diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 99f753c2f8..bfaca2afef 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -8674,6 +8674,46 @@ qemuInterfaceVhostuserConnect(virCommand *cmd,
     return 0;
 }
 
+
+int
+qemuBuildInterfaceConnect(virDomainObj *vm G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                          virDomainNetDef *net,
+                          bool standalone G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+{
+    virDomainNetType actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
+
+    switch (actualType) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VHOSTUSER:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VDPA:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_USER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_SERVER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_CLIENT:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_MCAST:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_INTERNAL:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_UDP:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuBuildInterfaceCommandLine(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                               virDomainObj *vm,
@@ -8709,6 +8749,9 @@ qemuBuildInterfaceCommandLine(virQEMUDriver *driver,
     if (qemuDomainValidateActualNetDef(net, qemuCaps) < 0)
         return -1;
 
+    if (qemuBuildInterfaceConnect(vm, net, standalone) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
     switch (actualType) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.h b/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
index a653ff7218..4b4e0bb456 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ qemuBuildHostNetProps(virDomainNetDef *net,
                       const char *slirpfd,
                       const char *vdpadev);
 
+int
+qemuBuildInterfaceConnect(virDomainObj *vm,
+                          virDomainNetDef *net,
+                          bool standalone);
+
 /* Current, best practice */
 virJSONValue *
 qemuBuildNicDevProps(virDomainDef *def,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 2923992759..221815568b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1279,6 +1279,9 @@ qemuDomainAttachNetDevice(virQEMUDriver *driver,
      */
     VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT_COPY(vm->def->nets, vm->def->nnets, net);
 
+    if (qemuBuildInterfaceConnect(vm, net, false) < 0)
+         return -1;
+
     switch (actualType) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK: