diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 7ae28fb6ac..77de16227f 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct QTestState
     GString *rx;
     QTestTransportOps ops;
     GList *pending_events;
+    QTestQMPEventCallback eventCB;
+    void *eventData;
 };
 
 static GHookList abrt_hooks;
@@ -703,8 +705,13 @@ QDict *qtest_qmp_receive(QTestState *s)
         if (!qdict_get_try_str(response, "event")) {
             return response;
         }
-        /* Stash the event for a later consumption */
-        s->pending_events = g_list_append(s->pending_events, response);
+
+        if (!s->eventCB ||
+            !s->eventCB(s, qdict_get_str(response, "event"),
+                        response, s->eventData)) {
+            /* Stash the event for a later consumption */
+            s->pending_events = g_list_append(s->pending_events, response);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -808,6 +815,13 @@ void qtest_qmp_send_raw(QTestState *s, const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
+void qtest_qmp_set_event_callback(QTestState *s,
+                                  QTestQMPEventCallback cb, void *opaque)
+{
+    s->eventCB = cb;
+    s->eventData = opaque;
+}
+
 QDict *qtest_qmp_event_ref(QTestState *s, const char *event)
 {
     while (s->pending_events) {
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
index d310eba7fb..a12acf7fa9 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
@@ -238,17 +238,52 @@ QDict *qtest_qmp_receive_dict(QTestState *s);
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  *
  * Reads a QMP message from QEMU and returns the response.
- * Buffers all the events received meanwhile, until a
- * call to qtest_qmp_eventwait
+ *
+ * If a callback is registered with qtest_qmp_set_event_callback,
+ * it will be invoked for every event seen, otherwise events
+ * will be buffered until a call to one of the qtest_qmp_eventwait
+ * family of functions.
  */
 QDict *qtest_qmp_receive(QTestState *s);
 
+/*
+ * QTestQMPEventCallback:
+ * @s: #QTestState instance event was received on
+ * @name: name of the event type
+ * @event: #QDict for the event details
+ * @opaque: opaque data from time of callback registration
+ *
+ * This callback will be invoked whenever an event is received.
+ * If the callback returns true the event will be consumed,
+ * otherwise it will be put on the list of pending events.
+ * Pending events can be later handled by calling either
+ * qtest_qmp_eventwait or qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref.
+ *
+ * Return: true to consume the event, false to let it be queued
+ */
+typedef bool (*QTestQMPEventCallback)(QTestState *s, const char *name,
+                                      QDict *event, void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * qtest_qmp_set_event_callback:
+ * @s: #QTestSTate instance to operate on
+ * @cb: callback to invoke for events
+ * @opaque: data to pass to @cb
+ *
+ * Register a callback to be invoked whenever an event arrives
+ */
+void qtest_qmp_set_event_callback(QTestState *s,
+                                  QTestQMPEventCallback cb, void *opaque);
+
 /**
  * qtest_qmp_eventwait:
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @event: event to wait for.
  *
  * Continuously polls for QMP responses until it receives the desired event.
+ *
+ * Any callback registered with qtest_qmp_set_event_callback will
+ * be invoked for every event seen.
  */
 void qtest_qmp_eventwait(QTestState *s, const char *event);
 
@@ -258,6 +293,10 @@ void qtest_qmp_eventwait(QTestState *s, const char *event);
  * @event: event to wait for.
  *
  * Continuously polls for QMP responses until it receives the desired event.
+ *
+ * Any callback registered with qtest_qmp_set_event_callback will
+ * be invoked for every event seen.
+ *
  * Returns a copy of the event for further investigation.
  */
 QDict *qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(QTestState *s, const char *event);