diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu/CPU.pm b/PVE/API2/Qemu/CPU.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0bb32d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu/CPU.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package PVE::API2::Qemu::CPU;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use PVE::RESTHandler;
+use PVE::JSONSchema qw(get_standard_option);
+use PVE::QemuServer::CPUConfig;
+
+use base qw(PVE::RESTHandler);
+
+__PACKAGE__->register_method({
+    name => 'index',
+    path => '',
+    method => 'GET',
+    description => 'List all custom and default CPU models.',
+    permissions => {
+	user => 'all',
+	description => 'Only returns custom models when the current user has'
+		     . ' Sys.Audit on /nodes.',
+    },
+    parameters => {
+	additionalProperties => 0,
+	properties => {
+	    node => get_standard_option('pve-node'),
+	},
+    },
+    returns => {
+	type => 'array',
+	items => {
+	    type => 'object',
+	    properties => {
+		name => {
+		    type => 'string',
+		    description => "Name of the CPU model. Identifies it for"
+				 . " subsequent API calls. Prefixed with"
+				 . " 'custom-' for custom models.",
+		},
+		custom => {
+		    type => 'boolean',
+		    description => "True if this is a custom CPU model.",
+		},
+		vendor => {
+		    type => 'string',
+		    description => "CPU vendor visible to the guest when this"
+				 . " model is selected. Vendor of"
+				 . " 'reported-model' in case of custom models.",
+		},
+	    },
+	},
+	links => [ { rel => 'child', href => '{name}' } ],
+    },
+    code => sub {
+	my $rpcenv = PVE::RPCEnvironment::get();
+	my $authuser = $rpcenv->get_user();
+	my $include_custom = $rpcenv->check($authuser, "/nodes", ['Sys.Audit'], 1);
+
+	return PVE::QemuServer::CPUConfig::get_cpu_models($include_custom);
+    }});
+
+1;
diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu/Makefile b/PVE/API2/Qemu/Makefile
index 20c2a6c6..f4b7be68 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Qemu/Makefile
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SOURCES=Agent.pm
+SOURCES=Agent.pm CPU.pm
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer/CPUConfig.pm b/PVE/QemuServer/CPUConfig.pm
index 61744dc5..b884498c 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer/CPUConfig.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer/CPUConfig.pm
@@ -293,6 +293,36 @@ sub write_config {
     $class->SUPER::write_config($filename, $cfg);
 }
 
+sub get_cpu_models {
+    my ($include_custom) = @_;
+
+    my $models = [];
+
+    for my $default_model (keys %{$cpu_vendor_list}) {
+	push @$models, {
+	    name => $default_model,
+	    custom => 0,
+	    vendor => $cpu_vendor_list->{$default_model},
+	};
+    }
+
+    return $models if !$include_custom;
+
+    my $conf = load_custom_model_conf();
+    for my $custom_model (keys %{$conf->{ids}}) {
+	my $reported_model = $conf->{ids}->{$custom_model}->{'reported-model'};
+	$reported_model //= $cpu_fmt->{'reported-model'}->{default};
+	my $vendor = $cpu_vendor_list->{$reported_model};
+	push @$models, {
+	    name => "custom-$custom_model",
+	    custom => 1,
+	    vendor => $vendor,
+	};
+    }
+
+    return $models;
+}
+
 sub is_custom_model {
     my ($cputype) = @_;
     return $cputype =~ m/^custom-/;