diff --git a/QMP/qmp-events.txt b/QMP/qmp-events.txt
index c084a47309de..01ec85fbb923 100644
--- a/QMP/qmp-events.txt
+++ b/QMP/qmp-events.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ Example:
 { "event": "RESET",
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041653, "microseconds": 9518 } }
 
+RESUME
+------
+
+Emitted when the Virtual Machine resumes execution.
+
+Data: None.
+
+Example:
+
+{ "event": "RESUME",
+    "timestamp": { "seconds": 1271770767, "microseconds": 582542 } }
+
 RTC_CHANGE
 ----------
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 754bcc5cc095..bb87479f58ae 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ void monitor_protocol_event(MonitorEvent event, QObject *data)
         case QEVENT_STOP:
             event_name = "STOP";
             break;
+        case QEVENT_RESUME:
+            event_name = "RESUME";
+            break;
         case QEVENT_VNC_CONNECTED:
             event_name = "VNC_CONNECTED";
             break;
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index 5bdeed101ac8..ea15469f25c3 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ typedef enum MonitorEvent {
     QEVENT_RESET,
     QEVENT_POWERDOWN,
     QEVENT_STOP,
+    QEVENT_RESUME,
     QEVENT_VNC_CONNECTED,
     QEVENT_VNC_INITIALIZED,
     QEVENT_VNC_DISCONNECTED,
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 9caf96d39917..999aac8cc549 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1689,6 +1689,7 @@ void vm_start(void)
         vm_running = 1;
         vm_state_notify(1, 0);
         resume_all_vcpus();
+        monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_RESUME, NULL);
     }
 }