diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 135136b4cf5f..d94284f423be 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -2936,6 +2936,11 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     register_savevm_live(NULL, "spapr/htab", -1, 1,
                          &savevm_htab_handlers, spapr);
 
+    if (smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
+        qbus_set_hotplug_handler(sysbus_get_default(), OBJECT(machine),
+                                 &error_fatal);
+    }
+
     qemu_register_boot_set(spapr_boot_set, spapr);
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
@@ -3733,6 +3738,111 @@ out:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
+static void spapr_phb_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
+                               Error **errp)
+{
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
+    sPAPRPHBState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
+    const unsigned windows_supported = spapr_phb_windows_supported(sphb);
+
+    if (sphb->index == (uint32_t)-1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "\"index\" for PAPR PHB is mandatory");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * This will check that sphb->index doesn't exceed the maximum number of
+     * PHBs for the current machine type.
+     */
+    smc->phb_placement(spapr, sphb->index,
+                       &sphb->buid, &sphb->io_win_addr,
+                       &sphb->mem_win_addr, &sphb->mem64_win_addr,
+                       windows_supported, sphb->dma_liobn, errp);
+}
+
+static void spapr_phb_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
+                           Error **errp)
+{
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
+    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
+    sPAPRPHBState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+    void *fdt = NULL;
+    int fdt_start_offset;
+    int fdt_size;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    sPAPRDRConnector *drc;
+    int ret;
+    bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
+    int phandle;
+
+    if (!smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_PHB, sphb->index);
+    /* hotplug hooks should check it's enabled before getting this far */
+    assert(drc);
+
+    if (hotplugged) {
+        phandle = spapr_irq_get_phandle(spapr, spapr->fdt_blob, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            goto out;
+        }
+    } else {
+        phandle = PHANDLE_INTC;
+    }
+
+    fdt = create_device_tree(&fdt_size);
+    ret = spapr_populate_pci_dt(sphb, phandle, fdt, spapr->irq->nr_msis,
+                                &fdt_start_offset);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(&local_err, "unable to create FDT for %sPHB",
+                   dev->hotplugged ? "hotplugged " : "");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (hotplugged) {
+        /* generally SLOF creates these, for hotplug it's up to QEMU */
+        _FDT(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, fdt_start_offset, "name", "pci"));
+    }
+
+    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(dev), fdt, fdt_start_offset, &local_err);
+
+out:
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        g_free(fdt);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (hotplugged) {
+        spapr_hotplug_req_add_by_index(drc);
+    } else if (drc) {
+        spapr_drc_reset(drc);
+    }
+}
+
+void spapr_phb_release(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
+}
+
+static void spapr_phb_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
+                                     DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    sPAPRPHBState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+    sPAPRDRConnector *drc;
+
+    drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_PHB, sphb->index);
+    assert(drc);
+
+    if (!spapr_drc_unplug_requested(drc)) {
+        spapr_drc_detach(drc);
+        spapr_hotplug_req_remove_by_index(drc);
+    }
+}
+
 static void spapr_machine_device_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                       DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -3740,6 +3850,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_device_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         spapr_memory_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)) {
         spapr_core_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE)) {
+        spapr_phb_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3758,6 +3870,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_device_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 {
     sPAPRMachineState *sms = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(sms);
+    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
 
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         if (spapr_ovec_test(sms->ov5_cas, OV5_HP_EVT)) {
@@ -3777,6 +3890,12 @@ static void spapr_machine_device_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
             return;
         }
         spapr_core_unplug_request(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE)) {
+        if (!smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
+            error_setg(errp, "PHB hot unplug not supported on this machine");
+            return;
+        }
+        spapr_phb_unplug_request(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3787,6 +3906,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_device_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         spapr_memory_pre_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)) {
         spapr_core_pre_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE)) {
+        spapr_phb_pre_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3794,7 +3915,8 @@ static HotplugHandler *spapr_get_hotplug_handler(MachineState *machine,
                                                  DeviceState *dev)
 {
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) ||
-        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)) {
+        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE) ||
+        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE)) {
         return HOTPLUG_HANDLER(machine);
     }
     return NULL;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 189ee681062a..7a2676716364 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ static void spapr_drc_phb_class_init(ObjectClass *k, void *data)
     drck->typeshift = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_SHIFT_PHB;
     drck->typename = "PHB";
     drck->drc_name_prefix = "PHB ";
+    drck->release = spapr_phb_release;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_dr_connector_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index a0311560e47b..b03bfcf3f446 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1649,21 +1649,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sphb->index != (uint32_t)-1) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-        smc->phb_placement(spapr, sphb->index,
-                           &sphb->buid, &sphb->io_win_addr,
-                           &sphb->mem_win_addr, &sphb->mem64_win_addr,
-                           windows_supported, sphb->dma_liobn, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            return;
-        }
-    } else {
-        error_setg(errp, "\"index\" for PAPR PHB is mandatory");
-        return;
-    }
+    assert(sphb->index != (uint32_t)-1); /* checked in spapr_phb_pre_plug() */
 
     if (sphb->mem64_win_size != 0) {
         if (sphb->mem_win_size > SPAPR_PCI_MEM32_WIN_SIZE) {
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index bc8ebb072258..f78e44d58cef 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ int spapr_max_server_number(sPAPRMachineState *spapr);
 /* CPU and LMB DRC release callbacks. */
 void spapr_core_release(DeviceState *dev);
 void spapr_lmb_release(DeviceState *dev);
+void spapr_phb_release(DeviceState *dev);
 
 void spapr_rtc_read(sPAPRRTCState *rtc, struct tm *tm, uint32_t *ns);
 int spapr_rtc_import_offset(sPAPRRTCState *rtc, int64_t legacy_offset);
