diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index ca7a7c21ea..c519aec9b7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "dea-key-wrap",
               "pci-serial",
               "aarch64-off",
+
+              "vhost-user-multiq", /* 190 */
     );
 
 
@@ -3308,6 +3310,11 @@ virQEMUCapsInitQMPMonitor(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
         qemuCaps->version >= 2003000)
         virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_CPU_AARCH64_OFF);
 
+    /* vhost-user supports multi-queue from v2.4.0 onwards,
+     * but there is no way to query for that capability */
+    if (qemuCaps->version >= 2004000)
+        virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VHOSTUSER_MULTIQ);
+
     if (virQEMUCapsProbeQMPCommands(qemuCaps, mon) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
     if (virQEMUCapsProbeQMPEvents(qemuCaps, mon) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index b5a7770f0f..3c166b6fd7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_DEA_KEY_WRAP       = 187, /* -machine dea_key_wrap */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_SERIAL  = 188, /* -device pci-serial */
     QEMU_CAPS_CPU_AARCH64_OFF    = 189, /* -cpu ...,aarch64=off */
+    QEMU_CAPS_VHOSTUSER_MULTIQ   = 190, /* vhost-user with -netdev queues= */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST,                   /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;