diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
index 34131884a5..ae945ca3c9 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@ class QEMUMachine:
         events = self._qmp.get_events(wait=wait)
         events.extend(self._events)
         del self._events[:]
-        self._qmp.clear_events()
         return events
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/__init__.py b/python/qemu/qmp/__init__.py
index 269516a79b..c27594b66a 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/__init__.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/__init__.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
 
     def get_events(self, wait: bool = False) -> List[QMPMessage]:
         """
-        Get a list of available QMP events.
+        Get a list of available QMP events and clear all pending events.
 
         @param wait (bool): block until an event is available.
         @param wait (float): If wait is a float, treat it as a timeout value.
@@ -374,7 +374,9 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
         @return The list of available QMP events.
         """
         self.__get_events(wait)
-        return self.__events
+        events = self.__events
+        self.__events = []
+        return events
 
     def clear_events(self) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py b/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
index 337acfce2d..e7d7eb18f1 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ class QMPShell(qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol):
         if cmdline == '':
             for event in self.get_events():
                 print(event)
-            self.clear_events()
             return True
 
         return self._execute_cmd(cmdline)