diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 2505d32624..74a3b24b97 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "iothread",
               "migrate-rdma",
               "ivshmem",
+              "drive-iotune-max",
     );
 
 
@@ -2450,6 +2451,7 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsCommandLineProps virQEMUCapsCommandLine[] = {
     { "spice", "disable-agent-file-xfer", QEMU_CAPS_SPICE_FILE_XFER_DISABLE },
     { "msg", "timestamp", QEMU_CAPS_MSG_TIMESTAMP },
     { "numa", NULL, QEMU_CAPS_NUMA },
+    { "drive", "throttling.bps-total-max", QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE_IOTUNE_MAX},
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index c0e2172b18..ffe3494b35 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD    = 176, /* -object iothread */
     QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATE_RDMA       = 177, /* have rdma migration */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM     = 178, /* -device ivshmem */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE_IOTUNE_MAX   = 179, /* -drive bps_max= and friends */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST,                   /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
index 7fc654d6fc..7003ad8b5d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
@@ -160,4 +160,5 @@
     <flag name='iothread'/>
     <flag name='migrate-rdma'/>
     <flag name='ivshmem'/>
+    <flag name='drive-iotune-max'/>
   </qemuCaps>