diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie.c b/hw/pci/pcie.c
index 2b4eedd2bbf5e2292f53689e130228c06a790e78..b5190a3a55d21ca57f3151d52c8ceaa84192988f 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie.c
@@ -419,6 +419,17 @@ static void pcie_cap_slot_plug_common(PCIDevice *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 void pcie_cap_slot_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                Error **errp)
 {
+    PCIDevice *hotplug_pdev = PCI_DEVICE(hotplug_dev);
+    uint8_t *exp_cap = hotplug_pdev->config + hotplug_pdev->exp.exp_cap;
+    uint32_t sltcap = pci_get_word(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_SLTCAP);
+
+    /* Check if hot-plug is disabled on the slot */
+    if (dev->hotplugged && (sltcap & PCI_EXP_SLTCAP_HPC) == 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Hot-plug failed: unsupported by the port device '%s'",
+                         DEVICE(hotplug_pdev)->id);
+        return;
+    }
+
     pcie_cap_slot_plug_common(PCI_DEVICE(hotplug_dev), dev, errp);
 }