diff --git a/builder/qemu/builder.go b/builder/qemu/builder.go
index fb8ad621a..1535eda86 100644
--- a/builder/qemu/builder.go
+++ b/builder/qemu/builder.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ var diskDiscard = map[string]bool{
 }
 
 var diskDZeroes = map[string]bool{
-	"unmap":  true,
-	"on": true,
-	"off": true,
+	"unmap": true,
+	"on":    true,
+	"off":   true,
 }
 
 type Builder struct {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md.erb b/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md.erb
index 962b85c41..768a94a49 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md.erb
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
 -   `disk_discard` (string) - The discard mode to use for disk. Allowed values
     include any of `unmap` or `ignore`. By default, this is set to `ignore`.
 
+-   `disk_detect_zeroes` (string) - The detect-zeroes mode to use for disk. 
+    Allowed values include any of `unmap`, `on` or `off`. Defaults to `off`.
+
 -   `disk_image` (boolean) - Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this
     parameter controls whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable
     QEMU image. When this value is set to `true`, the machine will either clone