diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 6df6660ccf..af678264f6 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -2166,6 +2166,10 @@ CpuInfoFastList *qmp_query_cpus_fast(Error **errp)
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
     CpuInfoFastList *head = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
     CPUState *cpu;
+#if defined(TARGET_S390X)
+    S390CPU *s390_cpu;
+    CPUS390XState *env;
+#endif
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         CpuInfoFastList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
@@ -2183,6 +2187,12 @@ CpuInfoFastList *qmp_query_cpus_fast(Error **errp)
             info->value->props = props;
         }
 
+#if defined(TARGET_S390X)
+        s390_cpu = S390_CPU(cpu);
+        env = &s390_cpu->env;
+        info->value->arch = CPU_INFO_ARCH_S390;
+        info->value->u.s390.cpu_state = env->cpu_state;
+#endif
         if (!cur_item) {
             head = cur_item = info;
         } else {
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 815f072876..e6ca63f718 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 # @CpuInfoArch:
 #
 # An enumeration of cpu types that enable additional information during
-# @query-cpus.
+# @query-cpus and @query-cpus-fast.
 #
 # @s390: since 2.12
 #
@@ -604,12 +604,24 @@
 # @props: properties describing to which node/socket/core/thread
 #         virtual CPU belongs to, provided if supported by board
 #
+# @arch: architecture of the cpu, which determines which additional fields
+#        will be listed
+#
 # Since: 2.12
 #
 ##
-{ 'struct': 'CpuInfoFast',
-  'data': {'cpu-index': 'int', 'qom-path': 'str',
-           'thread-id': 'int', '*props': 'CpuInstanceProperties' } }
+{ 'union': 'CpuInfoFast',
+  'base': {'cpu-index': 'int', 'qom-path': 'str',
+           'thread-id': 'int', '*props': 'CpuInstanceProperties',
+           'arch': 'CpuInfoArch' },
+  'discriminator': 'arch',
+  'data': { 'x86': 'CpuInfoOther',
+            'sparc': 'CpuInfoOther',
+            'ppc': 'CpuInfoOther',
+            'mips': 'CpuInfoOther',
+            'tricore': 'CpuInfoOther',
+            's390': 'CpuInfoS390',
+            'other': 'CpuInfoOther' } }
 
 ##
 # @query-cpus-fast:
@@ -620,9 +632,6 @@
 #
 # Returns: list of @CpuInfoFast
 #
-# Notes: The CPU architecture name is not returned by query-cpus-fast.
-#        Use query-target to retrieve that information.
-#
 # Since: 2.12
 #
 # Example:
@@ -637,6 +646,7 @@
 #                 "socket-id": 0
 #             },
 #             "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]",
+#             "arch":"x86",
 #             "cpu-index": 0
 #         },
 #         {
@@ -647,6 +657,7 @@
 #                 "socket-id": 1
 #             },
 #             "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[2]",
+#             "arch":"x86",
 #             "cpu-index": 1
 #         }
 #     ]