diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index abb777ac1c90b10710105415e709f7cac0c30b60..2250d376c622252311c695e650c26a97671c6492 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,7 @@ qemuDomainReset(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
     int ret = -1;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
+    virDomainState state;
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
@@ -2165,6 +2166,10 @@ qemuDomainReset(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
 
     priv->fakeReboot = false;
 
+    state = virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL);
+    if (state == VIR_DOMAIN_CRASHED)
+        virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_CRASHED);
+
  endjob:
     qemuDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm);