diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index e26d0b9c2149..540e656f00e9 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -1184,6 +1184,8 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
             vm_power_state = power_state.PAUSED
         elif event.get_transition() == virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED:
             vm_power_state = power_state.RUNNING
+        elif event.get_transition() == virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_SUSPENDED:
+            vm_power_state = power_state.SUSPENDED
         else:
             LOG.warning(_LW("Unexpected power state %d"),
                         event.get_transition())
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
index 7ece89e9b819..c2af3b18a432 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ class ComputeManagerUnitTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         event_map = {virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STOPPED: power_state.SHUTDOWN,
                      virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED: power_state.RUNNING,
                      virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_PAUSED: power_state.PAUSED,
-                     virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED: power_state.RUNNING}
+                     virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED: power_state.RUNNING,
+                     virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_SUSPENDED:
+                         power_state.SUSPENDED,
+        }
         event = mock.Mock()
         event.get_instance_uuid.return_value = mock.sentinel.uuid
         for transition, pwr_state in event_map.iteritems():
diff --git a/nova/virt/event.py b/nova/virt/event.py
index 02b9cddbd590..3b065bcb4226 100644
--- a/nova/virt/event.py
+++ b/nova/virt/event.py
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED = 0
 EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STOPPED = 1
 EVENT_LIFECYCLE_PAUSED = 2
 EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED = 3
+EVENT_LIFECYCLE_SUSPENDED = 4
 
 NAMES = {
     EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED: _('Started'),
     EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STOPPED: _('Stopped'),
     EVENT_LIFECYCLE_PAUSED: _('Paused'),
-    EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED: _('Resumed')
+    EVENT_LIFECYCLE_RESUMED: _('Resumed'),
+    EVENT_LIFECYCLE_SUSPENDED: _('Suspended'),
 }