diff --git a/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/device.rs b/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/device.rs
index 7fe10d158ad..83e23fe7545 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/device.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/device.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ pub(crate) const VIRTIO_VSOCK_EVENT_TRANSPORT_RESET: u32 = 0;
 /// - VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1: the device conforms to at least version 1.0 of the VirtIO spec.
 /// - VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER: the device returns used buffers in the same order that the driver makes
 ///   them available.
-pub(crate) const AVAIL_FEATURES: u64 =
-    (1 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 as u64) | (1 << VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER as u64);
+pub(crate) const AVAIL_FEATURES: u64 = (1 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 as u64)
+    | (1 << VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER as u64)
+    | (1 << (uapi::VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET as u64));
 
 /// Structure representing the vsock device.
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/mod.rs b/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/mod.rs
index cc9f7746580..269b33c9b9d 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/mod.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/devices/virtio/vsock/mod.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ mod defs {
         /// Vsock packet type.
         /// Defined in `/include/uapi/linux/virtio_vsock.h`.
         ///
-        /// Stream / connection-oriented packet (the only currently valid type).
+        /// Stream / connection-oriented packet.
         pub const VSOCK_TYPE_STREAM: u16 = 1;
+        /// Sequenced packet (record preserving) socket type.
+        pub const VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET: u16 = 2;
+
+        /// Virtio vsock feature bits.
+        pub const VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET: u16 = 1;
 
         pub const VSOCK_HOST_CID: u64 = 2;
     }
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ mod defs {
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, displaydoc::Display)]
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 pub enum VsockError {
-    /** The total length of the descriptor chain ({0}) is too short to hold a packet of length {1} + header */
+    /** Descriptor chain ({0}) shorter than packet len {1} + header */
     DescChainTooShortForPacket(u32, u32),
     /// Empty queue
     EmptyQueue,