diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 2823843526..5d09dc8f3e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb", /* 215 */
               "chardev-logfile",
               "debug-threads",
+              "secret",
     );
 
 
@@ -1575,6 +1576,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     { "virtio-input-host-device", QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_INPUT_HOST },
     { "virtio-input-host-pci", QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_INPUT_HOST },
     { "mptsas1068", QEMU_CAPS_SCSI_MPTSAS1068 },
+    { "secret", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_SECRET },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectPropsVirtioBalloon[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index caf3d1be7b..ae0d9b3c19 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VGA_VRAM64, /* -device qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb */
     QEMU_CAPS_CHARDEV_LOGFILE, /* -chardev logfile=xxxx */
     QEMU_CAPS_NAME_DEBUG_THREADS, /* Is -name debug-threads= available */
+    QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_SECRET, /* -object secret */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
index 549759c0b1..a43293d6a7 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
@@ -178,4 +178,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='secret'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.replies b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.replies
index d2b58b56ca..7590b5bd8d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.replies
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.replies
@@ -1223,6 +1223,9 @@
     {
       "name": "kvm-accel"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "secret"
+    },
     {
       "name": "i82559c"
     },