diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index d09824d750..54ee9b7d93 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -340,6 +340,96 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+typedef struct BDRVGlusterReopenState {
+    struct glfs *glfs;
+    struct glfs_fd *fd;
+} BDRVGlusterReopenState;
+
+
+static int qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *state,
+                                       BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    BDRVGlusterReopenState *reop_s;
+    GlusterConf *gconf = NULL;
+    int open_flags = 0;
+
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    assert(state->bs != NULL);
+
+    state->opaque = g_malloc0(sizeof(BDRVGlusterReopenState));
+    reop_s = state->opaque;
+
+    qemu_gluster_parse_flags(state->flags, &open_flags);
+
+    gconf = g_malloc0(sizeof(GlusterConf));
+
+    reop_s->glfs = qemu_gluster_init(gconf, state->bs->filename);
+    if (reop_s->glfs == NULL) {
+        ret = -errno;
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    reop_s->fd = glfs_open(reop_s->glfs, gconf->image, open_flags);
+    if (reop_s->fd == NULL) {
+        /* reops->glfs will be cleaned up in _abort */
+        ret = -errno;
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+exit:
+    /* state->opaque will be freed in either the _abort or _commit */
+    qemu_gluster_gconf_free(gconf);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void qemu_gluster_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *state)
+{
+    BDRVGlusterReopenState *reop_s = state->opaque;
+    BDRVGlusterState *s = state->bs->opaque;
+
+
+    /* close the old */
+    if (s->fd) {
+        glfs_close(s->fd);
+    }
+    if (s->glfs) {
+        glfs_fini(s->glfs);
+    }
+
+    /* use the newly opened image / connection */
+    s->fd         = reop_s->fd;
+    s->glfs       = reop_s->glfs;
+
+    g_free(state->opaque);
+    state->opaque = NULL;
+
+    return;
+}
+
+
+static void qemu_gluster_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *state)
+{
+    BDRVGlusterReopenState *reop_s = state->opaque;
+
+    if (reop_s == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (reop_s->fd) {
+        glfs_close(reop_s->fd);
+    }
+
+    if (reop_s->glfs) {
+        glfs_fini(reop_s->glfs);
+    }
+
+    g_free(state->opaque);
+    state->opaque = NULL;
+
+    return;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GLUSTERFS_ZEROFILL
 static coroutine_fn int qemu_gluster_co_write_zeroes(BlockDriverState *bs,
         int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
@@ -630,6 +720,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_gluster = {
     .instance_size                = sizeof(BDRVGlusterState),
     .bdrv_needs_filename          = true,
     .bdrv_file_open               = qemu_gluster_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare          = qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit           = qemu_gluster_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort            = qemu_gluster_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_close                   = qemu_gluster_close,
     .bdrv_create                  = qemu_gluster_create,
     .bdrv_getlength               = qemu_gluster_getlength,
@@ -654,6 +747,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_gluster_tcp = {
     .instance_size                = sizeof(BDRVGlusterState),
     .bdrv_needs_filename          = true,
     .bdrv_file_open               = qemu_gluster_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare          = qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit           = qemu_gluster_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort            = qemu_gluster_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_close                   = qemu_gluster_close,
     .bdrv_create                  = qemu_gluster_create,
     .bdrv_getlength               = qemu_gluster_getlength,
@@ -678,6 +774,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_gluster_unix = {
     .instance_size                = sizeof(BDRVGlusterState),
     .bdrv_needs_filename          = true,
     .bdrv_file_open               = qemu_gluster_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare          = qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit           = qemu_gluster_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort            = qemu_gluster_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_close                   = qemu_gluster_close,
     .bdrv_create                  = qemu_gluster_create,
     .bdrv_getlength               = qemu_gluster_getlength,
@@ -702,6 +801,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_gluster_rdma = {
     .instance_size                = sizeof(BDRVGlusterState),
     .bdrv_needs_filename          = true,
     .bdrv_file_open               = qemu_gluster_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare          = qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit           = qemu_gluster_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort            = qemu_gluster_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_close                   = qemu_gluster_close,
     .bdrv_create                  = qemu_gluster_create,
     .bdrv_getlength               = qemu_gluster_getlength,