diff --git a/nova/virt/zvm/driver.py b/nova/virt/zvm/driver.py
index 2cdde95d23bc..d17e9883160f 100644
--- a/nova/virt/zvm/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/zvm/driver.py
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ DEFAULT_EPH_DISK_FMT = 'ext3'
 
 class ZVMDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
     """z/VM implementation of ComputeDriver."""
+    capabilities = {
+        # Image type support flags
+        "supports_image_type_aki": False,
+        "supports_image_type_ami": False,
+        "supports_image_type_ari": False,
+        "supports_image_type_iso": False,
+        "supports_image_type_qcow2": False,
+        "supports_image_type_raw": True,
+        "supports_image_type_vdi": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vhd": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vhdx": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vmdk": False,
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, virtapi):
         super(ZVMDriver, self).__init__(virtapi)