diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index 7a3ae9035db6..8ed28a874a37 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -8053,8 +8053,8 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
         # We don't generate events if CONF.vif_plugging_timeout=0
         # meaning that the operator disabled using them.
         if CONF.vif_plugging_timeout:
-            return [('network-vif-plugged', vif['id'])
-                    for vif in instance.get_network_info()]
+            return (instance.get_network_info()
+                    .get_live_migration_plug_time_events())
         else:
             return []
 
diff --git a/nova/network/model.py b/nova/network/model.py
index d8119fae729e..7ed9d2d1b862 100644
--- a/nova/network/model.py
+++ b/nova/network/model.py
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@ class VIF(Model):
         return (self.is_hybrid_plug_enabled() and not
                 migration.is_same_host())
 
+    @property
+    def has_live_migration_plug_time_event(self):
+        """Returns whether this VIF's network-vif-plugged external event will
+        be sent by Neutron at "plugtime" - in other words, as soon as neutron
+        completes configuring the network backend.
+        """
+        return self.is_hybrid_plug_enabled()
+
     def is_hybrid_plug_enabled(self):
         return self['details'].get(VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG, False)
 
@@ -530,15 +538,22 @@ class NetworkInfo(list):
         return jsonutils.dumps(self)
 
     def get_bind_time_events(self, migration):
-        """Returns whether any of our VIFs have "bind-time" events. See
-        has_bind_time_event() docstring for more details.
+        """Returns a list of external events for any VIFs that have
+        "bind-time" events during cold migration.
         """
         return [('network-vif-plugged', vif['id'])
                 for vif in self if vif.has_bind_time_event(migration)]
 
+    def get_live_migration_plug_time_events(self):
+        """Returns a list of external events for any VIFs that have
+        "plug-time" events during live migration.
+        """
+        return [('network-vif-plugged', vif['id'])
+                for vif in self if vif.has_live_migration_plug_time_event]
+
     def get_plug_time_events(self, migration):
-        """Complementary to get_bind_time_events(), any event that does not
-        fall in that category is a plug-time event.
+        """Returns a list of external events for any VIFs that have
+        "plug-time" events during cold migration.
         """
         return [('network-vif-plugged', vif['id'])
                 for vif in self if not vif.has_bind_time_event(migration)]
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
index 5d30ed8df641..35372ce8c4f8 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -9320,12 +9320,18 @@ class ComputeManagerMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
         """Tests the various ways that _get_neutron_events_for_live_migration
         will return an empty list.
         """
+        migration = mock.Mock()
+        migration.is_same_host = lambda: False
+        self.assertFalse(migration.is_same_host())
+
         # 1. no timeout
         self.flags(vif_plugging_timeout=0)
 
         with mock.patch.object(self.instance, 'get_network_info') as nw_info:
             nw_info.return_value = network_model.NetworkInfo(
-                [network_model.VIF(uuids.port1)])
+                [network_model.VIF(uuids.port1, details={
+                        network_model.VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG: True})])
+            self.assertTrue(nw_info.return_value[0].is_hybrid_plug_enabled())
             self.assertEqual(
                 [], self.compute._get_neutron_events_for_live_migration(
                     self.instance))
@@ -9334,7 +9340,18 @@ class ComputeManagerMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
         self.flags(vif_plugging_timeout=300)
 
         with mock.patch.object(self.instance, 'get_network_info') as nw_info:
-            nw_info.return_value = []
+            nw_info.return_value = network_model.NetworkInfo([])
+            self.assertEqual(
+                [], self.compute._get_neutron_events_for_live_migration(
+                    self.instance))
+
+        # 3. no plug time events
+        with mock.patch.object(self.instance, 'get_network_info') as nw_info:
+            nw_info.return_value = network_model.NetworkInfo(
+                [network_model.VIF(
+                    uuids.port1, details={
+                        network_model.VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG: False})])
+            self.assertFalse(nw_info.return_value[0].is_hybrid_plug_enabled())
             self.assertEqual(
                 [], self.compute._get_neutron_events_for_live_migration(
                     self.instance))
@@ -9352,9 +9369,11 @@ class ComputeManagerMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             wait_for_vif_plugged=True)
         mock_get_bdms.return_value = objects.BlockDeviceMappingList(objects=[])
         mock_pre_live_mig.return_value = migrate_data
+        details = {network_model.VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG: True}
         self.instance.info_cache = objects.InstanceInfoCache(
             network_info=network_model.NetworkInfo([
-                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1), network_model.VIF(uuids.port2)
+                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1, details=details),
+                network_model.VIF(uuids.port2, details=details)
             ]))
         self.compute._waiting_live_migrations[self.instance.uuid] = (
             self.migration, mock.MagicMock()
@@ -9384,11 +9403,12 @@ class ComputeManagerMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
         of not waiting.
         """
         migrate_data = objects.LibvirtLiveMigrateData()
+        details = {network_model.VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG: True}
         mock_get_bdms.return_value = objects.BlockDeviceMappingList(objects=[])
         mock_pre_live_mig.return_value = migrate_data
         self.instance.info_cache = objects.InstanceInfoCache(
             network_info=network_model.NetworkInfo([
-                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1)]))
+                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1, details=details)]))
         self.compute._waiting_live_migrations[self.instance.uuid] = (
             self.migration, mock.MagicMock()
         )
@@ -9532,9 +9552,11 @@ class ComputeManagerMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
         mock_get_bdms.return_value = source_bdms
         migrate_data = objects.LibvirtLiveMigrateData(
             wait_for_vif_plugged=True)
+        details = {network_model.VIF_DETAILS_OVS_HYBRID_PLUG: True}
         self.instance.info_cache = objects.InstanceInfoCache(
             network_info=network_model.NetworkInfo([
-                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1), network_model.VIF(uuids.port2)
+                network_model.VIF(uuids.port1, details=details),
+                network_model.VIF(uuids.port2, details=details)
             ]))
         self.compute._waiting_live_migrations = {}
         fake_migration = objects.Migration(