diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 78fd33a..632a620 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ void monitor_protocol_event(MonitorEvent event, QObject *data)
         case QEVENT_STOP:
             event_name = "STOP";
             break;
+        case QEVENT_VNC_CONNECT:
+            event_name = "VNC_CONNECT";
+            break;
         case QEVENT_VNC_DISCONNECT:
             event_name = "VNC_DISCONNECT";
             break;
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index e836dd6..50067f6 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ typedef enum MonitorEvent {
     QEVENT_RESET,
     QEVENT_POWERDOWN,
     QEVENT_STOP,
+    QEVENT_VNC_CONNECT,
     QEVENT_VNC_DISCONNECT,
     QEVENT_MAX,
 } MonitorEvent;
diff --git a/vnc.c b/vnc.c
index f2f0ef3..aaba75d 100644
--- a/vnc.c
+++ b/vnc.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,11 @@ static void vnc_qmp_event(VncState *vs, MonitorEvent event)
 
     monitor_protocol_event(event, data);
 
-    qobject_decref(data); /* will also free 'vs->info' */
+    if (event == QEVENT_VNC_CONNECT) {
+        qobject_incref(vs->info);
+    }
+
+    qobject_decref(data); /* will also free 'vs->info' on disconnect */
 }
 
 static void vnc_disconnect_finish(VncState *vs)
@@ -2081,6 +2085,7 @@ static int protocol_client_init(VncState *vs, uint8_t *data, size_t len)
     int size;
 
     vnc_client_cache_info(vs);
+    vnc_qmp_event(vs, QEVENT_VNC_CONNECT);
 
     vnc_write_u16(vs, ds_get_width(vs->ds));
     vnc_write_u16(vs, ds_get_height(vs->ds));