diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index ce43d1b963ec0f9ea9f41d4f7d772552d25f2e18..343145510ab62aafb47c9c7e335aedcf21af0797 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -714,6 +714,22 @@ vzDomainGetAutostart(virDomainPtr domain, int *autostart)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+vzEnsureDomainExists(virDomainObjPtr dom)
+{
+    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
+
+    if (!dom->removing)
+        return 0;
+
+    virUUIDFormat(dom->def->uuid, uuidstr);
+    virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN,
+                   _("no domain with matching uuid '%s' (%s)"),
+                   uuidstr, dom->def->name);
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 static virDomainPtr
 vzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -780,6 +796,9 @@ vzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
                 goto cleanup;
             job = true;
 
+            if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+
             if (prlsdkApplyConfig(driver, dom, def))
                 goto cleanup;
 
@@ -1010,6 +1029,9 @@ vzDomainUndefineFlags(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     ret = prlsdkUnregisterDomain(privconn->driver, dom, flags);
 
  cleanup:
@@ -1066,6 +1088,9 @@ vzDomainManagedSave(virDomainPtr domain, unsigned int flags)
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     state = virDomainObjGetState(dom, &reason);
 
     if (state == VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING && (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_PAUSED)) {
@@ -1157,6 +1182,9 @@ static int vzDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain, const char *xml,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (prlsdkAttachDevice(driver, dom, dev) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -1206,6 +1234,9 @@ static int vzDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain, const char *xml,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (prlsdkDetachDevice(driver, dom, dev) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -1243,6 +1274,9 @@ vzDomainSetUserPassword(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     ret = prlsdkDomainSetUserPassword(dom, user, password);
 
  cleanup:
@@ -1281,6 +1315,9 @@ static int vzDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (prlsdkUpdateDevice(driver, dom, dev) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -1619,6 +1656,9 @@ static int vzDomainSetMemoryFlagsImpl(virDomainPtr domain, unsigned long memory,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     ret = prlsdkSetMemsize(dom, memory >> 10);
 
  cleanup:
@@ -2103,6 +2143,9 @@ vzDomainSnapshotCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     /* snaphot name is ignored, it will be set to auto generated by sdk uuid */
     if (prlsdkCreateSnapshot(dom, def->description) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
@@ -2164,6 +2207,9 @@ vzDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot, unsigned int flags)
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     ret = prlsdkSwitchToSnapshot(dom, snapshot->name,
                                  flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_PAUSED);
  cleanup:
@@ -2534,6 +2580,9 @@ vzDomainMigratePerformStep(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (vzEnsureDomainExists(dom) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (!(vzuri = vzParseVzURI(miguri)))
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
index 5c2a6c59619407845e2ba6c076527a15f64437d4..38254c05e2df1d91e0d62825cf66338bbb629b4d 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
@@ -2067,6 +2067,9 @@ prlsdkHandleVmConfigEvent(vzDriverPtr driver,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (dom->removing)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (prlsdkUpdateDomain(driver, dom) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -2333,6 +2336,16 @@ prlsdkDomainChangeState(virDomainPtr domain,
         goto cleanup;
     job = true;
 
+    if (dom->removing) {
+        char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
+
+        virUUIDFormat(dom->def->uuid, uuidstr);
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN,
+                       _("no domain with matching uuid '%s' (%s)"),
+                       uuidstr, dom->def->name);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     ret = prlsdkDomainChangeStateLocked(privconn->driver, dom, chstate);
 
  cleanup: