diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 2851e16a26..cc2400bcd5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -519,6 +519,60 @@ static void reset(DeviceState *d)
     }
 }
 
+static bool spapr_drc_needed(void *opaque)
+{
+    sPAPRDRConnector *drc = (sPAPRDRConnector *)opaque;
+    sPAPRDRConnectorClass *drck = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_GET_CLASS(drc);
+    bool rc = false;
+    sPAPRDREntitySense value;
+    drck->entity_sense(drc, &value);
+
+    /* If no dev is plugged in there is no need to migrate the DRC state */
+    if (value != SPAPR_DR_ENTITY_SENSE_PRESENT) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If there is dev plugged in, we need to migrate the DRC state when
+     * it is different from cold-plugged state
+     */
+    switch (drc->type) {
+    case SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_PCI:
+        rc = !((drc->isolation_state == SPAPR_DR_ISOLATION_STATE_UNISOLATED) &&
+               (drc->allocation_state == SPAPR_DR_ALLOCATION_STATE_USABLE) &&
+               drc->configured && drc->signalled && !drc->awaiting_release);
+        break;
+    case SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_CPU:
+    case SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB:
+        rc = !((drc->isolation_state == SPAPR_DR_ISOLATION_STATE_ISOLATED) &&
+               (drc->allocation_state == SPAPR_DR_ALLOCATION_STATE_UNUSABLE) &&
+               drc->configured && drc->signalled && !drc->awaiting_release);
+        break;
+    case SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_PHB:
+    case SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_VIO:
+    default:
+        g_assert(false);
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_drc = {
+    .name = "spapr_drc",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .needed = spapr_drc_needed,
+    .fields  = (VMStateField []) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(isolation_state, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(allocation_state, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(indicator_state, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(configured, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(awaiting_release, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(awaiting_allocation, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(signalled, sPAPRDRConnector),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
 {
     sPAPRDRConnector *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(d);
@@ -547,6 +601,8 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
         object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
     }
     g_free(child_name);
+    vmstate_register(DEVICE(drc), drck->get_index(drc), &vmstate_spapr_drc,
+                     drc);
     trace_spapr_drc_realize_complete(drck->get_index(drc));
 }