diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 98b1985c00..eb252d0c77 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1348,9 +1348,6 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                        NULL, NULL) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, libxlAutostartDomain,
-                            libxl_driver);
-
     virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, libxlDomainManagedSaveLoad,
                             libxl_driver);
 
@@ -1368,6 +1365,18 @@ fail:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+libxlStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!libxl_driver)
+        return;
+
+    libxlDriverLock(libxl_driver);
+    virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, libxlAutostartDomain,
+                            libxl_driver);
+    libxlDriverUnlock(libxl_driver);
+}
+
 static int
 libxlStateReload(void)
 {
@@ -4887,6 +4896,7 @@ static virDriver libxlDriver = {
 static virStateDriver libxlStateDriver = {
     .name = "LIBXL",
     .stateInitialize = libxlStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart = libxlStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = libxlStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = libxlStateReload,
 };
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 21cf2e39e1..bafbe93a72 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1455,8 +1455,6 @@ static int lxcStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                        NULL, NULL) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    virLXCProcessAutostartAll(lxc_driver);
-
     virNWFilterRegisterCallbackDriver(&lxcCallbackDriver);
     return 0;
 
@@ -1466,6 +1464,19 @@ cleanup:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lxcStateAutoStart:
+ *
+ * Function to autostart the LXC daemons
+ */
+static void lxcStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!lxc_driver)
+        return;
+
+    virLXCProcessAutostartAll(lxc_driver);
+}
+
 static void lxcNotifyLoadDomain(virDomainObjPtr vm, int newVM, void *opaque)
 {
     virLXCDriverPtr driver = opaque;
@@ -4665,6 +4676,7 @@ static virDriver lxcDriver = {
 static virStateDriver lxcStateDriver = {
     .name = LXC_DRIVER_NAME,
     .stateInitialize = lxcStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart = lxcStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = lxcStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = lxcStateReload,
 };
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 0bb57ea6c1..ea09663339 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ networkStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     networkFindActiveConfigs(driverState);
     networkReloadFirewallRules(driverState);
     networkRefreshDaemons(driverState);
-    networkAutostartConfigs(driverState);
 
     networkDriverUnlock(driverState);
 
@@ -473,6 +472,22 @@ error:
     goto cleanup;
 }
 
+/**
+ * networkStateAutoStart:
+ *
+ * Function to AutoStart the bridge configs
+ */
+static void
+networkStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!driverState)
+        return;
+
+    networkDriverLock(driverState);
+    networkAutostartConfigs(driverState);
+    networkDriverUnlock(driverState);
+}
+
 /**
  * networkStateReload:
  *
@@ -3693,6 +3708,7 @@ static virNetworkDriver networkDriver = {
 static virStateDriver networkStateDriver = {
     .name = "Network",
     .stateInitialize  = networkStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart  = networkStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = networkStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = networkStateReload,
 };
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 2adf6e2c60..5634abf037 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ qemuStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     if (!qemu_driver->workerPool)
         goto error;
 
-    qemuAutostartDomains(qemu_driver);
-
     if (conn)
         virConnectClose(conn);
 
@@ -855,6 +853,20 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * qemuStateAutoStart:
+ *
+ * Function to auto start the QEmu daemons
+ */
+static void
+qemuStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!qemu_driver)
+        return;
+
+    qemuAutostartDomains(qemu_driver);
+}
+
 static void qemuNotifyLoadDomain(virDomainObjPtr vm, int newVM, void *opaque)
 {
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = opaque;
@@ -16276,6 +16288,7 @@ static virDriver qemuDriver = {
 static virStateDriver qemuStateDriver = {
     .name = "QEMU",
     .stateInitialize = qemuStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart = qemuStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = qemuStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = qemuStateReload,
     .stateStop = qemuStateStop,
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index 4f0c63182c..72786dd01d 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ storageStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                      driverState->configDir,
                                      driverState->autostartDir) < 0)
         goto error;
-    storageDriverAutostart(driverState);
 
     storageDriverUnlock(driverState);
     return 0;
@@ -194,6 +193,22 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * storageStateAutoStart:
+ *
+ * Function to auto start the storage driver
+ */
+static void
+storageStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!driverState)
+        return;
+
+    storageDriverLock(driverState);
+    storageDriverAutostart(driverState);
+    storageDriverUnlock(driverState);
+}
+
 /**
  * storageStateReload:
  *
@@ -2599,6 +2614,7 @@ static virStorageDriver storageDriver = {
 static virStateDriver stateDriver = {
     .name = "Storage",
     .stateInitialize = storageStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart = storageStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = storageStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = storageStateReload,
 };
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 7abcd6bb00..9ca352f462 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -570,8 +570,6 @@ umlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     umlDriverUnlock(uml_driver);
 
-    umlAutostartConfigs(uml_driver);
-
     VIR_FREE(userdir);
 
     virNWFilterRegisterCallbackDriver(&umlCallbackDriver);
@@ -588,6 +586,20 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * umlStateAutoStart:
+ *
+ * Function to autostart the Uml daemons
+ */
+static void
+umlStateAutoStart(void)
+{
+    if (!uml_driver)
+        return;
+
+    umlAutostartConfigs(uml_driver);
+}
+
 static void umlNotifyLoadDomain(virDomainObjPtr vm, int newVM, void *opaque)
 {
     struct uml_driver *driver = opaque;
@@ -2885,6 +2897,7 @@ static virDriver umlDriver = {
 static virStateDriver umlStateDriver = {
     .name = "UML",
     .stateInitialize = umlStateInitialize,
+    .stateAutoStart = umlStateAutoStart,
     .stateCleanup = umlStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = umlStateReload,
 };