diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 3f072f6..2a2e725 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                     char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags)
 {
     QEMUOptionParameter *param = NULL, *create_options = NULL;
-    QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt, *backing_file, *size;
+    QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt, *backing_file, *size, *scsi;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     BlockDriver *drv, *proto_drv;
     BlockDriver *backing_drv = NULL;
@@ -3797,6 +3797,12 @@ int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
             goto out;
         }
     }
+    scsi = get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_SCSI);
+    if (scsi && scsi->value.n && strcmp(drv->format_name, "vmdk")) {
+        error_report("SCSI devices not supported for this file format");
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+   }
 
     printf("Formatting '%s', fmt=%s ", filename, fmt);
     print_option_parameters(param);
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 5623ac1..fc1ac65 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static int vmdk_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
         "ddb.geometry.cylinders = \"%" PRId64 "\"\n"
         "ddb.geometry.heads = \"16\"\n"
         "ddb.geometry.sectors = \"63\"\n"
-        "ddb.adapterType = \"ide\"\n";
+        "ddb.adapterType = \"%s\"\n";
 
     if (filename_decompose(filename, path, prefix, postfix, PATH_MAX)) {
         return -EINVAL;
@@ -1390,6 +1390,8 @@ static int vmdk_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
             backing_file = options->value.s;
         } else if (!strcmp(options->name, BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT6)) {
             flags |= options->value.n ? BLOCK_FLAG_COMPAT6 : 0;
+        } else if (!strcmp(options->name, BLOCK_OPT_SCSI)) {
+            flags |= options->value.n ? BLOCK_FLAG_SCSI : 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(options->name, BLOCK_OPT_SUBFMT)) {
             fmt = options->value.s;
         }
@@ -1482,7 +1484,8 @@ static int vmdk_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
             parent_desc_line,
             ext_desc_lines,
             (flags & BLOCK_FLAG_COMPAT6 ? 6 : 4),
-            total_size / (int64_t)(63 * 16 * 512));
+            total_size / (int64_t)(63 * 16 * 512),
+            (flags & BLOCK_FLAG_SCSI ? "lsilogic" : "ide"));
     if (split || flat) {
         fd = open(
                 filename,
@@ -1585,6 +1588,12 @@ static QEMUOptionParameter vmdk_create_options[] = {
             "VMDK flat extent format, can be one of "
             "{monolithicSparse (default) | monolithicFlat | twoGbMaxExtentSparse | twoGbMaxExtentFlat | streamOptimized} "
     },
+    {
+        .name = BLOCK_OPT_SCSI,
+        .type = OPT_FLAG,
+        .help = "Virtual SCSI Adapter"
+    },
+
     { NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index 311bd2a..5e332fb 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #define BLOCK_FLAG_ENCRYPT	1
 #define BLOCK_FLAG_COMPAT6	4
+#define BLOCK_FLAG_SCSI         8
 
 #define BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ     0
 #define BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE    1
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 #define BLOCK_OPT_SIZE          "size"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT       "encryption"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT6       "compat6"
+#define BLOCK_OPT_SCSI          "scsi"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE  "backing_file"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT   "backing_fmt"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE  "cluster_size"