diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
index 4075f3d..484d3a5 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
@@ -902,18 +902,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void virtio_mem_system_reset(void *opaque)
-{
-    VirtIOMEM *vmem = VIRTIO_MEM(opaque);
-
-    /*
-     * During usual resets, we will unplug all memory and shrink the usable
-     * region size. This is, however, not possible in all scenarios. Then,
-     * the guest has to deal with this manually (VIRTIO_MEM_REQ_UNPLUG_ALL).
-     */
-    virtio_mem_unplug_all(vmem);
-}
-
 static void virtio_mem_prepare_mr(VirtIOMEM *vmem)
 {
     const uint64_t region_size = memory_region_size(&vmem->memdev->mr);
@@ -1130,7 +1118,7 @@
         vmstate_register_any(VMSTATE_IF(vmem),
                              &vmstate_virtio_mem_device_early, vmem);
     }
-    qemu_register_reset(virtio_mem_system_reset, vmem);
+    qemu_register_resettable(OBJECT(vmem));
 
     /*
      * Set ourselves as RamDiscardManager before the plug handler maps the
@@ -1150,7 +1138,7 @@
      * found via an address space anymore. Unset ourselves.
      */
     memory_region_set_ram_discard_manager(&vmem->memdev->mr, NULL);
-    qemu_unregister_reset(virtio_mem_system_reset, vmem);
+    qemu_unregister_resettable(OBJECT(vmem));
     if (vmem->early_migration) {
         vmstate_unregister(VMSTATE_IF(vmem), &vmstate_virtio_mem_device_early,
                            vmem);
@@ -1850,12 +1838,31 @@
     }
 }
 
+static ResettableState *virtio_mem_get_reset_state(Object *obj)
+{
+    VirtIOMEM *vmem = VIRTIO_MEM(obj);
+    return &vmem->reset_state;
+}
+
+static void virtio_mem_system_reset_hold(Object *obj, ResetType type)
+{
+    VirtIOMEM *vmem = VIRTIO_MEM(obj);
+
+    /*
+     * During usual resets, we will unplug all memory and shrink the usable
+     * region size. This is, however, not possible in all scenarios. Then,
+     * the guest has to deal with this manually (VIRTIO_MEM_REQ_UNPLUG_ALL).
+     */
+    virtio_mem_unplug_all(vmem);
+}
+
 static void virtio_mem_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     VirtIOMEMClass *vmc = VIRTIO_MEM_CLASS(klass);
     RamDiscardManagerClass *rdmc = RAM_DISCARD_MANAGER_CLASS(klass);
+    ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
 
     device_class_set_props(dc, virtio_mem_properties);
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_virtio_mem;
@@ -1882,6 +1889,9 @@
     rdmc->replay_discarded = virtio_mem_rdm_replay_discarded;
     rdmc->register_listener = virtio_mem_rdm_register_listener;
     rdmc->unregister_listener = virtio_mem_rdm_unregister_listener;
+
+    rc->get_state = virtio_mem_get_reset_state;
+    rc->phases.hold = virtio_mem_system_reset_hold;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_mem_info = {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.h
index 5f5b02b..a1af144 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define HW_VIRTIO_MEM_H
 
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h"
+#include "hw/resettable.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-misc.h"
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@
 
     /* listeners to notify on plug/unplug activity. */
     QLIST_HEAD(, RamDiscardListener) rdl_list;
+
+    /* State of the resettable container */
+    ResettableState reset_state;
 };
 
 struct VirtIOMEMClass {