diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c
index a22a259e2d..62bfb7920b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.c
@@ -69,8 +69,42 @@ void virtio_md_pci_plug(VirtIOMDPCI *vmd, MachineState *ms, Error **errp)
 void virtio_md_pci_unplug_request(VirtIOMDPCI *vmd, MachineState *ms,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    /* We don't support hot unplug of virtio based memory devices */
-    error_setg(errp, "virtio based memory devices cannot be unplugged.");
+    VirtIOMDPCIClass *vmdc = VIRTIO_MD_PCI_GET_CLASS(vmd);
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(vmd);
+    HotplugHandler *bus_handler = qdev_get_bus_hotplug_handler(dev);
+    HotplugHandlerClass *hdc;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    if (!vmdc->unplug_request_check) {
+        error_setg(errp, "this virtio based memory devices cannot be unplugged");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!bus_handler) {
+        error_setg(errp, "hotunplug of virtio based memory devices not"
+                   "supported on this bus");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    vmdc->unplug_request_check(vmd, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Forward the async request or turn it into a sync request (handling it
+     * like qdev_unplug()).
+     */
+    hdc = HOTPLUG_HANDLER_GET_CLASS(bus_handler);
+    if (hdc->unplug_request) {
+        hotplug_handler_unplug_request(bus_handler, dev, &local_err);
+    } else {
+        virtio_md_pci_unplug(vmd, ms, &local_err);
+        if (!local_err) {
+            object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void virtio_md_pci_unplug(VirtIOMDPCI *vmd, MachineState *ms, Error **errp)
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h
index f9fa857aec..5912e16674 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(VirtIOMDPCI, VirtIOMDPCIClass, VIRTIO_MD_PCI)
 struct VirtIOMDPCIClass {
     /* private */
     VirtioPCIClass parent;
+
+    /* public */
+    void (*unplug_request_check)(VirtIOMDPCI *vmd, Error **errp);
 };
 
 struct VirtIOMDPCI {