diff --git a/hw/block/nvme-ns.c b/hw/block/nvme-ns.c
index c0362426cc..974aea33f7 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme-ns.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme-ns.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static Property nvme_ns_props[] = {
     DEFINE_BLOCK_PROPERTIES(NvmeNamespace, blkconf),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("nsid", NvmeNamespace, params.nsid, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UUID("uuid", NvmeNamespace, params.uuid),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("attached", NvmeNamespace, params.attached, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme-ns.h b/hw/block/nvme-ns.h
index d795e44bab..d6b2808b97 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme-ns.h
+++ b/hw/block/nvme-ns.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 typedef struct NvmeNamespaceParams {
     uint32_t nsid;
+    bool     attached;
     QemuUUID uuid;
 } NvmeNamespaceParams;
 
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index ca0d0abf5c..93728e51b3 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,9 @@ static uint16_t nvme_io_cmd(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     if (unlikely(!req->ns)) {
         return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
     }
+    if (!req->ns->params.attached) {
+        return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
+    }
 
     if (!(req->ns->iocs[req->cmd.opcode] & NVME_CMD_EFF_CSUPP)) {
         trace_pci_nvme_err_invalid_opc(req->cmd.opcode);
@@ -1222,6 +1225,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_smart_info(NvmeCtrl *n, uint8_t rae, uint32_t buf_len,
     uint32_t trans_len;
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
     time_t current_ms;
+    int i;
 
     if (off >= sizeof(smart)) {
         return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
@@ -1232,15 +1236,18 @@ static uint16_t nvme_smart_info(NvmeCtrl *n, uint8_t rae, uint32_t buf_len,
         if (!ns) {
             return NVME_INVALID_NSID | NVME_DNR;
         }
-        nvme_set_blk_stats(ns, &stats);
+        if (ns->params.attached) {
+            nvme_set_blk_stats(ns, &stats);
+        }
     } else {
-        int i;
-
         for (i = 1; i <= n->num_namespaces; i++) {
             ns = nvme_ns(n, i);
             if (!ns) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if (!ns->params.attached) {
+                continue;
+            }
             nvme_set_blk_stats(ns, &stats);
         }
     }
@@ -1531,7 +1538,8 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_ctrl_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
 }
 
-static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req,
+                                 bool only_active)
 {
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
     NvmeIdentify *c = (NvmeIdentify *)&req->cmd;
@@ -1548,11 +1556,16 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         return nvme_rpt_empty_id_struct(n, req);
     }
 
+    if (only_active && !ns->params.attached) {
+        return nvme_rpt_empty_id_struct(n, req);
+    }
+
     return nvme_dma(n, (uint8_t *)&ns->id_ns, sizeof(NvmeIdNs),
                     DMA_DIRECTION_FROM_DEVICE, req);
 }
 
-static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req,
+                                     bool only_active)
 {
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
     NvmeIdentify *c = (NvmeIdentify *)&req->cmd;
@@ -1569,6 +1582,10 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         return nvme_rpt_empty_id_struct(n, req);
     }
 
+    if (only_active && !ns->params.attached) {
+        return nvme_rpt_empty_id_struct(n, req);
+    }
+
     if (c->csi == NVME_CSI_NVM) {
         return nvme_rpt_empty_id_struct(n, req);
     }
@@ -1576,7 +1593,8 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_ns_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
 }
 
-static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req,
+                                     bool only_active)
 {
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
     NvmeIdentify *c = (NvmeIdentify *)&req->cmd;
@@ -1606,6 +1624,9 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         if (ns->params.nsid < min_nsid) {
             continue;
         }
+        if (only_active && !ns->params.attached) {
+            continue;
+        }
         list_ptr[j++] = cpu_to_le32(ns->params.nsid);
         if (j == data_len / sizeof(uint32_t)) {
             break;
@@ -1615,7 +1636,8 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     return nvme_dma(n, list, data_len, DMA_DIRECTION_FROM_DEVICE, req);
 }
 
-static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req,
+                                         bool only_active)
 {
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
     NvmeIdentify *c = (NvmeIdentify *)&req->cmd;
@@ -1639,6 +1661,9 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify_nslist_csi(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         if (ns->params.nsid < min_nsid) {
             continue;
         }
+        if (only_active && !ns->params.attached) {
+            continue;
+        }
         list_ptr[j++] = cpu_to_le32(ns->params.nsid);
         if (j == data_len / sizeof(uint32_t)) {
             break;
@@ -1712,17 +1737,25 @@ static uint16_t nvme_identify(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 
     switch (le32_to_cpu(c->cns)) {
     case NVME_ID_CNS_NS:
-        return nvme_identify_ns(n, req);
+        return nvme_identify_ns(n, req, true);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS:
-        return nvme_identify_ns_csi(n, req);
+        return nvme_identify_ns_csi(n, req, true);
+    case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_PRESENT:
+        return nvme_identify_ns(n, req, false);
+    case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_PRESENT:
+        return nvme_identify_ns_csi(n, req, false);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_CTRL:
         return nvme_identify_ctrl(n, req);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_CTRL:
         return nvme_identify_ctrl_csi(n, req);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST:
-        return nvme_identify_nslist(n, req);
+        return nvme_identify_nslist(n, req, true);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST:
-        return nvme_identify_nslist_csi(n, req);
+        return nvme_identify_nslist_csi(n, req, true);
+    case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_PRESENT_LIST:
+        return nvme_identify_nslist(n, req, false);
+    case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_PRESENT_LIST:
+        return nvme_identify_nslist_csi(n, req, false);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_DESCR_LIST:
         return nvme_identify_ns_descr_list(n, req);
     case NVME_ID_CNS_IO_COMMAND_SET:
@@ -1795,6 +1828,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_get_feature_timestamp(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 
 static uint16_t nvme_get_feature(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 {
+    NvmeNamespace *ns;
     NvmeCmd *cmd = &req->cmd;
     uint32_t dw10 = le32_to_cpu(cmd->cdw10);
     uint32_t dw11 = le32_to_cpu(cmd->cdw11);
@@ -1826,7 +1860,11 @@ static uint16_t nvme_get_feature(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
             return NVME_INVALID_NSID | NVME_DNR;
         }
 
-        if (!nvme_ns(n, nsid)) {
+        ns = nvme_ns(n, nsid);
+        if (!ns) {
+            return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
+        }
+        if (!ns->params.attached) {
             return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
         }
     }
@@ -1968,6 +2006,9 @@ static uint16_t nvme_set_feature(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
             if (unlikely(!ns)) {
                 return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
             }
+            if (!ns->params.attached) {
+                return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
+            }
         }
     } else if (nsid && nsid != NVME_NSID_BROADCAST) {
         if (!nvme_nsid_valid(n, nsid)) {
@@ -2015,6 +2056,9 @@ static uint16_t nvme_set_feature(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
             if (!ns) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if (!ns->params.attached) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             if (!(dw11 & 0x1) && blk_enable_write_cache(ns->blkconf.blk)) {
                 blk_flush(ns->blkconf.blk);
diff --git a/include/block/nvme.h b/include/block/nvme.h
index f5ac9143c4..27125c9d28 100644
--- a/include/block/nvme.h
+++ b/include/block/nvme.h
@@ -805,14 +805,18 @@ typedef struct QEMU_PACKED NvmePSD {
 #define NVME_IDENTIFY_DATA_SIZE 4096
 
 enum NvmeIdCns {
-    NVME_ID_CNS_NS                = 0x00,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_CTRL              = 0x01,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST    = 0x02,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_DESCR_LIST     = 0x03,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS             = 0x05,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_CTRL           = 0x06,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST = 0x07,
-    NVME_ID_CNS_IO_COMMAND_SET    = 0x1c,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_NS                    = 0x00,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CTRL                  = 0x01,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST        = 0x02,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_DESCR_LIST         = 0x03,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS                 = 0x05,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_CTRL               = 0x06,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST     = 0x07,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_PRESENT_LIST       = 0x10,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_NS_PRESENT            = 0x11,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_PRESENT_LIST    = 0x1a,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_CS_NS_PRESENT         = 0x1b,
+    NVME_ID_CNS_IO_COMMAND_SET        = 0x1c,
 };
 
 typedef struct QEMU_PACKED NvmeIdCtrl {
