diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index bb0faf52d8..f80b69074f 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -2343,6 +2343,23 @@ void virDomainObjListRemove(virDomainObjListPtr doms,
     virObjectUnlock(doms);
 }
 
+/* The caller must hold lock on 'doms' in addition to 'virDomainObjListRemove'
+ * requirements
+ *
+ * Can be used to remove current element while iterating with
+ * virDomainObjListForEach
+ */
+void virDomainObjListRemoveLocked(virDomainObjListPtr doms,
+                                  virDomainObjPtr dom)
+{
+    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
+
+    virUUIDFormat(dom->def->uuid, uuidstr);
+    virObjectUnlock(dom);
+
+    virHashRemoveEntry(doms->objs, uuidstr);
+}
+
 static int
 virDomainDeviceCCWAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceCCWAddressPtr addr)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 7200062232..da83eb6060 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2260,6 +2260,8 @@ virDomainDefPtr virDomainObjCopyPersistentDef(virDomainObjPtr dom,
 
 void virDomainObjListRemove(virDomainObjListPtr doms,
                             virDomainObjPtr dom);
+void virDomainObjListRemoveLocked(virDomainObjListPtr doms,
+                                  virDomainObjPtr dom);
 
 virDomainDeviceDefPtr virDomainDeviceDefParse(const char *xmlStr,
                                               virDomainDefPtr def,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 0881af43ad..6df55005e9 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ virDomainObjListLoadAllConfigs;
 virDomainObjListNew;
 virDomainObjListNumOfDomains;
 virDomainObjListRemove;
+virDomainObjListRemoveLocked;
 virDomainObjNew;
 virDomainObjSetDefTransient;
 virDomainObjSetState;