diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index dbce7bc181..e28a32a201 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(void)
     for (i = 0; i < BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MAX; i++) {
         QLIST_INIT(&bs->op_blockers[i]);
     }
-    bdrv_iostatus_disable(bs);
     notifier_list_init(&bs->close_notifiers);
     notifier_with_return_list_init(&bs->before_write_notifiers);
     qemu_co_queue_init(&bs->throttled_reqs[0]);
@@ -2005,14 +2004,6 @@ static void bdrv_move_feature_fields(BlockDriverState *bs_dest,
 
     bs_dest->enable_write_cache = bs_src->enable_write_cache;
 
-    /* r/w error */
-    bs_dest->on_read_error      = bs_src->on_read_error;
-    bs_dest->on_write_error     = bs_src->on_write_error;
-
-    /* i/o status */
-    bs_dest->iostatus_enabled   = bs_src->iostatus_enabled;
-    bs_dest->iostatus           = bs_src->iostatus;
-
     /* dirty bitmap */
     bs_dest->dirty_bitmaps      = bs_src->dirty_bitmaps;
 }
@@ -2499,82 +2490,6 @@ void bdrv_get_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t *nb_sectors_ptr)
     *nb_sectors_ptr = nb_sectors < 0 ? 0 : nb_sectors;
 }
 
-void bdrv_set_on_error(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockdevOnError on_read_error,
-                       BlockdevOnError on_write_error)
-{
-    bs->on_read_error = on_read_error;
-    bs->on_write_error = on_write_error;
-}
-
-BlockdevOnError bdrv_get_on_error(BlockDriverState *bs, bool is_read)
-{
-    return is_read ? bs->on_read_error : bs->on_write_error;
-}
-
-BlockErrorAction bdrv_get_error_action(BlockDriverState *bs, bool is_read, int error)
-{
-    BlockdevOnError on_err = is_read ? bs->on_read_error : bs->on_write_error;
-
-    switch (on_err) {
-    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC:
-        return (error == ENOSPC) ?
-               BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP : BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT;
-    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP:
-        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP;
-    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT:
-        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT;
-    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_IGNORE:
-        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_IGNORE;
-    default:
-        abort();
-    }
-}
-
-static void send_qmp_error_event(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                 BlockErrorAction action,
-                                 bool is_read, int error)
-{
-    IoOperationType optype;
-
-    optype = is_read ? IO_OPERATION_TYPE_READ : IO_OPERATION_TYPE_WRITE;
-    qapi_event_send_block_io_error(bdrv_get_device_name(bs), optype, action,
-                                   bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs),
-                                   error == ENOSPC, strerror(error),
-                                   &error_abort);
-}
-
-/* This is done by device models because, while the block layer knows
- * about the error, it does not know whether an operation comes from
- * the device or the block layer (from a job, for example).
- */
-void bdrv_error_action(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockErrorAction action,
-                       bool is_read, int error)
-{
-    assert(error >= 0);
-
-    if (action == BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP) {
-        /* First set the iostatus, so that "info block" returns an iostatus
-         * that matches the events raised so far (an additional error iostatus
-         * is fine, but not a lost one).
-         */
-        bdrv_iostatus_set_err(bs, error);
-
-        /* Then raise the request to stop the VM and the event.
-         * qemu_system_vmstop_request_prepare has two effects.  First,
-         * it ensures that the STOP event always comes after the
-         * BLOCK_IO_ERROR event.  Second, it ensures that even if management
-         * can observe the STOP event and do a "cont" before the STOP
-         * event is issued, the VM will not stop.  In this case, vm_start()
-         * also ensures that the STOP/RESUME pair of events is emitted.
-         */
-        qemu_system_vmstop_request_prepare();
-        send_qmp_error_event(bs, action, is_read, error);
-        qemu_system_vmstop_request(RUN_STATE_IO_ERROR);
-    } else {
-        send_qmp_error_event(bs, action, is_read, error);
-    }
-}
-
 int bdrv_is_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     return bs->read_only;
@@ -3602,46 +3517,6 @@ bool bdrv_op_blocker_is_empty(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return true;
 }
 
-void bdrv_iostatus_enable(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    bs->iostatus_enabled = true;
-    bs->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
-}
-
-/* The I/O status is only enabled if the drive explicitly
- * enables it _and_ the VM is configured to stop on errors */
-bool bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(const BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    return (bs->iostatus_enabled &&
-           (bs->on_write_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC ||
-            bs->on_write_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP   ||
-            bs->on_read_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP));
-}
-
-void bdrv_iostatus_disable(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    bs->iostatus_enabled = false;
-}
-
-void bdrv_iostatus_reset(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    if (bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
-        bs->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
-        if (bs->job) {
-            block_job_iostatus_reset(bs->job);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void bdrv_iostatus_set_err(BlockDriverState *bs, int error)
-{
-    assert(bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs));
-    if (bs->iostatus == BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK) {
-        bs->iostatus = error == ENOSPC ? BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_NOSPACE :
-                                         BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_FAILED;
-    }
-}
-
 void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                      const char *base_filename, const char *base_fmt,
                      char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags,
diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 5696431711..ec01db8eff 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/ratelimit.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
 #define BACKUP_CLUSTER_BITS 16
 #define BACKUP_CLUSTER_SIZE (1 << BACKUP_CLUSTER_BITS)
@@ -215,7 +216,9 @@ static void backup_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
 {
     BackupBlockJob *s = container_of(job, BackupBlockJob, common);
 
-    bdrv_iostatus_reset(s->target);
+    if (s->target->blk) {
+        blk_iostatus_reset(s->target->blk);
+    }
 }
 
 static const BlockJobDriver backup_job_driver = {
@@ -360,8 +363,10 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
     job->bitmap = hbitmap_alloc(end, 0);
 
     bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(target, true);
-    bdrv_set_on_error(target, on_target_error, on_target_error);
-    bdrv_iostatus_enable(target);
+    if (target->blk) {
+        blk_set_on_error(target->blk, on_target_error, on_target_error);
+        blk_iostatus_enable(target->blk);
+    }
 
     bdrv_add_before_write_notifier(bs, &before_write);
 
@@ -451,7 +456,9 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
     }
     hbitmap_free(job->bitmap);
 
-    bdrv_iostatus_disable(target);
+    if (target->blk) {
+        blk_iostatus_disable(target->blk);
+    }
     bdrv_op_unblock_all(target, job->common.blocker);
 
     data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
@@ -480,7 +487,7 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
 
     if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
         return;
     }
diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index a52037b418..2708ad146c 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qapi-event.h"
 
 /* Number of coroutines to reserve per attached device model */
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ struct BlockBackend {
 
     /* I/O stats (display with "info blockstats"). */
     BlockAcctStats stats;
+
+    BlockdevOnError on_read_error, on_write_error;
+    bool iostatus_enabled;
+    BlockDeviceIoStatus iostatus;
 };
 
 typedef struct BlockBackendAIOCB {
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ int blk_attach_dev(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev)
     }
     blk_ref(blk);
     blk->dev = dev;
-    bdrv_iostatus_reset(blk->bs);
+    blk_iostatus_reset(blk);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -462,7 +468,47 @@ void blk_dev_resize_cb(BlockBackend *blk)
 
 void blk_iostatus_enable(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
-    bdrv_iostatus_enable(blk->bs);
+    blk->iostatus_enabled = true;
+    blk->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
+/* The I/O status is only enabled if the drive explicitly
+ * enables it _and_ the VM is configured to stop on errors */
+bool blk_iostatus_is_enabled(const BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    return (blk->iostatus_enabled &&
+           (blk->on_write_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC ||
+            blk->on_write_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP   ||
+            blk->on_read_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP));
+}
+
+BlockDeviceIoStatus blk_iostatus(const BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    return blk->iostatus;
+}
+
+void blk_iostatus_disable(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    blk->iostatus_enabled = false;
+}
+
+void blk_iostatus_reset(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    if (blk_iostatus_is_enabled(blk)) {
+        blk->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
+        if (blk->bs && blk->bs->job) {
+            block_job_iostatus_reset(blk->bs->job);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void blk_iostatus_set_err(BlockBackend *blk, int error)
+{
+    assert(blk_iostatus_is_enabled(blk));
+    if (blk->iostatus == BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK) {
+        blk->iostatus = error == ENOSPC ? BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_NOSPACE :
+                                          BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_FAILED;
+    }
 }
 
 static int blk_check_byte_request(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
@@ -738,21 +784,81 @@ void blk_drain_all(void)
     bdrv_drain_all();
 }
 
+void blk_set_on_error(BlockBackend *blk, BlockdevOnError on_read_error,
+                      BlockdevOnError on_write_error)
+{
+    blk->on_read_error = on_read_error;
+    blk->on_write_error = on_write_error;
+}
+
 BlockdevOnError blk_get_on_error(BlockBackend *blk, bool is_read)
 {
-    return bdrv_get_on_error(blk->bs, is_read);
+    return is_read ? blk->on_read_error : blk->on_write_error;
 }
 
 BlockErrorAction blk_get_error_action(BlockBackend *blk, bool is_read,
                                       int error)
 {
-    return bdrv_get_error_action(blk->bs, is_read, error);
+    BlockdevOnError on_err = blk_get_on_error(blk, is_read);
+
+    switch (on_err) {
+    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC:
+        return (error == ENOSPC) ?
+               BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP : BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT;
+    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP:
+        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP;
+    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT:
+        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT;
+    case BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_IGNORE:
+        return BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_IGNORE;
+    default:
+        abort();
+    }
 }
 
+static void send_qmp_error_event(BlockBackend *blk,
+                                 BlockErrorAction action,
+                                 bool is_read, int error)
+{
+    IoOperationType optype;
+
+    optype = is_read ? IO_OPERATION_TYPE_READ : IO_OPERATION_TYPE_WRITE;
+    qapi_event_send_block_io_error(blk_name(blk), optype, action,
+                                   blk_iostatus_is_enabled(blk),
+                                   error == ENOSPC, strerror(error),
+                                   &error_abort);
+}
+
+/* This is done by device models because, while the block layer knows
+ * about the error, it does not know whether an operation comes from
+ * the device or the block layer (from a job, for example).
+ */
 void blk_error_action(BlockBackend *blk, BlockErrorAction action,
                       bool is_read, int error)
 {
-    bdrv_error_action(blk->bs, action, is_read, error);
+    assert(error >= 0);
+
+    if (action == BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_STOP) {
+        /* First set the iostatus, so that "info block" returns an iostatus
+         * that matches the events raised so far (an additional error iostatus
+         * is fine, but not a lost one).
+         */
+        blk_iostatus_set_err(blk, error);
+
+        /* Then raise the request to stop the VM and the event.
+         * qemu_system_vmstop_request_prepare has two effects.  First,
+         * it ensures that the STOP event always comes after the
+         * BLOCK_IO_ERROR event.  Second, it ensures that even if management
+         * can observe the STOP event and do a "cont" before the STOP
+         * event is issued, the VM will not stop.  In this case, vm_start()
+         * also ensures that the STOP/RESUME pair of events is emitted.
+         */
+        qemu_system_vmstop_request_prepare();
+        send_qmp_error_event(blk, action, is_read, error);
+        qemu_system_vmstop_request(RUN_STATE_IO_ERROR);
+    } else {
+        send_qmp_error_event(blk, action, is_read, error);
+    }
 }
 
 int blk_is_read_only(BlockBackend *blk)
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index d12e26fab6..fdebe87c16 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/ratelimit.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
 enum {
     /*
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ void commit_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
 
     if ((on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
         error_setg(errp, "Invalid parameter combination");
         return;
     }
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 7e43511832..b1252a1b29 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/ratelimit.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
@@ -599,7 +600,9 @@ immediate_exit:
     g_free(s->cow_bitmap);
     g_free(s->in_flight_bitmap);
     bdrv_release_dirty_bitmap(bs, s->dirty_bitmap);
-    bdrv_iostatus_disable(s->target);
+    if (s->target->blk) {
+        blk_iostatus_disable(s->target->blk);
+    }
 
     data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
     data->ret = ret;
@@ -621,7 +624,9 @@ static void mirror_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
 {
     MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
 
-    bdrv_iostatus_reset(s->target);
+    if (s->target->blk) {
+        blk_iostatus_reset(s->target->blk);
+    }
 }
 
 static void mirror_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
@@ -704,7 +709,7 @@ static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
 
     if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
         return;
     }
@@ -740,8 +745,10 @@ static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
         return;
     }
     bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(s->target, true);
-    bdrv_set_on_error(s->target, on_target_error, on_target_error);
-    bdrv_iostatus_enable(s->target);
+    if (s->target->blk) {
+        blk_set_on_error(s->target->blk, on_target_error, on_target_error);
+        blk_iostatus_enable(s->target->blk);
+    }
     s->common.co = qemu_coroutine_create(mirror_run);
     trace_mirror_start(bs, s, s->common.co, opaque);
     qemu_coroutine_enter(s->common.co, s);
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 7c8209b0cb..3b46f97b8d 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ static void bdrv_query_info(BlockBackend *blk, BlockInfo **p_info,
         info->tray_open = blk_dev_is_tray_open(blk);
     }
 
-    if (bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+    if (blk_iostatus_is_enabled(blk)) {
         info->has_io_status = true;
-        info->io_status = bs->iostatus;
+        info->io_status = blk_iostatus(blk);
     }
 
     if (!QLIST_EMPTY(&bs->dirty_bitmaps)) {
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 3f64fa2245..25af7eff62 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/ratelimit.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
 enum {
     /*
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ void stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
 
     if ((on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-error");
         return;
     }
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0785557550..433c4e2967 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static BlockBackend *blockdev_init(const char *file, QDict *bs_opts,
 
     bs->detect_zeroes = detect_zeroes;
 
-    bdrv_set_on_error(bs, on_read_error, on_write_error);
+    blk_set_on_error(blk, on_read_error, on_write_error);
 
     /* disk I/O throttling */
     if (throttle_enabled(&cfg)) {
@@ -2168,8 +2168,8 @@ void hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     if (blk_get_attached_dev(blk)) {
         blk_hide_on_behalf_of_hmp_drive_del(blk);
         /* Further I/O must not pause the guest */
-        bdrv_set_on_error(bs, BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT,
-                          BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT);
+        blk_set_on_error(blk, BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT,
+                         BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT);
     } else {
         blk_unref(blk);
     }
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 1da5491228..c02fe598b8 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "block/block.h"
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine.h"
@@ -354,8 +355,8 @@ BlockErrorAction block_job_error_action(BlockJob *job, BlockDriverState *bs,
         job->user_paused = true;
         block_job_pause(job);
         block_job_iostatus_set_err(job, error);
-        if (bs != job->bs) {
-            bdrv_iostatus_set_err(bs, error);
+        if (bs->blk && bs != job->bs) {
+            blk_iostatus_set_err(bs->blk, error);
         }
     }
     return action;
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index a39cfe30a0..77e91bdc79 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -174,11 +174,6 @@ typedef enum BlockOpType {
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MAX,
 } BlockOpType;
 
-void bdrv_iostatus_enable(BlockDriverState *bs);
-void bdrv_iostatus_reset(BlockDriverState *bs);
-void bdrv_iostatus_disable(BlockDriverState *bs);
-bool bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(const BlockDriverState *bs);
-void bdrv_iostatus_set_err(BlockDriverState *bs, int error);
 void bdrv_info_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
 void bdrv_info(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data);
 void bdrv_stats_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
@@ -389,12 +384,6 @@ int bdrv_is_allocated(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors,
 int bdrv_is_allocated_above(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base,
                             int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int *pnum);
 
-void bdrv_set_on_error(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockdevOnError on_read_error,
-                       BlockdevOnError on_write_error);
-BlockdevOnError bdrv_get_on_error(BlockDriverState *bs, bool is_read);
-BlockErrorAction bdrv_get_error_action(BlockDriverState *bs, bool is_read, int error);
-void bdrv_error_action(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockErrorAction action,
-                       bool is_read, int error);
 int bdrv_is_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_is_sg(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_enable_write_cache(BlockDriverState *bs);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index aa00aea5da..87215f8fc6 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -414,12 +414,6 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     /* do we need to tell the quest if we have a volatile write cache? */
     int enable_write_cache;
 
-    /* NOTE: the following infos are only hints for real hardware
-       drivers. They are not used by the block driver */
-    BlockdevOnError on_read_error, on_write_error;
-    bool iostatus_enabled;
-    BlockDeviceIoStatus iostatus;
-
     /* the following member gives a name to every node on the bs graph. */
     char node_name[32];
     /* element of the list of named nodes building the graph */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 1e19d1bb79..eafcef08c9 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ BlockDriverState *blk_bs(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_hide_on_behalf_of_hmp_drive_del(BlockBackend *blk);
 
 void blk_iostatus_enable(BlockBackend *blk);
+bool blk_iostatus_is_enabled(const BlockBackend *blk);
+BlockDeviceIoStatus blk_iostatus(const BlockBackend *blk);
+void blk_iostatus_disable(BlockBackend *blk);
+void blk_iostatus_reset(BlockBackend *blk);
+void blk_iostatus_set_err(BlockBackend *blk, int error);
 int blk_attach_dev(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev);
 void blk_attach_dev_nofail(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev);
 void blk_detach_dev(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev);
@@ -120,6 +125,8 @@ int blk_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_flush_all(void);
 void blk_drain(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_drain_all(void);
+void blk_set_on_error(BlockBackend *blk, BlockdevOnError on_read_error,
+                      BlockdevOnError on_write_error);
 BlockdevOnError blk_get_on_error(BlockBackend *blk, bool is_read);
 BlockErrorAction blk_get_error_action(BlockBackend *blk, bool is_read,
                                       int error);
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index d9ecedef93..ff54e5a765 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ SpiceInfo *qmp_query_spice(Error **errp)
 void qmp_cont(Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    BlockBackend *blk;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
     if (runstate_needs_reset()) {
@@ -179,8 +181,8 @@ void qmp_cont(Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    for (bs = bdrv_next(NULL); bs; bs = bdrv_next(bs)) {
-        bdrv_iostatus_reset(bs);
+    for (blk = blk_next(NULL); blk; blk = blk_next(blk)) {
+        blk_iostatus_reset(blk);
     }
     for (bs = bdrv_next(NULL); bs; bs = bdrv_next(bs)) {
         bdrv_add_key(bs, NULL, &local_err);