diff --git a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
index e9b7228480..bcfb90a08f 100644
--- a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -803,6 +803,18 @@ void qmp_device_add(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
     dev = qdev_device_add(opts, errp);
+
+    /*
+     * Drain all pending RCU callbacks. This is done because
+     * some bus related operations can delay a device removal
+     * (in this case this can happen if device is added and then
+     * removed due to a configuration error)
+     * to a RCU callback, but user might expect that this interface
+     * will finish its job completely once qmp command returns result
+     * to the user
+     */
+    drain_call_rcu();
+
     if (!dev) {
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
         return;