diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 0e2cdd63b9..3a4e364a8d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("qemu.qemu_blockjob");
 
+/* Note that qemuBlockjobState and qemuBlockjobType values are formatted into
+ * the status XML */
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuBlockjobState,
+              QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_LAST,
+              "completed",
+              "failed",
+              "cancelled",
+              "ready",
+              "new",
+              "running");
+
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuBlockjob,
+              QEMU_BLOCKJOB_TYPE_LAST,
+              "",
+              "pull",
+              "copy",
+              "commit",
+              "active-commit",
+              "");
 
 static virClassPtr qemuBlockJobDataClass;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
index b7aaa86f4d..77298a4bea 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ typedef enum {
 } qemuBlockjobState;
 verify((int)QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_NEW == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_LAST);
 
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(qemuBlockjobState);
+
 /**
  * This enum has to map all known block job types from enum virDomainBlockJobType
  * to the same values. All internal blockjobs can be mapped after and don't
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ typedef enum {
 } qemuBlockJobType;
 verify((int)QEMU_BLOCKJOB_TYPE_INTERNAL == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_LAST);
 
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(qemuBlockjob);
+
 typedef struct _qemuBlockJobData qemuBlockJobData;
 typedef qemuBlockJobData *qemuBlockJobDataPtr;