diff --git a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/clusterops.py b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/clusterops.py
index 7b46e1d1..65112e97 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/clusterops.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/clusterops.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from nova import network
 from nova import objects
 from nova import utils
 from nova.virt import block_device
+from nova.virt import event as virtevent
 from os_win import exceptions as os_win_exc
 from os_win import utilsfactory
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -230,3 +231,14 @@ class ClusterOps(object):
         instance.host = new_host
         instance.node = new_host
         instance.save(expected_task_state=[None])
+
+    def instance_state_change_callback(self, event):
+        if event.transition == virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED:
+            # In some cases, we may not be able to plug the vifs when the
+            # instances are failed over (e.g. if the instances end up in
+            # "failed" state, without actually being registered in Hyper-V,
+            # being brought back online afterwards)
+            instance = self._get_instance_by_name(event.name)
+            nw_info = self._network_api.get_instance_nw_info(self._context,
+                                                             instance)
+            self._vmops.plug_vifs(instance, nw_info)
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
index 5e44ffbf..cbc1a984 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class HyperVClusterDriver(driver.HyperVDriver):
         self._clops.start_failover_listener_daemon()
         self._clops.reclaim_failovered_instances()
 
+    def _set_event_handler_callbacks(self):
+        super(HyperVClusterDriver, self)._set_event_handler_callbacks()
+
+        self._event_handler.add_callback(
+            self._clops.instance_state_change_callback)
+
     def spawn(self, context, instance, image_meta, injected_files,
               admin_password, allocations, network_info=None,
               block_device_info=None):
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_clusterops.py b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_clusterops.py
index d6971ee0..f3590f78 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_clusterops.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_clusterops.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from nova.compute import task_states
 from nova.compute import vm_states
 from nova.network.neutronv2 import api as network_api
 from nova import objects
+from nova.virt import event as virtevent
 from os_win import exceptions as os_win_exc
 
 from compute_hyperv.nova.cluster import clusterops
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class ClusterOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
         self.clusterops = clusterops.ClusterOps()
         self.clusterops._context = self.context
         self._clustutils = self.clusterops._clustutils
+        self._network_api = self.clusterops._network_api
 
     def test_get_instance_host(self):
         mock_instance = fake_instance.fake_instance_obj(self.context)
@@ -341,3 +343,17 @@ class ClusterOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(mock.sentinel.host, mock_instance.host)
         self.assertEqual(mock.sentinel.host, mock_instance.node)
         mock_instance.save.assert_called_once_with(expected_task_state=[None])
+
+    @mock.patch.object(clusterops.ClusterOps, '_get_instance_by_name')
+    def test_instance_state_change_callback(self, mock_get_instance_by_name):
+        event = mock.Mock(transition=virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED)
+        mock_instance = mock_get_instance_by_name.return_value
+
+        self.clusterops.instance_state_change_callback(event)
+
+        mock_get_instance_by_name.assert_called_once_with(event.name)
+        self._network_api.get_instance_nw_info.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.context, mock_instance)
+        self.clusterops._vmops.plug_vifs.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_instance,
+            self._network_api.get_instance_nw_info.return_value)
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_driver.py b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_driver.py
index aaa339ac..db045874 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_driver.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_driver.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class HyperVClusterTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
 
     _autospec_classes = [
         driver.clusterops.ClusterOps,
+        base_driver.eventhandler.InstanceEventHandler,
         base_driver.hostops.api.API,
         driver.livemigrationops.ClusterLiveMigrationOps,
     ]
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ class HyperVClusterTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
         self.assertPublicAPISignatures(nova_base_driver.ComputeDriver,
                                        driver.HyperVClusterDriver)
 
+    def test_set_event_handler_callbacks(self):
+        self.driver._set_event_handler_callbacks()
+
+        self.driver._event_handler.add_callback.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call(self.driver.emit_event),
+             mock.call(self.driver._vmops.instance_state_change_callback),
+             mock.call(self.driver._clops.instance_state_change_callback)])
+
     @mock.patch.object(base_driver.HyperVDriver, 'spawn')
     def test_spawn(self, mock_superclass_spawn):
         self.driver.spawn(self.context, mock.sentinel.fake_instance,