diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index 09aa22d..08b6ba0 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "config-host.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
+#include "hw/virtio-serial.h"
 #include <spice.h>
 #include <spice-experimental.h>
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct SpiceCharDriver {
     uint8_t               *datapos;
     ssize_t               bufsize, datalen;
     uint32_t              debug;
+    QEMUTimer             *post_load_timer;
 } SpiceCharDriver;
 
 static int vmc_write(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin, const uint8_t *buf, int len)
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ static void spice_chr_close(struct CharDriverState *chr)
 
     printf("%s\n", __func__);
     vmc_unregister_interface(s);
+    qemu_free_timer(s->post_load_timer);
     g_free(s);
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +191,33 @@ static void print_allowed_subtypes(void)
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
+static void spice_chr_post_load_cb(void *opaque)
+{
+    SpiceCharDriver *s = opaque;
+
+    vmc_register_interface(s);
+}
+
+static int spice_chr_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    SpiceCharDriver *s = opaque;
+
+    if (s && s->chr && qemu_chr_be_connected(s->chr)) {
+        qemu_mod_timer(s->post_load_timer, 1);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static VMStateDescription spice_chr_vmstate = {
+    .name               = "spice-chr",
+    .version_id         = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .post_load          = spice_chr_post_load,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    },
+};
+
 CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice(QemuOpts *opts)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
@@ -220,12 +250,16 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice(QemuOpts *opts)
     s->debug = debug;
     s->active = false;
     s->sin.subtype = subtype;
+    s->post_load_timer = qemu_new_timer_ns(vm_clock,
+                                           spice_chr_post_load_cb, s);
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = spice_chr_write;
     chr->chr_close = spice_chr_close;
     chr->chr_guest_open = spice_chr_guest_open;
     chr->chr_guest_close = spice_chr_guest_close;
 
+    vmstate_register(NULL, -1, &spice_chr_vmstate, s);
+
 #if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION < 0x000901
     /* See comment in vmc_state() */
     if (strcmp(subtype, "vdagent") == 0) {