diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index fc8deb7084..e7f28aa2b8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -14780,3 +14780,44 @@ qemuDomainPausedReasonToSuspendedEvent(virDomainPausedReason reason)
 
     return VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_PAUSED;
 }
+
+
+static int
+qemuDomainDefHasManagedPRBlockjobIterator(void *payload,
+                                          const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                          void *opaque)
+{
+    qemuBlockJobDataPtr job = payload;
+    bool *hasPR = opaque;
+
+    if (job->disk)
+        return 0;
+
+    if ((job->chain && virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR(job->chain)) ||
+        (job->mirrorChain && virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR(job->mirrorChain)))
+        *hasPR = true;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR:
+ * @vm: domain object
+ *
+ * @vm must be an active VM. Returns true if @vm has any storage source with
+ * managed persistent reservations.
+ */
+bool
+qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR(virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+    bool jobPR = false;
+
+    if (virDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm->def))
+        return true;
+
+    virHashForEach(priv->blockjobs, qemuDomainDefHasManagedPRBlockjobIterator, &jobPR);
+
+    return jobPR;
+}
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index b0bff0b01d..b0c465cb22 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -1146,6 +1146,8 @@ qemuDomainDiskCachemodeFlags(int cachemode,
 
 char * qemuDomainGetManagedPRSocketPath(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv);
 
+bool qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR(virDomainObjPtr vm);
+
 unsigned int qemuDomainStorageIdNew(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv);
 void qemuDomainStorageIdReset(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 44c7042d77..329c166255 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -4792,7 +4792,7 @@ processPRDisconnectEvent(virDomainObjPtr vm)
         return;
 
     if (!priv->prDaemonRunning &&
-        virDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm->def))
+        qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm))
         qemuProcessStartManagedPRDaemon(vm);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 7e9c1a1649..c50e41144e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ qemuHotplugRemoveManagedPR(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     virErrorPtr orig_err;
     int ret = -1;
 
-    if (virDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm->def))
+    if (qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm))
         return 0;
 
     virErrorPreserveLast(&orig_err);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index a2fe287f35..f3ffd76259 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ qemuRefreshPRManagerState(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     int ret = -1;
 
     if (!virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PR_MANAGER_HELPER) ||
-        !virDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm->def))
+        !qemuDomainDefHasManagedPR(vm))
         return 0;
 
     qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);