diff --git a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
index 833250a886..67b7465915 100644
--- a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
+++ b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct USBHostDevice {
     uint32_t                         options;
     uint32_t                         loglevel;
     bool                             needs_autoscan;
-
+    bool                             allow_guest_reset;
     /* state */
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(USBHostDevice)      next;
     int                              seen, errcount;
@@ -1456,6 +1456,10 @@ static void usb_host_handle_reset(USBDevice *udev)
     USBHostDevice *s = USB_HOST_DEVICE(udev);
     int rc;
 
+    if (!s->allow_guest_reset) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     trace_usb_host_reset(s->bus_num, s->addr);
 
     rc = libusb_reset_device(s->dh);
@@ -1573,6 +1577,7 @@ static Property usb_host_dev_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("productid", USBHostDevice, match.product_id, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("isobufs",  USBHostDevice, iso_urb_count,    4),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("isobsize", USBHostDevice, iso_urb_frames,   32),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("guest-reset", USBHostDevice, allow_guest_reset, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("loglevel",  USBHostDevice, loglevel,
                        LIBUSB_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("pipeline",    USBHostDevice, options,