diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 691e50ee8a0ccc057be7a8174784511af6d7d857..2a681d9eb7e5dd545cbecb635b15b5cd617e5603 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -5007,6 +5007,19 @@ virVirtualPortProfileFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
     virBufferVSprintf(buf, "%s</virtualport>\n", indent);
 }
 
+int virDomainDiskIndexByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name)
+{
+    virDomainDiskDefPtr vdisk;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->ndisks; i++) {
+        vdisk = def->disks[i];
+        if (STREQ(vdisk->dst, name))
+            return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
 int virDomainDiskInsert(virDomainDefPtr def,
                         virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
 {
@@ -5078,6 +5091,15 @@ void virDomainDiskRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i)
     }
 }
 
+int virDomainDiskRemoveByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name)
+{
+    int i = virDomainDiskIndexByName(def, name);
+    if (i < 0)
+        return -1;
+    virDomainDiskRemove(def, i);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 
 int virDomainControllerInsert(virDomainDefPtr def,
                               virDomainControllerDefPtr controller)
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index ddf111a0a14dbb202ed89636ddf54d01ca62d8ed..1dadf984336b173402565044227e963fd1cabeda 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ int virDomainVcpupinAdd(virDomainDefPtr def,
                         int maplen,
                         int vcpu);
 
+int virDomainDiskIndexByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name);
 int virDomainDiskInsert(virDomainDefPtr def,
                         virDomainDiskDefPtr disk);
 void virDomainDiskInsertPreAlloced(virDomainDefPtr def,
@@ -1336,6 +1337,7 @@ void virDomainDiskInsertPreAlloced(virDomainDefPtr def,
 int virDomainDiskDefAssignAddress(virCapsPtr caps, virDomainDiskDefPtr def);
 
 void virDomainDiskRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i);
+int virDomainDiskRemoveByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name);
 
 int virDomainControllerInsert(virDomainDefPtr def,
                               virDomainControllerDefPtr controller);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 579c62fafd49e065fcc249113a9c34d62c204e1f..1b22be68da8aded9f2b44cb27ac6310a119a4470 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -246,11 +246,13 @@ virDomainDiskDefFree;
 virDomainDiskDeviceTypeToString;
 virDomainDiskErrorPolicyTypeFromString;
 virDomainDiskErrorPolicyTypeToString;
+virDomainDiskIndexByName;
 virDomainDiskInsert;
 virDomainDiskInsertPreAlloced;
 virDomainDiskIoTypeFromString;
 virDomainDiskIoTypeToString;
 virDomainDiskRemove;
+virDomainDiskRemoveByName;
 virDomainDiskTypeFromString;
 virDomainDiskTypeToString;
 virDomainFSDefFree;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 47ef4c72e5b48a28534b167489e72ab43aef2d5f..851ce68e500b1cd141f80fa49c3d687b196b7a29 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -4077,10 +4077,32 @@ qemuDomainUpdateDeviceLive(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 }
 
 static int
-qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef,
                              virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
 {
+    virDomainDiskDefPtr disk;
+
     switch (dev->type) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_DISK:
+        disk = dev->data.disk;
+        if (virDomainDiskIndexByName(vmdef, disk->dst) >= 0) {
+            qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                            _("target %s already exists."), disk->dst);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (virDomainDiskInsert(vmdef, disk)) {
+            virReportOOMError();
+            return -1;
+        }
+        /* vmdef has the pointer. Generic codes for vmdef will do all jobs */
+        dev->data.disk = NULL;
+        if (disk->bus != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_VIRTIO)
+            if (virDomainDefAddImplicitControllers(vmdef) < 0)
+                return -1;
+        if (qemuDomainAssignPCIAddresses(vmdef) < 0)
+            return -1;
+        break;
+
     default:
          qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
                          _("persistent attach of device is not supported"));
@@ -4091,10 +4113,20 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 
 static int
-qemuDomainDetachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuDomainDetachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef,
                              virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
 {
+    virDomainDiskDefPtr disk;
+
     switch (dev->type) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_DISK:
+        disk = dev->data.disk;
+        if (virDomainDiskRemoveByName(vmdef, disk->dst)) {
+            qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                            _("no target device %s"), disk->dst);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
                         _("persistent detach of device is not supported"));