diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c b/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
index 9f7daae99c..66ed5f0b98 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
@@ -113,3 +113,8 @@ int vhost_net_virtqueue_restart(VirtIODevice *vdev, NetClientState *nc,
 {
     return 0;
 }
+
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 043058ff43..984b130e8f 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ uint64_t vhost_net_get_acked_features(VHostNetState *net)
     return net->dev.acked_features;
 }
 
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USER
+    if (nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER) {
+        vhost_user_save_acked_features(nc);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 static int vhost_net_get_fd(NetClientState *backend)
 {
     switch (backend->info->type) {
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 122eac25ee..b342d66160 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ static void virtio_net_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint64_t features)
             continue;
         }
         vhost_net_ack_features(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), features);
+
+        /*
+         * keep acked_features in NetVhostUserState up-to-date so it
+         * can't miss any features configured by guest virtio driver.
+         */
+        vhost_net_save_acked_features(nc->peer);
     }
 
     if (virtio_has_feature(features, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN)) {
diff --git a/include/net/vhost_net.h b/include/net/vhost_net.h
index 40b9a40074..dfb13756cd 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost_net.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost_net.h
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ void vhost_net_virtqueue_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev, NetClientState *nc,
                                int vq_index);
 int vhost_net_virtqueue_restart(VirtIODevice *vdev, NetClientState *nc,
                                 int vq_index);
+
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
 #endif