diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 86b52c684..702fd5456 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -1847,6 +1847,14 @@ void scan_drm_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 				drm_conn->connection != DRM_MODE_CONNECTED) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "'%s' disconnected", wlr_conn->name);
 			disconnect_drm_connector(wlr_conn);
+		} else if (wlr_conn->status == DRM_MODE_CONNECTED &&
+				drm_conn->connection == DRM_MODE_CONNECTED
+				&& wlr_conn->props.hotplug_mode_update > 0)
+		{
+			wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "'%s' reconnected", wlr_conn->name);
+			disconnect_drm_connector(wlr_conn);
+			connect_drm_connector(wlr_conn, drm_conn);
+			new_outputs[new_outputs_len++] = wlr_conn;
 		}
 
 		drmModeFreeConnector(drm_conn);
diff --git a/backend/drm/properties.c b/backend/drm/properties.c
index 314023954..effe079aa 100644
--- a/backend/drm/properties.c
+++ b/backend/drm/properties.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const struct prop_info connector_info[] = {
 	{ "HDR_OUTPUT_METADATA", INDEX(hdr_output_metadata) },
 	{ "PATH", INDEX(path) },
 	{ "content type", INDEX(content_type) },
+	{ "hotplug_mode_update", INDEX(hotplug_mode_update) },
 	{ "link-status", INDEX(link_status) },
 	{ "max bpc", INDEX(max_bpc) },
 	{ "non-desktop", INDEX(non_desktop) },
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/properties.h b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
index c02d655ba..00d385733 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/properties.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct wlr_drm_connector_props {
 	uint32_t panel_orientation; // not guaranteed to exist
 	uint32_t content_type; // not guaranteed to exist
 	uint32_t max_bpc; // not guaranteed to exist
+	uint32_t hotplug_mode_update; // not guaranteed to exist, VMs only
 
 	// atomic-modesetting only