diff --git a/xen/common/event_channel.c b/xen/common/event_channel.c
index 2774cbba16..0e4c1953d6 100644
--- a/xen/common/event_channel.c
+++ b/xen/common/event_channel.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static int get_free_port(struct domain *d)
     {
         if ( port > d->max_evtchn_port )
             return -ENOSPC;
-        if ( evtchn_from_port(d, port)->state == ECS_FREE )
+        if ( evtchn_from_port(d, port)->state == ECS_FREE
+             && !evtchn_port_is_busy(d, port) )
             return port;
     }
 
diff --git a/xen/common/event_fifo.c b/xen/common/event_fifo.c
index e9c1fbe4d5..a443c98018 100644
--- a/xen/common/event_fifo.c
+++ b/xen/common/event_fifo.c
@@ -313,6 +313,17 @@ static bool_t evtchn_fifo_is_masked(struct domain *d,
     return test_bit(EVTCHN_FIFO_MASKED, word);
 }
 
+static bool_t evtchn_fifo_is_busy(struct domain *d, evtchn_port_t port)
+{
+    event_word_t *word;
+
+    word = evtchn_fifo_word_from_port(d, port);
+    if ( unlikely(!word) )
+        return 0;
+
+    return test_bit(EVTCHN_FIFO_LINKED, word);
+}
+
 static int evtchn_fifo_set_priority(struct domain *d, struct evtchn *evtchn,
                                     unsigned int priority)
 {
@@ -352,6 +363,7 @@ static const struct evtchn_port_ops evtchn_port_ops_fifo =
     .unmask        = evtchn_fifo_unmask,
     .is_pending    = evtchn_fifo_is_pending,
     .is_masked     = evtchn_fifo_is_masked,
+    .is_busy       = evtchn_fifo_is_busy,
     .set_priority  = evtchn_fifo_set_priority,
     .print_state   = evtchn_fifo_print_state,
 };
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/event.h b/xen/include/xen/event.h
index 06c0654fa6..075f4da451 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/event.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/event.h
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ struct evtchn_port_ops {
     void (*unmask)(struct domain *d, struct evtchn *evtchn);
     bool_t (*is_pending)(struct domain *d, const struct evtchn *evtchn);
     bool_t (*is_masked)(struct domain *d, const struct evtchn *evtchn);
+    /*
+     * Is the port unavailable because it's still being cleaned up
+     * after being closed?
+     */
+    bool_t (*is_busy)(struct domain *d, evtchn_port_t port);
     int (*set_priority)(struct domain *d, struct evtchn *evtchn,
                         unsigned int priority);
     void (*print_state)(struct domain *d, const struct evtchn *evtchn);
@@ -179,6 +184,13 @@ static inline bool_t evtchn_port_is_masked(struct domain *d,
     return d->evtchn_port_ops->is_masked(d, evtchn);
 }
 
+static inline bool_t evtchn_port_is_busy(struct domain *d, evtchn_port_t port)
+{
+    if ( d->evtchn_port_ops->is_busy )
+        return d->evtchn_port_ops->is_busy(d, port);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int evtchn_port_set_priority(struct domain *d,
                                            struct evtchn *evtchn,
                                            unsigned int priority)