diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index c11756dc42..6c8e119e56 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "query-cpu-model-comparison",
               "ramfb",
               "machine.pseries.cap-ccf-assist",
+
+              /* 345 */
+              "arm-max-cpu",
     );
 
 
@@ -1141,6 +1144,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     { "vhost-user-gpu", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_USER_GPU },
     { "vhost-user-vga", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_USER_VGA },
     { "ramfb", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RAMFB },
+    { "max-arm-cpu", QEMU_CAPS_ARM_MAX_CPU },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsVirtioBalloon[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 10f0ce2654..32e9798cda 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -529,6 +529,9 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_RAMFB, /* -device ramfb */
     QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_PSERIES_CAP_CCF_ASSIST, /* -machine pseries.cap-ccf-assist */
 
+    /* 345 */
+    QEMU_CAPS_ARM_MAX_CPU, /* max-arm-cpu type exists */
+
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
 
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
index 1787248110..0a2f801f53 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
   <flag name='memory-backend-memfd.hugetlb'/>
   <flag name='iothread.poll-max-ns'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file.align'/>
+  <flag name='arm-max-cpu'/>
   <version>2012000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>61700289</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
index 66e3ca9205..83459c33cf 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
   <flag name='bochs-display'/>
   <flag name='migration-file-drop-cache'/>
   <flag name='ramfb'/>
+  <flag name='arm-max-cpu'/>
   <version>4000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>61700240</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
index 15a6050dd3..a4cb7ba4e6 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-file-drop-cache'/>
   <flag name='vhost-user-gpu'/>
   <flag name='ramfb'/>
+  <flag name='arm-max-cpu'/>
   <version>4001050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>61700242</microcodeVersion>