diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst
index 526727f98e..a02802a954 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.rst
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst
@@ -3776,11 +3776,15 @@ generated by libvirt. :since:`Since 1.2.19 (QEMU only).`
    controller's "port" configuration value, which is visible to the virtual
    machine. If set, port must be between 0 and 255.
 ``hotplug``
-   pcie-root-port and pcie-switch-downstream-port controllers can also have a
-   ``hotplug`` attribute in the ``<target>`` subelement, which is used to
-   disable hotplug/unplug of devices on a particular controller. The default
-   setting of ``hotplug`` is ``on``; it should be set to ``off`` to disable
-   hotplug/unplug of devices on a particular controller. :since:`Since 6.3.0`
+   pci-root (:since:`Since 7.9.0`), pcie-root-port (:since:`Since 6.3.0`) and
+   pcie-switch-downstream-port controllers (:since:`Since 6.3.0`) can
+   also have a ``hotplug`` attribute in the ``<target>`` subelement, which is
+   used to disable hotplug/unplug of devices on a particular controller. For
+   the pci-root controller, the setting affects the ACPI based hotplug. For the
+   rest, the setting affects both ACPI based hotplug as well as PCIE native
+   hotplug. The default setting of ``hotplug`` is ``on``; it should be set to
+   ``off`` to disable hotplug/unplug of devices on a particular controller.
+
 ``busNr``
    pci-expander-bus and pcie-expander-bus controllers can have an optional
    ``busNr`` attribute (1-254). This will be the bus number of the new bus; All
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
index 001f68b083..717b97bf3a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
@@ -3872,6 +3872,14 @@ qemuValidateDomainDeviceDefControllerPCI(const virDomainControllerDef *cont,
     /* hotplug */
     if (pciopts->hotplug != VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ABSENT) {
         switch ((virDomainControllerModelPCI) cont->model) {
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCI_ROOT:
+            if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG)) {
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                               _("setting the %s property on a '%s' device is not supported by this QEMU binary"),
+                               "hotplug", "pci-root");
+                return -1;
+            }
+            break;
         case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCIE_ROOT_PORT:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCIE_SWITCH_DOWNSTREAM_PORT:
             if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PCIE_ROOT_PORT_HOTPLUG)) {
@@ -3882,7 +3890,6 @@ qemuValidateDomainDeviceDefControllerPCI(const virDomainControllerDef *cont,
             }
             break;
 
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCI_ROOT:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCI_BRIDGE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_DMI_TO_PCI_BRIDGE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCIE_SWITCH_UPSTREAM_PORT:
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93f2779f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>i440fx</name>
+  <uuid>56f5055c-1b8d-490c-844a-ad646a1caaaa</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.5'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='network'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <target hotplug='off'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c9241958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>i440fx</name>
+  <uuid>56f5055c-1b8d-490c-844a-ad646a1caaaa</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.5'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='network'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <target hotplug='on'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..0570e40273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..2b0e42925f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../qemuxml2argvdata/pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 84d6bed6b1..fdbaede9a5 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("input-usbtablet");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("misc-acpi");
     DO_TEST("misc-disable-s3", QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_DISABLE_S3);
+    DO_TEST("pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-disable",
+            QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG);
+    DO_TEST("pc-i440fx-acpi-root-hotplug-enable",
+            QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG);
     DO_TEST("misc-disable-suspends",
             QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_DISABLE_S3,
             QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_DISABLE_S4);