diff --git a/scripts/gen_nvme.sh b/scripts/gen_nvme.sh
index ed450f68d..fa8a9242e 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_nvme.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_nvme.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,42 @@ set -e
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))/..
 source "$rootdir/scripts/common.sh"
 
-bdfs=$(iter_pci_class_code 01 08 02)
+bdfs=($(iter_pci_class_code 01 08 02))
+function create_classic_config()
+{
+	echo "[Nvme]"
+	for (( i=0; i < ${#bdfs[@]}; i++))
+	do
+		echo "  TransportID \"trtype:PCIe traddr:${bdfs[i]}\" Nvme$i"
+	done
+}
 
-echo "[Nvme]"
-i=0
-for bdf in $bdfs; do
-        echo "  TransportID \"trtype:PCIe traddr:$bdf\" Nvme$i"
-        let i=i+1
-done
+function create_json_config()
+{
+	echo "{"
+	echo '"subsystem": "bdev",'
+	echo '"config": ['
+	for (( i=0; i < ${#bdfs[@]}; i++))
+	do
+		echo '{'
+		echo '"params": {'
+		echo '"trtype": "PCIe",'
+		echo "\"name\": \"Nvme$i\","
+		echo "\"traddr\": \"${bdfs[i]}\""
+		echo '},'
+		echo '"method": "construct_nvme_bdev"'
+		if [ -z ${bdfs[i+1]} ]; then
+			echo '}'
+		else
+			echo '},'
+		fi
+	done
+	echo ']'
+	echo '}'
+}
+
+if [ "$1" = "--json" ]; then
+	create_json_config
+else
+	create_classic_config
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index fb991436e..67a0c8b26 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.add_argument('-f', '--filename', help="""JSON Configuration file.""")
     p.set_defaults(func=load_config)
 
+    @call_cmd
+    def load_subsystem_config(args):
+        rpc.load_subsystem_config(args.client, args)
+
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('load_subsystem_config', help="""Configure SPDK subsystem using JSON RPC. If no file is
+    provided or file is '-' read configuration from stdin.""")
+    p.add_argument('--filename', help="""JSON Configuration file.""")
+    p.set_defaults(func=load_subsystem_config)
+
     # app
     @call_cmd
     def kill_instance(args):
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
index f70fb01bb..fc9207090 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -90,3 +90,16 @@ def load_config(client, args):
 
         if subsystems and not allowed_found:
             raise JSONRPCException("Some config left but did not found any allowed method to execute")
+
+
+def load_subsystem_config(client, args):
+    if not args.filename or args.filename == '-':
+        config = json.load(sys.stdin)
+    else:
+        with open(args.filename, 'r') as file:
+            config = json.load(file)
+
+    for elem in config['config']:
+        if not elem or 'method' not in elem:
+            continue
+        client.call(elem['method'], elem['params'])
diff --git a/test/vhost/common/common.sh b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
index fc3e42d74..ff575747e 100644
--- a/test/vhost/common/common.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ function spdk_vhost_run()
 				assert_number "$vhost_num"
 				;;
 			--conf-path=*) local vhost_conf_path="${param#*=}" ;;
+			--json-path=*) local vhost_json_path="${param#*=}" ;;
 			--memory=*) local memory=${param#*=} ;;
 			*)
 				error "Invalid parameter '$param'"
@@ -130,10 +131,6 @@ function spdk_vhost_run()
 	done
 
 	local vhost_dir="$(get_vhost_dir $vhost_num)"
-	if [[ -z "$vhost_conf_path" ]]; then
-		error "Missing mandatory parameter '--conf-path'"
-		return 1
-	fi
 	local vhost_app="$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/app/vhost/vhost"
 	local vhost_log_file="$vhost_dir/vhost.log"
 	local vhost_pid_file="$vhost_dir/vhost.pid"
@@ -161,13 +158,14 @@ function spdk_vhost_run()
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	cp $vhost_conf_template $vhost_conf_file
-	$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/gen_nvme.sh >> $vhost_conf_file
-
-	local cmd="$vhost_app -m $reactor_mask -p $master_core -c $vhost_conf_file -s $memory -r $vhost_dir/rpc.sock"
+	local cmd="$vhost_app -m $reactor_mask -p $master_core -s $memory -r $vhost_dir/rpc.sock"
+	if [[ -n "$vhost_conf_path" ]]; then
+		cp $vhost_conf_template $vhost_conf_file
+		$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/gen_nvme.sh >> $vhost_conf_file
+		cmd="$vhost_app -m $reactor_mask -p $master_core -c $vhost_conf_file -s $memory -r $vhost_dir/rpc.sock"
+	fi
 
 	notice "Loging to:   $vhost_log_file"
-	notice "Config file: $vhost_conf_file"
 	notice "Socket:      $vhost_socket"
 	notice "Command:     $cmd"
 
@@ -178,10 +176,20 @@ function spdk_vhost_run()
 
 	notice "waiting for app to run..."
 	waitforlisten "$vhost_pid" "$vhost_dir/rpc.sock"
+	if [[ -z "$vhost_conf_path" ]]; then
+		$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/gen_nvme.sh "--json" | $SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/rpc.py\
+		 -s $vhost_dir/rpc.sock load_subsystem_config
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "$vhost_json_path" ]]; then
+		$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/rpc.py -s $vhost_dir/rpc.sock load_config\
+		 --filename "$vhost_json_path/conf.json"
+	fi
+
 	notice "vhost started - pid=$vhost_pid"
 	timing_exit vhost_start
 
-	rm $vhost_conf_file
+	rm -f $vhost_conf_file
 }
 
 function spdk_vhost_kill()