diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 53d23d2..a7fe3c5 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -676,13 +676,15 @@
 }
 
 static void vhost_log_start(MemoryListener *listener,
-                            MemoryRegionSection *section)
+                            MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                            int old, int new)
 {
     /* FIXME: implement */
 }
 
 static void vhost_log_stop(MemoryListener *listener,
-                           MemoryRegionSection *section)
+                           MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                           int old, int new)
 {
     /* FIXME: implement */
 }
diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 156d506..55dc11d 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -206,8 +206,10 @@
     void (*region_add)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
     void (*region_del)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
     void (*region_nop)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
-    void (*log_start)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
-    void (*log_stop)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
+    void (*log_start)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                      int old, int new);
+    void (*log_stop)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                     int old, int new);
     void (*log_sync)(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section);
     void (*log_global_start)(MemoryListener *listener);
     void (*log_global_stop)(MemoryListener *listener);
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index d5416bb..c713b22 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -344,10 +344,15 @@
 }
 
 static void kvm_log_start(MemoryListener *listener,
-                          MemoryRegionSection *section)
+                          MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                          int old, int new)
 {
     int r;
 
+    if (old != 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     r = kvm_dirty_pages_log_change(section->offset_within_address_space,
                                    int128_get64(section->size), true);
     if (r < 0) {
@@ -356,10 +361,15 @@
 }
 
 static void kvm_log_stop(MemoryListener *listener,
-                          MemoryRegionSection *section)
+                          MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                          int old, int new)
 {
     int r;
 
+    if (new != 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     r = kvm_dirty_pages_log_change(section->offset_within_address_space,
                                    int128_get64(section->size), false);
     if (r < 0) {
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 72e33e8..3e3d5b8 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     } while (0)
 
 /* No need to ref/unref .mr, the FlatRange keeps it alive.  */
-#define MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(fr, as, dir, callback)            \
+#define MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(fr, as, dir, callback, _args...)  \
     MEMORY_LISTENER_CALL(callback, dir, (&(MemoryRegionSection) {       \
         .mr = (fr)->mr,                                                 \
         .address_space = (as),                                          \
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         .size = (fr)->addr.size,                                        \
         .offset_within_address_space = int128_get64((fr)->addr.start),  \
         .readonly = (fr)->readonly,                                     \
-              }))
+              }), ##_args)
 
 struct CoalescedMemoryRange {
     AddrRange addr;
@@ -774,10 +774,15 @@
 
             if (adding) {
                 MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(frnew, as, Forward, region_nop);
-                if (frold->dirty_log_mask && !frnew->dirty_log_mask) {
-                    MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(frnew, as, Reverse, log_stop);
-                } else if (frnew->dirty_log_mask && !frold->dirty_log_mask) {
-                    MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(frnew, as, Forward, log_start);
+                if (frnew->dirty_log_mask & ~frold->dirty_log_mask) {
+                    MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(frnew, as, Forward, log_start,
+                                                  frold->dirty_log_mask,
+                                                  frnew->dirty_log_mask);
+                }
+                if (frold->dirty_log_mask & ~frnew->dirty_log_mask) {
+                    MEMORY_LISTENER_UPDATE_REGION(frnew, as, Reverse, log_stop,
+                                                  frold->dirty_log_mask,
+                                                  frnew->dirty_log_mask);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/xen-hvm.c b/xen-hvm.c
index 338ab29..42356b8 100644
--- a/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/xen-hvm.c
@@ -646,21 +646,27 @@
 }
 
 static void xen_log_start(MemoryListener *listener,
-                          MemoryRegionSection *section)
+                          MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                          int old, int new)
 {
     XenIOState *state = container_of(listener, XenIOState, memory_listener);
 
-    xen_sync_dirty_bitmap(state, section->offset_within_address_space,
-                          int128_get64(section->size));
+    if (new & ~old & (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA)) {
+        xen_sync_dirty_bitmap(state, section->offset_within_address_space,
+                              int128_get64(section->size));
+    }
 }
 
-static void xen_log_stop(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section)
+static void xen_log_stop(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                         int old, int new)
 {
     XenIOState *state = container_of(listener, XenIOState, memory_listener);
 
-    state->log_for_dirtybit = NULL;
-    /* Disable dirty bit tracking */
-    xc_hvm_track_dirty_vram(xen_xc, xen_domid, 0, 0, NULL);
+    if (old & ~new & (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA)) {
+        state->log_for_dirtybit = NULL;
+        /* Disable dirty bit tracking */
+        xc_hvm_track_dirty_vram(xen_xc, xen_domid, 0, 0, NULL);
+    }
 }
 
 static void xen_log_sync(MemoryListener *listener, MemoryRegionSection *section)