diff --git a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
index 9e31ab2da4..39b1f74442 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
@@ -104,6 +104,24 @@ static void acpi_set_pci_info(void)
     }
 }
 
+static void acpi_pcihp_disable_root_bus(void)
+{
+    static bool root_hp_disabled;
+    PCIBus *bus;
+
+    if (root_hp_disabled) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bus = find_i440fx();
+    if (bus) {
+        /* setting the hotplug handler to NULL makes the bus non-hotpluggable */
+        qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BUS(bus), NULL);
+    }
+    root_hp_disabled = true;
+    return;
+}
+
 static void acpi_pcihp_test_hotplug_bus(PCIBus *bus, void *opaque)
 {
     AcpiPciHpFind *find = opaque;
@@ -209,8 +227,11 @@ static void acpi_pcihp_update(AcpiPciHpState *s)
     }
 }
 
-void acpi_pcihp_reset(AcpiPciHpState *s)
+void acpi_pcihp_reset(AcpiPciHpState *s, bool acpihp_root_off)
 {
+    if (acpihp_root_off) {
+        acpi_pcihp_disable_root_bus();
+    }
     acpi_set_pci_info();
     acpi_pcihp_update(s);
 }
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 26bac4f16c..e6163bb6ce 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct PIIX4PMState {
 
     AcpiPciHpState acpi_pci_hotplug;
     bool use_acpi_hotplug_bridge;
+    bool use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug;
 
     uint8_t disable_s3;
     uint8_t disable_s4;
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ static void piix4_pm_reset(DeviceState *dev)
         pci_conf[0x5B] = 0x02;
     }
     pm_io_space_update(s);
-    acpi_pcihp_reset(&s->acpi_pci_hotplug);
+    acpi_pcihp_reset(&s->acpi_pci_hotplug, !s->use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug);
 }
 
 static void piix4_pm_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
@@ -635,6 +636,8 @@ static Property piix4_pm_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8(ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_VAL, PIIX4PMState, s4_val, 2),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support", PIIX4PMState,
                      use_acpi_hotplug_bridge, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("acpi-root-pci-hotplug", PIIX4PMState,
+                     use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-hotplug-support", PIIX4PMState,
                      acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h b/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
index 8bc4a4c01d..02f4665767 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void acpi_pcihp_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                          Error **errp);
 
 /* Called on reset */
-void acpi_pcihp_reset(AcpiPciHpState *s);
+void acpi_pcihp_reset(AcpiPciHpState *s, bool acpihp_root_off);
 
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi_pcihp_pci_status;