diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 9f87e719cf39fa8843c198b1b82c40c04b65a914..c7c7b4f3cc6d74877f2509cf18d2a3a6d0da7931 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ libxlDomainShutdownThread(void *opaque)
                                            VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_CRASHED);
                 reason = VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_CRASHED;
             } else {
+                dom_event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
+                                           VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED,
+                                           VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_SHUTDOWN);
                 reason = VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_SHUTDOWN;
             }
             libxl_domain_destroy(ctx, vm->def->id, NULL);