diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
index 6a68362708..99409a969b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
@@ -3364,7 +3364,8 @@ qemuBlockCommit(virDomainObj *vm,
                                  job->name,
                                  topSource->nodeformat,
                                  baseSource->nodeformat,
-                                 backingPath, bandwidth);
+                                 backingPath, bandwidth,
+                                 VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES);
 
     qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(vm);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 771b1b6d59..38f89167e0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -2795,16 +2795,17 @@ qemuMonitorBlockCommit(qemuMonitor *mon,
                        const char *topNode,
                        const char *baseNode,
                        const char *backingName,
-                       unsigned long long bandwidth)
+                       unsigned long long bandwidth,
+                       virTristateBool autofinalize)
 {
-    VIR_DEBUG("device=%s, jobname=%s, topNode=%s, baseNode=%s, backingName=%s, bandwidth=%llu",
+    VIR_DEBUG("device=%s, jobname=%s, topNode=%s, baseNode=%s, backingName=%s, bandwidth=%llu, autofinalize=%d",
               device, NULLSTR(jobname), NULLSTR(topNode),
-              NULLSTR(baseNode), NULLSTR(backingName), bandwidth);
+              NULLSTR(baseNode), NULLSTR(backingName), bandwidth, autofinalize);
 
     QEMU_CHECK_MONITOR(mon);
 
     return qemuMonitorJSONBlockCommit(mon, device, jobname, topNode, baseNode,
-                                      backingName, bandwidth);
+                                      backingName, bandwidth, autofinalize);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index f51146a13a..2d16214ba2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ int qemuMonitorBlockCommit(qemuMonitor *mon,
                            const char *topNode,
                            const char *baseNode,
                            const char *backingName,
-                           unsigned long long bandwidth)
+                           unsigned long long bandwidth,
+                           virTristateBool autofinalize)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
 int qemuMonitorArbitraryCommand(qemuMonitor *mon,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 4495f8f2cf..db99017555 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -4028,11 +4028,11 @@ qemuMonitorJSONBlockCommit(qemuMonitor *mon,
                            const char *topNode,
                            const char *baseNode,
                            const char *backingName,
-                           unsigned long long speed)
+                           unsigned long long speed,
+                           virTristateBool autofinalize)
 {
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) cmd = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reply = NULL;
-    virTristateBool autofinalize = VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES;
     virTristateBool autodismiss = VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO;
 
     cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("block-commit",
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
index d774cbaf14..6f376cf9b7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ qemuMonitorJSONBlockCommit(qemuMonitor *mon,
                            const char *topNode,
                            const char *baseNode,
                            const char *backingName,
-                           unsigned long long bandwidth)
+                           unsigned long long bandwidth,
+                           virTristateBool autofinalize)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
 int
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index f224ccb364..1db1f2b949 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONRemoveNetdev, "net0")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONDelDevice, "ide0")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevMirror, "jobname", true, "vdb", "targetnode", 1024, 1234, 31234, true, true)
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONBlockStream, "vdb", "jobname", "backingnode", "backingfilename", 1024)
-GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONBlockCommit, "vdb", "jobname", "topnode", "basenode", "backingfilename", 1024)
+GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONBlockCommit, "vdb", "jobname", "topnode", "basenode", "backingfilename", 1024, VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES)
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONScreendump, "devicename", 1, NULL, "/foo/bar")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONOpenGraphics, "spice", "spicefd", false)
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONNBDServerAdd, "vda", "export", true, "bitmap")