diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bc76ea96bf..a61d3e9b06 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2106,6 +2106,10 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_LZO', lzo.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_MPATH', mpathpersist.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_MPATH_NEW_API', mpathpersist_new_api)
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKIO', blkio.found())
+if blkio.found()
+  config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKIO_VHOST_VDPA_FD',
+                       blkio.version().version_compare('>=1.3.0'))
+endif
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CURL', curl.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CURSES', curses.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GBM', gbm.found())
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 98d9116dae..4bf89171c6 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -3955,10 +3955,16 @@
 #
 # @path: path to the vhost-vdpa character device.
 #
+# Features:
+# @fdset: Member @path supports the special "/dev/fdset/N" path
+#     (since 8.1)
+#
 # Since: 7.2
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BlockdevOptionsVirtioBlkVhostVdpa',
   'data': { 'path': 'str' },
+  'features': [ { 'name' :'fdset',
+                  'if': 'CONFIG_BLKIO_VHOST_VDPA_FD' } ],
   'if': 'CONFIG_BLKIO' }
 
 ##