diff --git a/repos/os/include/pci_device/client.h b/repos/os/include/pci_device/client.h
index 8244955d7..9cf24c298 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/pci_device/client.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/pci_device/client.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ struct Pci::Device_client : public Genode::Rpc_client<Device>
 
 	void config_write(unsigned char address, unsigned value, Access_size size) override {
 		call<Rpc_config_write>(address, value, size); }
+
+	Genode::Irq_session_capability irq(Genode::uint8_t id) override {
+		return call<Rpc_irq>(id); }
 };
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__PCI_DEVICE__CLIENT_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/os/include/pci_device/pci_device.h b/repos/os/include/pci_device/pci_device.h
index 715caa877..3d7637662 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/pci_device/pci_device.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/pci_device/pci_device.h
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@
 #define _INCLUDE__PCI_DEVICE__PCI_DEVICE_H_
 
 #include <base/rpc.h>
+#include <base/signal.h>
 #include <io_mem_session/io_mem_session.h>
+#include <irq_session/capability.h>
+
+/* os includes */
+#include <platform/device.h>
 
 namespace Pci { struct Device; }
 
 
-struct Pci::Device
+struct Pci::Device : Platform::Device
 {
 	class Resource
 	{
@@ -194,10 +199,11 @@ struct Pci::Device
 	           unsigned char, Access_size);
 	GENODE_RPC(Rpc_config_write, void, config_write,
 	           unsigned char, unsigned, Access_size);
+	GENODE_RPC(Rpc_irq, Genode::Irq_session_capability, irq, Genode::uint8_t);
 
 	GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE(Rpc_bus_address, Rpc_vendor_id, Rpc_device_id,
 	                     Rpc_class_code, Rpc_resource, Rpc_config_read,
-	                     Rpc_config_write);
+	                     Rpc_config_write, Rpc_irq);
 };
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__PCI_DEVICE__PCI_DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/os/include/platform/device.h b/repos/os/include/platform/device.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4848ad810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/include/platform/device.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Abstract platform device interface
+ * \author Alexander Boettcher
+ * \date   2015-03-15
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <irq_session/capability.h>
+
+namespace Platform { class Device; }
+
+struct Platform::Device
+{
+	/**
+	 * Get IRQ session capability
+	 */
+	virtual	Genode::Irq_session_capability irq(Genode::uint8_t) = 0;
+};
diff --git a/repos/os/src/drivers/acpi/main.cc b/repos/os/src/drivers/acpi/main.cc
index bbf21393d..9a4ae7c7a 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/drivers/acpi/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/drivers/acpi/main.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Pci_policy : public Genode::Slave_policy, public Pci::Provider
 			static char const *permitted_services[] = { "CPU", "CAP", "RM",
 			                                            "LOG", "IO_PORT", "PD",
 			                                            "ROM", "RAM", "SIGNAL",
-			                                            "IO_MEM", 0 };
+			                                            "IO_MEM", "IRQ", 0 };
 			return permitted_services;
 		};
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/drivers/pci/pci_device_component.h b/repos/os/src/drivers/pci/pci_device_component.h
index 010b1a598..878618405 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/drivers/pci/pci_device_component.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/drivers/pci/pci_device_component.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <base/printf.h>
 
 #include <io_mem_session/io_mem_session.h>
+#include <irq_session/connection.h>
 
 #include "pci_device_config.h"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ namespace Pci {
 			Device_config              _device_config;
 			Genode::addr_t             _config_space;
 			Genode::Io_mem_connection *_io_mem;
+			Config_access              _config_access;
+			Genode::Irq_connection     _irq;
+
+			enum { PCI_IRQ = 0x3c };
 
 		public:
 
@@ -42,7 +47,10 @@ namespace Pci {
 			Device_component(Device_config device_config, Genode::addr_t addr)
 			:
 				_device_config(device_config), _config_space(addr),
-				_io_mem(0) { }
+				_io_mem(0),
+				_irq(_device_config.read(&_config_access, PCI_IRQ,
+				                         Pci::Device::ACCESS_8BIT))
+			{ }
 
 			/****************************************
 			 ** Methods used solely by pci session **
@@ -104,6 +112,13 @@ namespace Pci {
 
 				_device_config.write(&config_access, address, value, size);
 			}
+
+			Genode::Irq_session_capability irq(Genode::uint8_t id) override
+			{
+				if (id != 0)
+					return Genode::Irq_session_capability();
+				return _irq_session.cap();
+			}
 	};
 }