diff --git a/qerror.c b/qerror.c
index 10b0939f62..a12e7f7b1b 100644
--- a/qerror.c
+++ b/qerror.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ static const QType qerror_type = {
  * "running out of foo: %(foo)%%"
  */
 const QErrorStringTable qerror_table[] = {
+    {
+        .error_fmt = QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
+        .desc      = "The %(device) device has not been found",
+    },
     {}
 };
 
diff --git a/qerror.h b/qerror.h
index 01703ee2b8..413acc6786 100644
--- a/qerror.h
+++ b/qerror.h
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ QError *qobject_to_qerror(const QObject *obj);
 /*
  * QError class list
  */
+#define QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND \
+        "{ 'class': 'DeviceNotFound', 'data': { 'device': %s } }"
 
 #endif /* QERROR_H */