Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/addhardware.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtManager/addhardware.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/addhardware.py
@@ -1280,6 +1280,18 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
         if controller is not None:
             logging.debug("Adding controller:\n%s",
                           controller.get_xml_config())
+
+        # If vm is active, Try to hotplug the device and modify persistent
+        # config in one go
+        if self.vm.is_active():
+            try:
+                self.vm.attach_device_flags(self._dev, 3)
+                return (False, None)
+            except Exception, e:
+                logging.debug("Could not hotplug device and modify persistent "
+                              "config at the same time: %s" % str(e))
+                logging.debug("Trying the operations seperately ...")
+
         # Hotplug device
         attach_err = False
         try:
Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/details.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtManager/details.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/details.py
@@ -2281,6 +2281,17 @@ class vmmDetails(vmmGObjectUI):
             text1=(_("Are you sure you want to remove this device?"))):
             return
 
+        # If vm is running, try to hot remove the device and modify
+        # persistent config in one go
+        if self.vm.is_active():
+            try:
+                self.vm.detach_device_flags(dev_type, dev_id_info, 3)
+                return
+            except Exception, e:
+                logging.debug("Could not hot remove device and modify "
+                              "persistent config at the same time: %s" % str(e))
+                logging.debug("Trying the operations seperately ...")
+
         # Define the change
         try:
             self.vm.remove_device(devobj)
Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/domain.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtManager/domain.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/domain.py
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
         devxml = devobj.get_xml_config()
         self._backend.attachDevice(devxml)
 
+    def attach_device_flags(self, devobj, flags):
+        xml = devobj.get_xml_config()
+        self._backend.attachDeviceFlags(xml, flags)
+
     def detach_device(self, devobj):
         """
         Hotunplug device from running guest
@@ -946,6 +950,10 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
         logging.debug("Calling update_device with xml=\n%s", xml)
         self._backend.updateDeviceFlags(xml, flags)
 
+    def detach_device_flags(self, devtype, dev_id_info, flags):
+        xml = self._get_device_xml(devtype, dev_id_info)
+        self._backend.detachDeviceFlags(xml, flags)
+
     def hotplug(self, vcpus=_SENTINEL, memory=_SENTINEL, maxmem=_SENTINEL,
         description=_SENTINEL, title=_SENTINEL, storage_path=_SENTINEL,
         device=_SENTINEL):