diff --git a/hw/ne2000.c b/hw/ne2000.c
index 62e082f..67bf458 100644
--- a/hw/ne2000.c
+++ b/hw/ne2000.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static int pci_ne2000_init(PCIDevice *pci_dev)

      if (!pci_dev->qdev.hotplugged) {
          static int loaded = 0;
-        if (!loaded) {
+        if (!loaded && pci_has_not_explicitly_disabled_option_romfile(pci_dev)) {
              rom_add_option("pxe-ne2k_pci.rom", -1);
              loaded = 1;
          }
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index c3082bc..a9e0758 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -126,6 +126,41 @@ static void pci_change_irq_level(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int irq_num, int change)
      bus->set_irq(bus->irq_opaque, irq_num, bus->irq_count[irq_num] != 0);
  }

+static int pci_is_disabled_romfile_string(const char *s)
+{
+    if (strcmp(s, PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE) == 0)
+        return 1;
+    if (strcmp(s, PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE_ALTERNATE1) == 0)
+        return 1;
+    if (strcmp(s, PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE_ALTERNATE2) == 0)
+        return 1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int pci_has_enabled_option_romfile(PCIDevice *pdev)
+{
+    PCI_DPRINTF("pci_has_enabled_option_romfile: device=%s, romfile=%s\n", pdev->name, pdev->romfile);
+    if (pdev->romfile == NULL)
+        return 0;
+    if (strlen(pdev->romfile) == 0)
+        return 0;
+    if (pci_is_disabled_romfile_string(pdev->romfile))
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int pci_has_not_explicitly_disabled_option_romfile(PCIDevice *pdev)
+{
+    PCI_DPRINTF("pci_has_not_explicitly_disabled_option_romfile: device=%s, romfile=%s\n", pdev->name, pdev->romfile);
+
+    /* No romfile is present for hotplugged devices, therefore dynamic codes decides */
+    if (pdev->romfile == NULL)
+        return 1;
+    if (pci_is_disabled_romfile_string(pdev->romfile))
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}
+
  int pci_bus_get_irq_level(PCIBus *bus, int irq_num)
  {
      assert(irq_num >= 0);
@@ -1725,9 +1760,7 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev, bool is_default_rom)
      void *ptr;
      char name[32];

-    if (!pdev->romfile)
-        return 0;
-    if (strlen(pdev->romfile) == 0)
+    if (!pci_has_enabled_option_romfile(pdev))
          return 0;

      if (!pdev->rom_bar) {
diff --git a/hw/pci.h b/hw/pci.h
index 625e717..c5d071d 100644
--- a/hw/pci.h
+++ b/hw/pci.h
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@

  #define FMT_PCIBUS                      PRIx64

+#define PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE "disabled"
+#define PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE_ALTERNATE1 "none"
+#define PCI_DEVICE_DISABLED_OPTION_ROMFILE_ALTERNATE2 "no"
+
  typedef void PCIConfigWriteFunc(PCIDevice *pci_dev,
                                  uint32_t address, uint32_t data, int len);
  typedef uint32_t PCIConfigReadFunc(PCIDevice *pci_dev,
@@ -275,6 +279,9 @@ int pci_read_devaddr(Monitor *mon, const char *addr, int *domp, int *busp,

  void pci_device_deassert_intx(PCIDevice *dev);

+int pci_has_enabled_option_romfile(PCIDevice *pdev);
+int pci_has_not_explicitly_disabled_option_romfile(PCIDevice *pdev);
+
  static inline void
  pci_set_byte(uint8_t *config, uint8_t val)
  {
diff --git a/hw/pcnet-pci.c b/hw/pcnet-pci.c
index 4e164da..e65745f 100644
--- a/hw/pcnet-pci.c
+++ b/hw/pcnet-pci.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int pci_pcnet_init(PCIDevice *pci_dev)

      if (!pci_dev->qdev.hotplugged) {
          static int loaded = 0;
-        if (!loaded) {
+        if (!loaded && pci_has_not_explicitly_disabled_option_romfile(pci_dev)) {
              rom_add_option("pxe-pcnet.rom", -1);
              loaded = 1;
          }