diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 9a62bc472c..3f28ac6240 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -17727,12 +17727,23 @@ virDomainDefMaybeAddHostdevSCSIcontroller(virDomainDefPtr def)
     size_t i;
     int maxController = -1;
     virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev;
+    int newModel = -1;
 
     for (i = 0; i < def->nhostdevs; i++) {
         hostdev = def->hostdevs[i];
         if (virHostdevIsSCSIDevice(hostdev) &&
             (int)hostdev->info->addr.drive.controller > maxController) {
+            int model = -1;
+
             maxController = hostdev->info->addr.drive.controller;
+            /* We may be creating a new controller because this one is full.
+             * So let's grab the model from it and update the model we're
+             * going to add as long as this one isn't undefined. The premise
+             * being keeping the same controller model for all SCSI hostdevs. */
+            model = virDomainDeviceFindControllerModel(def, hostdev->info,
+                                                       VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI);
+            if (model != -1)
+                newModel = model;
         }
     }
 
@@ -17740,7 +17751,8 @@ virDomainDefMaybeAddHostdevSCSIcontroller(virDomainDefPtr def)
         return 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i <= maxController; i++) {
-        if (virDomainDefMaybeAddController(def, VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI, i, -1) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefMaybeAddController(def, VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI,
+                                           i, newModel) < 0)
             return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hostdev-scsi-autogen-address.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hostdev-scsi-autogen-address.xml
index 8e93056eed..cea212b64d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hostdev-scsi-autogen-address.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hostdev-scsi-autogen-address.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
     </controller>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <controller type='scsi' index='1'>
+    <controller type='scsi' index='1' model='virtio-scsi'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>