diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
 
 static int pcifd = -1;
 
+static int passthru_cfgread_command(struct passthru_softc *sc,
+    struct pci_devinst *pi, int coff, int bytes, uint32_t *rv);
+static int passthru_cfgwrite_command(struct passthru_softc *sc,
+    struct pci_devinst *pi, int coff, int bytes, uint32_t rv);
+
 static int
 msi_caplen(int msgctrl)
 {
@@ -883,11 +888,16 @@
 	    passthru_cfgread_emulate, passthru_cfgwrite_emulate)) != 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	/* Allow access to the physical command and status register. */
-	if ((error = set_pcir_handler(sc, PCIR_COMMAND, 0x04,
+	/* Allow access to the physical status register. */
+	if ((error = set_pcir_handler(sc, PCIR_STATUS, 0x02,
 	    passthru_cfgread_default, passthru_cfgwrite_default)) != 0)
 		goto done;
 
+	/* The command register requires special handling. */
+	if ((error = set_pcir_handler(sc, PCIR_COMMAND, 0x02,
+	    passthru_cfgread_command, passthru_cfgwrite_command)) != 0)
+		goto done;
+
 	error = 0;		/* success */
 done:
 	if (error) {
@@ -933,6 +943,24 @@
 	return (sc->psc_pcir_rhandler[coff](sc, pi, coff, bytes, rv));
 }
 
+static int
+passthru_cfgread_command(struct passthru_softc *sc, struct pci_devinst *pi,
+    int coff __unused, int bytes, uint32_t *rv)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Emulate the command register. If a single read reads both the
+	 * command and status registers, read the status register from the
+	 * device's config space.
+	 */
+	if (bytes <= 2)
+		return (-1);
+
+	*rv = read_config(&sc->psc_sel, PCIR_STATUS, 2) << 16 |
+	    pci_get_cfgdata16(pi, PCIR_COMMAND);
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
 int
 passthru_cfgread_default(struct passthru_softc *sc,
     struct pci_devinst *pi __unused, int coff, int bytes, uint32_t *rv)
@@ -954,19 +982,6 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * Emulate the command register.  If a single read reads both the
-	 * command and status registers, read the status register from the
-	 * device's config space.
-	 */
-	if (coff == PCIR_COMMAND) {
-		if (bytes <= 2)
-			return (-1);
-		*rv = read_config(&sc->psc_sel, PCIR_STATUS, 2) << 16 |
-		    pci_get_cfgdata16(pi, PCIR_COMMAND);
-		return (0);
-	}
-
 	/* Everything else just read from the device's config space */
 	*rv = read_config(&sc->psc_sel, coff, bytes);
 
@@ -991,12 +1006,29 @@
 	return (sc->psc_pcir_whandler[coff](sc, pi, coff, bytes, val));
 }
 
+static int
+passthru_cfgwrite_command(struct passthru_softc *sc, struct pci_devinst *pi,
+    int coff, int bytes, uint32_t val)
+{
+	uint16_t cmd_old;
+
+	write_config(&sc->psc_sel, coff, bytes, val);
+
+	cmd_old = pci_get_cfgdata16(pi, PCIR_COMMAND);
+	if (bytes == 1)
+		pci_set_cfgdata8(pi, coff, val);
+	else if (bytes == 2)
+		pci_set_cfgdata16(pi, coff, val);
+	pci_emul_cmd_changed(pi, cmd_old);
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
 int
 passthru_cfgwrite_default(struct passthru_softc *sc, struct pci_devinst *pi,
     int coff, int bytes, uint32_t val)
 {
 	int error, msix_table_entries, i;
-	uint16_t cmd_old;
 
 	/*
 	 * MSI capability is emulated
@@ -1052,14 +1084,6 @@
 #endif
 
 	write_config(&sc->psc_sel, coff, bytes, val);
-	if (coff == PCIR_COMMAND) {
-		cmd_old = pci_get_cfgdata16(pi, PCIR_COMMAND);
-		if (bytes == 1)
-			pci_set_cfgdata8(pi, PCIR_COMMAND, val);
-		else if (bytes == 2)
-			pci_set_cfgdata16(pi, PCIR_COMMAND, val);
-		pci_emul_cmd_changed(pi, cmd_old);
-	}
 
 	return (0);
 }