diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index acf1c32..7ae6198 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(drivelist, DriveInfo) drives = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(drives);
+extern QemuOptsList qemu_common_drive_opts;
 
 static const char *const if_name[IF_COUNT] = {
     [IF_NONE] = "none",
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ static bool do_check_io_limits(BlockIOLimit *io_limits, Error **errp)
     return true;
 }
 
-DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
+DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
 {
     const char *buf;
     const char *file = NULL;
@@ -311,10 +312,36 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     bool copy_on_read;
     int ret;
     Error *error = NULL;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    QDict *bs_opts;
+    const char *id;
 
     translation = BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO;
     media = MEDIA_DISK;
 
+    /* Check common options by copying from all_opts to opts, all other options
+     * are stored in bs_opts. */
+    id = qemu_opts_id(all_opts);
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_common_drive_opts, id, 1, &error);
+    if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+        qerror_report_err(error);
+        error_free(error);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    bs_opts = qdict_new();
+    qemu_opts_to_qdict(all_opts, bs_opts);
+    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, bs_opts, &error);
+    if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+        qerror_report_err(error);
+        error_free(error);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (id) {
+        qdict_del(bs_opts, "id");
+    }
+
     /* extract parameters */
     bus_id  = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "bus", 0);
     unit_id = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "unit", -1);
@@ -565,7 +592,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     dinfo->heads = heads;
     dinfo->secs = secs;
     dinfo->trans = translation;
-    dinfo->opts = opts;
+    dinfo->opts = all_opts;
     dinfo->refcount = 1;
     if (serial != NULL) {
         dinfo->serial = g_strdup(serial);
@@ -590,17 +617,20 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     case IF_MTD:
         break;
     case IF_VIRTIO:
+    {
         /* add virtio block device */
-        opts = qemu_opts_create_nofail(qemu_find_opts("device"));
+        QemuOpts *devopts;
+        devopts = qemu_opts_create_nofail(qemu_find_opts("device"));
         if (arch_type == QEMU_ARCH_S390X) {
-            qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-blk-s390");
+            qemu_opt_set(devopts, "driver", "virtio-blk-s390");
         } else {
-            qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-blk-pci");
+            qemu_opt_set(devopts, "driver", "virtio-blk-pci");
         }
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, "drive", dinfo->id);
+        qemu_opt_set(devopts, "drive", dinfo->id);
         if (devaddr)
-            qemu_opt_set(opts, "addr", devaddr);
+            qemu_opt_set(devopts, "addr", devaddr);
         break;
+    }
     default:
         abort();
     }
@@ -638,7 +668,9 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
         error_report("warning: disabling copy_on_read on readonly drive");
     }
 
-    ret = bdrv_open(dinfo->bdrv, file, NULL, bdrv_flags, drv);
+    ret = bdrv_open(dinfo->bdrv, file, bs_opts, bdrv_flags, drv);
+    bs_opts = NULL;
+
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ret == -EMEDIUMTYPE) {
             error_report("could not open disk image %s: not in %s format",
@@ -652,9 +684,14 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
 
     if (bdrv_key_required(dinfo->bdrv))
         autostart = 0;
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
     return dinfo;
 
 err:
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+    QDECREF(bs_opts);
     bdrv_delete(dinfo->bdrv);
     g_free(dinfo->id);
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&drives, dinfo, next);
@@ -1464,9 +1501,9 @@ BlockJobInfoList *qmp_query_block_jobs(Error **errp)
     return dummy.next;
 }
 
-QemuOptsList qemu_drive_opts = {
+QemuOptsList qemu_common_drive_opts = {
     .name = "drive",
-    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_drive_opts.head),
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_common_drive_opts.head),
     .desc = {
         {
             .name = "bus",
@@ -1585,3 +1622,15 @@ QemuOptsList qemu_drive_opts = {
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
 };
+
+QemuOptsList qemu_drive_opts = {
+    .name = "drive",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_drive_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+        /*
+         * no elements => accept any params
+         * validation will happen later
+         */
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
