diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 0d4f8a5fcd..ac135aa301 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "acpi-erst", /* QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_ACPI_ERST */
               "intel-iommu.dma-translation", /* QEMU_CAPS_INTEL_IOMMU_DMA_TRANSLATION */
               "machine-i8042-opt", /* QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_I8042_OPT */
+
+              /* 465 */
+              "snapshot-internal-qmp", /* QEMU_CAPS_SNAPSHOT_INTERNAL_QMP */
     );
 
 
@@ -1235,6 +1238,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsCommands[] = {
     { "query-stats", QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_STATS },
     { "query-stats-schemas", QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_STATS_SCHEMAS },
     { "display-reload", QEMU_CAPS_DISPLAY_RELOAD },
+    { "snapshot-save", QEMU_CAPS_SNAPSHOT_INTERNAL_QMP },
 };
 
 struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsMigration[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 736d34179e..091de8999d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -695,6 +695,9 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_INTEL_IOMMU_DMA_TRANSLATION, /* intel-iommu.dma-translation */
     QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_I8042_OPT, /* -machine xxx,i8042=on/off; use virQEMUCapsSupportsI8042Toggle() to query this capability */
 
+    /* 465 */
+    QEMU_CAPS_SNAPSHOT_INTERNAL_QMP, /* internal snapshot support via QMP commands 'snapshot-save'/'snapshot-delete' */
+
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
 
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_aarch64.xml
index 83439f3d63..a02018a467 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_aarch64.xml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='machine.virt.ras'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>61700242</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v6.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_s390x.xml
index 332b8091ee..9d84d3bdc9 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_s390x.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-crypto'/>
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>39100242</microcodeVersion>
   <package>qemu-6.0.0-20210517.1.4ff77070.fc33</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_x86_64.xml
index dc55e0ab3f..a8897fb80b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v6.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0_x86_64.xml
index 1d5b8ea9d2..0f2995a2d3 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100243</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v6.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_aarch64.xml
index 25049e1ab8..5624ad95a1 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_aarch64.xml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='machine.virt.ras'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6001050</version>
   <microcodeVersion>61700244</microcodeVersion>
   <package></package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_ppc64.xml
index e321481949..d4172c3146 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_ppc64.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>42900244</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v6.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_x86_64.xml
index f8f8bd95f4..582b0e9b52 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100244</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v6.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64+hvf.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64+hvf.xml
index 13b67cc7bf..8bdb26e8a4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64+hvf.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64+hvf.xml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
   <flag name='machine.virt.ras'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6002092</version>
   <microcodeVersion>61700243</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.0.0-rc2</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64.xml
index a9fe9a2014..697c1c255a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_aarch64.xml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
   <flag name='machine.virt.ras'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>6002092</version>
   <microcodeVersion>61700243</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.0.0-rc2</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_ppc64.xml
index 92636bc7d4..e02f42c5e0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_ppc64.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>42900243</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_x86_64.xml
index 23b626aa16..fd317a9afa 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100243</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_ppc64.xml
index a851d89974..427aa1ace9 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_ppc64.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>42900244</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_x86_64.xml
index 81c4cc474b..32e4e8e1bb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100244</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_ppc.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_ppc.xml
index 998c548556..56cb66d394 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_ppc.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_ppc.xml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
   <package>qemu-7.2.0-6.fc37</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64+hvf.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64+hvf.xml
index 18d74d6e8c..0ebcb94a31 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64+hvf.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64+hvf.xml
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100245</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64.xml
index fb52a30f04..025ced01d9 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.2.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100245</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_riscv64.xml
index 03c0e99da5..7959d49c02 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_riscv64.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>7002050</version>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v7.2.0-333-g222059a0fc</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_x86_64.xml
index 459d05bf43..5f45788b77 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.0.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100244</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_s390x.xml
index c2211bfb12..16a3e3fbe0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_s390x.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>39100245</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_x86_64.xml
index 289c87ff19..7dee7f94c2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.1.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100245</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_aarch64.xml
index 0043443880..78082dbf3f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_aarch64.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-sound'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>61700246</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_armv7l.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_armv7l.xml
index 16377a74e3..912eb45db6 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_armv7l.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_armv7l.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-sound'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
   <package>qemu-8.2.0-7.fc39</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_loongarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_loongarch64.xml
index eb80be7a06..60b980e256 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_loongarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_loongarch64.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-sound'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>106300246</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_s390x.xml
index e86088332e..8f36104080 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_s390x.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
   <flag name='usb-mtp'/>
   <flag name='virtio-sound'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>39100246</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_x86_64.xml
index e56d5dafa4..51e14736cd 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_8.2.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>8002000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100246</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v8.2.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_sparc.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_sparc.xml
index 7fe971fc3a..1b56aebd48 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_sparc.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_sparc.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
   <flag name='blockjob.backing-mask-protocol'/>
   <flag name='display-reload'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>9000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
   <package>qemu-9.0.0-1.fc40</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_x86_64.xml
index 3f1f518d22..4b64547b11 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.0.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>9000000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100245</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v9.0.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_riscv64.xml
index 20cf97cdf9..1e7b1e622b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_riscv64.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
   <flag name='virtio-sound'/>
   <flag name='netdev.user'/>
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>9001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v9.1.0</package>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_x86_64.xml
index a6b3768dfd..06600f48fb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_9.1.0_x86_64.xml
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
   <flag name='acpi-erst'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.dma-translation'/>
   <flag name='machine-i8042-opt'/>
+  <flag name='snapshot-internal-qmp'/>
   <version>9001000</version>
   <microcodeVersion>43100246</microcodeVersion>
   <package>v9.1.0</package>