diff --git a/virtinst/cli.py b/virtinst/cli.py
index 9a1fe2f68..97eb4fc06 100644
--- a/virtinst/cli.py
+++ b/virtinst/cli.py
@@ -3576,6 +3576,12 @@ class ParserMemballoon(VirtCLIParser):
         cls.add_arg("autodeflate", "autodeflate", is_onoff=True)
         cls.add_arg("stats.period", "stats_period")
 
+    def _parse(self, inst):
+        if self.optstr == "none":
+            self.guest.disable_default_memballoon = True
+
+        return super()._parse(inst)
+
 
 ###################
 # --panic parsing #
diff --git a/virtinst/guest.py b/virtinst/guest.py
index 441c38cfd..593d1cb3f 100644
--- a/virtinst/guest.py
+++ b/virtinst/guest.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
         self.skip_default_usbredir = False
         self.skip_default_graphics = False
         self.skip_default_rng = False
+        self.disable_default_memballoon = False
         self.x86_cpu_default = self.cpu.SPECIAL_MODE_APP_DEFAULT
 
         self.skip_default_osinfo = False