diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index e20f2e7cbb..9e1bdd5dca 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -1643,6 +1643,21 @@ static void ide_atapi_cmd(IDEState *s)
             ide_atapi_cmd_reply(s, len, max_len);
             break;
         }
+    case GPCMD_GET_EVENT_STATUS_NOTIFICATION:
+        max_len = ube16_to_cpu(packet + 7);
+
+        if (packet[1] & 0x01) { /* polling */
+            /* We don't support any event class (yet). */
+            cpu_to_ube16(buf, 0x00); /* No event descriptor returned */
+            buf[2] = 0x80;           /* No Event Available (NEA) */
+            buf[3] = 0x00;           /* Empty supported event classes */
+            ide_atapi_cmd_reply(s, 4, max_len);
+        } else { /* asynchronous mode */
+            /* Only polling is supported, asynchronous mode is not. */
+            ide_atapi_cmd_error(s, SENSE_ILLEGAL_REQUEST,
+                                ASC_INV_FIELD_IN_CMD_PACKET);
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         ide_atapi_cmd_error(s, SENSE_ILLEGAL_REQUEST,
                             ASC_ILLEGAL_OPCODE);