diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index 9567774..5bb1de7 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -10,68 +10,68 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("check", img_check,
-    "check [-q] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T src_cache] filename")
+    "check [-q] [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T src_cache] filename")
 STEXI
-@item check [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T @var{src_cache}] @var{filename}
+@item check [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T @var{src_cache}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("create", img_create,
-    "create [-q] [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
+    "create [-q] [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
 STEXI
-@item create [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
+@item create [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("commit", img_commit,
-    "commit [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-b base] [-d] [-p] filename")
+    "commit [-q] [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-b base] [-d] [-p] filename")
 STEXI
-@item commit [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-b @var{base}] [-d] [-p] @var{filename}
+@item commit [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-b @var{base}] [-d] [-p] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("compare", img_compare,
-    "compare [-f fmt] [-F fmt] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-q] [-s] filename1 filename2")
+    "compare [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [-F fmt] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-q] [-s] filename1 filename2")
 STEXI
-@item compare [-f @var{fmt}] [-F @var{fmt}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-q] [-s] @var{filename1} @var{filename2}
+@item compare [--object objectdef] [-f @var{fmt}] [-F @var{fmt}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-q] [-s] @var{filename1} @var{filename2}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("convert", img_convert,
-    "convert [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_id_or_name] [-l snapshot_param] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
+    "convert [--object objectdef] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_id_or_name] [-l snapshot_param] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
 STEXI
-@item convert [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
+@item convert [--object objectdef] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("info", img_info,
-    "info [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] filename")
+    "info [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] filename")
 STEXI
-@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
+@item info [--object objectdef] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("map", img_map,
-    "map [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] filename")
+    "map [--object objectdef] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] filename")
 STEXI
-@item map [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
+@item map [--object objectdef] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("snapshot", img_snapshot,
-    "snapshot [-q] [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
+    "snapshot [--object objectdef] [-q] [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
 STEXI
-@item snapshot [-q] [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
+@item snapshot [--object objectdef] [-q] [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("rebase", img_rebase,
-    "rebase [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
+    "rebase [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
 STEXI
-@item rebase [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
+@item rebase [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("resize", img_resize,
-    "resize [-q] filename [+ | -]size")
+    "resize [--object objectdef] [-q] filename [+ | -]size")
 STEXI
-@item resize [-q] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
+@item resize [--object objectdef] [-q] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("amend", img_amend,
-    "amend [-p] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] -o options filename")
+    "amend [--object objectdef] [-p] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] -o options filename")
 STEXI
-@item amend [-p] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] -o @var{options} @var{filename}
+@item amend [--object objectdef] [-p] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] -o @var{options} @var{filename}
 @end table
 ETEXI
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index a5949e6..a5019e6 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@
  */
 #include "qapi-visit.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp-output-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct img_cmd_t {
 enum {
     OPTION_OUTPUT = 256,
     OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN = 257,
+    OPTION_OBJECT = 258,
 };
 
 typedef enum OutputFormat {
@@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ static void QEMU_NORETURN help(void)
            "\n"
            "Command parameters:\n"
            "  'filename' is a disk image filename\n"
+           "  'objectdef' is a QEMU user creatable object definition. See the @code{qemu(1)}\n"
+           "    manual page for a description of the object properties. The common object\n"
+           "    type that it makes sense to define is the @code{secret} object, which is used\n"
+           "    to supply passwords and/or encryption keys.\n"
            "  'fmt' is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases\n"
            "  'cache' is the cache mode used to write the output disk image, the valid\n"
            "    options are: 'none', 'writeback' (default, except for convert), 'writethrough',\n"
@@ -154,6 +162,34 @@ static void QEMU_NORETURN help(void)
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+static QemuOptsList qemu_object_opts = {
+    .name = "object",
+    .implied_opt_name = "qom-type",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_object_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+        { }
+    },
+};
+
+static int object_create(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    OptsVisitor *ov;
+    QDict *pdict;
+
+    ov = opts_visitor_new(opts);
+    pdict = qemu_opts_to_qdict(opts, NULL);
+
+    user_creatable_add(pdict, opts_get_visitor(ov), &err);
+    opts_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    QDECREF(pdict);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3) qprintf(bool quiet, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -273,9 +309,17 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     char *options = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool quiet = false;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "F:b:f:he6o:q");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "F:b:f:he6o:q",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -317,6 +361,13 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -332,6 +383,12 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     optind++;
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     /* Get image size, if specified */
     if (optind < argc) {
         int64_t sval;
@@ -489,6 +546,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     int flags = BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_CHECK;
     ImageCheck *check;
     bool quiet = false;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     output = NULL;
@@ -500,6 +558,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
             {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
             {"repair", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
         c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:r:T:q",
@@ -536,6 +595,13 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind != argc - 1) {
@@ -552,6 +618,12 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     ret = bdrv_parse_cache_flags(cache, &flags);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("Invalid source cache option: %s", cache);
@@ -670,12 +742,20 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
     bool progress = false, quiet = false, drop = false;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     CommonBlockJobCBInfo cbi;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     cache = BDRV_DEFAULT_CACHE;
     base = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:ht:b:dpq");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:ht:b:dpq",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -704,6 +784,13 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -717,6 +804,12 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     flags = BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_UNMAP;
     ret = bdrv_parse_cache_flags(cache, &flags);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -973,10 +1066,18 @@ static int img_compare(int argc, char **argv)
     int64_t nb_sectors;
     int c, pnum;
     uint64_t progress_base;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     cache = BDRV_DEFAULT_CACHE;
     for (;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "hf:F:T:pqs");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:F:T:pqs",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1003,6 +1104,13 @@ static int img_compare(int argc, char **argv)
         case 's':
             strict = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1018,6 +1126,12 @@ static int img_compare(int argc, char **argv)
     filename1 = argv[optind++];
     filename2 = argv[optind++];
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     /* Initialize before goto out */
     qemu_progress_init(progress, 2.0);
 
@@ -1537,7 +1651,14 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
     compress = 0;
     skip_create = 0;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "hf:O:B:ce6o:s:l:S:pt:T:qn");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:O:B:ce6o:s:l:S:pt:T:qn",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1628,9 +1749,22 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'n':
             skip_create = 1;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     /* Initialize before goto out */
     if (quiet) {
         progress = 0;
@@ -2060,6 +2194,7 @@ static int img_info(int argc, char **argv)
     bool chain = false;
     const char *filename, *fmt, *output;
     ImageInfoList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     output = NULL;
@@ -2070,6 +2205,7 @@ static int img_info(int argc, char **argv)
             {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
             {"backing-chain", no_argument, 0, OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
         c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:h",
@@ -2091,6 +2227,13 @@ static int img_info(int argc, char **argv)
         case OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN:
             chain = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind != argc - 1) {
@@ -2107,6 +2250,12 @@ static int img_info(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     list = collect_image_info_list(filename, fmt, chain);
     if (!list) {
         return 1;
@@ -2230,6 +2379,7 @@ static int img_map(int argc, char **argv)
     int64_t length;
     MapEntry curr = { .length = 0 }, next;
     int ret = 0;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     output = NULL;
@@ -2239,6 +2389,7 @@ static int img_map(int argc, char **argv)
             {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
             {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
         c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:h",
@@ -2257,6 +2408,13 @@ static int img_map(int argc, char **argv)
         case OPTION_OUTPUT:
             output = optarg;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind != argc - 1) {
@@ -2273,6 +2431,12 @@ static int img_map(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     blk = img_open("image", filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS, true, false);
     if (!blk) {
         return 1;
@@ -2338,11 +2502,19 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
     qemu_timeval tv;
     bool quiet = false;
     Error *err = NULL;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     bdrv_oflags = BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_RDWR;
     /* Parse commandline parameters */
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "la:c:d:hq");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "la:c:d:hq",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -2386,6 +2558,13 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2394,6 +2573,12 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     /* Open the image */
     blk = img_open("image", filename, NULL, bdrv_oflags, true, quiet);
     if (!blk) {
@@ -2459,6 +2644,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
     int progress = 0;
     bool quiet = false;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
 
     /* Parse commandline parameters */
     fmt = NULL;
@@ -2467,7 +2653,14 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
     out_baseimg = NULL;
     out_basefmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "hf:F:b:upt:T:q");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:F:b:upt:T:q",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -2500,6 +2693,13 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2515,6 +2715,12 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     qemu_progress_init(progress, 2.0);
     qemu_progress_print(0, 100);
 
@@ -2775,6 +2981,7 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     bool quiet = false;
     BlockBackend *blk = NULL;
     QemuOpts *param;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
     static QemuOptsList resize_options = {
         .name = "resize_options",
         .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(resize_options.head),
@@ -2801,7 +3008,14 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Parse getopt arguments */
     fmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:hq");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:hq",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -2816,6 +3030,13 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'q':
             quiet = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_OBJECT:
+            opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                           optarg, true);
+            if (!opts) {
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind != argc - 1) {
@@ -2823,6 +3044,12 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     /* Choose grow, shrink, or absolute resize mode */
     switch (size[0]) {
     case '+':
@@ -2913,7 +3140,14 @@ static int img_amend(int argc, char **argv)
 
     cache = BDRV_DEFAULT_CACHE;
     for (;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "ho:f:t:pq");
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static const struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+            {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
+            {0, 0, 0, 0}
+        };
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ho:f:t:pq",
+                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -2949,6 +3183,13 @@ static int img_amend(int argc, char **argv)
             case 'q':
                 quiet = true;
                 break;
+            case OPTION_OBJECT:
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                                               optarg, true);
+                if (!opts) {
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2956,6 +3197,12 @@ static int img_amend(int argc, char **argv)
         error_exit("Must specify options (-o)");
     }
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
+                          object_create,
+                          NULL, NULL)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     if (quiet) {
         progress = false;
     }
@@ -3078,6 +3325,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     cmdname = argv[1];
 
+    module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
+    qemu_add_opts(&qemu_object_opts);
+
     /* find the command */
     for (cmd = img_cmds; cmd->name != NULL; cmd++) {
         if (!strcmp(cmdname, cmd->name)) {
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 55c6be3..da93272 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ Command parameters:
 @table @var
 @item filename
  is a disk image filename
+
+@item --object @var{objectdef}
+
+is a QEMU user creatable object definition. See the @code{qemu(1)} manual
+page for a description of the object properties. The only object type that
+it makes sense to define is the @code{secret} object, which is used to
+supply passwords and/or encryption keys.
+
 @item fmt
 is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below
 for a description of the supported disk formats.
