diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 54521d0a68..9f5771e019 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ fail:
  */
 void bdrv_query_block_graph_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                  BlockGraphInfo **p_info,
+                                 bool limits,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ void bdrv_query_block_graph_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
     BdrvChild *c;
 
     info = g_new0(BlockGraphInfo, 1);
-    bdrv_do_query_node_info(bs, qapi_BlockGraphInfo_base(info), false, errp);
+    bdrv_do_query_node_info(bs, qapi_BlockGraphInfo_base(info), limits, errp);
     if (*errp) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ void bdrv_query_block_graph_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
         QAPI_LIST_APPEND(children_list_tail, c_info);
 
         c_info->name = g_strdup(c->name);
-        bdrv_query_block_graph_info(c->bs, &c_info->info, errp);
+        bdrv_query_block_graph_info(c->bs, &c_info->info, limits, errp);
         if (*errp) {
             goto fail;
         }
@@ -936,6 +937,29 @@ void bdrv_image_info_specific_dump(ImageInfoSpecific *info_spec,
     visit_free(v);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Dumps the given BlockLimitsInfo object in a human-readable form,
+ * prepending an optional prefix if the dump is not empty.
+ */
+static void bdrv_image_info_limits_dump(BlockLimitsInfo *limits,
+                                        const char *prefix,
+                                        int indentation)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+    Visitor *v = qobject_output_visitor_new(&obj);
+
+    visit_type_BlockLimitsInfo(v, NULL, &limits, &error_abort);
+    visit_complete(v, &obj);
+    if (!qobject_is_empty_dump(obj)) {
+        if (prefix) {
+            qemu_printf("%*s%s", indentation * 4, "", prefix);
+        }
+        dump_qobject(indentation + 1, obj);
+    }
+    qobject_unref(obj);
+    visit_free(v);
+}
+
 /**
  * Print the given @info object in human-readable form.  Every field is indented
  * using the given @indentation (four spaces per indentation level).
@@ -1011,6 +1035,12 @@ void bdrv_node_info_dump(BlockNodeInfo *info, int indentation, bool protocol)
         }
     }
 
+    if (info->limits) {
+        bdrv_image_info_limits_dump(info->limits,
+                                    "Block limits:\n",
+                                    indentation);
+    }
+
     if (info->has_snapshots) {
         SnapshotInfoList *elem;
 
diff --git a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
index 5e7b85079d..fdc9ea9cf2 100644
--- a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
+++ b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ Command description:
 
   The size syntax is similar to :manpage:`dd(1)`'s size syntax.
 
-.. option:: info [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [--backing-chain] [-U] FILENAME
+.. option:: info [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [--backing-chain] [--limits] [-U] FILENAME
 
   Give information about the disk image *FILENAME*. Use it in
   particular to know the size reserved on disk which can be different
@@ -571,6 +571,10 @@ Command description:
     ``ImageInfoSpecific*`` QAPI object (e.g. ``ImageInfoSpecificQCow2``
     for qcow2 images).
 
+  *Block limits*
+    The block limits for I/O that QEMU detected for the image.
+    This information is only shown if the ``--limits`` option was specified.
+
 .. option:: map [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--start-offset=OFFSET] [--max-length=LEN] [--output=OFMT] [-U] FILENAME
 
   Dump the metadata of image *FILENAME* and its backing file chain.
diff --git a/include/block/qapi.h b/include/block/qapi.h
index 54c48de26a..be554e53dc 100644
--- a/include/block/qapi.h
+++ b/include/block/qapi.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bdrv_query_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs, ImageInfo **p_info, bool flat,
                       bool skip_implicit_filters, Error **errp);
 void GRAPH_RDLOCK
 bdrv_query_block_graph_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockGraphInfo **p_info,
-                            Error **errp);
+                            bool limits, Error **errp);
 
 void bdrv_snapshot_dump(QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn);
 void bdrv_image_info_specific_dump(ImageInfoSpecific *info_spec,
diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index 2c5a8a28f9..74b66f9d42 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ SRST
 ERST
 
 DEF("info", img_info,
-    "info [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] [-U] filename")
+    "info [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] [--limits] [-U] filename")
 SRST
-.. option:: info [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [--backing-chain] [-U] FILENAME
+.. option:: info [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [--backing-chain] [--limits] [-U] FILENAME
 ERST
 
 DEF("map", img_map,
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 7a162fdc08..5cdbeda969 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ enum {
     OPTION_BITMAPS = 275,
     OPTION_FORCE = 276,
     OPTION_SKIP_BROKEN = 277,
+    OPTION_LIMITS = 278,
 };
 
 typedef enum OutputFormat {
@@ -3002,7 +3003,8 @@ static gboolean str_equal_func(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
 static BlockGraphInfoList *collect_image_info_list(bool image_opts,
                                                    const char *filename,
                                                    const char *fmt,
-                                                   bool chain, bool force_share)
+                                                   bool chain, bool limits,
+                                                   bool force_share)
 {
     BlockGraphInfoList *head = NULL;
     BlockGraphInfoList **tail = &head;
@@ -3039,7 +3041,7 @@ static BlockGraphInfoList *collect_image_info_list(bool image_opts,
          * the chain manually here.
          */
         bdrv_graph_rdlock_main_loop();
-        bdrv_query_block_graph_info(bs, &info, &err);
+        bdrv_query_block_graph_info(bs, &info, limits, &err);
         bdrv_graph_rdunlock_main_loop();
 
         if (err) {
@@ -3088,6 +3090,7 @@ static int img_info(const img_cmd_t *ccmd, int argc, char **argv)
     BlockGraphInfoList *list;
     bool image_opts = false;
     bool force_share = false;
+    bool limits = false;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
@@ -3097,6 +3100,7 @@ static int img_info(const img_cmd_t *ccmd, int argc, char **argv)
             {"image-opts", no_argument, 0, OPTION_IMAGE_OPTS},
             {"backing-chain", no_argument, 0, OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN},
             {"force-share", no_argument, 0, 'U'},
+            {"limits", no_argument, 0, OPTION_LIMITS},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
             {"object", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OBJECT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -3119,6 +3123,8 @@ static int img_info(const img_cmd_t *ccmd, int argc, char **argv)
 "     display information about the backing chain for copy-on-write overlays\n"
 "  -U, --force-share\n"
 "     open image in shared mode for concurrent access\n"
+"  --limits\n"
+"     show detected block limits (may depend on options, e.g. cache mode)\n"
 "  --output human|json\n"
 "     specify output format (default: human)\n"
 "  --object OBJDEF\n"
@@ -3140,6 +3146,9 @@ static int img_info(const img_cmd_t *ccmd, int argc, char **argv)
         case 'U':
             force_share = true;
             break;
+        case OPTION_LIMITS:
+            limits = true;
+            break;
         case OPTION_OUTPUT:
             output_format = parse_output_format(argv[0], optarg);
             break;
@@ -3156,7 +3165,7 @@ static int img_info(const img_cmd_t *ccmd, int argc, char **argv)
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
     list = collect_image_info_list(image_opts, filename, fmt, chain,
-                                   force_share);
+                                   limits, force_share);
     if (!list) {
         return 1;
     }