diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 76851bc129..975eaf1570 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ QemuConsole *qemu_graphic_console_create(DeviceState *dev, uint32_t head,
 
     surface = qemu_create_placeholder_surface(width, height, noinit);
     qemu_console_set_surface(s, surface);
+    qemu_console_notify(QEMU_CONSOLE_ADDED, s);
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -1158,6 +1159,7 @@ void qemu_graphic_console_close(QemuConsole *con)
     int height = qemu_console_get_height(con, 480);
 
     trace_console_gfx_close(con->index);
+    qemu_console_notify(QEMU_CONSOLE_REMOVED, con);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(con), "device", NULL, &error_abort);
     qemu_graphic_console_set_hwops(con, &unused_ops, NULL);
     timer_del(con->ui_timer);