diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 43d11af0a7..61b0ad51ad 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "gpex-pcihost",
               "ioh3420",
               "x3130-upstream",
-              "xio3130-downstream",
+
+              "xio3130-downstream", /* 195 */
+              "rtl8139",
     );
 
 
@@ -1576,6 +1578,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     { "ioh3420", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IOH3420 },
     { "x3130-upstream", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_X3130_UPSTREAM },
     { "xio3130-downstream", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM },
+    { "rtl8139", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139 },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectPropsVirtioBlk[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 2d32d6efb8..168ba39599 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IOH3420     = 193, /* -device ioh3420 */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_X3130_UPSTREAM = 194, /* -device x3130-upstream */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM = 195, /* -device xio3130-downstream */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139 = 196, /* -device rtl8139 */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST,                   /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
index ba166354b4..5b0f6b6fa4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
@@ -123,4 +123,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
index 51cd6d9b3e..c5aad4d6ff 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
index 03d0a3ebb0..f671063637 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
index e2f22e4bb2..3f795f558b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
@@ -148,4 +148,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
index 874a0508d3..6d84910a98 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
@@ -154,4 +154,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
index dd3bcda08a..8983733341 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
@@ -154,4 +154,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
index 3ee2d6f71b..28f19a0d8f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
@@ -170,4 +170,5 @@
     <flag name='ioh3420'/>
     <flag name='x3130-upstream'/>
     <flag name='xio3130-downstream'/>
+    <flag name='rtl8139'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemuhelptest.c b/tests/qemuhelptest.c
index 8f317d4cc3..9016611d1e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuhelptest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuhelptest.c
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_SERIAL,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_NET,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_BRIDGE);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_BRIDGE,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST("qemu-kvm-0.12.3", 12003, 1, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -524,7 +525,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE,
             QEMU_CAPS_HOST_PCI_MULTIDOMAIN,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST("qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-rhel61", 12001, 1, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -591,7 +593,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_SERIAL,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_NET,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_BRIDGE);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_BRIDGE,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST("qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-rhel62-beta", 12001, 1, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -666,7 +669,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PCI_BRIDGE,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST("qemu-1.0", 1000000, 0, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -756,7 +760,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IOH3420,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_X3130_UPSTREAM,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST("qemu-1.1.0", 1001000, 0, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -859,7 +864,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IOH3420,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_X3130_UPSTREAM,
-            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM);
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_XIO3130_DOWNSTREAM,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RTL8139);
     DO_TEST_FULL("qemu-1.2.0", 1002000, 0, 0, VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
             QEMU_CAPS_LAST);
     DO_TEST_FULL("qemu-kvm-1.2.0", 1002000, 1, 0, VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,