diff --git a/.changelog/19830.txt b/.changelog/19830.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c3609ada2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/19830.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+driver/qemu: Ensure the OOM killed response is populated when the task exits
+```
diff --git a/drivers/qemu/driver.go b/drivers/qemu/driver.go
index 96fedf5a0c2..4763f2b44ff 100644
--- a/drivers/qemu/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/qemu/driver.go
@@ -743,8 +743,9 @@ func (d *Driver) handleWait(ctx context.Context, handle *taskHandle, ch chan *dr
 		}
 	} else {
 		result = &drivers.ExitResult{
-			ExitCode: ps.ExitCode,
-			Signal:   ps.Signal,
+			ExitCode:  ps.ExitCode,
+			Signal:    ps.Signal,
+			OOMKilled: ps.OOMKilled,
 		}
 	}