diff --git a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
index 08a95bf8dfdb..189e143c4cc7 100644
--- a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ pub struct DeviceInfo {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub default_bridges: u32,
 
+    /// Enable PCI hotplug support, default false
+    ///
+    /// Enabling this will result in hotplugin VFIO devices (see below).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub pci_hotplug: bool,
+
     /// VFIO devices are hotplugged on a bridge by default.
     ///
     /// Enable hotplugging on root bus. This may be required for devices with a large PCI bar,
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
index c380ca7b7dbb..fd4bb484143b 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ DEFMEMSLOTS := 10
 DEFMAXMEMSZ := 0
 ##VAR DEFBRIDGES=<number> Default number of bridges
 DEFBRIDGES := 0
+DEFPCIHOTPLUG := false
 DEFENABLEANNOTATIONS := [\"kernel_params\"]
 DEFDISABLEGUESTSECCOMP := true
 DEFDISABLEGUESTEMPTYDIR := false
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ USER_VARS += DEFMEMSZ
 USER_VARS += DEFMEMSLOTS
 USER_VARS += DEFMAXMEMSZ
 USER_VARS += DEFBRIDGES
+USER_VARS += DEFPCIHOTPLUG
 USER_VARS += DEFNETWORKMODEL_DB
 USER_VARS += DEFNETWORKMODEL_CLH
 USER_VARS += DEFNETWORKMODEL_QEMU
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/config/configuration-dragonball.toml.in b/src/runtime-rs/config/configuration-dragonball.toml.in
index 5a0a6db20a56..d538815acd75 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/config/configuration-dragonball.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/config/configuration-dragonball.toml.in
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ default_maxvcpus = @DEFMAXVCPUS_DB@
 # > 5                --> will be set to 5
 default_bridges = @DEFBRIDGES@
 
+# PCI hotplug
+# Enable or disable pci_hotplug
+# will be set to @DEFPCIHOTPLUG@
+pci_hotplug = @DEFPCIHOTPLUG@
+
 # Default memory size in MiB for SB/VM.
 # If unspecified then it will be set @DEFMEMSZ@ MiB.
 default_memory = @DEFMEMSZ@
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/dragonball/inner.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/dragonball/inner.rs
index e0bd30e8e890..97d0fa6763fd 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/dragonball/inner.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/dragonball/inner.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl DragonballInner {
             max_vcpu_count: self.config.cpu_info.default_maxvcpus as u8,
             mem_type,
             mem_file_path,
-            pci_hotplug_enabled: true,
+            pci_hotplug_enabled: self.hypervisor_config().device_info.pci_hotplug,
             ..Default::default()
         };
         info!(sl!(), "vm config: {:?}", vm_config);