diff --git a/examples/domain-events/events-c/event-test.c b/examples/domain-events/events-c/event-test.c
index 9ffabd63e3fe7e1569fc4cbc6ca93c29596f91de..5a6ef1d41c72b75ee6480b003512bfab4560f7ac 100644
--- a/examples/domain-events/events-c/event-test.c
+++ b/examples/domain-events/events-c/event-test.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static const char *eventDetailToString(int event, int detail) {
             case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_FROM_SNAPSHOT:
                 ret = "Snapshot";
                 break;
+            case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_WAKEUP:
+                ret = "Event wakeup";
+                break;
             }
             break;
         case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED:
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 12ba63f2d3a206646f3b4b7a1ba54acc3c4b244d..c702e663193b537b54881d3e0770b75ab429835d 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_UNPAUSED = 5,        /* returned from paused state */
     VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_MIGRATION_CANCELED = 6,  /* returned from migration */
     VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_SAVE_CANCELED = 7,   /* returned from failed save process */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_WAKEUP = 8,          /* returned from pmsuspended due to
+                                               wakeup event */
 
 #ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_LAST
@@ -2695,6 +2697,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_MIGRATED = 1, /* Incoming migration from another host */
     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_RESTORED = 2, /* Restored from a state file */
     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_FROM_SNAPSHOT = 3, /* Restored from snapshot */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_WAKEUP = 4,   /* Started due to wakeup event */
 
 #ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_LAST
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 2e873ecb8fe1c82ce58bad3f1fdd7944f777bdea..88b128b6e09548da9cc0d6dac58231636a0f2b92 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -1067,15 +1067,38 @@ qemuProcessHandlePMWakeup(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 {
     struct qemud_driver *driver = qemu_driver;
     virDomainEventPtr event = NULL;
+    virDomainEventPtr lifecycleEvent = NULL;
 
     virDomainObjLock(vm);
     event = virDomainEventPMWakeupNewFromObj(vm);
 
+    /* Don't set domain status back to running if it wasn't paused
+     * from guest side, otherwise it can just cause confusion.
+     */
+    if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PMSUSPENDED) {
+        VIR_DEBUG("Transitioned guest %s from pmsuspended to running "
+                  "state due to QMP wakeup event", vm->def->name);
+
+        virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING,
+                             VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_WAKEUP);
+        lifecycleEvent = virDomainEventNewFromObj(vm,
+                                                  VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED,
+                                                  VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_WAKEUP);
+
+        if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->caps, driver->stateDir, vm) < 0) {
+            VIR_WARN("Unable to save status on vm %s after wakeup event",
+                     vm->def->name);
+        }
+    }
+
     virDomainObjUnlock(vm);
 
-    if (event) {
+    if (event || lifecycleEvent) {
         qemuDriverLock(driver);
-        qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+        if (event)
+            qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+        if (lifecycleEvent)
+            qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, lifecycleEvent);
         qemuDriverUnlock(driver);
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 49bfa7adff8b82ef613ac404373ec419ccf490f0..96bea39028c3a2e8ede2d40e3891104dc36dfd5e 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -18859,6 +18859,8 @@ vshDomainStateReasonToString(int state, int reason)
             return N_("migration canceled");
         case VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_SAVE_CANCELED:
             return N_("save canceled");
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_WAKEUP:
+            return N_("event wakeup");
         case VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_UNKNOWN:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_LAST:
             ;