diff --git a/www/manager6/qemu/OSDefaults.js b/www/manager6/qemu/OSDefaults.js
index 5e588a58..58bc76ff 100644
--- a/www/manager6/qemu/OSDefaults.js
+++ b/www/manager6/qemu/OSDefaults.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.OSDefaults', {
 		    virtio: 1,
 	    },
 	    scsihw: 'virtio-scsi-single',
+	    cputype: 'x86-64-v2-AES',
 	};
 
        // virtio-net is in kernel since 2.6.25
diff --git a/www/manager6/qemu/OSTypeEdit.js b/www/manager6/qemu/OSTypeEdit.js
index d9a0988e..3332a0bc 100644
--- a/www/manager6/qemu/OSTypeEdit.js
+++ b/www/manager6/qemu/OSTypeEdit.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.OSTypeInputPanel', {
 
 	    me.setWidget('pveBusSelector', targetValues.busType);
 	    me.setWidget('pveNetworkCardSelector', targetValues.networkCard);
+	    me.setWidget('CPUModelSelector', targetValues.cputype);
 	    var scsihw = targetValues.scsihw || '__default__';
 	    this.getViewModel().set('current.scsihw', scsihw);
 	    this.getViewModel().set('current.ostype', ostype);