diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 453891a725..f7f55b20ef 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -4346,6 +4346,10 @@ qemuBuildHostNetProps(virDomainNetDef *net,
         if (virJSONValueObjectAdd(&netprops, "s:type", "vhost-vdpa", NULL) < 0 ||
             virJSONValueObjectAppendString(netprops, "vhostdev", vdpadev) < 0)
             return NULL;
+
+        if (net->driver.virtio.queues > 1 &&
+            virJSONValueObjectAppendNumberUlong(netprops, "queues", net->driver.virtio.queues) < 0)
+            return NULL;
         break;
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 3d1bb1be2a..d9ba0b7abe 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@ qemuDomainAttachNetDevice(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         break;
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VDPA:
+        queueSize = net->driver.virtio.queues;
+        if (!queueSize)
+            queueSize = 1;
         if (qemuDomainAdjustMaxMemLock(vm, false) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
         adjustmemlock = true;
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-vdpa-multiqueue.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-vdpa-multiqueue.x86_64-latest.args
index 26ef666036..4cb805451a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-vdpa-multiqueue.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-vdpa-multiqueue.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 -boot strict=on \
 -device '{"driver":"piix3-usb-uhci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1.0x2"}' \
 -add-fd set=0,fd=1732,opaque=net0-vdpa \
--netdev vhost-vdpa,vhostdev=/dev/fdset/0,id=hostnet0 \
+-netdev vhost-vdpa,vhostdev=/dev/fdset/0,queues=2,id=hostnet0 \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","mq":true,"vectors":6,"netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:95:db:c0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
 -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \