diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 99642b647c..cb5a3e2838 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,16 @@ int qemuMonitorEmitStop(qemuMonitorPtr mon)
 }
 
 
+int qemuMonitorEmitResume(qemuMonitorPtr mon)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    VIR_DEBUG("mon=%p", mon);
+
+    QEMU_MONITOR_CALLBACK(mon, ret, domainResume, mon->vm);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 int qemuMonitorEmitRTCChange(qemuMonitorPtr mon, long long offset)
 {
     int ret = -1;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index d7faa9027a..00ce8136e6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct _qemuMonitorCallbacks {
                            virDomainObjPtr vm);
     int (*domainStop)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                       virDomainObjPtr vm);
+    int (*domainResume)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm);
     int (*domainRTCChange)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                            virDomainObjPtr vm,
                            long long offset);
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ int qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitReset(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitPowerdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitStop(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
+int qemuMonitorEmitResume(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitRTCChange(qemuMonitorPtr mon, long long offset);
 int qemuMonitorEmitWatchdog(qemuMonitorPtr mon, int action);
 int qemuMonitorEmitIOError(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 2d2d254eed..de5f1155e8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr da
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleReset(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandlePowerdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleStop(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
+static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleResume(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleRTCChange(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleWatchdog(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleIOError(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data);
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ static qemuEventHandler eventHandlers[] = {
     { "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", qemuMonitorJSONHandleTrayChange, },
     { "POWERDOWN", qemuMonitorJSONHandlePowerdown, },
     { "RESET", qemuMonitorJSONHandleReset, },
+    { "RESUME", qemuMonitorJSONHandleResume, },
     { "RTC_CHANGE", qemuMonitorJSONHandleRTCChange, },
     { "SHUTDOWN", qemuMonitorJSONHandleShutdown, },
     { "SPICE_CONNECTED", qemuMonitorJSONHandleSPICEConnect, },
@@ -589,6 +591,11 @@ static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleStop(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data A
     qemuMonitorEmitStop(mon);
 }
 
+static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleResume(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    qemuMonitorEmitResume(mon);
+}
+
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleRTCChange(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data)
 {
     long long offset = 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index f5fc1b36fd..938c17efcf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -735,6 +735,61 @@ unlock:
 }
 
 
+static int
+qemuProcessHandleResume(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    virQEMUDriverPtr driver = qemu_driver;
+    virDomainEventPtr event = NULL;
+
+    virDomainObjLock(vm);
+    if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED) {
+        qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+
+        if (priv->gotShutdown) {
+            VIR_DEBUG("Ignoring RESUME event after SHUTDOWN");
+            goto unlock;
+        }
+
+        VIR_DEBUG("Transitioned guest %s out of paused into resumed state",
+                  vm->def->name);
+
+        virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING,
+                                 VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_UNPAUSED);
+        event = virDomainEventNewFromObj(vm,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED_UNPAUSED);
+
+        VIR_DEBUG("Using lock state '%s' on resume event", NULLSTR(priv->lockState));
+        if (virDomainLockProcessResume(driver->lockManager, driver->uri,
+                                       vm, priv->lockState) < 0) {
+            /* Don't free priv->lockState on error, because we need
+             * to make sure we have state still present if the user
+             * tries to resume again
+             */
+            goto unlock;
+        }
+        VIR_FREE(priv->lockState);
+
+        if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->caps, driver->stateDir, vm) < 0) {
+            VIR_WARN("Unable to save status on vm %s after state change",
+                     vm->def->name);
+        }
+    }
+
+unlock:
+    virDomainObjUnlock(vm);
+
+    if (event) {
+        qemuDriverLock(driver);
+        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+        qemuDriverUnlock(driver);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuProcessHandleRTCChange(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                            virDomainObjPtr vm,
@@ -1250,6 +1305,7 @@ static qemuMonitorCallbacks monitorCallbacks = {
     .diskSecretLookup = qemuProcessFindVolumeQcowPassphrase,
     .domainShutdown = qemuProcessHandleShutdown,
     .domainStop = qemuProcessHandleStop,
+    .domainResume = qemuProcessHandleResume,
     .domainReset = qemuProcessHandleReset,
     .domainRTCChange = qemuProcessHandleRTCChange,
     .domainWatchdog = qemuProcessHandleWatchdog,