diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 1df13ac1c7..9c5566b55b 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,8 @@ void bdrv_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state)
 
 void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
+    BdrvAioNotifier *ban, *ban_next;
+
     if (bs->job) {
         block_job_cancel_sync(bs->job);
     }
@@ -1863,6 +1865,11 @@ void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
     if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
         bdrv_io_limits_disable(bs);
     }
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(ban, &bs->aio_notifiers, list, ban_next) {
+        g_free(ban);
+    }
+    QLIST_INIT(&bs->aio_notifiers);
 }
 
 void bdrv_close_all(void)
@@ -5729,10 +5736,16 @@ AioContext *bdrv_get_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 void bdrv_detach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
+    BdrvAioNotifier *baf;
+
     if (!bs->drv) {
         return;
     }
 
+    QLIST_FOREACH(baf, &bs->aio_notifiers, list) {
+        baf->detach_aio_context(baf->opaque);
+    }
+
     if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
         throttle_detach_aio_context(&bs->throttle_state);
     }
@@ -5752,6 +5765,8 @@ void bdrv_detach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs)
 void bdrv_attach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs,
                              AioContext *new_context)
 {
+    BdrvAioNotifier *ban;
+
     if (!bs->drv) {
         return;
     }
@@ -5770,6 +5785,10 @@ void bdrv_attach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
         throttle_attach_aio_context(&bs->throttle_state, new_context);
     }
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(ban, &bs->aio_notifiers, list) {
+        ban->attached_aio_context(new_context, ban->opaque);
+    }
 }
 
 void bdrv_set_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs, AioContext *new_context)
@@ -5786,6 +5805,43 @@ void bdrv_set_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs, AioContext *new_context)
     aio_context_release(new_context);
 }
 
+void bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs,
+        void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *new_context, void *opaque),
+        void (*detach_aio_context)(void *opaque), void *opaque)
+{
+    BdrvAioNotifier *ban = g_new(BdrvAioNotifier, 1);
+    *ban = (BdrvAioNotifier){
+        .attached_aio_context = attached_aio_context,
+        .detach_aio_context   = detach_aio_context,
+        .opaque               = opaque
+    };
+
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bs->aio_notifiers, ban, list);
+}
+
+void bdrv_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                      void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *,
+                                                                   void *),
+                                      void (*detach_aio_context)(void *),
+                                      void *opaque)
+{
+    BdrvAioNotifier *ban, *ban_next;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(ban, &bs->aio_notifiers, list, ban_next) {
+        if (ban->attached_aio_context == attached_aio_context &&
+            ban->detach_aio_context   == detach_aio_context   &&
+            ban->opaque               == opaque)
+        {
+            QLIST_REMOVE(ban, list);
+            g_free(ban);
+
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    abort();
+}
+
 void bdrv_add_before_write_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                     NotifierWithReturn *notifier)
 {
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 233489547e..8a61215ac0 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ typedef struct BlockLimits {
 
 typedef struct BdrvOpBlocker BdrvOpBlocker;
 
+typedef struct BdrvAioNotifier {
+    void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *new_context, void *opaque);
+    void (*detach_aio_context)(void *opaque);
+
+    void *opaque;
+
+    QLIST_ENTRY(BdrvAioNotifier) list;
+} BdrvAioNotifier;
+
 /*
  * Note: the function bdrv_append() copies and swaps contents of
  * BlockDriverStates, so if you add new fields to this struct, please
@@ -320,6 +329,10 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     void *dev_opaque;
 
     AioContext *aio_context; /* event loop used for fd handlers, timers, etc */
+    /* long-running tasks intended to always use the same AioContext as this
+     * BDS may register themselves in this list to be notified of changes
+     * regarding this BDS's context */
+    QLIST_HEAD(, BdrvAioNotifier) aio_notifiers;
 
     char filename[1024];
     char backing_file[1024]; /* if non zero, the image is a diff of
@@ -437,6 +450,34 @@ void bdrv_detach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs);
 void bdrv_attach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs,
                              AioContext *new_context);
 
+/**
+ * bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier:
+ *
+ * If a long-running job intends to be always run in the same AioContext as a
+ * certain BDS, it may use this function to be notified of changes regarding the
+ * association of the BDS to an AioContext.
+ *
+ * attached_aio_context() is called after the target BDS has been attached to a
+ * new AioContext; detach_aio_context() is called before the target BDS is being
+ * detached from its old AioContext.
+ */
+void bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs,
+        void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *new_context, void *opaque),
+        void (*detach_aio_context)(void *opaque), void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * bdrv_remove_aio_context_notifier:
+ *
+ * Unsubscribe of change notifications regarding the BDS's AioContext. The
+ * parameters given here have to be the same as those given to
+ * bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier().
+ */
+void bdrv_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                      void (*aio_context_attached)(AioContext *,
+                                                                   void *),
+                                      void (*aio_context_detached)(void *),
+                                      void *opaque);
+
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