diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index c5d8646abc..e53dfe1ee3 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -483,13 +483,24 @@ void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp)
                              NULL);
 }
 
+void ich9_pm_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
+                                Error **errp)
+{
+    ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(hotplug_dev);
+
+    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) &&
+        !lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled)
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "memory hotplug is not enabled: %s.memory-hotplug-support "
+                   "is not set", object_get_typename(OBJECT(lpc)));
+}
+
 void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                             Error **errp)
 {
     ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(hotplug_dev);
 
-    if (lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled &&
-        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
+    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
             nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, dev);
         } else {
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 7b98121070..9c079d6834 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -380,9 +380,17 @@ static void piix4_pm_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
 static void piix4_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                     DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    PIIX4PMState *s = PIIX4_PM(hotplug_dev);
+
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PCI_DEVICE)) {
         acpi_pcihp_device_pre_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
-    } else if (!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) &&
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
+        if (!s->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                "memory hotplug is not enabled: %s.memory-hotplug-support "
+                "is not set", object_get_typename(OBJECT(s)));
+        }
+    } else if (
                !object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device pre plug request for not supported"
                    " device type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
@@ -394,8 +402,7 @@ static void piix4_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 {
     PIIX4PMState *s = PIIX4_PM(hotplug_dev);
 
-    if (s->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled &&
-        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
+    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM)) {
             nvdimm_acpi_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, dev);
         } else {
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 1cdaff5f4d..6077d27361 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -2090,6 +2090,8 @@ static void pc_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         return;
     }
 
+    hotplug_handler_pre_plug(pcms->acpi_dev, dev, errp);
+
     if (is_nvdimm && !ms->nvdimms_state->is_enabled) {
         error_setg(errp, "nvdimm is not enabled: missing 'nvdimm' in '-M'");
         return;
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index e692b9fdc1..ac44aa53be 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ static void ich9_lpc_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
      * pc_q35_init()
      */
     dc->user_creatable = false;
+    hc->pre_plug = ich9_pm_device_pre_plug_cb;
     hc->plug = ich9_pm_device_plug_cb;
     hc->unplug_request = ich9_pm_device_unplug_request_cb;
     hc->unplug = ich9_pm_device_unplug_cb;
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
index 59aeb06393..41568d1837 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_pm;
 
 void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp);
 
+void ich9_pm_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
+                                Error **errp);
 void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                             Error **errp);
 void ich9_pm_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,