diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
index 8b8cbc4223..bbf8ad426a 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static void cryptodev_vhost_user_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index e3051295ac..904f8bf6e3 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void qemu_chr_be_event(Chardev *s, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index a00b854736..1a656a27c3 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/terminal3270.c b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
index 2c47ebf007..eadccbb617 100644
--- a/hw/char/terminal3270.c
+++ b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static void chr_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-console.c b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
index 4f46753ea3..97b9240ef5 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ static void chr_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
index f9a13e0a44..9562584309 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static void chr_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
index bb325dbc4a..3c26b16ed0 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ static void ccid_card_vscard_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
index 7e50e3ba47..e8e960d0e6 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ static void usb_serial_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
             break;
         case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
         case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+        case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
             /* Ignore */
             break;
     }
diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index 417a60a2e6..b716c4fdd7 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,7 @@ static void usbredir_chardev_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/include/chardev/char.h b/include/chardev/char.h
index fb20707917..c3d108ce82 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef enum {
     CHR_EVENT_OPENED, /* new connection established */
     CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN, /* mux-focus was set to this terminal */
     CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT, /* mux-focus will move on */
+    CHR_EVENT_RESIZE, /* the terminal size of the chardev changed */
     CHR_EVENT_CLOSED /* connection closed.  NOTE: currently this event
                       * is only bound to the read port of the chardev.
                       * Normally the read port and write port of a
diff --git a/monitor/hmp.c b/monitor/hmp.c
index d598dd02bb..020be03d61 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp.c
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ static void monitor_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
         break;
 
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignored */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/monitor/qmp.c b/monitor/qmp.c
index d433ceae5b..58aecb475b 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ static void monitor_qmp_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index 17532daaf3..e30cbe74bd 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static void net_vhost_user_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN:
     case CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT:
+    case CHR_EVENT_RESIZE:
         /* Ignore */
         break;
     }
