diff --git a/block/file-win32.c b/block/file-win32.c
index a6b0dda5c3..fa569685d8 100644
--- a/block/file-win32.c
+++ b/block/file-win32.c
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         win32_aio_attach_aio_context(s->aio, bdrv_get_aio_context(bs));
     }
 
+    /* When extending regular files, we get zeros from the OS */
+    bs->supported_truncate_flags = BDRV_REQ_ZERO_WRITE;
+
     ret = 0;
 fail:
     qemu_opts_del(opts);