diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 67fb6240e6..b8ab068bc4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -299,8 +299,14 @@ qemuDomainCheckEjectableMedia(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         if (!info)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (info->tray_open && virDomainDiskGetSource(disk))
-            ignore_value(virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, NULL));
+        if (info->tray_open) {
+            if (virDomainDiskGetSource(disk))
+                ignore_value(virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, NULL));
+
+            disk->tray_status = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TRAY_OPEN;
+        } else {
+            disk->tray_status = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TRAY_CLOSED;
+        }
     }
 
     ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index e3df26563c..2698178e3d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -5457,6 +5457,10 @@ qemuProcessLaunch(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (qemuProcessUpdateVideoRamSize(driver, vm, asyncJob) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    VIR_DEBUG("Updating ejectable media status");
+    if (qemuDomainCheckEjectableMedia(driver, vm, asyncJob) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (flags & VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESTROY &&
         qemuProcessAutoDestroyAdd(driver, vm, conn) < 0)
         goto cleanup;