diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index de5478879d..677b06fb41 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "pxb",
 
               "pxb-pcie", /* 220 */
+              "device-tray-moved-event",
     );
 
 
@@ -1498,6 +1499,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsEvents[] = {
     { "DEVICE_DELETED", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_DEL_EVENT },
     { "MIGRATION", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_EVENT },
     { "VSERPORT_CHANGE", QEMU_CAPS_VSERPORT_CHANGE },
+    { "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED },
 };
 
 struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 83b8be314a..705dfb11c4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
     /* 220 */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PXB_PCIE, /* -device pxb-pcie */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED, /* DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED event */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index ad4e7ab76e..6e30dc1292 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ qemuDomainChangeEjectableMedia(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
+        /* skip all retrying if qemu doesn't notify us on tray change */
+        if (!virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED)) {
+            if (rc == 0)
+                break;
+
+            if (rc < 0)
+                goto error;
+        }
+
         if (rc < 0) {
             /* we've already tried, error out */
             if (ejectRetry)
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
index 9ea36a660b..ca9d4f5ebb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
@@ -113,4 +113,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
index 8c237eff34..de4ee0156a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
@@ -128,4 +128,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
index fe98a57c1e..1dcf2fa67c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
index 6e9ec3e888..67ea419d1f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
index da371a4953..fb91111a61 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
@@ -144,4 +144,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
index 1e2fb6ac00..60dbe52fa0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
@@ -144,4 +144,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
index 8175743fd2..9221674390 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
@@ -162,4 +162,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
index 2cdf961eab..d52f7f3a5a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
@@ -174,4 +174,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
     <flag name='pxb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
index ecaa165f7f..e9750e42a1 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
@@ -175,4 +175,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
     <flag name='pxb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
index e243f8a92f..208f06364b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
@@ -180,4 +180,5 @@
     <flag name='secret'/>
     <flag name='pxb'/>
     <flag name='pxb-pcie'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>