diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 3873f10..96f6a24 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ hw-obj-$(CONFIG_SOUND) += $(sound-obj-y)
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) = virtio-9p.o virtio-9p-debug.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) +=  virtio-9p-local.o virtio-9p-xattr.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) +=   virtio-9p-xattr-user.o virtio-9p-posix-acl.o
+9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) += virtio-9p-coth.o
 
 hw-obj-$(CONFIG_REALLY_VIRTFS) += $(addprefix 9pfs/, $(9pfs-nested-y))
+$(addprefix 9pfs/, $(9pfs-nested-y)): QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
 
 ######################################################################
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edd3cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Virtio 9p backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2010
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Harsh Prateek Bora <harsh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *  Venkateswararao Jujjuri(JV) <jvrao@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
+#include "qemu-thread.h"
+#include "qemu-coroutine.h"
+#include "virtio-9p-coth.h"
+
+/* v9fs glib thread pool */
+V9fsThPool v9fs_pool;
+
+void v9fs_qemu_submit_request(V9fsRequest *req)
+{
+    V9fsThPool *p = &v9fs_pool;
+
+    req->done = 0;
+    p->requests = g_list_append(p->requests, req);
+    g_thread_pool_push(v9fs_pool.pool, req, NULL);
+}
+
+void v9fs_qemu_process_req_done(void *arg)
+{
+    struct V9fsThPool *p = &v9fs_pool;
+    char byte;
+    ssize_t len;
+    GList *cur_req, *next_req;
+
+    do {
+        len = read(p->rfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
+    } while (len == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+
+    for (cur_req = p->requests; cur_req != NULL; cur_req = next_req) {
+        V9fsRequest *req = cur_req->data;
+        next_req = g_list_next(cur_req);
+
+        if (!req->done) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        Coroutine *entry = req->coroutine;
+        qemu_coroutine_enter(entry, NULL);
+
+        p->requests = g_list_delete_link(p->requests, cur_req);
+    }
+}
+
+void v9fs_thread_routine(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    V9fsRequest *req = data;
+    char byte = 0;
+    ssize_t len;
+    req->func(req);
+    req->done = 1;
+    do {
+        len = write(v9fs_pool.wfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
+    } while (len == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+}
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc44f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Virtio 9p backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2010
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Harsh Prateek Bora <harsh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *  Venkateswararao Jujjuri(JV) <jvrao@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _QEMU_VIRTIO_9P_COTH_H
+#define _QEMU_VIRTIO_9P_COTH_H
+
+#include "qemu-thread.h"
+#include "qemu-coroutine.h"
+#include <glib.h>
+
+typedef struct V9fsRequest {
+    void (*func)(struct V9fsRequest *req);
+
+    /* Flag to indicate that request is satisfied, ready for post-processing */
+    int done;
+    Coroutine *coroutine;
+} V9fsRequest;
+
+typedef struct V9fsThPool {
+    GThreadPool *pool;
+    GList *requests;
+    int rfd;
+    int wfd;
+} V9fsThPool;
+
+/* v9fs glib thread pool */
+extern V9fsThPool v9fs_pool;
+
+extern void v9fs_thread_routine(gpointer data, gpointer user_data);
+extern void v9fs_qemu_process_req_done(void *arg);
+extern void v9fs_qemu_submit_request(V9fsRequest *req);
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
index a2b6acc..21fb310 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include "virtio-9p.h"
 #include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
 #include "virtio-9p-xattr.h"
+#include "virtio-9p-coth.h"
+
+static int notifier_fds[2];
 
 static uint32_t virtio_9p_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t features)
 {
@@ -49,14 +52,13 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
     int i, len;
     struct stat stat;
     FsTypeEntry *fse;
-
+    V9fsThPool *p = &v9fs_pool;
 
     s = (V9fsState *)virtio_common_init("virtio-9p",
                                     VIRTIO_ID_9P,
                                     sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config)+
                                     MAX_TAG_LEN,
                                     sizeof(V9fsState));
-
     /* initialize pdu allocator */
     QLIST_INIT(&s->free_list);
     for (i = 0; i < (MAX_REQ - 1); i++) {
@@ -132,6 +134,26 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
                         s->tag_len;
     s->vdev.get_config = virtio_9p_get_config;
 
+    if (!g_thread_supported()) {
+        g_thread_init(NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (qemu_pipe(notifier_fds) == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "failed to create fd's for virtio-9p\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    p->pool = g_thread_pool_new(v9fs_thread_routine, p, -1, FALSE, NULL);
+    p->rfd = notifier_fds[0];
+    p->wfd = notifier_fds[1];
+
+    fcntl(p->rfd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    fcntl(p->wfd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(p->rfd, v9fs_qemu_process_req_done, NULL, NULL);
+
+    (void) v9fs_qemu_submit_request;
+
     return &s->vdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
index 2bfbe62..699d3ab 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
@@ -510,5 +510,4 @@ static inline size_t do_pdu_unpack(void *dst, struct iovec *sg, int sg_count,
 }
 
 extern void handle_9p_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq);
-
 #endif
