diff --git a/block-qcow2.c b/block-qcow2.c
index e016e8f004..7c00ee840b 100644
--- a/block-qcow2.c
+++ b/block-qcow2.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,7 @@ static int qcow_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
     bdi->cluster_size = s->cluster_size;
     bdi->vm_state_offset = (int64_t)s->l1_vm_state_index <<
         (s->cluster_bits + s->l2_bits);
+    bdi->highest_alloc = s->highest_alloc << s->cluster_bits;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index 9733409018..4334071961 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct BlockDriverInfo {
     int cluster_size;
     /* offset at which the VM state can be saved (0 if not possible) */
     int64_t vm_state_offset;
+    int64_t highest_alloc; /* highest allocated block offset (in bytes) */
 } BlockDriverInfo;
 
 typedef struct QEMUSnapshotInfo {