diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index 35fa0c5e56..d27d6303db 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -521,6 +521,19 @@ vu_set_vring_addr_exec(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
 
     vq->used_idx = vq->vring.used->idx;
 
+    if (vq->last_avail_idx != vq->used_idx) {
+        bool resume = dev->iface->queue_is_processed_in_order &&
+            dev->iface->queue_is_processed_in_order(dev, index);
+
+        DPRINT("Last avail index != used index: %u != %u%s\n",
+               vq->last_avail_idx, vq->used_idx,
+               resume ? ", resuming" : "");
+
+        if (resume) {
+            vq->shadow_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx = vq->used_idx;
+        }
+    }
+
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
index 53ef222c0b..4021f1124e 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ typedef void (*vu_set_features_cb) (VuDev *dev, uint64_t features);
 typedef int (*vu_process_msg_cb) (VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg,
                                   int *do_reply);
 typedef void (*vu_queue_set_started_cb) (VuDev *dev, int qidx, bool started);
+typedef bool (*vu_queue_is_processed_in_order_cb) (VuDev *dev, int qidx);
 
 typedef struct VuDevIface {
     /* called by VHOST_USER_GET_FEATURES to get the features bitmask */
@@ -148,6 +149,12 @@ typedef struct VuDevIface {
     vu_process_msg_cb process_msg;
     /* tells when queues can be processed */
     vu_queue_set_started_cb queue_set_started;
+    /*
+     * If the queue is processed in order, in which case it will be
+     * resumed to vring.used->idx. This can help to support resuming
+     * on unmanaged exit/crash.
+     */
+    vu_queue_is_processed_in_order_cb queue_is_processed_in_order;
 } VuDevIface;
 
 typedef void (*vu_queue_handler_cb) (VuDev *dev, int qidx);