diff --git a/tests/libqtest.c b/tests/libqtest.c
index 99b1195355..0b0bf1d460 100644
--- a/tests/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/libqtest.c
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ char *qtest_hmpv(QTestState *s, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
                      " 'arguments': {'command-line': %s}}",
                      cmd);
     ret = g_strdup(qdict_get_try_str(resp, "return"));
+    while (ret == NULL && qdict_get_try_str(resp, "event")) {
+        /* Ignore asynchronous QMP events */
+        QDECREF(resp);
+        resp = qtest_qmp_receive(s);
+        ret = g_strdup(qdict_get_try_str(resp, "return"));
+    }
     g_assert(ret);
     QDECREF(resp);
     g_free(cmd);
diff --git a/tests/libqtest.h b/tests/libqtest.h
index 2c9962d94f..ee237448da 100644
--- a/tests/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/libqtest.h
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ void qtest_qmp_eventwait(QTestState *s, const char *event);
 QDict *qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(QTestState *s, const char *event);
 
 /**
- * qtest_hmpv:
+ * qtest_hmp:
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @fmt...: HMP command to send to QEMU
  *
  * Send HMP command to QEMU via QMP's human-monitor-command.
+ * QMP events are discarded.
  *
  * Returns: the command's output.  The caller should g_free() it.
  */
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ char *qtest_hmp(QTestState *s, const char *fmt, ...);
  * @ap: HMP command arguments
  *
  * Send HMP command to QEMU via QMP's human-monitor-command.
+ * QMP events are discarded.
  *
  * Returns: the command's output.  The caller should g_free() it.
  */