diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
index fbb43db3..38e16f82 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ class API_VM_Root(Resource):
             {"name": "node"},
             {
                 "name": "selector",
-                "choices": ("mem", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
+                "choices": ("mem", "memfree", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
                 "helptext": "A valid selector must be specified",
             },
             {"name": "autostart"},
@@ -1298,12 +1298,14 @@ class API_VM_Root(Resource):
             type: string
             required: false
             description: The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration
-            default: mem
+            default: none
             enum:
               - mem
+              - memfree
               - vcpus
               - load
               - vms
+              - none (cluster default)
           - in: query
             name: autostart
             type: boolean
@@ -1397,7 +1399,7 @@ class API_VM_Element(Resource):
             {"name": "node"},
             {
                 "name": "selector",
-                "choices": ("mem", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
+                "choices": ("mem", "memfree", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
                 "helptext": "A valid selector must be specified",
             },
             {"name": "autostart"},
@@ -1445,9 +1447,10 @@ class API_VM_Element(Resource):
             type: string
             required: false
             description: The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration
-            default: mem
+            default: none
             enum:
               - mem
+              - memfree
               - vcpus
               - load
               - vms
@@ -1646,7 +1649,7 @@ class API_VM_Metadata(Resource):
             {"name": "limit"},
             {
                 "name": "selector",
-                "choices": ("mem", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
+                "choices": ("mem", "memfree", "vcpus", "load", "vms", "none"),
                 "helptext": "A valid selector must be specified",
             },
             {"name": "autostart"},
@@ -1678,9 +1681,11 @@ class API_VM_Metadata(Resource):
             description: The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration
             enum:
               - mem
+              - memfree
               - vcpus
               - load
               - vms
+              - none (cluster default)
           - in: query
             name: autostart
             type: boolean
diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py b/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
index b7a759ed..d6ff502f 100755
--- a/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
@@ -805,9 +805,9 @@ def cli_vm():
     "-s",
     "--selector",
     "node_selector",
-    default="mem",
+    default="none",
     show_default=True,
-    type=click.Choice(["mem", "load", "vcpus", "vms", "none"]),
+    type=click.Choice(["mem", "memfree", "load", "vcpus", "vms", "none"]),
     help='Method to determine optimal target node during autoselect; "none" will use the default for the cluster.',
 )
 @click.option(
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ def vm_define(
     "node_selector",
     default=None,
     show_default=False,
-    type=click.Choice(["mem", "load", "vcpus", "vms", "none"]),
+    type=click.Choice(["mem", "memfree", "load", "vcpus", "vms", "none"]),
     help='Method to determine optimal target node during autoselect; "none" will use the default for the cluster.',
 )
 @click.option(
@@ -4102,7 +4102,9 @@ def provisioner_template_system_list(limit):
 @click.option(
     "--node-selector",
     "node_selector",
-    type=click.Choice(["mem", "vcpus", "vms", "load", "none"], case_sensitive=False),
+    type=click.Choice(
+        ["mem", "memfree", "vcpus", "vms", "load", "none"], case_sensitive=False
+    ),
     default="none",
     help='Method to determine optimal target node during autoselect; "none" will use the default for the cluster.',
 )
@@ -4194,7 +4196,9 @@ def provisioner_template_system_add(
 @click.option(
     "--node-selector",
     "node_selector",
-    type=click.Choice(["mem", "vcpus", "vms", "load", "none"], case_sensitive=False),
+    type=click.Choice(
+        ["mem", "memfree", "vcpus", "vms", "load", "none"], case_sensitive=False
+    ),
     help='Method to determine optimal target node during autoselect; "none" will use the default for the cluster.',
 )
 @click.option(
diff --git a/docs/manuals/swagger.json b/docs/manuals/swagger.json
index 055ded6d..f063598e 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/swagger.json
+++ b/docs/manuals/swagger.json
@@ -6173,13 +6173,15 @@
                         "type": "string"
                     },
                     {
-                        "default": "mem",
+                        "default": "none",
                         "description": "The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration",
                         "enum": [
                             "mem",
+                            "memfree",
                             "vcpus",
                             "load",
-                            "vms"
+                            "vms",
+                            "none (cluster default)"
                         ],
                         "in": "query",
                         "name": "selector",
@@ -6330,10 +6332,11 @@
                         "type": "string"
                     },
                     {
-                        "default": "mem",
+                        "default": "none",
                         "description": "The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration",
                         "enum": [
                             "mem",
+                            "memfree",
                             "vcpus",
                             "load",
                             "vms",
@@ -6594,9 +6597,11 @@
                         "description": "The selector used to determine candidate nodes during migration",
                         "enum": [
                             "mem",
+                            "memfree",
                             "vcpus",
                             "load",
-                            "vms"
+                            "vms",
+                            "none (cluster default)"
                         ],
                         "in": "query",
                         "name": "selector",