diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 25a0b36940..8d5b76d9ec 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size",
               "intel-iommu.aw-bits",
               "spapr-tpm-proxy",
+              "numa.hmat",
     );
 
 
@@ -1522,6 +1523,7 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsQMPSchemaQueries[] = {
     { "migrate-set-parameters/arg-type/max-bandwidth", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_PARAM_BANDWIDTH },
     { "migrate-set-parameters/arg-type/downtime-limit", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_PARAM_DOWNTIME },
     { "migrate-set-parameters/arg-type/xbzrle-cache-size", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_PARAM_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE },
+    { "set-numa-node/arg-type/+hmat-lb", QEMU_CAPS_NUMA_HMAT },
 };
 
 typedef struct _virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 9834fc2a52..dac36b33d9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_PARAM_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE, /* xbzrle-cache-size field in migrate-set-parameters */
     QEMU_CAPS_INTEL_IOMMU_AW_BITS, /* intel-iommu.aw-bits */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_SPAPR_TPM_PROXY, /* -device spapr-tpm-proxy */
+    QEMU_CAPS_NUMA_HMAT, /* -numa hmat */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
index f2d691734f..9446ddc22a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-param.bandwidth'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.downtime'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size'/>
+  <flag name='numa.hmat'/>
   <version>5000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>61700241</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
index f5d6e0679e..8c371a045b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-param.downtime'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size'/>
   <flag name='spapr-tpm-proxy'/>
+  <flag name='numa.hmat'/>
   <version>5000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>42900241</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
index 3119f6deb7..15c9d54332 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-param.bandwidth'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.downtime'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size'/>
+  <flag name='numa.hmat'/>
   <version>5000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>0</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
index da53abc857..dafca26b89 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-param.downtime'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.aw-bits'/>
+  <flag name='numa.hmat'/>
   <version>5000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100241</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
index b7058ee597..bd6e83ccaf 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
   <flag name='migration-param.downtime'/>
   <flag name='migration-param.xbzrle-cache-size'/>
   <flag name='intel-iommu.aw-bits'/>
+  <flag name='numa.hmat'/>
   <version>5000050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>