diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index 2bba42478d..92bfe56b45 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ static uint64_t vhost_user_blk_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev,
     virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE);
     virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH);
     virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO);
-    virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD);
-    virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES);
 
     if (s->config_wce) {
         virtio_add_feature(&features, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE);
@@ -598,6 +596,10 @@ static Property vhost_user_blk_properties[] = {
                        VHOST_USER_BLK_AUTO_NUM_QUEUES),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("queue-size", VHostUserBlk, queue_size, 128),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("config-wce", VHostUserBlk, config_wce, 0, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("discard", VHostUserBlk, parent_obj.host_features,
+                      VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("write-zeroes", VHostUserBlk, parent_obj.host_features,
+                      VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };