diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 6b5c2c3371..6968b31781 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void qemu_remove_led_event_handler(QEMUPutLEDEntry *entry)
 
 void kbd_put_keycode(int keycode)
 {
-    if (!runstate_is_running()) {
+    if (!runstate_is_running() && !runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED)) {
         return;
     }
     if (qemu_put_kbd_event) {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void kbd_mouse_event(int dx, int dy, int dz, int buttons_state)
     void *mouse_event_opaque;
     int width, height;
 
-    if (!runstate_is_running()) {
+    if (!runstate_is_running() && !runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED)) {
         return;
     }
     if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&mouse_handlers)) {
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 33f2f923a3..2ca7195d25 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@
 #
 # @shutdown: guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
 #
+# @suspended: guest is suspended (ACPI S3)
+#
 # @watchdog: the watchdog action is configured to pause and has been triggered
 ##
 { 'enum': 'RunState',
   'data': [ 'debug', 'inmigrate', 'internal-error', 'io-error', 'paused',
             'postmigrate', 'prelaunch', 'finish-migrate', 'restore-vm',
-            'running', 'save-vm', 'shutdown', 'watchdog' ] }
+            'running', 'save-vm', 'shutdown', 'suspended', 'watchdog' ] }
 
 ##
 # @StatusInfo:
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index a182b5197e..fee9fb2a9d 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ void qmp_cont(Error **errp)
                runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_RESET_REQUIRED);
         return;
+    } else if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED)) {
+        return;
     }
 
     bdrv_iterate(iostatus_bdrv_it, NULL);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index ae91a8ab01..a7afc79c32 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
     { RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN, RUN_STATE_PAUSED },
     { RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN, RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE },
 
+    { RUN_STATE_DEBUG, RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED },
+    { RUN_STATE_RUNNING, RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED },
+    { RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
+    { RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED, RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE },
+
     { RUN_STATE_WATCHDOG, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
     { RUN_STATE_WATCHDOG, RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE },
 
@@ -1420,6 +1425,7 @@ static void qemu_system_suspend(void)
 {
     pause_all_vcpus();
     notifier_list_notify(&suspend_notifiers, NULL);
+    runstate_set(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED);
     monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_SUSPEND, NULL);
     is_suspended = true;
 }
@@ -1447,6 +1453,7 @@ void qemu_system_wakeup_request(WakeupReason reason)
     if (!(wakeup_reason_mask & (1 << reason))) {
         return;
     }
+    runstate_set(RUN_STATE_RUNNING);
     monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_WAKEUP, NULL);
     notifier_list_notify(&wakeup_notifiers, &reason);
     reset_requested = 1;