diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 57e2056ca9..94a357f13f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb", /* 215 */
               "chardev-logfile",
               "debug-threads",
+              "device-tray-moved-event",
     );
 
 
@@ -1493,6 +1494,7 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsEvents[] = {
     { "DEVICE_DELETED", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_DEL_EVENT },
     { "MIGRATION", QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_EVENT },
     { "VSERPORT_CHANGE", QEMU_CAPS_VSERPORT_CHANGE },
+    { "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED },
 };
 
 struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index caf3d1be7b..c942be554c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VGA_VRAM64, /* -device qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb */
     QEMU_CAPS_CHARDEV_LOGFILE, /* -chardev logfile=xxxx */
     QEMU_CAPS_NAME_DEBUG_THREADS, /* Is -name debug-threads= available */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED, /* DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED event */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index a58dd57a66..40d568362e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ qemuDomainChangeEjectableMedia(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
+        /* skip all retrying if qemu doesn't notify us on tray change */
+        if (!virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED)) {
+            if (rc == 0)
+                break;
+
+            if (rc < 0)
+                goto error;
+        }
+
         if (rc < 0) {
             /* we've already tried, error out */
             if (ejectRetry)
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
index 2e452ea1ef..5fdc791942 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.2.2-1.caps
@@ -114,4 +114,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
index 5ad56aa2d4..9402e68cca 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.3.1-1.caps
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
index d0341fdf0d..1944dc3b7d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.4.2-1.caps
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
index 93ea687e89..d9d35cec70 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3-1.caps
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
index c25b076a06..1a52a6f061 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0-1.caps
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
index 30b70e9791..973bdf54ca 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.50-1.caps
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@
     <flag name='virtio-net'/>
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
index 59d0323869..254eb2a9a8 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1-1.caps
@@ -163,4 +163,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
index efbf9af6e4..bb76ddb545 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0-1.caps
@@ -174,4 +174,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
index 5fd3bcea68..0734fbd6d6 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0-1.caps
@@ -175,4 +175,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
index 549759c0b1..7c9eb13303 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0-1.caps
@@ -178,4 +178,5 @@
     <flag name='qxl.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='qxl-vga.vram64_size_mb'/>
     <flag name='debug-threads'/>
+    <flag name='device-tray-moved-event'/>
   </qemuCaps>