diff --git a/modules/scripts.nix b/modules/scripts.nix
index 07b4f54..1b1c1a7 100644
--- a/modules/scripts.nix
+++ b/modules/scripts.nix
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ let
         run \
         --name ${vm.name} \
         -m ${toString vm.memory} \
+        --balloon-page-reporting \
         --initrd=${initramfsPath} \
         --serial=hardware=virtio-console,type=unix-stream,path=/run/vmsilo/${vm.name}-console-backend.socket,console,input-unix-stream \
         ${formatBlockArg rootDiskConfig} \