diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index fe00c6f25b..c35e5c09a3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -11820,3 +11820,44 @@ qemuDomainDeviceBackendChardevForeach(virDomainDef *def,
                                            DOMAIN_DEVICE_ITERATE_MISSING_INFO,
                                            &data);
 }
+
+
+int
+qemuDomainRemoveLogs(virQEMUDriver *driver,
+                     const char *name)
+{
+    g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = NULL;
+    g_autofree char *format = NULL;
+    g_autofree char *main = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(DIR) dir = NULL;
+    struct dirent *entry;
+    int rc;
+
+    cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
+    if (!cfg->stdioLogD)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (virDirOpen(&dir, cfg->logDir) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    main = g_strdup_printf("%s.log", name);
+    format = g_strdup_printf("%s.log.%%u", name);
+
+    while ((rc = virDirRead(dir, &entry, cfg->logDir)) > 0) {
+        unsigned int u;
+
+        if (STREQ(entry->d_name, main) ||
+            sscanf(entry->d_name, format, &u) == 1) {
+            g_autofree char *path = NULL;
+
+            path = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", cfg->logDir, entry->d_name);
+            if (unlink(path) && errno != ENOENT)
+                VIR_WARN("unlink(%s) error: %s", path, g_strerror(errno));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (rc < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index a41d8308e3..f4d84ca43a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -1084,3 +1084,7 @@ int
 qemuDomainDeviceBackendChardevForeach(virDomainDef *def,
                                       qemuDomainDeviceBackendChardevForeachCallback cb,
                                       void *opaque);
+
+int
+qemuDomainRemoveLogs(virQEMUDriver *driver,
+                     const char *name);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 77012eb527..26647a9ae3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,8 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     int reason;
     bool starting;
 
-    virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_DESTROY_GRACEFUL, -1);
+    virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_DESTROY_GRACEFUL |
+                  VIR_DOMAIN_DESTROY_REMOVE_LOGS, -1);
 
     if (!(vm = qemuDomainObjFromDomain(dom)))
         return -1;
@@ -2112,6 +2113,11 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
     qemuProcessStop(driver, vm, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_DESTROYED,
                     VIR_ASYNC_JOB_NONE, stopFlags);
+
+    if ((flags & VIR_DOMAIN_DESTROY_REMOVE_LOGS) &&
+        qemuDomainRemoveLogs(driver, vm->def->name) < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("Failed to remove logs for VM '%s'", vm->def->name);
+
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_DESTROYED);