diff --git a/nbd/client-connection.c b/nbd/client-connection.c
index aa0201b7107..f9da67c87e3 100644
--- a/nbd/client-connection.c
+++ b/nbd/client-connection.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ NBDClientConnection *nbd_client_connection_new(const SocketAddress *saddr,
         .do_negotiation = do_negotiation,

         .initial_info.request_sizes = true,
-        .initial_info.mode = NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED,
+        .initial_info.mode = NBD_MODE_EXTENDED,
         .initial_info.base_allocation = true,
         .initial_info.x_dirty_bitmap = g_strdup(x_dirty_bitmap),
         .initial_info.name = g_strdup(export_name ?: "")
diff --git a/nbd/client.c b/nbd/client.c
index a2f253062aa..29ffc609a4b 100644
--- a/nbd/client.c
+++ b/nbd/client.c
@@ -953,15 +953,23 @@ static int nbd_start_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
         if (fixedNewStyle) {
             int result = 0;

+            if (max_mode >= NBD_MODE_EXTENDED) {
+                result = nbd_request_simple_option(ioc,
+                                                   NBD_OPT_EXTENDED_HEADERS,
+                                                   false, errp);
+                if (result) {
+                    return result < 0 ? -EINVAL : NBD_MODE_EXTENDED;
+                }
+            }
             if (max_mode >= NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED) {
                 result = nbd_request_simple_option(ioc,
                                                    NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY,
                                                    false, errp);
-                if (result < 0) {
-                    return -EINVAL;
+                if (result) {
+                    return result < 0 ? -EINVAL : NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED;
                 }
             }
-            return result ? NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED : NBD_MODE_SIMPLE;
+            return NBD_MODE_SIMPLE;
         } else {
             return NBD_MODE_EXPORT_NAME;
         }
@@ -1034,6 +1042,7 @@ int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
     }

     switch (info->mode) {
+    case NBD_MODE_EXTENDED:
     case NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED:
         if (base_allocation) {
             result = nbd_negotiate_simple_meta_context(ioc, info, errp);
@@ -1144,7 +1153,7 @@ int nbd_receive_export_list(QIOChannel *ioc, QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,

     *info = NULL;
     result = nbd_start_negotiate(ioc, tlscreds, hostname, &sioc,
-                                 NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED, NULL, errp);
+                                 NBD_MODE_EXTENDED, NULL, errp);
     if (tlscreds && sioc) {
         ioc = sioc;
     }
@@ -1155,6 +1164,7 @@ int nbd_receive_export_list(QIOChannel *ioc, QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
     switch ((NBDMode)result) {
     case NBD_MODE_SIMPLE:
     case NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED:
+    case NBD_MODE_EXTENDED:
         /* newstyle - use NBD_OPT_LIST to populate array, then try
          * NBD_OPT_INFO on each array member. If structured replies
          * are enabled, also try NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXT. */
@@ -1191,7 +1201,7 @@ int nbd_receive_export_list(QIOChannel *ioc, QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
                 break;
             }

-            if (result == NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED &&
+            if (result >= NBD_MODE_STRUCTURED &&
                 nbd_list_meta_contexts(ioc, &array[i], errp) < 0) {
                 goto out;
             }
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 54faa87a0c0..1a39bb8fac0 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ static int qemu_nbd_client_list(SocketAddress *saddr, QCryptoTLSCreds *tls,
             printf("  opt block: %u\n", list[i].opt_block);
             printf("  max block: %u\n", list[i].max_block);
         }
+        printf("  transaction size: %s\n",
+               list[i].mode >= NBD_MODE_EXTENDED ?
+               "64-bit" : "32-bit");
         if (list[i].n_contexts) {
             printf("  available meta contexts: %d\n", list[i].n_contexts);
             for (j = 0; j < list[i].n_contexts; j++) {
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/223.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/223.out
index 86a37014d0f..32f05f1c9af 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/223.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/223.out
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b2
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b3
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b2
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ exports available: 3
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:dirty-bitmap:b3
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/233.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/233.out
index 237c82767ea..1910f7df20f 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/233.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/233.out
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  67108864
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit

 == check TLS fail over TCP with mismatched hostname ==
 qemu-img: Could not open 'driver=nbd,host=localhost,port=PORT,tls-creds=tls0': Certificate does not match the hostname localhost
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  67108864
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit

 == check TLS with different CA fails ==
 qemu-img: Could not open 'driver=nbd,host=127.0.0.1,port=PORT,tls-creds=tls0': The certificate hasn't got a known issuer
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  67108864
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit

 == check TLS works over UNIX with PSK ==
 image: nbd+unix://?socket=SOCK_DIR/qemu-nbd.sock
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  67108864
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit

 == check TLS fails over UNIX with mismatch PSK ==
 qemu-img: Could not open 'driver=nbd,path=SOCK_DIR/qemu-nbd.sock,tls-creds=tls0': TLS handshake failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/241.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/241.out
index 7946c286d51..7267cd2997e 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/241.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/241.out
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  1024
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit
 [{ "start": 0, "length": 1000, "depth": 0, "present": true, "zero": false, "data": true, "compressed": false, "offset": OFFSET},
 { "start": 1000, "length": 24, "depth": 0, "present": true, "zero": true, "data": false, "compressed": false, "offset": OFFSET}]
 1 KiB (0x400) bytes     allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  1024
   min block: 512
+  transaction size: 64-bit
 [{ "start": 0, "length": 1024, "depth": 0, "present": true, "zero": false, "data": true, "compressed": false, "offset": OFFSET}]
 1 KiB (0x400) bytes     allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
 WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ exports available: 1
  export: ''
   size:  1024
   min block: 1
+  transaction size: 64-bit
 [{ "start": 0, "length": 1000, "depth": 0, "present": true, "zero": false, "data": true, "compressed": false, "offset": OFFSET},
 { "start": 1000, "length": 24, "depth": 0, "present": true, "zero": true, "data": false, "compressed": false, "offset": OFFSET}]
 1 KiB (0x400) bytes     allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/307.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/307.out
index 390f05d1b78..2b9a6a67a1a 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/307.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/307.out
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports available: 1
   min block: XXX
   opt block: XXX
   max block: XXX
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 1
    base:allocation

@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ exports available: 1
   min block: XXX
   opt block: XXX
   max block: XXX
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 1
    base:allocation

@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ exports available: 2
   min block: XXX
   opt block: XXX
   max block: XXX
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 1
    base:allocation
  export: 'export1'
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ exports available: 2
   min block: XXX
   opt block: XXX
   max block: XXX
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 1
    base:allocation

@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ exports available: 1
   min block: XXX
   opt block: XXX
   max block: XXX
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 1
    base:allocation

diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-qemu-allocation.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-qemu-allocation.out
index 138eb09c6d0..1db16926ed4 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-qemu-allocation.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-qemu-allocation.out
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ exports available: 1
   min block: 1
   opt block: 4096
   max block: 33554432
+  transaction size: 64-bit
   available meta contexts: 2
    base:allocation
    qemu:allocation-depth
