diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index a2a0757b95..e8e255f361 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -7902,6 +7902,8 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
         </p>
         <ul>
           <li>'virtio' - default with QEMU/KVM</li>
+          <li>'virtio-transitional'</li>
+          <li>'virtio-non-transitional'</li>
           <li>'xen' - default with Xen</li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index dc570b78b8..a35f802960 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4091,6 +4091,8 @@
           <value>virtio</value>
           <value>xen</value>
           <value>none</value>
+          <value>virtio-transitional</value>
+          <value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
         </choice>
       </attribute>
       <optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 16594a302e..b3baacf345 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -550,7 +550,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainKeyWrapCipherName,
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainMemballoonModel, VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_LAST,
               "virtio",
               "xen",
-              "none")
+              "none",
+              "virtio-transitional",
+              "virtio-non-transitional")
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainSmbiosMode, VIR_DOMAIN_SMBIOS_LAST,
               "none",
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index cebe8768cd..ce3255113e 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1731,6 +1731,8 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO,
     VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_XEN,
     VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_NONE,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_LAST
 } virDomainMemballoonModel;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index 73e988a3dc..4102a940b9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ libxlMakeDomBuildInfo(virDomainDefPtr def,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_XEN:
             break;
         case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL:
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                            _("unsupported balloon device model '%s'"),
                            virDomainMemballoonModelTypeToString(model));
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 2f54b2c81b..59e96887df 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               /* 335 */
               "virtio-9p-pci-transitional",
               "virtio-9p-pci-non-transitional",
+              "virtio-balloon-pci-transitional",
+              "virtio-balloon-pci-non-transitional",
     );
 
 
@@ -1132,6 +1134,8 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     {"virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
     {"virtio-9p-pci-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_TRANSITIONAL},
     {"virtio-9p-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
+    {"virtio-balloon-pci-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_TRANSITIONAL},
+    {"virtio-balloon-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsVirtioBalloon[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index fef94883c9..cd2a5d186c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     /* 335 */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-9p-pci-transitional */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_NON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-9p-pci-non-transitional */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-balloon-pci-transitional */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_NON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-balloon-pci-transitional */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 07fa2b9209..dd4c2507c5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -489,6 +489,12 @@ qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(virBufferPtr buf,
             tmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_TRANSITIONAL;
             ntmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_9P_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
             break;
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMBALLOON:
+            has_tmodel = model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL;
+            has_ntmodel = model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            tmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            ntmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_BALLOON_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            break;
 
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LEASE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_INPUT:
@@ -502,7 +508,6 @@ qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(virBufferPtr buf,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_NONE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SMARTCARD:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_CHR:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMBALLOON:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_NVRAM:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SHMEM:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_TPM:
@@ -4163,8 +4168,10 @@ qemuBuildMemballoonCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
     if (!virDomainDefHasMemballoon(def))
         return 0;
 
-    if (qemuBuildVirtioDevStr(&buf, "virtio-balloon",
-                              def->memballoon->info.type) < 0) {
+    if (qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(&buf, "virtio-balloon", qemuCaps,
+                                    def->memballoon->info.type,
+                                    def->memballoon->model, NULL,
+                                    VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMBALLOON) < 0) {
         goto error;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index d2c792e415..6d54727a31 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -5900,7 +5900,9 @@ qemuDomainDeviceDefValidateMemballoon(const virDomainMemballoonDef *memballoon,
         memballoon->model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_NONE)
         return 0;
 
-    if (memballoon->model != VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO) {
+    if (memballoon->model != VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO &&
+        memballoon->model != VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL &&
+        memballoon->model != VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("Memory balloon device type '%s' is not supported by this version of qemu"),
                        virDomainMemballoonModelTypeToString(memballoon->model));
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index 09e0ce12c4..8c5c5f0477 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -851,7 +851,10 @@ qemuDomainDeviceCalculatePCIConnectFlags(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMBALLOON:
         switch ((virDomainMemballoonModel) dev->data.memballoon->model) {
         case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL:
             return virtioFlags;
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL:
+            return pciFlags;
 
         case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_XEN:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_NONE:
@@ -2284,8 +2287,7 @@ qemuDomainAssignDevicePCISlots(virDomainDefPtr def,
     }
 
     /* VirtIO balloon */
-    if (def->memballoon &&
-        def->memballoon->model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_VIRTIO &&
+    if (virDomainDefHasMemballoon(def) &&
         virDeviceInfoPCIAddressIsWanted(&def->memballoon->info)) {
 
         if (qemuDomainPCIAddressReserveNextAddr(addrs,
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 1de12a9828..3461d32151 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@
   <flag name='virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional'/>
   <flag name='virtio-9p-pci-transitional'/>
   <flag name='virtio-9p-pci-non-transitional'/>
+  <flag name='virtio-balloon-pci-transitional'/>
+  <flag name='virtio-balloon-pci-non-transitional'/>
   <version>3001050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>446361</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index 60c84bee29..71a044cd56 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xe,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x6 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci,disable-legacy=on,scsi=off,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0,\
 drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,disable-legacy=on,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,disable-legacy=on,id=balloon0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
--device virtio-rng-pci,disable-legacy=on,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.5,\
+-device virtio-rng-pci,disable-legacy=on,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.6,\
 addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index 8c571c04f1..dbf7a4ef15 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xe,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x6 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci-non-transitional,scsi=off,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0,\
 drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci-non-transitional,id=balloon0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
--device virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
+-device virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index df19c1b540..e307c0491f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
       <target dir='fs1'/>
     </filesystem>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio-non-transitional'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index 8fbeb6e937..c35e73ec45 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
 addr=0x2 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,id=hostdev0,\
 bus=pci.2,addr=0x4 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x5 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
--device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x5 \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x6 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index eb8da465f6..77332549bf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ bus=pci.2,addr=0x1 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x2 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci-transitional,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x4 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci-transitional,id=balloon0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x5 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
--device virtio-rng-pci-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x5 \
+-device virtio-rng-pci-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x6 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 1ee560212c..b656f69191 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
       <target dir='fs1'/>
     </filesystem>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio-transitional'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 18ef85092a..721dccbaef 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
       <target chassis='6' port='0xd'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x5'/>
     </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='7' model='pcie-root-port'>
+      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
+      <target chassis='7' port='0xe'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x6'/>
+    </controller>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <source dir='/export/fs1'/>
       <target dir='fs1'/>
@@ -71,10 +76,12 @@
       <source protocol='vhost' wwpn='naa.5123456789abcde0'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </hostdev>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio-non-transitional'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x05' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
     <rng model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x05' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </rng>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 334cfaa6e4..2402c5f227 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@
       <source protocol='vhost' wwpn='naa.5123456789abcde0'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
     </hostdev>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio-transitional'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
     <rng model='virtio-transitional'>
       <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
     </rng>
   </devices>
 </domain>
