diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst
index 51ca23aece..d4f30bb8af 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.rst
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst
@@ -1127,6 +1127,9 @@ NUMA Node Tuning
    will be ignored if it's specified. If ``placement`` of ``vcpu`` is 'auto',
    and ``numatune`` is not specified, a default ``numatune`` with ``placement``
    'auto' and ``mode`` 'strict' will be added implicitly. :since:`Since 0.9.3`
+   See `virDomainSetNumaParameters
+   <html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virDomainSetNumaParameters>`__ for more
+   information on update of this element.
 ``memnode``
    Optional ``memnode`` elements can specify memory allocation policies per each
    guest NUMA node. For those nodes having no corresponding ``memnode`` element,
diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
index cd739c32c4..baee508d04 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ displayed.
 \'restrictive' or any valid number from the virDomainNumatuneMemMode enum
 in case the daemon supports it.  For a running domain, the mode can't be
 changed, and the nodeset can be changed only if the domain was started with
-a mode of \`strict'.
+a mode of either \`strict' or \`restrictive'.
 
 *nodeset* is a list of numa nodes used by the host for running the domain.
 Its syntax is a comma separated list, with '-' for ranges and '^' for
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 5708ff839b..90b8918bb5 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -2182,6 +2182,14 @@ virDomainGetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr domain,
  * Change all or a subset of the numa tunables.
  * This function may require privileged access to the hypervisor.
  *
+ * Changing live configuration may be possible only in some cases. For
+ * instance, for QEMU driver the mode (VIR_DOMAIN_NUMA_MODE) can not be
+ * changed, and changing the nodeset (VIR_DOMAIN_NUMA_NODESET) is possible
+ * only for VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT and
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_RESTRICTIVE modes.
+ *
+ * Changing persistent configuration does not pose such limitations.
+ *
  * Returns -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success.
  */
 int
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index bae8b7c39b..e884dde721 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -8777,10 +8777,10 @@ qemuDomainSetNumaParamsLive(virDomainObj *vm,
     size_t i = 0;
 
     if (virDomainNumatuneGetMode(vm->def->numa, -1, &mode) == 0 &&
-        mode != VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT) {
+        mode != VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT &&
+        mode != VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_RESTRICTIVE) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
-                       _("change of nodeset for running domain "
-                         "requires strict numa mode"));
+                       _("change of nodeset for running domain requires strict or restrictive numa mode"));
         return -1;
     }