diff --git a/qapi/compat.json b/qapi/compat.json
index fc24a58a9e..ae3afc22df 100644
--- a/qapi/compat.json
+++ b/qapi/compat.json
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 #
 # @accept: Accept silently
 # @reject: Reject with an error
+# @crash: abort() the process
 #
 # Since: 6.0
 ##
 { 'enum': 'CompatPolicyInput',
-  'data': [ 'accept', 'reject' ] }
+  'data': [ 'accept', 'reject', 'crash' ] }
 
 ##
 # @CompatPolicyOutput:
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
index 797df33be4..59600210ce 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ QDict *qmp_dispatch(const QmpCommandList *cmds, QObject *request,
                       "Deprecated command %s disabled by policy",
                       command);
             goto out;
+        case COMPAT_POLICY_INPUT_CRASH:
         default:
             abort();
         }
diff --git a/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c b/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
index bd94cf187a..04b790412e 100644
--- a/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ static bool qobject_input_deprecated_accept(Visitor *v, const char *name,
         error_setg(errp, "Deprecated parameter '%s' disabled by policy",
                    name);
         return false;
+    case COMPAT_POLICY_INPUT_CRASH:
     default:
         abort();
     }
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 6b5a244b33..d60a03d3a9 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ DEFHEADING()
 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
 
 DEF("compat", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_compat,
-    "-compat [deprecated-input=accept|reject][,deprecated-output=accept|hide]\n"
+    "-compat [deprecated-input=accept|reject|crash][,deprecated-output=accept|hide]\n"
     "                Policy for handling deprecated management interfaces\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 SRST
@@ -3519,6 +3519,8 @@ SRST
         Accept deprecated commands and arguments
     ``deprecated-input=reject``
         Reject deprecated commands and arguments
+    ``deprecated-input=crash``
+        Crash on deprecated commands and arguments
     ``deprecated-output=accept`` (default)
         Emit deprecated command results and events
     ``deprecated-output=hide``