diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 45e0c8f6e9731de20caed6d0603071451187d7bc..fd1ad3abbe803b5bfa0f860f167b59a8b12eef9f 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -794,6 +794,9 @@ static void virtio_blk_instance_init(Object *obj)
                              (Object **)&s->blk.iothread,
                              qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize,
                              OBJ_PROP_LINK_UNREF_ON_RELEASE, NULL);
+    device_add_bootindex_property(obj, &s->blk.conf.bootindex,
+                                  "bootindex", "/disk@0,0",
+                                  DEVICE(obj), NULL);
 }
 
 static Property virtio_blk_properties[] = {