diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetprotocol.x b/src/rpc/virnetprotocol.x
index 9ce33b0735..cab047cb01 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetprotocol.x
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetprotocol.x
@@ -236,3 +236,8 @@ struct virNetMessageError {
     int int2;
     virNetMessageNetwork net; /* unused */
 };
+
+struct virNetStreamHole {
+    hyper length;
+    unsigned int flags;
+};
diff --git a/src/virnetprotocol-structs b/src/virnetprotocol-structs
index af4526c901..aa6e0602a7 100644
--- a/src/virnetprotocol-structs
+++ b/src/virnetprotocol-structs
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ struct virNetMessageError {
         int                        int2;
         virNetMessageNetwork       net;
 };
+struct virNetStreamHole {
+        int64_t                    length;
+        u_int                      flags;
+};