diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index dcf4a969f2..74d42177c5 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,10 @@ vu_get_protocol_features_exec(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
         features |= 1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_PAGEFAULT;
     }
 
+    if (dev->iface->get_config && dev->iface->set_config) {
+        features |= 1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG;
+    }
+
     if (dev->iface->get_protocol_features) {
         features |= dev->iface->get_protocol_features(dev);
     }