diff --git a/hw/net/e1000.c b/hw/net/e1000.c
index 5e144cb4e4aa..9b39bccfb27d 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ typedef struct E1000State_st {
     bool mit_irq_level;        /* Tracks interrupt pin level. */
     uint32_t mit_ide;          /* Tracks E1000_TXD_CMD_IDE bit. */
 
+    QEMUTimer *flush_queue_timer;
+
 /* Compatibility flags for migration to/from qemu 1.3.0 and older */
 #define E1000_FLAG_AUTONEG_BIT 0
 #define E1000_FLAG_MIT_BIT 1
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ static void e1000_reset(void *opaque)
 
     timer_del(d->autoneg_timer);
     timer_del(d->mit_timer);
+    timer_del(d->flush_queue_timer);
     d->mit_timer_on = 0;
     d->mit_irq_level = 0;
     d->mit_ide = 0;
@@ -391,6 +394,14 @@ set_ctrl(E1000State *s, int index, uint32_t val)
     s->mac_reg[CTRL] = val & ~E1000_CTRL_RST;
 }
 
+static void
+e1000_flush_queue_timer(void *opaque)
+{
+    E1000State *s = opaque;
+
+    qemu_flush_queued_packets(qemu_get_queue(s->nic));
+}
+
 static void
 set_rx_control(E1000State *s, int index, uint32_t val)
 {
@@ -399,7 +410,8 @@ set_rx_control(E1000State *s, int index, uint32_t val)
     s->rxbuf_min_shift = ((val / E1000_RCTL_RDMTS_QUAT) & 3) + 1;
     DBGOUT(RX, "RCTL: %d, mac_reg[RCTL] = 0x%x\n", s->mac_reg[RDT],
            s->mac_reg[RCTL]);
-    qemu_flush_queued_packets(qemu_get_queue(s->nic));
+    timer_mod(s->flush_queue_timer,
+              qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 1000);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -837,7 +849,7 @@ e1000_can_receive(NetClientState *nc)
     E1000State *s = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
 
     return e1000x_rx_ready(&s->parent_obj, s->mac_reg) &&
-        e1000_has_rxbufs(s, 1);
+        e1000_has_rxbufs(s, 1) && !timer_pending(s->flush_queue_timer);
 }
 
 static uint64_t rx_desc_base(E1000State *s)
@@ -881,6 +893,10 @@ e1000_receive_iov(NetClientState *nc, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (timer_pending(s->flush_queue_timer)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /* Pad to minimum Ethernet frame length */
     if (size < sizeof(min_buf)) {
         iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, min_buf, size);
@@ -1637,6 +1653,8 @@ pci_e1000_uninit(PCIDevice *dev)
     timer_free(d->autoneg_timer);
     timer_del(d->mit_timer);
     timer_free(d->mit_timer);
+    timer_del(d->flush_queue_timer);
+    timer_free(d->flush_queue_timer);
     qemu_del_nic(d->nic);
 }
 
@@ -1700,6 +1718,8 @@ static void pci_e1000_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
 
     d->autoneg_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, e1000_autoneg_timer, d);
     d->mit_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, e1000_mit_timer, d);
+    d->flush_queue_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                        e1000_flush_queue_timer, d);
 }
 
 static void qdev_e1000_reset(DeviceState *dev)