diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 561a54fb..a4895242 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ my $vga_map = {
 };
 
 sub print_vga_device {
-    my ($conf, $vga, $arch, $machine, $id, $qxlnum, $bridges) = @_;
+    my ($conf, $vga, $arch, $kvmver, $machine, $id, $qxlnum, $bridges) = @_;
 
     my $type = $vga_map->{$vga->{type}};
     if ($arch eq 'aarch64' && defined($type) && $type eq 'virtio-vga') {
@@ -2191,7 +2191,9 @@ sub print_vga_device {
 
 	if (!$conf->{ostype} || $conf->{ostype} =~ m/^(?:l\d\d)|(?:other)$/) {
 	    # set max outputs so linux can have up to 4 qxl displays with one device
-	    $max_outputs = ",max_outputs=4";
+	    if (qemu_machine_feature_enabled($machine, $kvmver, 4, 1)) {
+		$max_outputs = ",max_outputs=4";
+	    }
 	}
     }
 
@@ -3855,7 +3857,7 @@ sub config_to_command {
     push @$cmd, '-no-reboot' if  defined($conf->{reboot}) && $conf->{reboot} == 0;
 
     if ($vga->{type} && $vga->{type} !~ m/^serial\d+$/ && $vga->{type} ne 'none'){
-	push @$devices, '-device', print_vga_device($conf, $vga, $arch, $machine_type, undef, $qxlnum, $bridges);
+	push @$devices, '-device', print_vga_device($conf, $vga, $arch, $kvmver, $machine_type, undef, $qxlnum, $bridges);
 	my $socket = vnc_socket($vmid);
 	push @$cmd,  '-vnc', "unix:$socket,password";
     } else {
@@ -3927,7 +3929,7 @@ sub config_to_command {
 	if ($qxlnum > 1) {
 	    if ($winversion){
 		for(my $i = 1; $i < $qxlnum; $i++){
-		    push @$devices, '-device', print_vga_device($conf, $vga, $arch, $machine_type, $i, $qxlnum, $bridges);
+		    push @$devices, '-device', print_vga_device($conf, $vga, $arch, $kvmver, $machine_type, $i, $qxlnum, $bridges);
 		}
 	    } else {
 		# assume other OS works like Linux
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24d26767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# TEST: Test for SPICE with SPICE with max_outputs
+# QEMU_VERSION: 4.1.0
+cores: 2
+memory: 768
+name: spicelinux
+net0: virtio=A2:C0:43:67:08:A1,bridge=vmbr0
+ostype: l26
+scsihw: virtio-scsi-pci
+smbios1: uuid=7b10d7af-b932-4c66-b2c3-3996152ec465
+vmgenid: c773c261-d800-4348-9f5d-167fadd53cf8
+vga: qxl
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..158e73b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-linux-4.1.conf.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/usr/bin/kvm \
+  -id 8006 \
+  -name spicelinux \
+  -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/8006.qmp,server,nowait' \
+  -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' \
+  -chardev 'socket,id=qmp-event,path=/var/run/qmeventd.sock,reconnect=5' \
+  -mon 'chardev=qmp-event,mode=control' \
+  -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/8006.pid \
+  -daemonize \
+  -smbios 'type=1,uuid=7b10d7af-b932-4c66-b2c3-3996152ec465' \
+  -smp '2,sockets=1,cores=2,maxcpus=2' \
+  -nodefaults \
+  -boot 'menu=on,strict=on,reboot-timeout=1000,splash=/usr/share/qemu-server/bootsplash.jpg' \
+  -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/8006.vnc,password \
+  -cpu kvm64,+lahf_lm,+sep,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,enforce \
+  -m 768 \
+  -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.1,chassis_nr=1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1e' \
+  -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.2,chassis_nr=2,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1f' \
+  -device 'vmgenid,guid=c773c261-d800-4348-9f5d-167fadd53cf8' \
+  -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
+  -device 'qxl-vga,id=vga,max_outputs=4,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
+  -device 'virtio-serial,id=spice,bus=pci.0,addr=0x9' \
+  -chardev 'spicevmc,id=vdagent,name=vdagent' \
+  -device 'virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0' \
+  -spice 'tls-port=61000,addr=127.0.0.1,tls-ciphers=HIGH,seamless-migration=on' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
+  -netdev 'type=tap,id=net0,ifname=tap8006i0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge,downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown,vhost=on' \
+  -device 'virtio-net-pci,mac=A2:C0:43:67:08:A1,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
+  -machine 'type=pc'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/spice-usb3.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-usb3.conf.cmd
index d10ba9ab..627c0777 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/spice-usb3.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/spice-usb3.conf.cmd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   -device 'nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci,bus=pci.1,addr=0x1b' \
   -chardev 'spicevmc,id=usbredirchardev1,name=usbredir' \
   -device 'usb-redir,chardev=usbredirchardev1,id=usbredirdev1,bus=xhci.0' \
-  -device 'qxl-vga,id=vga,max_outputs=4,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
+  -device 'qxl-vga,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
   -device 'virtio-serial,id=spice,bus=pci.0,addr=0x9' \
   -chardev 'spicevmc,id=vdagent,name=vdagent' \
   -device 'virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0' \