diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 670d7e4..70aed80 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -2040,6 +2040,16 @@
     bool busy = true;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, device_list) {
+        AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+
+        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+        if (bs->job) {
+            block_job_pause(bs->job);
+        }
+        aio_context_release(aio_context);
+    }
+
     while (busy) {
         busy = false;
 
@@ -2051,6 +2061,16 @@
             aio_context_release(aio_context);
         }
     }
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, device_list) {
+        AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+
+        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+        if (bs->job) {
+            block_job_resume(bs->job);
+        }
+        aio_context_release(aio_context);
+    }
 }
 
 /* make a BlockDriverState anonymous by removing from bdrv_state and