diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 9c1eeacada..1c133d7617 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
 
               /* 275 */
               "sclplmconsole",
+              "numa.dist",
     );
 
 
@@ -4792,6 +4793,10 @@ virQEMUCapsInitQMPMonitor(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
         virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_PSERIES_RESIZE_HPT);
     }
 
+    /* no way to query for -numa dist */
+    if (qemuCaps->version >= 2010000)
+        virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_NUMA_DIST);
+
     if (virQEMUCapsProbeQMPCommands(qemuCaps, mon) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 241764824c..cb7cdd7f58 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
     /* 275 */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_SCLPLMCONSOLE, /* -device sclplmconsole */
+    QEMU_CAPS_NUMA_DIST, /* -numa dist */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv2.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv2.aarch64.xml
index 9f9dceb684..06b90875d4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv2.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv2.aarch64.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-gpu.max_outputs'/>
   <flag name='vxhs'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.num-queues'/>
+  <flag name='numa.dist'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <package> (v2.10.0)</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv3.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv3.aarch64.xml
index 3c2d2eed66..389390fe4c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv3.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0-gicv3.aarch64.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-gpu.max_outputs'/>
   <flag name='vxhs'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.num-queues'/>
+  <flag name='numa.dist'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <package> (v2.10.0)</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
index b7b80799c0..9e71bd5253 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-blk.num-queues'/>
   <flag name='machine.pseries.resize-hpt'/>
   <flag name='spapr-vty'/>
+  <flag name='numa.dist'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <package> (v2.10.0)</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
index dee468252c..6d9024455c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
   <flag name='vxhs'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.num-queues'/>
   <flag name='sclplmconsole'/>
+  <flag name='numa.dist'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <package></package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
index ddbd8c32fa..50251edc0c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-gpu.max_outputs'/>
   <flag name='vxhs'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.num-queues'/>
+  <flag name='numa.dist'/>
   <version>2010000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <package> (v2.10.0)</package>