diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
index 3e26cf14a6c97daaca353852530504f8cece033e..8c8c38bab03f006f3b21ca63bb3e5e464efe9d16 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
@@ -1209,6 +1209,10 @@ qemuAgentMakeCommand(const char *cmdname,
         case 'n': {
             ret = virJSONValueObjectAppendNull(jargs, key);
         }   break;
+        case 'a': {
+            virJSONValuePtr val = va_arg(args, virJSONValuePtr);
+            ret = virJSONValueObjectAppend(jargs, key, val);
+        }   break;
         default:
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                            _("unsupported data type '%c' for arg '%s'"), type, key - 2);