diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 3fc2969..e71a771 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1010,6 +1010,43 @@
     return count1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Writes to the file and ensures that no writes are reordered across this
+ * request (acts as a barrier)
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -errno in error cases.
+ */
+int bdrv_pwrite_sync(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset,
+    const void *buf, int count)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs, offset, buf, count);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /* No flush needed for cache=writethrough, it uses O_DSYNC */
+    if ((bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_CACHE_MASK) != 0) {
+        bdrv_flush(bs);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Writes to the file and ensures that no writes are reordered across this
+ * request (acts as a barrier)
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -errno in error cases.
+ */
+int bdrv_write_sync(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
+    const uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors)
+{
+    return bdrv_pwrite_sync(bs, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE * sector_num,
+        buf, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE * nb_sectors);
+}
+
 /**
  * Truncate file to 'offset' bytes (needed only for file protocols)
  */