diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index fabbeca6f4..63bda152f5 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
+#include "qemu/plugin.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
@@ -1264,9 +1265,18 @@ static void qemu_tcg_rr_wait_io_event(void)
 
 static void qemu_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
 {
+    bool slept = false;
+
     while (cpu_thread_is_idle(cpu)) {
+        if (!slept) {
+            slept = true;
+            qemu_plugin_vcpu_idle_cb(cpu);
+        }
         qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
     }
+    if (slept) {
+        qemu_plugin_vcpu_resume_cb(cpu);
+    }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     /* Eat dummy APC queued by qemu_cpu_kick_thread.  */
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 9fc0d01895..6e9787e7cd 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -975,6 +975,8 @@ void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
     }
     tlb_init(cpu);
 
+    qemu_plugin_vcpu_init_hook(cpu);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     if (qdev_get_vmsd(DEVICE(cpu)) == NULL) {
         vmstate_register(NULL, cpu->cpu_index, &vmstate_cpu_common, cpu);
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu.c b/hw/core/cpu.c
index 73b1ee34d0..db1a03c6bb 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "trace-root.h"
+#include "qemu/plugin.h"
 
 CPUInterruptHandler cpu_interrupt_handler;
 
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ static void cpu_common_unrealizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     CPUState *cpu = CPU(dev);
     /* NOTE: latest generic point before the cpu is fully unrealized */
     trace_fini_vcpu(cpu);
+    qemu_plugin_vcpu_exit_hook(cpu);
     cpu_exec_unrealizefn(cpu);
 }