diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index ec724675cb..032de6954a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -2234,6 +2234,7 @@ qemuDomainRemoveDiskDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                            virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
 {
     virDomainDeviceDef dev;
+    virDomainEventPtr event;
     size_t i;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing disk %s from domain %p %s",
@@ -2241,6 +2242,10 @@ qemuDomainRemoveDiskDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     virDomainAuditDisk(vm, disk->src, NULL, "detach", true);
 
+    event = virDomainEventDeviceRemovedNewFromObj(vm, disk->info.alias);
+    if (event)
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+
     for (i = 0; i < vm->def->ndisks; i++) {
         if (vm->def->disks[i] == disk) {
             virDomainDiskRemove(vm->def, i);
@@ -2269,15 +2274,20 @@ qemuDomainRemoveDiskDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
 
 static void
-qemuDomainRemoveControllerDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuDomainRemoveControllerDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                  virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                  virDomainControllerDefPtr controller)
 {
+    virDomainEventPtr event;
     size_t i;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing controller %s from domain %p %s",
               controller->info.alias, vm, vm->def->name);
 
+    event = virDomainEventDeviceRemovedNewFromObj(vm, controller->info.alias);
+    if (event)
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+
     for (i = 0; i < vm->def->ncontrollers; i++) {
         if (vm->def->controllers[i] == controller) {
             virDomainControllerRemove(vm->def, i);
@@ -2297,6 +2307,7 @@ qemuDomainRemoveNetDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 {
     virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
     virNetDevVPortProfilePtr vport;
+    virDomainEventPtr event;
     size_t i;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing network interface %s from domain %p %s",
@@ -2304,6 +2315,10 @@ qemuDomainRemoveNetDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     virDomainAuditNet(vm, net, NULL, "detach", true);
 
+    event = virDomainEventDeviceRemovedNewFromObj(vm, net->info.alias);
+    if (event)
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+
     for (i = 0; i < vm->def->nnets; i++) {
         if (vm->def->nets[i] == net) {
             virDomainNetRemove(vm->def, i);
@@ -2420,11 +2435,16 @@ qemuDomainRemoveHostDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                            virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev)
 {
     virDomainNetDefPtr net = NULL;
+    virDomainEventPtr event;
     size_t i;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing host device %s from domain %p %s",
               hostdev->info->alias, vm, vm->def->name);
 
+    event = virDomainEventDeviceRemovedNewFromObj(vm, hostdev->info->alias);
+    if (event)
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+
     if (hostdev->parent.type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_NET) {
         net = hostdev->parent.data.net;
 
@@ -2477,13 +2497,19 @@ qemuDomainRemoveHostDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
 
 static void
-qemuDomainRemoveChrDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuDomainRemoveChrDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                           virDomainObjPtr vm,
                           virDomainChrDefPtr chr)
 {
+    virDomainEventPtr event;
+
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing character device %s from domain %p %s",
               chr->info.alias, vm, vm->def->name);
 
+    event = virDomainEventDeviceRemovedNewFromObj(vm, chr->info.alias);
+    if (event)
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+
     qemuDomainChrRemove(vm->def, chr);
     virDomainChrDefFree(chr);
 }
diff --git a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
index 5e8c5f0275..c7be5f653e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ mymain(void)
     VIR_FREE(driver.config->spiceListen);
     VIR_FREE(driver.config->vncListen);
 
+    if (!(driver.domainEventState = virDomainEventStateNew()))
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
     /* some dummy values from 'config file' */
     if (VIR_STRDUP_QUIET(driver.config->spicePassword, "123456") < 0)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;