diff --git a/qapi/run-state.json b/qapi/run-state.json
index f8773f23b2..5ac0fec852 100644
--- a/qapi/run-state.json
+++ b/qapi/run-state.json
@@ -462,6 +462,20 @@
 { 'event': 'GUEST_CRASHLOADED',
   'data': { 'action': 'GuestPanicAction', '*info': 'GuestPanicInformation' } }
 
+##
+# @GUEST_PVSHUTDOWN:
+#
+# Emitted when guest submits a shutdown request via pvpanic interface
+#
+# Since: 9.1
+#
+# Example:
+#
+#     <- { "event": "GUEST_PVSHUTDOWN",
+#          "timestamp": { "seconds": 1648245259, "microseconds": 893771 } }
+##
+{ 'event': 'GUEST_PVSHUTDOWN' }
+
 ##
 # @GuestPanicAction:
 #
diff --git a/system/runstate.c b/system/runstate.c
index fc49fd3e61..c833316f6d 100644
--- a/system/runstate.c
+++ b/system/runstate.c
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ void qemu_system_guest_crashloaded(GuestPanicInformation *info)
 
 void qemu_system_guest_pvshutdown(void)
 {
+    qapi_event_send_guest_pvshutdown();
     qemu_system_shutdown_request(SHUTDOWN_CAUSE_GUEST_SHUTDOWN);
 }