diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 8ee1c531..5366df20 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -3893,7 +3893,9 @@ sub config_to_command {
     # enable balloon by default, unless explicitly disabled
     if (!defined($conf->{balloon}) || $conf->{balloon}) {
 	my $pciaddr = print_pci_addr("balloon0", $bridges, $arch, $machine_type);
-	push @$devices, '-device', "virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0$pciaddr";
+	my $ballooncmd = "virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0$pciaddr";
+	$ballooncmd .= ",free-page-reporting=on" if min_version($machine_version, 6, 2);
+	push @$devices, '-device', $ballooncmd;
     }
 
     if ($conf->{watchdog}) {
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/custom-cpu-model-defaults.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/custom-cpu-model-defaults.conf.cmd
index f2eeea3b..74394584 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/custom-cpu-model-defaults.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/custom-cpu-model-defaults.conf.cmd
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=pc+pve0'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw-template.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw-template.conf.cmd
index d99862b4..82faebd1 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw-template.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw-template.conf.cmd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=pc+pve0' \
   -snapshot
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw.conf.cmd
index 8af615c5..4786fec5 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-raw.conf.cmd
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=pc+pve0'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm-q35.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm-q35.conf.cmd
index 6b2c9bd4..560d390e 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm-q35.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm-q35.conf.cmd
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
   -tpmdev 'emulator,id=tpmdev,chardev=tpmchar' \
   -device 'tpm-tis,tpmdev=tpmdev' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=q35+pve0'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm.conf.cmd
index 400db42e..f94220ff 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/efi-secboot-and-tpm.conf.cmd
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
   -tpmdev 'emulator,id=tpmdev,chardev=tpmchar' \
   -device 'tpm-tis,tpmdev=tpmdev' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=pc+pve0'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/efidisk-on-rbd.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/efidisk-on-rbd.conf.cmd
index ece87ce2..b1bdf28e 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/efidisk-on-rbd.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/efidisk-on-rbd.conf.cmd
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -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=2E:01:68:F9:9C:87,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/minimal-defaults.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/minimal-defaults.conf.cmd
index b8d0a7f5..1338cae8 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/minimal-defaults.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/minimal-defaults.conf.cmd
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -machine 'type=pc+pve0'
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-multifunction.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-multifunction.conf.cmd
index d3939069..edfe4183 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-multifunction.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-multifunction.conf.cmd
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:f0:43.1,id=hostpci0.1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x10.1' \
   -device 'vfio-pci,host=1234:f0:43.1,id=hostpci1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x11' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -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=2E:01:68:F9:9C:87,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-x-pci-overrides.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-x-pci-overrides.conf.cmd
index 7a215c90..9b4b9947 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-x-pci-overrides.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci-x-pci-overrides.conf.cmd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:00:ff.1,id=hostpci0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x10,x-pci-vendor-id=0x1234,x-pci-device-id=0x5678,x-pci-sub-vendor-id=0x2233,x-pci-sub-device-id=0x0000' \
   -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:d0:13.0,id=hostpci1,bus=ich9-pcie-port-2,addr=0x0,x-pci-vendor-id=0x1234,x-pci-device-id=0x5678' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -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=2E:01:68:F9:9C:87,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci.conf.cmd
index 5da5c354..82a0d7cb 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-linux-hostpci.conf.cmd
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   -device 'pcie-root-port,id=ich9-pcie-port-8,addr=10.3,x-speed=16,x-width=32,multifunction=on,bus=pcie.0,port=8,chassis=8' \
   -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:d0:15.1,id=hostpci7,bus=ich9-pcie-port-8,addr=0x0' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -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=2E:01:68:F9:9C:87,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-simple.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-simple.conf.cmd
index 1c97a890..f9232f51 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/q35-simple.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/q35-simple.conf.cmd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   -device 'vmgenid,guid=54d1c06c-8f5b-440f-b5b2-6eab1380e13d' \
   -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=ehci.0,port=1' \
   -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -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=2E:01:68:F9:9C:87,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' \
diff --git a/test/cfg2cmd/seabios_serial.conf.cmd b/test/cfg2cmd/seabios_serial.conf.cmd
index 63a3524a..c32d1b6f 100644
--- a/test/cfg2cmd/seabios_serial.conf.cmd
+++ b/test/cfg2cmd/seabios_serial.conf.cmd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
   -chardev 'socket,id=serial0,path=/var/run/qemu-server/8006.serial0,server=on,wait=off' \
   -device 'isa-serial,chardev=serial0' \
-  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' \
+  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
   -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:aabbccddeeff' \
   -drive 'if=none,id=drive-ide2,media=cdrom,aio=io_uring' \
   -device 'ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=200' \