diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 1db002c00c..74642dc097 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -771,7 +771,12 @@ void blk_invalidate_cache(BlockBackend *blk, Error **errp)
 
 bool blk_is_inserted(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
-    return bdrv_is_inserted(blk->bs);
+    return blk->bs && bdrv_is_inserted(blk->bs);
+}
+
+bool blk_is_available(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    return blk_is_inserted(blk) && !blk_dev_is_tray_open(blk);
 }
 
 void blk_lock_medium(BlockBackend *blk, bool locked)
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 8f2bf10f4d..1e19d1bb79 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ int blk_enable_write_cache(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_set_enable_write_cache(BlockBackend *blk, bool wce);
 void blk_invalidate_cache(BlockBackend *blk, Error **errp);
 bool blk_is_inserted(BlockBackend *blk);
+bool blk_is_available(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_lock_medium(BlockBackend *blk, bool locked);
 void blk_eject(BlockBackend *blk, bool eject_flag);
 int blk_get_flags(BlockBackend *blk);