diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 26bac4f..94ec35a 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct PIIX4PMState {
 
     AcpiPciHpState acpi_pci_hotplug;
     bool use_acpi_hotplug_bridge;
+    bool use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug;
 
     uint8_t disable_s3;
     uint8_t disable_s4;
@@ -635,6 +636,8 @@ static Property piix4_pm_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8(ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_VAL, PIIX4PMState, s4_val, 2),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support", PIIX4PMState,
                      use_acpi_hotplug_bridge, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("acpi-root-pci-hotplug", PIIX4PMState,
+                     use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-hotplug-support", PIIX4PMState,
                      acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index b7bcbbb..1881009 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ typedef struct AcpiPmInfo {
     bool s3_disabled;
     bool s4_disabled;
     bool pcihp_bridge_en;
+    bool pcihp_root_en;
     uint8_t s4_val;
     AcpiFadtData fadt;
     uint16_t cpu_hp_io_base;
@@ -245,6 +246,9 @@ static void acpi_get_pm_info(MachineState *machine, AcpiPmInfo *pm)
     pm->pcihp_bridge_en =
         object_property_get_bool(obj, "acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support",
                                  NULL);
+    pm->pcihp_root_en =
+        object_property_get_bool(obj, "acpi-root-pci-hotplug", NULL);
+
 }
 
 static void acpi_get_misc_info(AcpiMiscInfo *info)
@@ -337,14 +341,18 @@ static void build_append_pcihp_notify_entry(Aml *method, int slot)
 }
 
 static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
-                                         bool pcihp_bridge_en)
+                                         bool pcihp_bridge_en,
+                                         bool pcihp_root_en)
 {
     Aml *dev, *notify_method = NULL, *method;
     QObject *bsel;
     PCIBus *sec;
     int i;
+    bool root_bus = pci_bus_is_root(bus);
+    bool root_pcihp_disabled = (root_bus && !pcihp_root_en);
 
-    bsel = object_property_get_qobject(OBJECT(bus), ACPI_PCIHP_PROP_BSEL, NULL);
+    bsel = object_property_get_qobject(OBJECT(bus),
+                                       ACPI_PCIHP_PROP_BSEL, NULL);
     if (bsel) {
         uint64_t bsel_val = qnum_get_uint(qobject_to(QNum, bsel));
 
@@ -361,6 +369,9 @@ static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
         bool bridge_in_acpi;
 
         if (!pdev) {
+            /* skip if pci hotplug for the root bus is disabled */
+            if (root_pcihp_disabled)
+                continue;
             if (bsel) { /* add hotplug slots for non present devices */
                 dev = aml_device("S%.02X", PCI_DEVFN(slot, 0));
                 aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_SUN", aml_int(slot)));
@@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
             method = aml_method("_S3D", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
             aml_append(method, aml_return(aml_int(s3d)));
             aml_append(dev, method);
-        } else if (hotplug_enabled_dev) {
+        } else if (hotplug_enabled_dev && !root_pcihp_disabled) {
             /* add _SUN/_EJ0 to make slot hotpluggable  */
             aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_SUN", aml_int(slot)));
 
@@ -439,7 +450,8 @@ static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
              */
             PCIBus *sec_bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(PCI_BRIDGE(pdev));
 
-            build_append_pci_bus_devices(dev, sec_bus, pcihp_bridge_en);
+            build_append_pci_bus_devices(dev, sec_bus, pcihp_bridge_en,
+                                         pcihp_root_en);
         }
         /* slot descriptor has been composed, add it into parent context */
         aml_append(parent_scope, dev);
@@ -1818,7 +1830,8 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
         if (bus) {
             Aml *scope = aml_scope("PCI0");
             /* Scan all PCI buses. Generate tables to support hotplug. */
-            build_append_pci_bus_devices(scope, bus, pm->pcihp_bridge_en);
+            build_append_pci_bus_devices(scope, bus, pm->pcihp_bridge_en,
+                                         pm->pcihp_root_en);
 
             if (TPM_IS_TIS_ISA(tpm)) {
                 if (misc->tpm_version == TPM_VERSION_2_0) {
