diff --git a/hw/fdc.c b/hw/fdc.c
index 08012f9fef..1c7e7759f6 100644
--- a/hw/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/fdc.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ struct FDCtrl {
     int sun4m;
     FDrive drives[MAX_FD];
     int reset_sensei;
+    uint32_t check_media_rate;
     /* Timers state */
     uint8_t timer0;
     uint8_t timer1;
@@ -2003,6 +2004,8 @@ static Property isa_fdc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE("driveB", FDCtrlISABus, state.drives[1].bs),
     DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindexA", FDCtrlISABus, bootindexA, -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindexB", FDCtrlISABus, bootindexB, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("check_media_rate", FDCtrlISABus, state.check_media_rate,
+                    0, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index 5e11d15026..6c5c40f5df 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v1_0 = {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
             .property = "rom_only",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        }, {
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
@@ -399,6 +403,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_15 = {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
             .property = "rom_only",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        }, {
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
@@ -434,6 +442,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_14 = {
             .driver   = "virtio-balloon-pci",
             .property = "event_idx",
             .value    = "off",
+        },{
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
@@ -486,6 +498,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_13 = {
             .driver   = "AC97",
             .property = "use_broken_id",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        },{
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
@@ -542,6 +558,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_12 = {
             .driver   = "AC97",
             .property = "use_broken_id",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        },{
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
@@ -606,6 +626,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_11 = {
             .driver   = "AC97",
             .property = "use_broken_id",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        },{
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",
@@ -682,6 +706,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_10 = {
             .driver   = "AC97",
             .property = "use_broken_id",
             .value    = stringify(1),
+        },{
+            .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+            .property = "check_media_rate",
+            .value    = "off",
         },
         {
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",