diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 2902d3c103..dd4daa0aea 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -4737,7 +4737,14 @@ static int qemudDomainChangeEjectableMedia(virConnectPtr conn,
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
     qemuDomainObjEnterMonitorWithDriver(driver, vm);
     if (newdisk->src) {
-        ret = qemuMonitorChangeMedia(priv->mon, devname, newdisk->src);
+        const char *format = NULL;
+        if (newdisk->type != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TYPE_DIR) {
+            if (newdisk->driverType)
+                format = newdisk->driverType;
+            else if (origdisk->driverType)
+                format = origdisk->driverType;
+        }
+        ret = qemuMonitorChangeMedia(priv->mon, devname, newdisk->src, format);
     } else {
         ret = qemuMonitorEjectMedia(priv->mon, devname);
     }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index f3c9022d37..9e180c20df 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -776,12 +776,13 @@ int qemuMonitorEjectMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 
 int qemuMonitorChangeMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                            const char *devname,
-                           const char *newmedia)
+                           const char *newmedia,
+                           const char *format)
 {
-    DEBUG("mon=%p, fd=%d devname=%s newmedia=%s",
-          mon, mon->fd, devname, newmedia);
+    DEBUG("mon=%p, fd=%d devname=%s newmedia=%s format=%s",
+          mon, mon->fd, devname, newmedia, format);
 
-    return qemuMonitorTextChangeMedia(mon, devname, newmedia);
+    return qemuMonitorTextChangeMedia(mon, devname, newmedia, format);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 88d3dd7d9a..14198fb8ba 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ int qemuMonitorEjectMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                           const char *devname);
 int qemuMonitorChangeMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                            const char *devname,
-                           const char *newmedia);
+                           const char *newmedia,
+                           const char *format);
 
 
 int qemuMonitorSaveVirtualMemory(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
index db155734d5..0d5ad799d2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
@@ -693,7 +693,8 @@ cleanup:
 
 int qemuMonitorTextChangeMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                const char *devname,
-                               const char *newmedia)
+                               const char *newmedia,
+                               const char *format ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
     char *cmd = NULL;
     char *reply = NULL;
@@ -1016,8 +1017,8 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 int qemuMonitorTextMigrateToUnix(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
-                             int background,
-                             const char *unixfile)
+                                 int background,
+                                 const char *unixfile)
 {
     char *dest = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.h
index 6bca07ad0e..bc52ad232e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ int qemuMonitorTextEjectMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                               const char *devname);
 int qemuMonitorTextChangeMedia(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                const char *devname,
-                               const char *newmedia);
+                               const char *newmedia,
+                               const char *format);
 
 
 int qemuMonitorTextSaveVirtualMemory(qemuMonitorPtr mon,