diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index d8b3b46cc8..68f08f5b2d 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -583,18 +583,29 @@ void qemu_start_warp_timer(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    /* warp clock deterministically in record/replay mode */
-    if (!replay_checkpoint(CHECKPOINT_CLOCK_WARP_START)) {
-        return;
-    }
+    if (replay_mode != REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        if (!all_cpu_threads_idle()) {
+            return;
+        }
 
-    if (!all_cpu_threads_idle()) {
-        return;
-    }
+        if (qtest_enabled()) {
+            /* When testing, qtest commands advance icount.  */
+            return;
+        }
 
-    if (qtest_enabled()) {
-        /* When testing, qtest commands advance icount.  */
-        return;
+        replay_checkpoint(CHECKPOINT_CLOCK_WARP_START);
+    } else {
+        /* warp clock deterministically in record/replay mode */
+        if (!replay_checkpoint(CHECKPOINT_CLOCK_WARP_START)) {
+            /* vCPU is sleeping and warp can't be started.
+               It is probably a race condition: notification sent
+               to vCPU was processed in advance and vCPU went to sleep.
+               Therefore we have to wake it up for doing someting. */
+            if (replay_has_checkpoint()) {
+                qemu_clock_notify(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     /* We want to use the earliest deadline from ALL vm_clocks */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/replay.h b/include/sysemu/replay.h
index 3ced6bc231..7f7a594eca 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/replay.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/replay.h
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ void replay_shutdown_request(ShutdownCause cause);
     Returns 0 in PLAY mode if checkpoint was not found.
     Returns 1 in all other cases. */
 bool replay_checkpoint(ReplayCheckpoint checkpoint);
+/*! Used to determine that checkpoint is pending.
+    Does not proceed to the next event in the log. */
+bool replay_has_checkpoint(void);
 
 /* Asynchronous events queue */
 
diff --git a/replay/replay.c b/replay/replay.c
index 8228261401..379b51ab46 100644
--- a/replay/replay.c
+++ b/replay/replay.c
@@ -224,6 +224,18 @@ out:
     return res;
 }
 
+bool replay_has_checkpoint(void)
+{
+    bool res = false;
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        g_assert(replay_mutex_locked());
+        replay_account_executed_instructions();
+        res = EVENT_CHECKPOINT <= replay_state.data_kind
+              && replay_state.data_kind <= EVENT_CHECKPOINT_LAST;
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 static void replay_enable(const char *fname, int mode)
 {
     const char *fmode = NULL;