diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 3b8d43d0fd..cf1ba28fe3 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     dev->instance_id_alias = -1;
     dev->realized = false;
+    dev->allow_unplug_during_migration = false;
 
     object_property_add_bool(obj, "realized",
                              device_get_realized, device_set_realized, NULL);
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index 824ab4ed7b..c68498c0de 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -2130,6 +2130,7 @@ static void pci_qdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
             pci_qdev_unrealize(DEVICE(pci_dev), NULL);
             return;
         }
+        qdev->allow_unplug_during_migration = true;
     }
 
     /* rom loading */
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 710981af36..1518495b1e 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ struct DeviceState {
     bool pending_deleted_event;
     QemuOpts *opts;
     int hotplugged;
+    bool allow_unplug_during_migration;
     BusState *parent_bus;
     QLIST_HEAD(, NamedGPIOList) gpios;
     QLIST_HEAD(, BusState) child_bus;
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index ffa08c670f..e6b112eb0a 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ void qdev_unplug(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!migration_is_idle()) {
+    if (!migration_is_idle() && !dev->allow_unplug_during_migration) {
         error_setg(errp, "device_del not allowed while migrating");
         return;
     }