diff --git a/block/export/vduse-blk.c b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
index b53ef39da0..a25556fe04 100644
--- a/block/export/vduse-blk.c
+++ b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ typedef struct VduseBlkExport {
     VduseDev *dev;
     uint16_t num_queues;
     char *recon_file;
-    unsigned int inflight;
+    unsigned int inflight; /* atomic */
+    bool vqs_started;
 } VduseBlkExport;
 
 typedef struct VduseBlkReq {
@@ -41,13 +42,24 @@ typedef struct VduseBlkReq {
 
 static void vduse_blk_inflight_inc(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp)
 {
-    vblk_exp->inflight++;
+    if (qatomic_fetch_inc(&vblk_exp->inflight) == 0) {
+        /* Prevent export from being deleted */
+        aio_context_acquire(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
+        blk_exp_ref(&vblk_exp->export);
+        aio_context_release(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
+    }
 }
 
 static void vduse_blk_inflight_dec(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp)
 {
-    if (--vblk_exp->inflight == 0) {
+    if (qatomic_fetch_dec(&vblk_exp->inflight) == 1) {
+        /* Wake AIO_WAIT_WHILE() */
         aio_wait_kick();
+
+        /* Now the export can be deleted */
+        aio_context_acquire(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
+        blk_exp_unref(&vblk_exp->export);
+        aio_context_release(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,8 +136,12 @@ static void vduse_blk_enable_queue(VduseDev *dev, VduseVirtq *vq)
 {
     VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = vduse_dev_get_priv(dev);
 
+    if (!vblk_exp->vqs_started) {
+        return; /* vduse_blk_drained_end() will start vqs later */
+    }
+
     aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, vduse_queue_get_fd(vq),
-                       true, on_vduse_vq_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL, vq);
+                       false, on_vduse_vq_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL, vq);
     /* Make sure we don't miss any kick afer reconnecting */
     eventfd_write(vduse_queue_get_fd(vq), 1);
 }
@@ -133,9 +149,14 @@ static void vduse_blk_enable_queue(VduseDev *dev, VduseVirtq *vq)
 static void vduse_blk_disable_queue(VduseDev *dev, VduseVirtq *vq)
 {
     VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = vduse_dev_get_priv(dev);
+    int fd = vduse_queue_get_fd(vq);
 
-    aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, vduse_queue_get_fd(vq),
-                       true, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, fd, false,
+                       NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static const VduseOps vduse_blk_ops = {
@@ -152,42 +173,19 @@ static void on_vduse_dev_kick(void *opaque)
 
 static void vduse_blk_attach_ctx(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp, AioContext *ctx)
 {
-    int i;
-
     aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, vduse_dev_get_fd(vblk_exp->dev),
-                       true, on_vduse_dev_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                       false, on_vduse_dev_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                        vblk_exp->dev);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < vblk_exp->num_queues; i++) {
-        VduseVirtq *vq = vduse_dev_get_queue(vblk_exp->dev, i);
-        int fd = vduse_queue_get_fd(vq);
-
-        if (fd < 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, fd, true,
-                           on_vduse_vq_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL, vq);
-    }
+    /* Virtqueues are handled by vduse_blk_drained_end() */
 }
 
 static void vduse_blk_detach_ctx(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp)
 {
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < vblk_exp->num_queues; i++) {
-        VduseVirtq *vq = vduse_dev_get_queue(vblk_exp->dev, i);
-        int fd = vduse_queue_get_fd(vq);
-
-        if (fd < 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, fd,
-                           true, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    }
     aio_set_fd_handler(vblk_exp->export.ctx, vduse_dev_get_fd(vblk_exp->dev),
-                       true, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                       false, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-    AIO_WAIT_WHILE(vblk_exp->export.ctx, vblk_exp->inflight > 0);
+    /* Virtqueues are handled by vduse_blk_drained_begin() */
 }
 
 
@@ -220,8 +218,55 @@ static void vduse_blk_resize(void *opaque)
                             (char *)&config.capacity);
 }
 
+static void vduse_blk_stop_virtqueues(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp)
+{
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < vblk_exp->num_queues; i++) {
+        VduseVirtq *vq = vduse_dev_get_queue(vblk_exp->dev, i);
+        vduse_blk_disable_queue(vblk_exp->dev, vq);
+    }
+
+    vblk_exp->vqs_started = false;
+}
+
+static void vduse_blk_start_virtqueues(VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp)
+{
+    vblk_exp->vqs_started = true;
+
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < vblk_exp->num_queues; i++) {
+        VduseVirtq *vq = vduse_dev_get_queue(vblk_exp->dev, i);
+        vduse_blk_enable_queue(vblk_exp->dev, vq);
+    }
+}
+
+static void vduse_blk_drained_begin(void *opaque)
+{
+    BlockExport *exp = opaque;
+    VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = container_of(exp, VduseBlkExport, export);
+
+    vduse_blk_stop_virtqueues(vblk_exp);
+}
+
+static void vduse_blk_drained_end(void *opaque)
+{
+    BlockExport *exp = opaque;
+    VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = container_of(exp, VduseBlkExport, export);
+
+    vduse_blk_start_virtqueues(vblk_exp);
+}
+
+static bool vduse_blk_drained_poll(void *opaque)
+{
+    BlockExport *exp = opaque;
+    VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = container_of(exp, VduseBlkExport, export);
+
+    return qatomic_read(&vblk_exp->inflight) > 0;
+}
+
 static const BlockDevOps vduse_block_ops = {
-    .resize_cb = vduse_blk_resize,
+    .resize_cb     = vduse_blk_resize,
+    .drained_begin = vduse_blk_drained_begin,
+    .drained_end   = vduse_blk_drained_end,
+    .drained_poll  = vduse_blk_drained_poll,
 };
 
 static int vduse_blk_exp_create(BlockExport *exp, BlockExportOptions *opts,
@@ -268,6 +313,7 @@ static int vduse_blk_exp_create(BlockExport *exp, BlockExportOptions *opts,
     vblk_exp->handler.serial = g_strdup(vblk_opts->serial ?: "");
     vblk_exp->handler.logical_block_size = logical_block_size;
     vblk_exp->handler.writable = opts->writable;
+    vblk_exp->vqs_started = true;
 
     config.capacity =
             cpu_to_le64(blk_getlength(exp->blk) >> VIRTIO_BLK_SECTOR_BITS);
@@ -322,14 +368,20 @@ static int vduse_blk_exp_create(BlockExport *exp, BlockExportOptions *opts,
         vduse_dev_setup_queue(vblk_exp->dev, i, queue_size);
     }
 
-    aio_set_fd_handler(exp->ctx, vduse_dev_get_fd(vblk_exp->dev), true,
+    aio_set_fd_handler(exp->ctx, vduse_dev_get_fd(vblk_exp->dev), false,
                        on_vduse_dev_kick, NULL, NULL, NULL, vblk_exp->dev);
 
     blk_add_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached, blk_aio_detach,
                                  vblk_exp);
-
     blk_set_dev_ops(exp->blk, &vduse_block_ops, exp);
 
+    /*
+     * We handle draining ourselves using an in-flight counter and by disabling
+     * virtqueue fd handlers. Do not queue BlockBackend requests, they need to
+     * complete so the in-flight counter reaches zero.
+     */
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(exp->blk, true);
+
     return 0;
 err:
     vduse_dev_destroy(vblk_exp->dev);
@@ -344,6 +396,9 @@ static void vduse_blk_exp_delete(BlockExport *exp)
     VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = container_of(exp, VduseBlkExport, export);
     int ret;
 
+    assert(qatomic_read(&vblk_exp->inflight) == 0);
+
+    vduse_blk_detach_ctx(vblk_exp);
     blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached, blk_aio_detach,
                                     vblk_exp);
     ret = vduse_dev_destroy(vblk_exp->dev);
@@ -354,13 +409,12 @@ static void vduse_blk_exp_delete(BlockExport *exp)
     g_free(vblk_exp->handler.serial);
 }
 
+/* Called with exp->ctx acquired */
 static void vduse_blk_exp_request_shutdown(BlockExport *exp)
 {
     VduseBlkExport *vblk_exp = container_of(exp, VduseBlkExport, export);
 
-    aio_context_acquire(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
-    vduse_blk_detach_ctx(vblk_exp);
-    aio_context_acquire(vblk_exp->export.ctx);
+    vduse_blk_stop_virtqueues(vblk_exp);
 }
 
 const BlockExportDriver blk_exp_vduse_blk = {