diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 1091a07a09fbc612029926267c3134b84e5cfaf0..406dca9cc6c071a9fd25e325d83edc9adee7944c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@ virQEMUCapsInitQMPBasic(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
     virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_OPT);
     virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DUMP_GUEST_CORE);
     virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY);
+    virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIDEO_PRIMARY);
 }
 
 /* Capabilities that are architecture depending