diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c b/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
index 89d71cfb8e130ec4618a673cd88f55aa04a37930..199b09952a0bbfeea307ffbd91f6021cce1dc39c 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net-stub.c
@@ -101,3 +101,8 @@ int vhost_net_set_mtu(struct vhost_net *net, uint16_t mtu)
 {
     return 0;
 }
+
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 1911ffd7ed93e36fbbbc5a8a724f9055046827f5..a98575ffbce8b066fcc1b602fa444bee4529e1c2 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ uint64_t vhost_net_get_acked_features(VHostNetState *net)
     return net->dev.acked_features;
 }
 
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER);
+    vhost_user_save_acked_features(nc);
+}
+
 static int vhost_net_get_fd(NetClientState *backend)
 {
     switch (backend->info->type) {
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 918a7aba895b48f10ce7bf14f107a010a0091966..4946b65e22a28aa2045959e76aeeb64c78f59574 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -935,6 +935,12 @@ static void virtio_net_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint64_t features)
             continue;
         }
         vhost_net_ack_features(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), features);
+
+        /*
+         * keep acked_features in NetVhostUserState up-to-date so it
+         * can't miss any features configured by guest virtio driver.
+         */
+        vhost_net_save_acked_features(nc->peer);
     }
 
     if (virtio_has_feature(features, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN)) {
diff --git a/include/net/vhost-user.h b/include/net/vhost-user.h
index 5bcd8a6285986f8922b55173308f37eaa120b014..35bf61970985c38458205ea03142b12e8133391e 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost-user.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 struct vhost_net;
 struct vhost_net *vhost_user_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc);
 uint64_t vhost_user_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
+void vhost_user_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
 
 #endif /* VHOST_USER_H */
diff --git a/include/net/vhost_net.h b/include/net/vhost_net.h
index 387e913e4e608b49f97ba93e2770983f6380ba3f..7bdbf484e4f026b9582e1608ca92dfa2bb82b065 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost_net.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost_net.h
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ uint64_t vhost_net_get_acked_features(VHostNetState *net);
 
 int vhost_net_set_mtu(struct vhost_net *net, uint16_t mtu);
 
+void vhost_net_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index f910a286e4a731592c616483dffc333149d867be..e3680b769f4222fb163357c43c642b0644a7833b 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -48,10 +48,23 @@ uint64_t vhost_user_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
     return s->acked_features;
 }
 
-static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
+void vhost_user_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     NetVhostUserState *s;
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, nc);
+    if (s->vhost_net) {
+        uint64_t features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
+        if (features) {
+            s->acked_features = features;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
+{
     int i;
+    NetVhostUserState *s;
 
     for (i = 0; i < queues; i++) {
         assert(ncs[i]->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER);
@@ -59,11 +72,7 @@ static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
         s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, ncs[i]);
 
         if (s->vhost_net) {
-            /* save acked features */
-            uint64_t features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
-            if (features) {
-                s->acked_features = features;
-            }
+            vhost_user_save_acked_features(ncs[i]);
             vhost_net_cleanup(s->vhost_net);
         }
     }
@@ -254,11 +263,7 @@ static void chr_closed_bh(void *opaque)
     s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, ncs[0]);
 
     for (i = queues -1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, ncs[i]);
-
-        if (s->vhost_net) {
-            s->acked_features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
-        }
+        vhost_user_save_acked_features(ncs[i]);
     }
 
     qmp_set_link(name, false, &err);