diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
index eb7af21a02ea884dace39724721a3b7ff89d1375..a9cb1146494fa8c9a4bb46ddc397f86c4845311e 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ static void virtio_serial_post_load_timer_cb(void *opaque)
     VirtIOSerial *s = opaque;
     VirtIOSerialPort *port;
     uint8_t host_connected;
+    VirtIOSerialPortClass *vsc;
 
     if (!s->post_load) {
         return;
@@ -594,6 +595,10 @@ static void virtio_serial_post_load_timer_cb(void *opaque)
             send_control_event(s, port->id, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_OPEN,
                                port->host_connected);
         }
+        vsc = VIRTIO_SERIAL_PORT_GET_CLASS(port);
+        if (vsc->set_guest_connected) {
+            vsc->set_guest_connected(port, port->guest_connected);
+        }
     }
     g_free(s->post_load->connected);
     qemu_free_timer(s->post_load->timer);