diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index e51753cdb0..9347b6a499 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -2222,3 +2222,26 @@
 # Since: 1.2.0
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-machines', 'returns': ['MachineInfo'] }
+
+##
+# @CpuDefinitionInfo:
+#
+# Virtual CPU definition.
+#
+# @name: the name of the CPU definition
+#
+# Since: 1.2.0
+##
+{ 'type': 'CpuDefinitionInfo',
+  'data': { 'name': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @query-cpu-definitions:
+#
+# Return a list of supported virtual CPU definitions
+#
+# Returns: a list of CpuDefInfo
+#
+# Since: 1.2.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-cpu-definitions', 'returns': ['CpuDefinitionInfo'] }
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index fd87775461..521da1055f 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -2230,3 +2230,9 @@ EQMP
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
     },
 
+    {
+        .name       = "query-cpu-definitions",
+        .args_type  = "",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
+    },
+
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 254a32fd76..6c1e4e8978 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -467,3 +467,9 @@ DevicePropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
 
     return prop_list;
 }
+
+CpuDefinitionInfoList GCC_WEAK *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
+{
+    error_set(errp, QERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+    return NULL;
+}