diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index b26c22c4b817..4743c8f0bc5c 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto error;
     }
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(job->target, true);
 
     job->on_source_error = on_source_error;
     job->on_target_error = on_target_error;
diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index fdd6b01ecf7c..c13c5c83b023 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ struct BlockBackend {
     QLIST_HEAD(, BlockBackendAioNotifier) aio_notifiers;
 
     int quiesce_counter;
+    CoQueue queued_requests;
+    bool disable_request_queuing;
+
     VMChangeStateEntry *vmsh;
     bool force_allow_inactivate;
 
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ BlockBackend *blk_new(AioContext *ctx, uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared_perm)
 
     block_acct_init(&blk->stats);
 
+    qemu_co_queue_init(&blk->queued_requests);
     notifier_list_init(&blk->remove_bs_notifiers);
     notifier_list_init(&blk->insert_bs_notifiers);
     QLIST_INIT(&blk->aio_notifiers);
@@ -1096,6 +1100,11 @@ void blk_set_allow_aio_context_change(BlockBackend *blk, bool allow)
     blk->allow_aio_context_change = allow;
 }
 
+void blk_set_disable_request_queuing(BlockBackend *blk, bool disable)
+{
+    blk->disable_request_queuing = disable;
+}
+
 static int blk_check_byte_request(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                   size_t size)
 {
@@ -1127,13 +1136,24 @@ static int blk_check_byte_request(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void coroutine_fn blk_wait_while_drained(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    if (blk->quiesce_counter && !blk->disable_request_queuing) {
+        qemu_co_queue_wait(&blk->queued_requests, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                unsigned int bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
     int ret;
-    BlockDriverState *bs = blk_bs(blk);
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
 
+    blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
+
+    /* Call blk_bs() only after waiting, the graph may have changed */
+    bs = blk_bs(blk);
     trace_blk_co_preadv(blk, bs, offset, bytes, flags);
 
     ret = blk_check_byte_request(blk, offset, bytes);
@@ -1159,8 +1179,12 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                 BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
     int ret;
-    BlockDriverState *bs = blk_bs(blk);
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
 
+    blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
+
+    /* Call blk_bs() only after waiting, the graph may have changed */
+    bs = blk_bs(blk);
     trace_blk_co_pwritev(blk, bs, offset, bytes, flags);
 
     ret = blk_check_byte_request(blk, offset, bytes);
@@ -1349,6 +1373,12 @@ static void blk_aio_read_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkRwCo *rwco = &acb->rwco;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
+    if (rwco->blk->quiesce_counter) {
+        blk_dec_in_flight(rwco->blk);
+        blk_wait_while_drained(rwco->blk);
+        blk_inc_in_flight(rwco->blk);
+    }
+
     assert(qiov->size == acb->bytes);
     rwco->ret = blk_co_preadv(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
                               qiov, rwco->flags);
@@ -1361,6 +1391,12 @@ static void blk_aio_write_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkRwCo *rwco = &acb->rwco;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
+    if (rwco->blk->quiesce_counter) {
+        blk_dec_in_flight(rwco->blk);
+        blk_wait_while_drained(rwco->blk);
+        blk_inc_in_flight(rwco->blk);
+    }
+
     assert(!qiov || qiov->size == acb->bytes);
     rwco->ret = blk_co_pwritev(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
                                qiov, rwco->flags);
@@ -1482,6 +1518,8 @@ void blk_aio_cancel_async(BlockAIOCB *acb)
 
 int blk_co_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf)
 {
+    blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
+
     if (!blk_is_available(blk)) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
@@ -1522,7 +1560,11 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
 
 int blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
 {
-    int ret = blk_check_byte_request(blk, offset, bytes);
+    int ret;
+
+    blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
+
+    ret = blk_check_byte_request(blk, offset, bytes);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1532,6 +1574,8 @@ int blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
 
 int blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
+    blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
+
     if (!blk_is_available(blk)) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
@@ -2232,6 +2276,9 @@ static void blk_root_drained_end(BdrvChild *child, int *drained_end_counter)
         if (blk->dev_ops && blk->dev_ops->drained_end) {
             blk->dev_ops->drained_end(blk->dev_opaque);
         }
+        while (qemu_co_enter_next(&blk->queued_requests, NULL)) {
+            /* Resume all queued requests */
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index 2c5a6d4ebca3..408ae153894f 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ void commit_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(s->base, true);
     s->base_bs = base;
 
     /* Required permissions are already taken with block_job_add_bdrv() */
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ void commit_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(s->top, true);
 
     s->backing_file_str = g_strdup(backing_file_str);
     s->on_error = on_error;
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 642d6570cc97..9b36391bb97e 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@ static BlockJob *mirror_start_job(
         blk_set_force_allow_inactivate(s->target);
     }
     blk_set_allow_aio_context_change(s->target, true);
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(s->target, true);
 
     s->replaces = g_strdup(replaces);
     s->on_source_error = on_source_error;
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 20b7f557da3e..73d9f1ba2bab 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
 
     bdrv_op_unblock(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DATAPLANE, job->blocker);
 
+    /* Disable request queuing in the BlockBackend to avoid deadlocks on drain:
+     * The job reports that it's busy until it reaches a pause point. */
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(blk, true);
     blk_set_allow_aio_context_change(blk, true);
 
     /* Only set speed when necessary to avoid NotSupported error */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 7320b5846797..368d53af77cd 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ void blk_get_perm(BlockBackend *blk, uint64_t *perm, uint64_t *shared_perm);
 
 void blk_set_allow_write_beyond_eof(BlockBackend *blk, bool allow);
 void blk_set_allow_aio_context_change(BlockBackend *blk, bool allow);
+void blk_set_disable_request_queuing(BlockBackend *blk, bool disable);
 void blk_iostatus_enable(BlockBackend *blk);
 bool blk_iostatus_is_enabled(const BlockBackend *blk);
 BlockDeviceIoStatus blk_iostatus(const BlockBackend *blk);
diff --git a/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c b/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
index 9dffd86c47e4..468bbcc9a15c 100644
--- a/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
+++ b/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ static void test_iothread_common(enum drain_type drain_type, int drain_thread)
                               &error_abort);
     s = bs->opaque;
     blk_insert_bs(blk, bs, &error_abort);
+    blk_set_disable_request_queuing(blk, true);
 
     blk_set_aio_context(blk, ctx_a, &error_abort);
     aio_context_acquire(ctx_a);