diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 40a88371a..fea423409 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                             .map_err(DeviceManagerError::TryCloneVirtioMemResize)?,
                         self.seccomp_action.clone(),
                         node_id,
-                        0,
+                        virtio_mem_zone.hotplugged_size(),
                     )
                     .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateVirtioMem)?,
                 ));
diff --git a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
index 2cfdbbbee..95b589009 100644
--- a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct HotPlugState {
 pub struct VirtioMemZone {
     region: Arc<GuestRegionMmap>,
     resize_handler: virtio_devices::Resize,
+    hotplugged_size: u64,
 }
 
 impl VirtioMemZone {
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ impl VirtioMemZone {
     pub fn resize_handler(&self) -> &virtio_devices::Resize {
         &self.resize_handler
     }
+    pub fn hotplugged_size(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.hotplugged_size
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -612,6 +616,7 @@ impl MemoryManager {
                             region,
                             resize_handler: virtio_devices::Resize::new()
                                 .map_err(Error::EventFdFail)?,
+                            hotplugged_size: zone.hotplugged_size.unwrap_or(0),
                         });
 
                         start_of_device_area = start_addr.unchecked_add(hotplug_size);