diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
index 01e5637f5bf..27595b6817c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
@@ -949,7 +949,8 @@ int virgl_encode_sampler_state(struct virgl_context *ctx,
       VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_MAG_IMG_FILTER(state->mag_img_filter) |
       VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_COMPARE_MODE(state->compare_mode) |
       VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_COMPARE_FUNC(state->compare_func) |
-      VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_SEAMLESS_CUBE_MAP(state->seamless_cube_map);
+      VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_SEAMLESS_CUBE_MAP(state->seamless_cube_map) |
+      VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_MAX_ANISOTROPY((int)(state->max_anisotropy));
 
    virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, tmp);
    virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, fui(state->lod_bias));
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index cf0d2e0ea80..56cfdc6e524 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ virgl_get_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_cap param)
    case PIPE_CAP_VERTEX_SHADER_SATURATE:
       return 1;
    case PIPE_CAP_ANISOTROPIC_FILTER:
-      return 0;
+      return vscreen->caps.caps.v2.max_anisotropy > 1.0;
    case PIPE_CAP_POINT_SPRITE:
       return 1;
    case PIPE_CAP_MAX_RENDER_TARGETS:
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ virgl_get_paramf(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_capf param)
    case PIPE_CAPF_MAX_POINT_WIDTH_AA:
       return vscreen->caps.caps.v2.max_smooth_point_size;
    case PIPE_CAPF_MAX_TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY:
-      return 16.0;
+      return vscreen->caps.caps.v2.max_anisotropy;
    case PIPE_CAPF_MAX_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS:
       return vscreen->caps.caps.v2.max_texture_lod_bias;
    case PIPE_CAPF_MIN_CONSERVATIVE_RASTER_DILATE:
diff --git a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_hw.h b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_hw.h
index 2cba19307d4..55f974d7883 100644
--- a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_hw.h
+++ b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_hw.h
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ struct virgl_caps_v2 {
         uint32_t capability_bits_v2;
         uint32_t max_video_memory;
         char renderer[64];
+        float max_anisotropy;
 };
 
 union virgl_caps {
diff --git a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_protocol.h b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_protocol.h
index 79d22add1f9..d5eeb0f55b2 100644
--- a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_protocol.h
+++ b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/virgl_protocol.h
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ enum virgl_context_cmd {
 #define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_COMPARE_MODE(x) (((x) & 0x1) << 15)
 #define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_COMPARE_FUNC(x) (((x) & 0x7) << 16)
 #define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_SEAMLESS_CUBE_MAP(x) (((x) & 0x1) << 19)
+#define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLE_STATE_S0_MAX_ANISOTROPY(x) (((x & 0x3f)) << 20)
 
 #define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLER_STATE_LOD_BIAS 3
 #define VIRGL_OBJ_SAMPLER_STATE_MIN_LOD 4