diff --git a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
index 0b91772f7..c58604ba0 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ impl VhostUserBackend for VhostUserNetBackend {
     }
 
     fn protocol_features(&self) -> VhostUserProtocolFeatures {
-        VhostUserProtocolFeatures::MQ | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::REPLY_ACK
+        VhostUserProtocolFeatures::MQ
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::REPLY_ACK
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::CONFIGURE_MEM_SLOTS
     }
 
     fn set_event_idx(&mut self, _enabled: bool) {}