diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index 3c69fa47d5..95c758200d 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
         /* defer close until later to avoid circular close */
         vhost_user_async_close(dev, &s->chardev, &s->dev,
-                               vhost_user_blk_disconnect);
+                               vhost_user_blk_disconnect, vhost_user_blk_event);
         break;
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
index 258fba5c69..4486500cac 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ static void vhost_user_scsi_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
         /* defer close until later to avoid circular close */
         vhost_user_async_close(dev, &vs->conf.chardev, &vsc->dev,
-                               vhost_user_scsi_disconnect);
+                               vhost_user_scsi_disconnect,
+                               vhost_user_scsi_event);
         break;
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-gpio.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-gpio.c
index fc784e4213..aff2d7eff6 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-gpio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-gpio.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void vu_gpio_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
         /* defer close until later to avoid circular close */
         vhost_user_async_close(dev, &gpio->chardev, &gpio->vhost_dev,
-                               vu_gpio_disconnect);
+                               vu_gpio_disconnect, vu_gpio_event);
         break;
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index f9414f03de..b8a7b5542d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -2756,6 +2756,7 @@ typedef struct {
     DeviceState *dev;
     CharBackend *cd;
     struct vhost_dev *vhost;
+    IOEventHandler *event_cb;
 } VhostAsyncCallback;
 
 static void vhost_user_async_close_bh(void *opaque)
@@ -2770,7 +2771,10 @@ static void vhost_user_async_close_bh(void *opaque)
      */
     if (vhost->vdev) {
         data->cb(data->dev);
-    }
+    } else if (data->event_cb) {
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(data->cd, NULL, NULL, data->event_cb,
+                                 NULL, data->dev, NULL, true);
+   }
 
     g_free(data);
 }
@@ -2782,7 +2786,8 @@ static void vhost_user_async_close_bh(void *opaque)
  */
 void vhost_user_async_close(DeviceState *d,
                             CharBackend *chardev, struct vhost_dev *vhost,
-                            vu_async_close_fn cb)
+                            vu_async_close_fn cb,
+                            IOEventHandler *event_cb)
 {
     if (!runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN)) {
         /*
@@ -2798,6 +2803,7 @@ void vhost_user_async_close(DeviceState *d,
         data->dev = d;
         data->cd = chardev;
         data->vhost = vhost;
+        data->event_cb = event_cb;
 
         /* Disable any further notifications on the chardev */
         qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(chardev,
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
index 9f9ddf878d..6b06ecb1bd 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ typedef void (*vu_async_close_fn)(DeviceState *cb);
 
 void vhost_user_async_close(DeviceState *d,
                             CharBackend *chardev, struct vhost_dev *vhost,
-                            vu_async_close_fn cb);
+                            vu_async_close_fn cb,
+                            IOEventHandler *event_cb);
 
 #endif