diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 435c591a1cc1677a0e560d5ad59cb7ce9760d2aa..146a13c89665f7d6b57031d02a37a33a5d652c06 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@ ERST
         .help       = "create QOM object",
         .cmd        = hmp_object_add,
         .command_completion = object_add_completion,
+        .flags      = "p",
     },
 
 SRST
@@ -1311,6 +1312,7 @@ ERST
         .help       = "destroy QOM object",
         .cmd        = hmp_object_del,
         .command_completion = object_del_completion,
+        .flags      = "p",
     },
 
 SRST
diff --git a/qapi/qom.json b/qapi/qom.json
index 40d70c434a09f5edf2f1bab38ed7cb1d72ff6e32..4f48035831a4200ee7081ee466b218e85fdebb8a 100644
--- a/qapi/qom.json
+++ b/qapi/qom.json
@@ -857,7 +857,8 @@
 # <- { "return": {} }
 #
 ##
-{ 'command': 'object-add', 'data': 'ObjectOptions', 'boxed': true }
+{ 'command': 'object-add', 'data': 'ObjectOptions', 'boxed': true,
+  'allow-preconfig': true }
 
 ##
 # @object-del:
@@ -877,4 +878,5 @@
 # <- { "return": {} }
 #
 ##
-{ 'command': 'object-del', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
+{ 'command': 'object-del', 'data': {'id': 'str'},
+  'allow-preconfig': true }