diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index e6ef80b7fd0e..c417d4f92bdd 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ void qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(DeviceState *dev, int alias_id,
                                  int required_for_version);
 HotplugHandler *qdev_get_bus_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev);
 HotplugHandler *qdev_get_machine_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev);
-bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
+bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus, Error **errp);
+bool qdev_hotunplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * qdev_get_hotplug_handler() - Get handler responsible for device wiring
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-hotplug.c b/hw/core/qdev-hotplug.c
index d495d0e9c70a..e11597acd1f7 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-hotplug.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 HotplugHandler *qdev_get_machine_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev)
 {
@@ -30,12 +31,45 @@ HotplugHandler *qdev_get_machine_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+static bool qdev_hotplug_unplug_allowed_common(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus,
+                                               Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+
+    if (!dc->hotpluggable) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' does not support hotplugging",
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (bus) {
+        if (!qbus_is_hotpluggable(bus)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Bus '%s' does not support hotplugging",
+                       bus->name);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!qdev_get_machine_hotplug_handler(dev)) {
+            /* No bus, no machine hotplug handler --> device is not hotpluggable */
+            error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' can not be hotplugged on this machine",
+                       object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *machine;
     MachineClass *mc;
     Object *m_obj = qdev_get_machine();
 
+    if (!qdev_hotplug_unplug_allowed_common(dev, bus, errp)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (object_dynamic_cast(m_obj, TYPE_MACHINE)) {
         machine = MACHINE(m_obj);
         mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
@@ -47,6 +81,12 @@ bool qdev_hotplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool qdev_hotunplug_allowed(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    return !qdev_unplug_blocked(dev, errp) &&
+           qdev_hotplug_unplug_allowed_common(dev, dev->parent_bus, errp);
+}
+
 HotplugHandler *qdev_get_bus_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     if (dev->parent_bus) {
diff --git a/system/qdev-monitor.c b/system/qdev-monitor.c
index c844f5380255..30f28eb8e4ae 100644
--- a/system/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/system/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ static DeviceClass *qdev_get_device_class(const char **driver, Error **errp)
     }
 
     dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-    if (!dc->user_creatable ||
-        (phase_check(PHASE_MACHINE_READY) && !dc->hotpluggable)) {
+    if (!dc->user_creatable) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "driver",
                    "a pluggable device type");
         return NULL;
@@ -675,11 +674,6 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add_from_qdict(const QDict *opts,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (phase_check(PHASE_MACHINE_READY) && bus && !qbus_is_hotpluggable(bus)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Bus '%s' does not support hotplugging", bus->name);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (migration_is_running()) {
         error_setg(errp, "device_add not allowed while migrating");
         return NULL;
@@ -689,17 +683,9 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add_from_qdict(const QDict *opts,
     dev = qdev_new(driver);
 
     /* Check whether the hotplug is allowed by the machine */
-    if (phase_check(PHASE_MACHINE_READY)) {
-        if (!qdev_hotplug_allowed(dev, errp)) {
-            goto err_del_dev;
-        }
-
-        if (!bus && !qdev_get_machine_hotplug_handler(dev)) {
-            /* No bus, no machine hotplug handler --> device is not hotpluggable */
-            error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' can not be hotplugged on this machine",
-                       driver);
-            goto err_del_dev;
-        }
+    if (phase_check(PHASE_MACHINE_READY) &&
+        !qdev_hotplug_allowed(dev, bus, errp)) {
+        goto err_del_dev;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -902,24 +888,11 @@ static DeviceState *find_device_state(const char *id, bool use_generic_error,
 
 void qdev_unplug(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     HotplugHandler *hotplug_ctrl;
     HotplugHandlerClass *hdc;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (qdev_unplug_blocked(dev, errp)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (dev->parent_bus && !qbus_is_hotpluggable(dev->parent_bus)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Bus '%s' does not support hotplugging",
-                   dev->parent_bus->name);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!dc->hotpluggable) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' does not support hotplugging",
-                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+    if (!qdev_hotunplug_allowed(dev, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
