diff --git a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
index b8a2e62..9fee077 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ static int nvdimm_plugged_device_list(Object *obj, void *opaque)
     GSList **list = opaque;
 
     if (object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
-        DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-
-        if (dev->realized) { /* only realized NVDIMMs matter */
-            *list = g_slist_append(*list, DEVICE(obj));
-        }
+        *list = g_slist_append(*list, DEVICE(obj));
     }
 
     object_child_foreach(obj, nvdimm_plugged_device_list, opaque);
@@ -348,8 +344,9 @@ static void nvdimm_build_structure_dcr(GArray *structures, DeviceState *dev)
                                          (DSM) in DSM Spec Rev1.*/);
 }
 
-static GArray *nvdimm_build_device_structure(GSList *device_list)
+static GArray *nvdimm_build_device_structure(void)
 {
+    GSList *device_list = nvdimm_get_plugged_device_list();
     GArray *structures = g_array_new(false, true /* clear */, 1);
 
     for (; device_list; device_list = device_list->next) {
@@ -367,28 +364,50 @@ static GArray *nvdimm_build_device_structure(GSList *device_list)
         /* build NVDIMM Control Region Structure. */
         nvdimm_build_structure_dcr(structures, dev);
     }
+    g_slist_free(device_list);
 
     return structures;
 }
 
-static void nvdimm_build_nfit(GSList *device_list, GArray *table_offsets,
+static void nvdimm_init_fit_buffer(NvdimmFitBuffer *fit_buf)
+{
+    fit_buf->fit = g_array_new(false, true /* clear */, 1);
+}
+
+static void nvdimm_build_fit_buffer(NvdimmFitBuffer *fit_buf)
+{
+    g_array_free(fit_buf->fit, true);
+    fit_buf->fit = nvdimm_build_device_structure();
+    fit_buf->dirty = true;
+}
+
+void nvdimm_acpi_hotplug(AcpiNVDIMMState *state)
+{
+    nvdimm_build_fit_buffer(&state->fit_buf);
+}
+
+static void nvdimm_build_nfit(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, GArray *table_offsets,
                               GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker)
 {
-    GArray *structures = nvdimm_build_device_structure(device_list);
+    NvdimmFitBuffer *fit_buf = &state->fit_buf;
     unsigned int header;
 
+    /* NVDIMM device is not plugged? */
+    if (!fit_buf->fit->len) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     acpi_add_table(table_offsets, table_data);
 
     /* NFIT header. */
     header = table_data->len;
     acpi_data_push(table_data, sizeof(NvdimmNfitHeader));
     /* NVDIMM device structures. */
-    g_array_append_vals(table_data, structures->data, structures->len);
+    g_array_append_vals(table_data, fit_buf->fit->data, fit_buf->fit->len);
 
     build_header(linker, table_data,
                  (void *)(table_data->data + header), "NFIT",
-                 sizeof(NvdimmNfitHeader) + structures->len, 1, NULL, NULL);
-    g_array_free(structures, true);
+                 sizeof(NvdimmNfitHeader) + fit_buf->fit->len, 1, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 struct NvdimmDsmIn {
@@ -771,6 +790,8 @@ void nvdimm_init_acpi_state(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, MemoryRegion *io,
     acpi_data_push(state->dsm_mem, sizeof(NvdimmDsmIn));
     fw_cfg_add_file(fw_cfg, NVDIMM_DSM_MEM_FILE, state->dsm_mem->data,
                     state->dsm_mem->len);
+
+    nvdimm_init_fit_buffer(&state->fit_buf);
 }
 
 #define NVDIMM_COMMON_DSM       "NCAL"
@@ -1045,25 +1066,17 @@ static void nvdimm_build_ssdt(GArray *table_offsets, GArray *table_data,
 }
 
 void nvdimm_build_acpi(GArray *table_offsets, GArray *table_data,
-                       BIOSLinker *linker, GArray *dsm_dma_arrea,
+                       BIOSLinker *linker, AcpiNVDIMMState *state,
                        uint32_t ram_slots)
 {
-    GSList *device_list;
-
-    device_list = nvdimm_get_plugged_device_list();
-
-    /* NVDIMM device is plugged. */
-    if (device_list) {
-        nvdimm_build_nfit(device_list, table_offsets, table_data, linker);
-        g_slist_free(device_list);
-    }
+    nvdimm_build_nfit(state, table_offsets, table_data, linker);
 
     /*
      * NVDIMM device is allowed to be plugged only if there is available
      * slot.
      */
     if (ram_slots) {
-        nvdimm_build_ssdt(table_offsets, table_data, linker, dsm_dma_arrea,
+        nvdimm_build_ssdt(table_offsets, table_data, linker, state->dsm_mem,
                           ram_slots);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 6ae4769..bc49958 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState *machine)
     }
     if (pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled) {
         nvdimm_build_acpi(table_offsets, tables_blob, tables->linker,
-                          pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.dsm_mem, machine->ram_slots);
+                          &pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state, machine->ram_slots);
     }
 
     /* Add tables supplied by user (if any) */
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 93ff49c..77ca7f4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1700,6 +1700,10 @@ static void pc_dimm_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         goto out;
     }
 
+    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
+        nvdimm_acpi_hotplug(&pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state);
+    }
+
     hhc = HOTPLUG_HANDLER_GET_CLASS(pcms->acpi_dev);
     hhc->plug(HOTPLUG_HANDLER(pcms->acpi_dev), dev, &error_abort);
 out:
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
index 63a2b20..232437c 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
@@ -98,12 +98,30 @@ typedef struct NVDIMMClass NVDIMMClass;
 #define NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_BASE     0x0a18
 #define NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_LEN      4
 
+/*
+ * The buffer, @fit, saves the FIT info for all the presented NVDIMM
+ * devices which is updated after the NVDIMM device is plugged or
+ * unplugged.
+ *
+ * Mark @dirty whenever the buffer is updated so that it preserves NVDIMM
+ * ACPI _FIT method to read incomplete or obsolete fit info if fit update
+ * happens during multiple RFIT calls.
+ */
+struct NvdimmFitBuffer {
+    GArray *fit;
+    bool dirty;
+};
+typedef struct NvdimmFitBuffer NvdimmFitBuffer;
+
 struct AcpiNVDIMMState {
     /* detect if NVDIMM support is enabled. */
     bool is_enabled;
 
     /* the data of the fw_cfg file NVDIMM_DSM_MEM_FILE. */
     GArray *dsm_mem;
+
+    NvdimmFitBuffer fit_buf;
+
     /* the IO region used by OSPM to transfer control to QEMU. */
     MemoryRegion io_mr;
 };
@@ -112,6 +130,7 @@ typedef struct AcpiNVDIMMState AcpiNVDIMMState;
 void nvdimm_init_acpi_state(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, MemoryRegion *io,
                             FWCfgState *fw_cfg, Object *owner);
 void nvdimm_build_acpi(GArray *table_offsets, GArray *table_data,
-                       BIOSLinker *linker, GArray *dsm_dma_arrea,
+                       BIOSLinker *linker, AcpiNVDIMMState *state,
                        uint32_t ram_slots);
+void nvdimm_acpi_hotplug(AcpiNVDIMMState *state);
 #endif
