diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index f10e3e56381e..46e53f2f099f 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -628,16 +628,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn blkdebug_co_pdiscard(BlockDriverState *bs,
     return bdrv_co_pdiscard(bs->file->bs, offset, bytes);
 }
 
-static int64_t coroutine_fn blkdebug_co_get_block_status(
-    BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int *pnum,
-    BlockDriverState **file)
-{
-    *pnum = nb_sectors;
-    *file = bs->file->bs;
-    return BDRV_BLOCK_RAW | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID |
-        (sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
-}
-
 static void blkdebug_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BDRVBlkdebugState *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -907,7 +897,7 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_blkdebug = {
     .bdrv_co_flush_to_disk  = blkdebug_co_flush,
     .bdrv_co_pwrite_zeroes  = blkdebug_co_pwrite_zeroes,
     .bdrv_co_pdiscard       = blkdebug_co_pdiscard,
-    .bdrv_co_get_block_status = blkdebug_co_get_block_status,
+    .bdrv_co_get_block_status = bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_file,
 
     .bdrv_debug_event           = blkdebug_debug_event,
     .bdrv_debug_breakpoint      = blkdebug_debug_breakpoint,
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index c7857c332136..898d91f65337 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -244,16 +244,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_commit_top_preadv(BlockDriverState *bs,
     return bdrv_co_preadv(bs->backing, offset, bytes, qiov, flags);
 }
 
-static int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_commit_top_get_block_status(
-    BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int *pnum,
-    BlockDriverState **file)
-{
-    *pnum = nb_sectors;
-    *file = bs->backing->bs;
-    return BDRV_BLOCK_RAW | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID |
-           (sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
-}
-
 static void bdrv_commit_top_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *opts)
 {
     bdrv_refresh_filename(bs->backing->bs);
@@ -279,7 +269,7 @@ static void bdrv_commit_top_child_perm(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
 static BlockDriver bdrv_commit_top = {
     .format_name                = "commit_top",
     .bdrv_co_preadv             = bdrv_commit_top_preadv,
-    .bdrv_co_get_block_status   = bdrv_commit_top_get_block_status,
+    .bdrv_co_get_block_status   = bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_backing,
     .bdrv_refresh_filename      = bdrv_commit_top_refresh_filename,
     .bdrv_close                 = bdrv_commit_top_close,
     .bdrv_child_perm            = bdrv_commit_top_child_perm,
diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 26003814eb68..4378ae4c7d7f 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -1714,6 +1714,32 @@ typedef struct BdrvCoGetBlockStatusData {
     bool done;
 } BdrvCoGetBlockStatusData;
 
+int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_file(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                        int64_t sector_num,
+                                                        int nb_sectors,
+                                                        int *pnum,
+                                                        BlockDriverState **file)
+{
+    assert(bs->file && bs->file->bs);
+    *pnum = nb_sectors;
+    *file = bs->file->bs;
+    return BDRV_BLOCK_RAW | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID |
+           (sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
+}
+
+int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_backing(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                           int64_t sector_num,
+                                                           int nb_sectors,
+                                                           int *pnum,
+                                                           BlockDriverState **file)
+{
+    assert(bs->backing && bs->backing->bs);
+    *pnum = nb_sectors;
+    *file = bs->backing->bs;
+    return BDRV_BLOCK_RAW | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID |
+           (sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns the allocation status of the specified sectors.
  * Drivers not implementing the functionality are assumed to not support
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 429751b9fe87..6531652d7383 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -1059,16 +1059,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_mirror_top_flush(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return bdrv_co_flush(bs->backing->bs);
 }
 
-static int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_mirror_top_get_block_status(
-    BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int *pnum,
-    BlockDriverState **file)
-{
-    *pnum = nb_sectors;
-    *file = bs->backing->bs;
-    return BDRV_BLOCK_RAW | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID |
-           (sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
-}
-
 static int coroutine_fn bdrv_mirror_top_pwrite_zeroes(BlockDriverState *bs,
     int64_t offset, int bytes, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
@@ -1115,7 +1105,7 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_mirror_top = {
     .bdrv_co_pwrite_zeroes      = bdrv_mirror_top_pwrite_zeroes,
     .bdrv_co_pdiscard           = bdrv_mirror_top_pdiscard,
     .bdrv_co_flush              = bdrv_mirror_top_flush,
-    .bdrv_co_get_block_status   = bdrv_mirror_top_get_block_status,
+    .bdrv_co_get_block_status   = bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_backing,
     .bdrv_refresh_filename      = bdrv_mirror_top_refresh_filename,
     .bdrv_close                 = bdrv_mirror_top_close,
     .bdrv_child_perm            = bdrv_mirror_top_child_perm,
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index ca4e7e562978..223801e4fbe4 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -964,6 +964,24 @@ void bdrv_format_default_perms(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
                                uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
                                uint64_t *nperm, uint64_t *nshared);
 
+/*
+ * Default implementation for drivers to pass bdrv_co_get_block_status() to
+ * their file.
+ */
+int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_file(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                        int64_t sector_num,
+                                                        int nb_sectors,
+                                                        int *pnum,
+                                                        BlockDriverState **file);
+/*
+ * Default implementation for drivers to pass bdrv_co_get_block_status() to
+ * their backing file.
+ */
+int64_t coroutine_fn bdrv_co_get_block_status_from_backing(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                           int64_t sector_num,
+                                                           int nb_sectors,
+                                                           int *pnum,
+                                                           BlockDriverState **file);
 const char *bdrv_get_parent_name(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 void blk_dev_change_media_cb(BlockBackend *blk, bool load, Error **errp);
 bool blk_dev_has_removable_media(BlockBackend *blk);