diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index fb4cc9d..0dfab6e 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define VMDK_ZEROED  (-3)
 
 #define BLOCK_OPT_ZEROED_GRAIN "zeroed_grain"
+#define BLOCK_OPT_TOOLSVERSION "toolsversion"
 
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t version;
@@ -2344,6 +2345,7 @@
                                           BlockdevVmdkAdapterType adapter_type,
                                           const char *backing_file,
                                           const char *hw_version,
+                                          const char *toolsversion,
                                           bool compat6,
                                           bool zeroed_grain,
                                           vmdk_create_extent_fn extent_fn,
@@ -2384,7 +2386,8 @@
         "ddb.geometry.cylinders = \"%" PRId64 "\"\n"
         "ddb.geometry.heads = \"%" PRIu32 "\"\n"
         "ddb.geometry.sectors = \"63\"\n"
-        "ddb.adapterType = \"%s\"\n";
+        "ddb.adapterType = \"%s\"\n"
+        "ddb.toolsVersion = \"%s\"\n";
 
     ext_desc_lines = g_string_new(NULL);
 
@@ -2401,6 +2404,9 @@
     if (!hw_version) {
         hw_version = "4";
     }
+    if (!toolsversion) {
+        toolsversion = "2147483647";
+    }
 
     if (adapter_type != BLOCKDEV_VMDK_ADAPTER_TYPE_IDE) {
         /* that's the number of heads with which vmware operates when
@@ -2525,7 +2531,8 @@
                            size /
                                (int64_t)(63 * number_heads * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE),
                            number_heads,
-                           BlockdevVmdkAdapterType_str(adapter_type));
+                           BlockdevVmdkAdapterType_str(adapter_type),
+                           toolsversion);
     desc_len = strlen(desc);
     /* the descriptor offset = 0x200 */
     if (!split && !flat) {
@@ -2617,6 +2624,7 @@
     BlockdevVmdkAdapterType adapter_type_enum;
     char *backing_file = NULL;
     char *hw_version = NULL;
+    char *toolsversion = NULL;
     char *fmt = NULL;
     BlockdevVmdkSubformat subformat;
     int ret = 0;
@@ -2649,6 +2657,7 @@
     adapter_type = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_ADAPTER_TYPE);
     backing_file = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE);
     hw_version = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_HWVERSION);
+    toolsversion = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_TOOLSVERSION);
     compat6 = qemu_opt_get_bool_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT6, false);
     if (strcmp(hw_version, "undefined") == 0) {
         g_free(hw_version);
@@ -2692,14 +2701,15 @@
         .opts = opts,
     };
     ret = vmdk_co_do_create(total_size, subformat, adapter_type_enum,
-                            backing_file, hw_version, compat6, zeroed_grain,
-                            vmdk_co_create_opts_cb, &data, errp);
+                            backing_file, hw_version, toolsversion, compat6,
+                            zeroed_grain, vmdk_co_create_opts_cb, &data, errp);
 
 exit:
     g_free(backing_fmt);
     g_free(adapter_type);
     g_free(backing_file);
     g_free(hw_version);
+    g_free(toolsversion);
     g_free(fmt);
     g_free(desc);
     g_free(path);
@@ -2782,6 +2792,7 @@
                             opts->adapter_type,
                             opts->backing_file,
                             opts->hwversion,
+                            opts->toolsversion,
                             false,
                             opts->zeroed_grain,
                             vmdk_co_create_cb,
@@ -3032,6 +3043,11 @@
             .def_value_str = "undefined"
         },
         {
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_TOOLSVERSION,
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "VMware guest tools version",
+        },
+        {
             .name = BLOCK_OPT_SUBFMT,
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help =