diff --git a/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak b/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
index 0394514b93..f0676f52ac 100644
--- a/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
+++ b/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_FDC=y
 CONFIG_ACPI=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_X86=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_NVDIMM=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG=y
 CONFIG_APM=y
 CONFIG_I8257=y
diff --git a/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt b/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
index cb26dd27c4..3df3620ce4 100644
--- a/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
+++ b/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ QEMU<->ACPI BIOS memory hotplug interface
 ACPI BIOS GPE.3 handler is dedicated for notifying OS about memory hot-add
 and hot-remove events.
 
-ACPI BIOS GPE.4 handler is dedicated for notifying OS about nvdimm device
-hot-add and hot-remove events.
-
 Memory hot-plug interface (IO port 0xa00-0xa17, 1-4 byte access):
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 0xa00:
diff --git a/docs/specs/acpi_nvdimm.txt b/docs/specs/acpi_nvdimm.txt
index 4aa5e3de29..d244147691 100644
--- a/docs/specs/acpi_nvdimm.txt
+++ b/docs/specs/acpi_nvdimm.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ _DSM process diagram:
  | result from the page     |      |              |
  +--------------------------+      +--------------+
 
+NVDIMM hotplug
+--------------
+ACPI BIOS GPE.4 handler is dedicated for notifying OS about nvdimm device
+hot-add event.
+
 Device Handle Reservation
 -------------------------
 As we mentioned above, byte 0 ~ byte 3 in the DSM memory save NVDIMM device
diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index e5a3c18e52..830c475127 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -490,8 +490,12 @@ void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 
     if (lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled &&
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
-        acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug,
-                            dev, errp);
+        if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
+            nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, dev);
+        } else {
+            acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug,
+                                dev, errp);
+        }
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
         if (lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy) {
             legacy_acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.gpe_cpu, dev, errp);
diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
index 70f64517fd..ec4e64b361 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/pc-hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/mem/pc-dimm.h"
-#include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -233,8 +232,11 @@ void acpi_memory_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, MemHotplugState *mem_st,
                          DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     MemStatus *mdev;
-    AcpiEventStatusBits event;
-    bool is_nvdimm = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM);
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+
+    if (!dc->hotpluggable) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     mdev = acpi_memory_slot_status(mem_st, dev, errp);
     if (!mdev) {
@@ -242,23 +244,10 @@ void acpi_memory_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, MemHotplugState *mem_st,
     }
 
     mdev->dimm = dev;
-
-    /*
-     * do not set is_enabled and is_inserting if the slot is plugged with
-     * a nvdimm device to stop OSPM inquires memory region from the slot.
-     */
-    if (is_nvdimm) {
-        event = ACPI_NVDIMM_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    } else {
-        mdev->is_enabled = true;
-        event = ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    }
-
+    mdev->is_enabled = true;
     if (dev->hotplugged) {
-        if (!is_nvdimm) {
-            mdev->is_inserting = true;
-        }
-        acpi_send_event(DEVICE(hotplug_dev), event);
+        mdev->is_inserting = true;
+        acpi_send_event(DEVICE(hotplug_dev), ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
     }
 }
 
@@ -273,8 +262,6 @@ void acpi_memory_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         return;
     }
 
-    /* nvdimm device hot unplug is not supported yet. */
-    assert(!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM));
     mdev->is_removing = true;
     acpi_send_event(DEVICE(hotplug_dev), ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
 }
@@ -289,8 +276,6 @@ void acpi_memory_unplug_cb(MemHotplugState *mem_st,
         return;
     }
 
-    /* nvdimm device hot unplug is not supported yet. */
-    assert(!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM));
     mdev->is_enabled = false;
     mdev->dimm = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
index 0fe35471ca..5156565112 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
@@ -868,6 +868,13 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps nvdimm_dsm_ops = {
     },
 };
 
+void nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    if (dev->hotplugged) {
+        acpi_send_event(DEVICE(hotplug_dev), ACPI_NVDIMM_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
+    }
+}
+
 void nvdimm_init_acpi_state(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, MemoryRegion *io,
                             FWCfgState *fw_cfg, Object *owner)
 {
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 2adc246b00..17d36bd595 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -378,7 +378,12 @@ static void piix4_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 
     if (s->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled &&
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
-        acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->acpi_memory_hotplug, dev, errp);
+        if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
+            nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, dev);
+        } else {
+            acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->acpi_memory_hotplug,
+                                dev, errp);
+        }
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PCI_DEVICE)) {
         acpi_pcihp_device_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->acpi_pci_hotplug, dev, errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
index d3ffb2569b..60585c3bbd 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
@@ -131,4 +131,5 @@ void nvdimm_build_acpi(GArray *table_offsets, GArray *table_data,
                        BIOSLinker *linker, AcpiNVDIMMState *state,
                        uint32_t ram_slots);
 void nvdimm_acpi_hotplug(AcpiNVDIMMState *state);
+void nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev);
 #endif