diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 3f16d67dac..ca67885778 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ coroutine-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += coroutine-win32.o
 
 block-obj-y = cutils.o iov.o cache-utils.o qemu-option.o module.o async.o
 block-obj-y += nbd.o block.o blockjob.o aio.o aes.o qemu-config.o
-block-obj-y += qemu-progress.o qemu-sockets.o uri.o
+block-obj-y += qemu-progress.o qemu-sockets.o uri.o notify.o
 block-obj-y += $(coroutine-obj-y) $(qobject-obj-y) $(version-obj-y)
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += posix-aio-compat.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ common-obj-y += bt-host.o bt-vhci.o
 common-obj-y += dma-helpers.o
 common-obj-y += iov.o acl.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += compatfd.o
-common-obj-y += notify.o event_notifier.o
+common-obj-y += event_notifier.o
 common-obj-y += qemu-timer.o qemu-timer-common.o
 common-obj-y += qtest.o
 common-obj-y += vl.o
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 2e4ddea222..56426a936a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "module.h"
 #include "qjson.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "notify.h"
 #include "qemu-coroutine.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
@@ -312,9 +313,16 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(const char *device_name)
         QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&bdrv_states, bs, list);
     }
     bdrv_iostatus_disable(bs);
+    notifier_list_init(&bs->close_notifiers);
+
     return bs;
 }
 
+void bdrv_add_close_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs, Notifier *notify)
+{
+    notifier_list_add(&bs->close_notifiers, notify);
+}
+
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv1;
@@ -1102,6 +1110,7 @@ void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
         block_job_cancel_sync(bs->job);
     }
     bdrv_drain_all();
+    notifier_list_notify(&bs->close_notifiers, bs);
 
     if (bs->drv) {
         if (bs == bs_snapshots) {
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index e2d89d7bc1..aa608a8c99 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
 void bdrv_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
 void bdrv_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
 void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs);
+void bdrv_add_close_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs, Notifier *notify);
 int bdrv_attach_dev(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dev);
 void bdrv_attach_dev_nofail(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dev);
 void bdrv_detach_dev(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dev);
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index f4bae04401..cedabbdd13 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     BlockDriverState *backing_hd;
     BlockDriverState *file;
 
+    NotifierList close_notifiers;
+
     /* number of in-flight copy-on-read requests */
     unsigned int copy_on_read_in_flight;