diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 527300aad0..348b3920df 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -1992,6 +1992,42 @@ qemuRefreshVirtioChannelState(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+qemuRefreshRTC(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
+               virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+    time_t now, then;
+    struct tm thenbits;
+    long localOffset;
+    int rv;
+
+    if (vm->def->clock.offset != VIR_DOMAIN_CLOCK_OFFSET_VARIABLE)
+        return;
+
+    memset(&thenbits, 0, sizeof(thenbits));
+    qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);
+    now = time(NULL);
+    rv = qemuMonitorGetRTCTime(priv->mon, &thenbits);
+    if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0)
+        rv = -1;
+
+    if (rv < 0)
+        return;
+
+    thenbits.tm_isdst = -1;
+    if ((then = mktime(&thenbits)) == (time_t) -1) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("Unable to convert time"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Thing is, @now is in local TZ but @then in UTC. */
+    if (virTimeLocalOffsetFromUTC(&localOffset) < 0)
+        return;
+
+    vm->def->clock.data.variable.adjustment = then - now + localOffset;
+}
 
 int
 qemuProcessRefreshBalloonState(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
@@ -3673,6 +3709,9 @@ qemuProcessReconnect(void *opaque)
     if (qemuRefreshVirtioChannelState(driver, obj) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    /* If querying of guest's RTC failed, report error, but do not kill the domain. */
+    qemuRefreshRTC(driver, obj);
+
     if (qemuProcessRefreshBalloonState(driver, obj, QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_NONE) < 0)
         goto error;