diff --git a/qom/object_interfaces.c b/qom/object_interfaces.c
index 72b97a8bedbf..941fd63afd59 100644
--- a/qom/object_interfaces.c
+++ b/qom/object_interfaces.c
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ Object *user_creatable_add_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
 int user_creatable_add_opts_foreach(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
-    bool (*type_predicate)(const char *) = opaque;
+    bool (*type_opt_predicate)(const char *, QemuOpts *) = opaque;
     Object *obj = NULL;
     Error *err = NULL;
     const char *type;
 
     type = qemu_opt_get(opts, "qom-type");
-    if (type && type_predicate &&
-        !type_predicate(type)) {
+    if (type && type_opt_predicate &&
+        !type_opt_predicate(type, opts)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f254b99bdb7d..4e25c78bff07 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2696,8 +2696,10 @@ static int machine_set_property(void *opaque,
  * cannot be created here, as it depends on the chardev
  * already existing.
  */
-static bool object_create_initial(const char *type)
+static bool object_create_initial(const char *type, QemuOpts *opts)
 {
+    ObjectClass *klass;
+
     if (is_help_option(type)) {
         GSList *l, *list;
 
@@ -2711,6 +2713,38 @@ static bool object_create_initial(const char *type)
         exit(0);
     }
 
+    klass = object_class_by_name(type);
+    if (klass && qemu_opt_has_help_opt(opts)) {
+        ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
+        ObjectProperty *prop;
+        GPtrArray *array = g_ptr_array_new();
+        int i;
+
+        object_class_property_iter_init(&iter, klass);
+        while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
+            GString *str;
+
+            if (!prop->set) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            str = g_string_new(NULL);
+            g_string_append_printf(str, "%s.%s=%s", type,
+                                   prop->name, prop->type);
+            if (prop->description) {
+                g_string_append_printf(str, " - %s", prop->description);
+            }
+            g_ptr_array_add(array, g_string_free(str, false));
+        }
+        g_ptr_array_sort(array, (GCompareFunc)qemu_pstrcmp0);
+        for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+            printf("%s\n", (char *)array->pdata[i]);
+        }
+        g_ptr_array_set_free_func(array, g_free);
+        g_ptr_array_free(array, true);
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
     if (g_str_equal(type, "rng-egd") ||
         g_str_has_prefix(type, "pr-manager-")) {
         return false;
@@ -2757,9 +2791,9 @@ static bool object_create_initial(const char *type)
  * The remainder of object creation happens after the
  * creation of chardev, fsdev, net clients and device data types.
  */
-static bool object_create_delayed(const char *type)
+static bool object_create_delayed(const char *type, QemuOpts *opts)
 {
-    return !object_create_initial(type);
+    return !object_create_initial(type, opts);
 }