diff --git a/qmp.go b/qmp.go
index 0e08e4d261..3727b8478e 100644
--- a/qmp.go
+++ b/qmp.go
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ type QMPVersion struct {
 	Capabilities []string
 }
 
+// CPUProperties contains the properties to be used for hotplugging a CPU instance
+type CPUProperties struct {
+	Node   int `json:"node-id"`
+	Socket int `json:"socket-id"`
+	Core   int `json:"core-id"`
+	Thread int `json:"thread-id"`
+}
+
+// HotpluggableCPU represents a hotpluggable CPU
+type HotpluggableCPU struct {
+	Type       string        `json:"type"`
+	VcpusCount int           `json:"vcpus-count"`
+	Properties CPUProperties `json:"props"`
+	QOMPath    string        `json:"qom-path"`
+}
+
 func (q *QMP) readLoop(fromVMCh chan<- []byte) {
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(q.conn)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
@@ -751,3 +767,25 @@ func (q *QMP) ExecuteCPUDeviceAdd(ctx context.Context, driver, cpuID, socketID,
 	}
 	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "device_add", args, nil)
 }
+
+// ExecuteQueryHotpluggableCPUs returns a slice with the list of hotpluggable CPUs
+func (q *QMP) ExecuteQueryHotpluggableCPUs(ctx context.Context) ([]HotpluggableCPU, error) {
+	response, err := q.executeCommandWithResponse(ctx, "query-hotpluggable-cpus", nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// convert response to json
+	data, err := json.Marshal(response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to extract CPU information: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var cpus []HotpluggableCPU
+	// convert json to []HotpluggableCPU
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &cpus); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert json to hotpluggable CPU: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return cpus, nil
+}
diff --git a/qmp_test.go b/qmp_test.go
index 7e83f4f939..21b5e968de 100644
--- a/qmp_test.go
+++ b/qmp_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ type qmpTestEvent struct {
 
 type qmpTestResult struct {
 	result string
-	data   map[string]interface{}
+	data   interface{}
 }
 
 type qmpTestCommandBuffer struct {
@@ -132,11 +133,8 @@ func (b *qmpTestCommandBuffer) startEventLoop(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 }
 
 func (b *qmpTestCommandBuffer) AddCommand(name string, args map[string]interface{},
-	result string, data map[string]interface{}) {
+	result string, data interface{}) {
 	b.cmds = append(b.cmds, qmpTestCommand{name, args})
-	if data == nil {
-		data = make(map[string]interface{})
-	}
 	b.results = append(b.results, qmpTestResult{result, data})
 }
 
@@ -832,3 +830,37 @@ func TestQMPCPUDeviceAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	q.Shutdown()
 	<-disconnectedCh
 }
+
+// Checks that hotpluggable CPUs are listed correctly
+func TestQMPExecuteQueryHotpluggableCPUs(t *testing.T) {
+	connectedCh := make(chan *QMPVersion)
+	disconnectedCh := make(chan struct{})
+	buf := newQMPTestCommandBuffer(t)
+	hotCPU := HotpluggableCPU{
+		Type:       "host-x86",
+		VcpusCount: 5,
+		Properties: CPUProperties{
+			Node:   1,
+			Socket: 3,
+			Core:   2,
+			Thread: 4,
+		},
+		QOMPath: "/abc/123/rgb",
+	}
+	buf.AddCommand("query-hotpluggable-cpus", nil, "return", []interface{}{hotCPU})
+	cfg := QMPConfig{Logger: qmpTestLogger{}}
+	q := startQMPLoop(buf, cfg, connectedCh, disconnectedCh)
+	checkVersion(t, connectedCh)
+	hotCPUs, err := q.ExecuteQueryHotpluggableCPUs(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	if len(hotCPUs) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected hot CPUs length equals to 1\n")
+	}
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(hotCPUs[0], hotCPU) == false {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %v equals to %v\n", hotCPUs[0], hotCPU)
+	}
+	q.Shutdown()
+	<-disconnectedCh
+}