diff --git a/io/channel-socket.c b/io/channel-socket.c
index 90b3c73358..eed2ff5bcf 100644
--- a/io/channel-socket.c
+++ b/io/channel-socket.c
@@ -352,13 +352,19 @@ qio_channel_socket_accept(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (getsockname(cioc->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&ioc->localAddr,
-                    &ioc->localAddrLen) < 0) {
+    if (getsockname(cioc->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&cioc->localAddr,
+                    &cioc->localAddrLen) < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, socket_error(),
                          "Unable to query local socket address");
         goto error;
     }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+    if (cioc->localAddr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
+        QIO_CHANNEL(cioc)->features |= (1 << QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS);
+    }
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+
     trace_qio_channel_socket_accept_complete(ioc, cioc, cioc->fd);
     return cioc;
 
diff --git a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
index e76d54c3f8..b0eb5381b7 100644
--- a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
+++ b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
@@ -210,13 +210,19 @@ static void test_io_channel_setup_async(SocketAddress *listen_addr,
 
 static void test_io_channel(bool async,
                             SocketAddress *listen_addr,
-                            SocketAddress *connect_addr)
+                            SocketAddress *connect_addr,
+                            bool passFD)
 {
     QIOChannel *src, *dst;
     QIOChannelTest *test;
     if (async) {
         test_io_channel_setup_async(listen_addr, connect_addr, &src, &dst);
 
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+
         test = qio_channel_test_new();
         qio_channel_test_run_threads(test, true, src, dst);
         qio_channel_test_validate(test);
@@ -226,6 +232,11 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
 
         test_io_channel_setup_async(listen_addr, connect_addr, &src, &dst);
 
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+
         test = qio_channel_test_new();
         qio_channel_test_run_threads(test, false, src, dst);
         qio_channel_test_validate(test);
@@ -235,6 +246,11 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
     } else {
         test_io_channel_setup_sync(listen_addr, connect_addr, &src, &dst);
 
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+
         test = qio_channel_test_new();
         qio_channel_test_run_threads(test, true, src, dst);
         qio_channel_test_validate(test);
@@ -244,6 +260,11 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
 
         test_io_channel_setup_sync(listen_addr, connect_addr, &src, &dst);
 
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+        g_assert(!passFD ||
+                 qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+
         test = qio_channel_test_new();
         qio_channel_test_run_threads(test, false, src, dst);
         qio_channel_test_validate(test);
@@ -269,7 +290,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv4(bool async)
     connect_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1");
     connect_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Filled in later */
 
-    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr);
+    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, false);
 
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(listen_addr);
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(connect_addr);
@@ -303,7 +324,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv6(bool async)
     connect_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("::1");
     connect_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Filled in later */
 
-    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr);
+    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, false);
 
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(listen_addr);
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(connect_addr);
@@ -337,7 +358,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_unix(bool async)
     connect_addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
     connect_addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
 
-    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr);
+    test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, true);
 
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(listen_addr);
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(connect_addr);