diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index b5f6af8dff..5101825823 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               /* 345 */
               "arm-max-cpu",
               "blockdev-file-dynamic-auto-read-only",
+              "savevm-monitor-nodes",
     );
 
 
@@ -1397,6 +1398,7 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsQMPSchemaQueries[] = {
     { "nbd-server-add/arg-type/bitmap", QEMU_CAPS_NBD_BITMAP },
     { "blockdev-add/arg-type/+file/drop-cache", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_FILE_DROP_CACHE },
     { "blockdev-add/arg-type/+file/$dynamic-auto-read-only", QEMU_CAPS_BLOCK_FILE_AUTO_READONLY_DYNAMIC },
+    { "human-monitor-command/$savevm-monitor-nodes", QEMU_CAPS_SAVEVM_MONITOR_NODES },
 };
 
 typedef struct _virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 63edf451bb..3fd8bebe79 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     /* 345 */
     QEMU_CAPS_ARM_MAX_CPU, /* max-arm-cpu type exists */
     QEMU_CAPS_BLOCK_FILE_AUTO_READONLY_DYNAMIC, /* the auto-read-only property of block backends for files is dynamic */
+    QEMU_CAPS_SAVEVM_MONITOR_NODES, /* 'savevm' handles monitor-owned nodes properly */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
index 81c5fa80ff..3bae6d8e2c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
   <flag name='ramfb'/>
   <flag name='arm-max-cpu'/>
   <flag name='blockdev-file-dynamic-auto-read-only'/>
+  <flag name='savevm-monitor-nodes'/>
   <version>4001050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>61700242</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 0d04413664..561f756ead 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
   <flag name='vhost-user-vga'/>
   <flag name='ramfb'/>
   <flag name='blockdev-file-dynamic-auto-read-only'/>
+  <flag name='savevm-monitor-nodes'/>
   <version>4001092</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>