diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 968185e357..529e9ceaf5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "hvf", /* QEMU_CAPS_HVF */
               "virtio-mem-pci.prealloc", /* QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI_PREALLOC */
               "calc-dirty-rate", /* QEMU_CAPS_CALC_DIRTY_RATE */
+              "dirtyrate-param.mode", /* QEMU_CAPS_DIRTYRATE_MODE */
     );
 
 
@@ -1622,6 +1623,7 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsQMPSchemaQueries[] = {
     { "screendump/arg-type/device", QEMU_CAPS_SCREENDUMP_DEVICE },
     { "set-numa-node/arg-type/+hmat-lb", QEMU_CAPS_NUMA_HMAT },
     { "object-add/arg-type/+sev-guest/kernel-hashes", QEMU_CAPS_SEV_GUEST_KERNEL_HASHES },
+    { "calc-dirty-rate/arg-type/mode", QEMU_CAPS_DIRTYRATE_MODE },
 };
 
 typedef struct _virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index a295bf0d18..f6188b42de 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_HVF, /* Whether Hypervisor.framework is available */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI_PREALLOC, /* -device virtio-mem-pci.prealloc= */
     QEMU_CAPS_CALC_DIRTY_RATE, /* accepts calc-dirty-rate */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DIRTYRATE_MODE , /* calc-dirty-rate accepts mode parameter */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
index eaa0ccccb7..9fe9c27d14 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
   <flag name='rbd-encryption'/>
   <flag name='sev-guest-kernel-hashes'/>
   <flag name='calc-dirty-rate'/>
+  <flag name='dirtyrate-param.mode'/>
   <version>6002000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>42900244</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
index f3e86de8c4..d77907af55 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
   <flag name='sev-guest-kernel-hashes'/>
   <flag name='sev-inject-launch-secret'/>
   <flag name='calc-dirty-rate'/>
+  <flag name='dirtyrate-param.mode'/>
   <version>6002000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100244</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
index e9e9b43644..5d7f283a73 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
   <flag name='sev-guest-kernel-hashes'/>
   <flag name='device.json+hotplug'/>
   <flag name='calc-dirty-rate'/>
+  <flag name='dirtyrate-param.mode'/>
   <version>6002050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>42900243</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 9ca33f9dfb..ae800abcc4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
   <flag name='device.json+hotplug'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mem-pci.prealloc'/>
   <flag name='calc-dirty-rate'/>
+  <flag name='dirtyrate-param.mode'/>
   <version>6002050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100243</microcodeVersion>