diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 8a63db5f4f..e755edf5ec 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "screendump_device",
               "hda-output",
               "blockdev-del",
+              "vmgenid",
     );
 
 
@@ -1121,6 +1122,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     { "virtual-css-bridge", QEMU_CAPS_CCW },
     { "vfio-ccw", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VFIO_CCW },
     { "hda-output", QEMU_CAPS_HDA_OUTPUT },
+    { "vmgenid", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VMGENID },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsVirtioBalloon[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 3e120e64c0..bff2b4ed95 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_SCREENDUMP_DEVICE, /* screendump command accepts device & head */
     QEMU_CAPS_HDA_OUTPUT, /* -device hda-output */
     QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV_DEL, /* blockdev-del is supported */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VMGENID, /* -device vmgenid */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
index 9f0bcaa75a..6ed45941e4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
   <flag name='sdl-gl'/>
   <flag name='hda-output'/>
   <flag name='blockdev-del'/>
+  <flag name='vmgenid'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>344938</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
index 3c7dadffcd..a1b4d0fe4d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
   <flag name='screendump_device'/>
   <flag name='hda-output'/>
   <flag name='blockdev-del'/>
+  <flag name='vmgenid'/>
   <version>2011090</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>390813</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
index e070c1f40e..e98bb693c2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
   <flag name='sdl-gl'/>
   <flag name='hda-output'/>
   <flag name='blockdev-del'/>
+  <flag name='vmgenid'/>
   <version>2009000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>320947</microcodeVersion>