diff --git a/include/block/aio.h b/include/block/aio.h
index b9fe2cb37e..040b3b181e 100644
--- a/include/block/aio.h
+++ b/include/block/aio.h
@@ -452,6 +452,24 @@ static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
     return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return the AioContext whose event loop runs in the current thread.
+ *
+ * If called from an IOThread this will be the IOThread's AioContext.  If
+ * called from another thread it will be the main loop AioContext.
+ */
+AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void);
+
+/**
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ *
+ * Return whether we are running in the I/O thread that manages @ctx.
+ */
+static inline bool aio_context_in_iothread(AioContext *ctx)
+{
+    return ctx == qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+}
+
 /**
  * aio_context_setup:
  * @ctx: the aio context
diff --git a/iothread.c b/iothread.c
index fbeb8deb38..62c8796619 100644
--- a/iothread.c
+++ b/iothread.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/rcu.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 typedef ObjectClass IOThreadClass;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ typedef ObjectClass IOThreadClass;
 #define IOTHREAD_CLASS(klass) \
    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(IOThreadClass, klass, TYPE_IOTHREAD)
 
+static __thread IOThread *my_iothread;
+
+AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void)
+{
+    return my_iothread ? my_iothread->ctx : qemu_get_aio_context();
+}
+
 static void *iothread_run(void *opaque)
 {
     IOThread *iothread = opaque;
@@ -35,6 +43,7 @@ static void *iothread_run(void *opaque)
 
     rcu_register_thread();
 
+    my_iothread = iothread;
     qemu_mutex_lock(&iothread->init_done_lock);
     iothread->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
     qemu_cond_signal(&iothread->init_done_cond);
diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index c5850e858e..84b9d9e160 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ stub-obj-y += gdbstub.o
 stub-obj-y += get-fd.o
 stub-obj-y += get-next-serial.o
 stub-obj-y += get-vm-name.o
+stub-obj-y += iothread.o
 stub-obj-y += iothread-lock.o
 stub-obj-y += is-daemonized.o
 stub-obj-y += machine-init-done.o
diff --git a/stubs/iothread.c b/stubs/iothread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cc9e28c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/iothread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "block/aio.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
+
+AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void)
+{
+    return qemu_get_aio_context();
+}