diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index a409aafaa1..6fcb5c7523 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "splash-timeout", /* 175 */
               "iothread",
               "migrate-rdma",
+              "ivshmem",
     );
 
 
@@ -1500,6 +1501,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     { "memory-backend-file", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE },
     { "usb-audio", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_USB_AUDIO },
     { "iothread", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD},
+    { "ivshmem", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectPropsVirtioBlk[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index a0bb5d3ff5..0214f30420 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT     = 175, /* -boot splash-time */
     QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD    = 176, /* -object iothread */
     QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATE_RDMA       = 177, /* have rdma migration */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM     = 178, /* -device ivshmem */
 
     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 3b1b699004..fc8dfc1dcf 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
@@ -115,4 +115,5 @@
     <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
     <flag name='host-pci-multidomain'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
index 4b7651e550..f4f0397328 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@
     <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
     <flag name='host-pci-multidomain'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
index d146bf9a21..e6659e4e1b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@
     <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
     <flag name='host-pci-multidomain'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
index c220b4670c..9716cf54ef 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@
     <flag name='host-pci-multidomain'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
     <flag name='splash-timeout'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
index 21d43207cb..a820cd4dae 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@
     <flag name='msg-timestamp'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
     <flag name='splash-timeout'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
index 44f7b0c3ca..f65b3f4eea 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@
     <flag name='numa'/>
     <flag name='usb-audio'/>
     <flag name='splash-timeout'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
index 71d24590bd..7fc654d6fc 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
@@ -159,4 +159,5 @@
     <flag name='splash-timeout'/>
     <flag name='iothread'/>
     <flag name='migrate-rdma'/>
+    <flag name='ivshmem'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemuhelptest.c b/tests/qemuhelptest.c
index 975edf3cef..7e62a504c6 100644
--- a/tests/qemuhelptest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuhelptest.c
@@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_SCSI_GENERIC,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE,
-            QEMU_CAPS_HOST_PCI_MULTIDOMAIN);
+            QEMU_CAPS_HOST_PCI_MULTIDOMAIN,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
     DO_TEST("qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-rhel61", 12001, 1, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -746,7 +747,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_SCSI_GENERIC_BOOTINDEX,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE,
-            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT);
+            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
     DO_TEST("qemu-1.1.0", 1001000, 0, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -845,7 +847,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_USB_AUDIO,
-            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT);
+            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
     DO_TEST("qemu-1.2.0", 1002000, 0, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -956,7 +959,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_USB_STORAGE_REMOVABLE,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_USB_AUDIO,
-            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT);
+            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
     DO_TEST("qemu-kvm-1.2.0", 1002000, 1, 0,
             QEMU_CAPS_VNC_COLON,
             QEMU_CAPS_NO_REBOOT,
@@ -1072,7 +1076,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_KBD,
             QEMU_CAPS_USB_STORAGE_REMOVABLE,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_USB_AUDIO,
-            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT);
+            QEMU_CAPS_SPLASH_TIMEOUT,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_IVSHMEM);
 
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }