diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 7813237756..f7cd322811 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,10 @@ static Property virtio_blk_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("queue-size", VirtIOBlock, conf.queue_size, 128),
     DEFINE_PROP_LINK("iothread", VirtIOBlock, conf.iothread, TYPE_IOTHREAD,
                      IOThread *),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("discard", VirtIOBlock, host_features,
+                      VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("write-zeroes", VirtIOBlock, host_features,
+                      VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 077fbd182a..766ca5899d 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_3_1[] = {
     { "usb-kbd", "serial", "42" },
     { "usb-mouse", "serial", "42" },
     { "usb-kbd", "serial", "42" },
+    { "virtio-blk-device", "discard", "false" },
+    { "virtio-blk-device", "write-zeroes", "false" },
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_3_1_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_3_1);