diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 99ee88f802..27e20c9b4a 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -743,12 +743,13 @@ int qcow2_reopen_bitmaps_rw(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
 int qcow2_truncate_bitmaps_check(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
 void qcow2_store_persistent_dirty_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
 int qcow2_reopen_bitmaps_ro(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
-bool qcow2_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                      const char *name,
-                                      uint32_t granularity,
-                                      Error **errp);
-int qcow2_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
+bool qcow2_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                         const char *name,
+                                         uint32_t granularity,
                                          Error **errp);
+int qcow2_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                            const char *name,
+                                            Error **errp);
 
 ssize_t coroutine_fn
 qcow2_co_compress(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dest, size_t dest_size,
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 503ac9e3cd..1e54486ad1 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -552,13 +552,13 @@ struct BlockDriver {
      * field of BlockDirtyBitmap's in case of success.
      */
     int (*bdrv_reopen_bitmaps_rw)(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
-    bool (*bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap)(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                            const char *name,
-                                            uint32_t granularity,
-                                            Error **errp);
-    int (*bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+    bool (*bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap)(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                                const char *name,
+                                               uint32_t granularity,
                                                Error **errp);
+    int (*bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                  const char *name,
+                                                  Error **errp);
 
     /**
      * Register/unregister a buffer for I/O. For example, when the driver is
diff --git a/block/dirty-bitmap.c b/block/dirty-bitmap.c
index a52b83b619..f50c682308 100644
--- a/block/dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/block/dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 struct BdrvDirtyBitmap {
     QemuMutex *mutex;
@@ -455,18 +456,59 @@ void bdrv_release_named_dirty_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs)
  * not fail.
  * This function doesn't release corresponding BdrvDirtyBitmap.
  */
-int bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
-                                        Error **errp)
+static int coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
+                                       Error **errp)
 {
-    if (bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap) {
-        return bs->drv->bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, errp);
+    if (bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap) {
+        return bs->drv->bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, errp);
     }
 
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-bool bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
-                                     uint32_t granularity, Error **errp)
+typedef struct BdrvRemovePersistentDirtyBitmapCo {
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    const char *name;
+    Error **errp;
+    int ret;
+} BdrvRemovePersistentDirtyBitmapCo;
+
+static void coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap_entry(void *opaque)
+{
+    BdrvRemovePersistentDirtyBitmapCo *s = opaque;
+
+    s->ret = bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(s->bs, s->name, s->errp);
+    aio_wait_kick();
+}
+
+int bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
+                                        Error **errp)
+{
+    if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
+        return bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, errp);
+    } else {
+        Coroutine *co;
+        BdrvRemovePersistentDirtyBitmapCo s = {
+            .bs = bs,
+            .name = name,
+            .errp = errp,
+            .ret = -EINPROGRESS,
+        };
+
+        co = qemu_coroutine_create(bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap_entry,
+                                   &s);
+        bdrv_coroutine_enter(bs, co);
+        BDRV_POLL_WHILE(bs, s.ret == -EINPROGRESS);
+
+        return s.ret;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
+                                   uint32_t granularity, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
 
@@ -477,14 +519,58 @@ bool bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!drv->bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap) {
+    if (!drv->bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, ENOTSUP,
                          "Can't store persistent bitmaps to %s",
                          bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         return false;
     }
 
-    return drv->bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, granularity, errp);
+    return drv->bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, granularity, errp);
+}
+
+typedef struct BdrvCanStoreNewDirtyBitmapCo {
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    const char *name;
+    uint32_t granularity;
+    Error **errp;
+    bool ret;
+
+    bool in_progress;
+} BdrvCanStoreNewDirtyBitmapCo;
+
+static void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap_entry(void *opaque)
+{
+    BdrvCanStoreNewDirtyBitmapCo *s = opaque;
+
+    s->ret = bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(s->bs, s->name, s->granularity,
+                                                s->errp);
+    s->in_progress = false;
+    aio_wait_kick();
+}
+
+bool bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
+                                     uint32_t granularity, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
+        return bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, granularity, errp);
+    } else {
+        Coroutine *co;
+        BdrvCanStoreNewDirtyBitmapCo s = {
+            .bs = bs,
+            .name = name,
+            .granularity = granularity,
+            .errp = errp,
+            .in_progress = true,
+        };
+
+        co = qemu_coroutine_create(bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap_entry,
+                                   &s);
+        bdrv_coroutine_enter(bs, co);
+        BDRV_POLL_WHILE(bs, s.in_progress);
+
+        return s.ret;
+    }
 }
 
 void bdrv_disable_dirty_bitmap(BdrvDirtyBitmap *bitmap)
diff --git a/block/qcow2-bitmap.c b/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
index 1aaedb3b55..4829053cec 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
@@ -1404,8 +1404,9 @@ static Qcow2Bitmap *find_bitmap_by_name(Qcow2BitmapList *bm_list,
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int qcow2_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
-                                         Error **errp)
+int coroutine_fn qcow2_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                         const char *name,
+                                                         Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -1418,10 +1419,13 @@ int qcow2_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
+
     bm_list = bitmap_list_load(bs, s->bitmap_directory_offset,
                                s->bitmap_directory_size, errp);
     if (bm_list == NULL) {
-        return -EIO;
+        ret = -EIO;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     bm = find_bitmap_by_name(bm_list, name);
@@ -1441,6 +1445,8 @@ int qcow2_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
     free_bitmap_clusters(bs, &bm->table);
 
 out:
+    qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
+
     bitmap_free(bm);
     bitmap_list_free(bm_list);
 
@@ -1615,10 +1621,10 @@ int qcow2_reopen_bitmaps_ro(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool qcow2_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                      const char *name,
-                                      uint32_t granularity,
-                                      Error **errp)
+bool coroutine_fn qcow2_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                      const char *name,
+                                                      uint32_t granularity,
+                                                      Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
     bool found;
@@ -1655,8 +1661,10 @@ bool qcow2_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs,
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
     bm_list = bitmap_list_load(bs, s->bitmap_directory_offset,
                                s->bitmap_directory_size, errp);
+    qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
     if (bm_list == NULL) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 0882ff6e92..488738f499 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -5258,8 +5258,9 @@ BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2 = {
     .bdrv_attach_aio_context  = qcow2_attach_aio_context,
 
     .bdrv_reopen_bitmaps_rw = qcow2_reopen_bitmaps_rw,
-    .bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap = qcow2_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap,
-    .bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap = qcow2_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap,
+    .bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap = qcow2_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap,
+    .bdrv_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap =
+            qcow2_co_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap,
 };
 
 static void bdrv_qcow2_init(void)
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0813adfb2b..228ce94a88 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2898,16 +2898,10 @@ void qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(const char *node, const char *name,
         disabled = false;
     }
 
-    if (persistent) {
-        AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
-        bool ok;
-
-        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
-        ok = bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, granularity, errp);
-        aio_context_release(aio_context);
-        if (!ok) {
-            return;
-        }
+    if (persistent &&
+        !bdrv_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, granularity, errp))
+    {
+        return;
     }
 
     bitmap = bdrv_create_dirty_bitmap(bs, granularity, name, errp);
@@ -2939,17 +2933,10 @@ static BdrvDirtyBitmap *do_block_dirty_bitmap_remove(
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_get_persistence(bitmap)) {
-        int ret;
-        AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
-
-        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
-        ret = bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, errp);
-        aio_context_release(aio_context);
-
-        if (ret < 0) {
+    if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_get_persistence(bitmap) &&
+        bdrv_remove_persistent_dirty_bitmap(bs, name, errp) < 0)
+    {
             return NULL;
-        }
     }
 
     if (release) {
