diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index 53cab6bd4c..3ebb2c6642 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_STARTING_UP = 11, /* the domain is being started (Since: 1.2.14) */
     VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_POSTCOPY = 12,    /* paused for post-copy migration (Since: 1.3.3) */
     VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_POSTCOPY_FAILED = 13, /* paused after failed post-copy (Since: 1.3.3) */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR = 14,   /* Some APIs (e.g., migration, snapshot) internally need to suspend a domain. This paused state reason is used when resume operation at the end of such API fails. (Since: 9.2.0) */
 
 # ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_LAST /* (Since: 0.9.10) */
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 783d3a5fff..9ef50c818b 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainPausedReason,
               "starting up",
               "post-copy",
               "post-copy failed",
+              "api error",
 );
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainShutdownReason,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 0feab09bee..72940efefb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -11376,6 +11376,9 @@ qemuDomainPausedReasonToSuspendedEvent(virDomainPausedReason reason)
     case VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_POSTCOPY:
         return VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR:
+        return VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_UNKNOWN:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_USER:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_SAVE:
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index fd8136be37..b900015dcf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2727,6 +2727,10 @@ qemuDomainSaveInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                                      virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR));
+                if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED) {
+                    virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR);
+                }
             }
             virErrorRestore(&save_err);
         }
@@ -3254,6 +3258,10 @@ qemuDomainCoreDumpWithFormat(virDomainPtr dom,
                 event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                                           VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
                                                           VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR);
+                if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED) {
+                    virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR);
+                }
                 if (virGetLastErrorCode() == VIR_ERR_OK)
                     virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
                                    "%s", _("resuming after dump failed"));
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c b/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
index 7aa4195f04..14353c6f0d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ qemuSnapshotCreateActiveInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR);
+        if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED) {
+            virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED,
+                                 VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR);
+        }
         if (virGetLastErrorCode() == VIR_ERR_OK) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
                            _("resuming after snapshot failed"));
@@ -1398,6 +1402,10 @@ qemuSnapshotCreateActiveExternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR);
         virObjectEventStateQueue(driver->domainEventState, event);
+        if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED) {
+            virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED,
+                                 VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_API_ERROR);
+        }
         if (virGetLastErrorCode() == VIR_ERR_OK) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
                            _("resuming after snapshot failed"));
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
index c2134faba1..bdade8f251 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virshDomainPausedReason,
               N_("starting up"),
               N_("post-copy"),
               N_("post-copy failed"),
+              N_("api error"),
 );
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virshDomainShutdownReason);