diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 46e4bbd..02d3e0b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,19 @@
     block_job_resume(job);
 }
 
+void qmp_block_job_complete(const char *device, Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockJob *job = find_block_job(device);
+
+    if (!job) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_ACTIVE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    trace_qmp_block_job_complete(job);
+    block_job_complete(job, errp);
+}
+
 static void do_qmp_query_block_jobs_one(void *opaque, BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BlockJobInfoList **prev = opaque;
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index b5c16f3..c93a0e0 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@
     job->speed = speed;
 }
 
+void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (job->paused || job->cancelled || !job->job_type->complete) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY, job->bs->device_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    job->job_type->complete(job, errp);
+}
+
 void block_job_pause(BlockJob *job)
 {
     job->paused = true;
diff --git a/blockjob.h b/blockjob.h
index c2261a9..c44e2ea 100644
--- a/blockjob.h
+++ b/blockjob.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 
     /** Optional callback for job types that support setting a speed limit */
     void (*set_speed)(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp);
+
+    /**
+     * Optional callback for job types whose completion must be triggered
+     * manually.
+     */
+    void (*complete)(BlockJob *job, Error **errp);
 } BlockJobType;
 
 /**
@@ -164,6 +170,15 @@
 void block_job_cancel(BlockJob *job);
 
 /**
+ * block_job_complete:
+ * @job: The job to be completed.
+ * @errp: Error object.
+ *
+ * Asynchronously complete the specified job.
+ */
+void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
  * block_job_is_cancelled:
  * @job: The job being queried.
  *
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index e0b537d..fb2f237 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -109,7 +109,22 @@
 STEXI
 @item block_job_cancel
 @findex block_job_cancel
-Stop an active block streaming operation.
+Stop an active background block operation (streaming, mirroring).
+ETEXI
+
+    {
+        .name       = "block_job_complete",
+        .args_type  = "device:B",
+        .params     = "device",
+        .help       = "stop an active background block operation",
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_complete,
+    },
+
+STEXI
+@item block_job_complete
+@findex block_job_complete
+Manually trigger completion of an active background block operation.
+For mirroring, this will switch the device to the destination path.
 ETEXI
 
     {
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 2b97982..574517a 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -990,6 +990,16 @@
     hmp_handle_error(mon, &error);
 }
 
+void hmp_block_job_complete(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    Error *error = NULL;
+    const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
+
+    qmp_block_job_complete(device, &error);
+
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, &error);
+}
+
 typedef struct MigrationStatus
 {
     QEMUTimer *timer;
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 71ea384..7bdd23c 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 void hmp_block_job_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_job_pause(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_job_resume(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_block_job_complete(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_device_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_dump_guest_memory(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index dfcbb67..9482976 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -2033,6 +2033,31 @@
 { 'command': 'block-job-resume', 'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
 
 ##
+# @block-job-complete:
+#
+# Manually trigger completion of an active background block operation.  This
+# is supported for drive mirroring, where it also switches the device to
+# write to the target path only.
+#
+# This command completes an active background block operation synchronously.
+# The ordering of this command's return with the BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED event
+# is not defined.  Note that if an I/O error occurs during the processing of
+# this command: 1) the command itself will fail; 2) the error will be processed
+# according to the rerror/werror arguments that were specified when starting
+# the operation.
+#
+# A cancelled or paused job cannot be completed.
+#
+# @device: the device name
+#
+# Returns: Nothing on success
+#          If no background operation is active on this device, DeviceNotActive
+#
+# Since: 1.3
+##
+{ 'command': 'block-job-complete', 'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
+
+##
 # @ObjectTypeInfo:
 #
 # This structure describes a search result from @qom-list-types
diff --git a/qerror.h b/qerror.h
index c91708c..dacac52 100644
--- a/qerror.h
+++ b/qerror.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 #define QERR_BLOCK_JOB_PAUSED \
     ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The block job for device '%s' is currently paused"
 
+#define QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY \
+    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The active block job for device '%s' cannot be completed"
+
 #define QERR_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED \
     ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Block format '%s' used by device '%s' does not support feature '%s'"
 
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 5ba8c48..4f9c711 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume,
     },
     {
+        .name       = "block-job-complete",
+        .args_type  = "device:B",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_complete,
+    },
+    {
         .name       = "transaction",
         .args_type  = "actions:q",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index e2d4580..9ab8e27 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 qmp_block_job_cancel(void *job) "job %p"
 qmp_block_job_pause(void *job) "job %p"
 qmp_block_job_resume(void *job) "job %p"
+qmp_block_job_complete(void *job) "job %p"
 block_job_cb(void *bs, void *job, int ret) "bs %p job %p ret %d"
 qmp_block_stream(void *bs, void *job) "bs %p job %p"