diff --git a/hw/virtio-console.c b/hw/virtio-console.c
index d7fe68b..1418a97 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-console.c
@@ -13,18 +13,93 @@
 #include "qemu-char.h"
 #include "virtio-serial.h"
 
+typedef struct Buffer {
+    uint8_t *buf;
+    size_t rem_len;
+    size_t offset;
+} Buffer;
+
 typedef struct VirtConsole {
     VirtIOSerialPort port;
     CharDriverState *chr;
+    QEMUTimer *host_timer;
+    Buffer *unflushed_buf;
 } VirtConsole;
 
+static void add_unflushed_buf(VirtConsole *vcon, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    vcon->unflushed_buf = qemu_malloc(sizeof(Buffer));
+    vcon->unflushed_buf->buf = qemu_malloc(len);
+
+    memcpy(vcon->unflushed_buf->buf, buf, len);
+    vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len = len;
+    vcon->unflushed_buf->offset = 0;
+}
+
+static void free_unflushed_buf(VirtConsole *vcon)
+{
+    if (vcon->unflushed_buf) {
+        qemu_free(vcon->unflushed_buf->buf);
+        qemu_free(vcon->unflushed_buf);
+        vcon->unflushed_buf = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int buffered_write_to_chardev(VirtConsole *vcon, const uint8_t *buf,
+                                     size_t len)
+{
+    size_t written;
+    ssize_t ret;
+
+    written = 0;
+    do {
+        ret = qemu_chr_write(vcon->chr, buf + written, len - written);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            if (vcon->unflushed_buf) {
+                vcon->unflushed_buf->offset += written;
+                vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len -= written;
+            } else {
+                virtio_serial_throttle_port(&vcon->port, true);
+                add_unflushed_buf(vcon, buf + written, len - written);
+            }
+
+            qemu_mod_timer(vcon->host_timer,
+                           qemu_get_clock(host_clock) + (int64_t) 100000);
+            return -EAGAIN;
+        }
+
+        written += ret;
+    } while (written != len);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Callback function when the timer expires */
+static void unthrottle_port(VirtConsole *vcon)
+{
+    if (vcon->unflushed_buf) {
+        int ret;
+
+        ret = buffered_write_to_chardev(vcon, vcon->unflushed_buf->buf
+                                              + vcon->unflushed_buf->offset,
+                                        vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        free_unflushed_buf(vcon);
+    }
+    virtio_serial_throttle_port(&vcon->port, false);
+}
 
 /* Callback function that's called when the guest sends us data */
 static void flush_buf(VirtIOSerialPort *port, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 {
     VirtConsole *vcon = DO_UPCAST(VirtConsole, port, port);
 
-    qemu_chr_write(vcon->chr, buf, len);
+    /* If a previous write was incomplete, we should've been throttled. */
+    assert(!vcon->unflushed_buf);
+
+    buffered_write_to_chardev(vcon, buf, len);
 }
 
 /* Readiness of the guest to accept data on a port */
@@ -48,16 +123,59 @@ static void chr_event(void *opaque, int event)
     VirtConsole *vcon = opaque;
 
     switch (event) {
-    case CHR_EVENT_OPENED: {
+    case CHR_EVENT_OPENED:
         virtio_serial_open(&vcon->port);
         break;
-    }
+
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
+        if (vcon->unflushed_buf) {
+            qemu_del_timer(vcon->host_timer);
+            free_unflushed_buf(vcon);
+        }
         virtio_serial_close(&vcon->port);
         break;
     }
 }
 
+static void virtio_console_port_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtConsole *vcon = opaque;
+    uint32_t have_buffer;
+
+    have_buffer = vcon->unflushed_buf ? true : false;
+
+    qemu_put_be32s(f, &have_buffer);
+    if (have_buffer) {
+        qemu_put_be64s(f, &vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+        qemu_put_buffer(f, vcon->unflushed_buf->buf
+                           + vcon->unflushed_buf->offset,
+                        vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+    }
+}
+
+static int virtio_console_port_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    VirtConsole *vcon = opaque;
+    uint32_t have_buffer;
+
+    if (version_id > 1) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    qemu_get_be32s(f, &have_buffer);
+    if (have_buffer) {
+        vcon->unflushed_buf = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(Buffer));
+
+        qemu_get_be64s(f, &vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+        vcon->unflushed_buf->buf = qemu_malloc(vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+        vcon->unflushed_buf->offset = 0;
+
+        qemu_get_buffer(f, vcon->unflushed_buf->buf,
+                        vcon->unflushed_buf->rem_len);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int generic_port_init(VirtConsole *vcon, VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
 {
     vcon->port.info = dev->info;
@@ -67,6 +185,9 @@ static int generic_port_init(VirtConsole *vcon, VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
                               vcon);
         vcon->port.info->have_data = flush_buf;
     }
+    vcon->host_timer = qemu_new_timer(host_clock, (void *)unthrottle_port, vcon);
+    register_savevm("virtio-console-ports", -1, 1, virtio_console_port_save,
+		    virtio_console_port_load, vcon);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +209,9 @@ static int virtconsole_exitfn(VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
     if (vcon->chr) {
         port->info->have_data = NULL;
         qemu_chr_close(vcon->chr);
+        free_unflushed_buf(vcon);
     }
+    qemu_free_timer(vcon->host_timer);
 
     return 0;
 }
