diff --git a/src/ch/ch_capabilities.c b/src/ch/ch_capabilities.c
index b10485820c..b9e62d2d5b 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_capabilities.c
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ virCHCapsInitCHVersionCaps(int version)
     if (version >= 18000000)
         virCHCapsSet(chCaps, CH_SERIAL_CONSOLE_IN_PARALLEL);
 
+    /* Starting Version 22, add-net api can accept multiple FDs in the request
+     * This is required to be able to configure queues for virtio-net devices
+     * from libvirt.
+     * This capability will be used to gate networking support for ch guests.
+     * https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor/releases/tag/v22.0
+     */
+    if (version >= 22000000)
+        virCHCapsSet(chCaps, CH_MULTIFD_IN_ADDNET);
+
     return g_steal_pointer(&chCaps);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ch/ch_capabilities.h b/src/ch/ch_capabilities.h
index 703a6dbfe2..ffb8881a11 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/ch/ch_capabilities.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef enum {
     /* 0 */
     CH_KERNEL_API_DEPRCATED, /* Use `payload` in place of `kernel` api */
     CH_SERIAL_CONSOLE_IN_PARALLEL, /* Serial and Console ports can work in parallel */
+    CH_MULTIFD_IN_ADDNET, /* Cloud-hypervisor can accept multiple FDs in add-net api */
 
     CH_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virCHCapsFlags;