diff --git a/vhost_user_block/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_block/src/lib.rs
index 2a1d24ec1..5fa84fe30 100644
--- a/vhost_user_block/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_block/src/lib.rs
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ impl VhostUserBackend for VhostUserBlkBackend {
 
     fn protocol_features(&self) -> VhostUserProtocolFeatures {
         VhostUserProtocolFeatures::CONFIG
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::MQ
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::CONFIGURE_MEM_SLOTS
     }
 
     fn set_event_idx(&mut self, enabled: bool) {