get_int(qdict, "n");
-    CaptureState *s;
-
-    for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
-        if (i == n) {
-            s->ops.destroy (s->opaque);
-            QLIST_REMOVE (s, entries);
-            g_free (s);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static void hmp_wavcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *path = qdict_get_str(qdict, "path");
-    int freq = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "freq", 44100);
-    int bits = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "bits", 16);
-    int nchannels = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "nchannels", 2);
-    const char *audiodev = qdict_get_str(qdict, "audiodev");
-    CaptureState *s;
-    AudioState *as = audio_state_by_name(audiodev);
-
-    if (!as) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "Audiodev '%s' not found\n", audiodev);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    s = g_malloc0 (sizeof (*s));
-
-    if (wav_start_capture(as, s, path, freq, bits, nchannels)) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "Failed to add wave capture\n");
-        g_free (s);
-        return;
-    }
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD (&capture_head, s, entries);
-}
-
 void qmp_getfd(const char *fdname, Error **errp)
 {
     Monitor *cur_mon = monitor_cur();