diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
index baee508d04..9decdee925 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ displayed.
 \'restrictive' or any valid number from the virDomainNumatuneMemMode enum
 in case the daemon supports it.  For a running domain, the mode can't be
 changed, and the nodeset can be changed only if the domain was started with
-a mode of either \`strict' or \`restrictive'.
+\`restrictive' mode.
 
 *nodeset* is a list of numa nodes used by the host for running the domain.
 Its syntax is a comma separated list, with '-' for ranges and '^' for
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 90b8918bb5..c36874f91e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -2185,8 +2185,7 @@ virDomainGetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr domain,
  * Changing live configuration may be possible only in some cases. For
  * instance, for QEMU driver the mode (VIR_DOMAIN_NUMA_MODE) can not be
  * changed, and changing the nodeset (VIR_DOMAIN_NUMA_NODESET) is possible
- * only for VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT and
- * VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_RESTRICTIVE modes.
+ * only for VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_RESTRICTIVE mode.
  *
  * Changing persistent configuration does not pose such limitations.
  *
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index e884dde721..0354e1474c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -8777,10 +8777,9 @@ qemuDomainSetNumaParamsLive(virDomainObj *vm,
     size_t i = 0;
 
     if (virDomainNumatuneGetMode(vm->def->numa, -1, &mode) == 0 &&
-        mode != VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT &&
         mode != VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_RESTRICTIVE) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
-                       _("change of nodeset for running domain requires strict or restrictive numa mode"));
+                       _("change of nodeset for running domain requires restrictive numa mode"));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -8913,17 +8912,31 @@ qemuDomainSetNumaParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             goto endjob;
         }
 
-        if (nodeset &&
-            qemuDomainSetNumaParamsLive(vm, nodeset) < 0)
-            goto endjob;
+        if (mode == VIR_DOMAIN_NUMATUNE_MEM_STRICT) {
+            virBitmap *config_nodeset = NULL;
 
-        if (virDomainNumatuneSet(def->numa,
-                                 def->placement_mode ==
-                                 VIR_DOMAIN_CPU_PLACEMENT_MODE_STATIC,
-                                 -1, mode, nodeset) < 0)
-            goto endjob;
+            if (virDomainNumatuneMaybeGetNodeset(def->numa, priv->autoNodeset,
+                                                 &config_nodeset, -1) < 0)
+                goto endjob;
 
-        qemuDomainSaveStatus(vm);
+            if (!virBitmapEqual(nodeset, config_nodeset)) {
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
+                               _("can't change nodeset for strict mode for running domain"));
+                goto endjob;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (nodeset &&
+                qemuDomainSetNumaParamsLive(vm, nodeset) < 0)
+                goto endjob;
+
+            if (virDomainNumatuneSet(def->numa,
+                                     def->placement_mode ==
+                                     VIR_DOMAIN_CPU_PLACEMENT_MODE_STATIC,
+                                     -1, mode, nodeset) < 0)
+                goto endjob;
+
+            qemuDomainSaveStatus(vm);
+        }
     }
 
     if (persistentDef) {