diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 04a5f6557e..b580a0caf4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -4300,6 +4300,12 @@ static int qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if (virCgroupForDomain(driver->cgroup, vm->def->name, &group, 0) != 0) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                         _("cannot find cgroup for domain %s"), vm->def->name);
@@ -4376,6 +4382,12 @@ static int qemuDomainGetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if ((*nparams) == 0) {
         /* Current number of blkio parameters supported by cgroups */
         *nparams = QEMU_NB_BLKIO_PARAM;
@@ -4460,6 +4472,12 @@ static int qemuDomainSetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if (virCgroupForDomain(driver->cgroup, vm->def->name, &group, 0) != 0) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                         _("cannot find cgroup for domain %s"), vm->def->name);
@@ -4563,6 +4581,12 @@ static int qemuDomainGetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if ((*nparams) == 0) {
         /* Current number of memory parameters supported by cgroups */
         *nparams = QEMU_NB_MEM_PARAM;
@@ -4676,6 +4700,12 @@ static int qemuSetSchedulerParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if (virCgroupForDomain(driver->cgroup, vm->def->name, &group, 0) != 0) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                         _("cannot find cgroup for domain %s"), vm->def->name);
@@ -4749,6 +4779,12 @@ static int qemuGetSchedulerParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if (virCgroupForDomain(driver->cgroup, vm->def->name, &group, 0) != 0) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                         _("cannot find cgroup for domain %s"), vm->def->name);
@@ -4809,7 +4845,7 @@ qemudDomainBlockStats (virDomainPtr dom,
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(vm) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive (vm)) {
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
                         "%s", _("domain is not running"));
         goto endjob;