diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 12618bbbb56e..f1fe816efd15 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ os-brick==2.6.1
 os-client-config==1.29.0
 os-resource-classes==0.1.0
 os-service-types==1.2.0
-os-traits==0.8.0
+os-traits==0.12.0
 os-vif==1.14.0
 os-win==3.0.0
 os-xenapi==0.3.3
diff --git a/nova/virt/driver.py b/nova/virt/driver.py
index 97a9fa3aa35e..635a081c18f5 100644
--- a/nova/virt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/driver.py
@@ -109,7 +109,19 @@ CAPABILITY_TRAITS_MAP = {
     "supports_extend_volume": os_traits.COMPUTE_VOLUME_EXTEND,
     "supports_multiattach": os_traits.COMPUTE_VOLUME_MULTI_ATTACH,
     # Added in os-traits 0.8.0.
-    "supports_trusted_certs": os_traits.COMPUTE_TRUSTED_CERTS
+    "supports_trusted_certs": os_traits.COMPUTE_TRUSTED_CERTS,
+
+    # Image type support flags, added in os-traits 0.12.0
+    "supports_image_type_aki": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_AKI,
+    "supports_image_type_ami": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_AMI,
+    "supports_image_type_ari": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_ARI,
+    "supports_image_type_iso": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_ISO,
+    "supports_image_type_qcow2": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_QCOW2,
+    "supports_image_type_raw": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_RAW,
+    "supports_image_type_vdi": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_VDI,
+    "supports_image_type_vhd": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_VHD,
+    "supports_image_type_vhdx": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_VHDX,
+    "supports_image_type_vmdk": os_traits.COMPUTE_IMAGE_TYPE_VMDK,
 }
 
 
@@ -158,6 +170,18 @@ class ComputeDriver(object):
         "supports_extend_volume": False,
         "supports_multiattach": False,
         "supports_trusted_certs": False,
+
+        # Image type support flags
+        "supports_image_type_aki": False,
+        "supports_image_type_ami": False,
+        "supports_image_type_ari": False,
+        "supports_image_type_iso": False,
+        "supports_image_type_qcow2": False,
+        "supports_image_type_raw": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vdi": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vhd": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vhdx": False,
+        "supports_image_type_vmdk": False,
     }
 
     # Indicates if this driver will rebalance nodes among compute service
diff --git a/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py b/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
index 1400d61fc0ec..9d3e9feb4c08 100644
--- a/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ class PowerVMDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             'supports_extend_volume': True,
             'supports_multiattach': False,
             'supports_trusted_certs': False,
+
+            # Supported image types
+            "supports_image_type_aki": False,
+            "supports_image_type_ami": False,
+            "supports_image_type_ari": False,
+            "supports_image_type_iso": False,
+            "supports_image_type_qcow2": False,
+            "supports_image_type_raw": True,
+            "supports_image_type_vdi": False,
+            "supports_image_type_vhd": False,
+            "supports_image_type_vhdx": False,
+            "supports_image_type_vmdk": False,
         }
         super(PowerVMDriver, self).__init__(virtapi)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 72be6df59dbb..c619669bf27e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ psutil>=3.2.2 # BSD
 oslo.versionedobjects>=1.35.0 # Apache-2.0
 os-brick>=2.6.1 # Apache-2.0
 os-resource-classes>=0.1.0 # Apache-2.0
-os-traits>=0.8.0 # Apache-2.0
+os-traits>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 os-vif>=1.14.0 # Apache-2.0
 os-win>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 castellan>=0.16.0 # Apache-2.0