diff --git a/nbd.c b/nbd.c
index 5c28f71..763c84f 100644
--- a/nbd.c
+++ b/nbd.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "block/nbd.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
+#include "block/block_int.h"
 
 #include "block/coroutine.h"
 
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ struct NBDExport {
     uint32_t nbdflags;
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, NBDClient) clients;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(NBDExport) next;
+
+    AioContext *ctx;
 };
 
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, NBDExport) exports = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(exports);
@@ -123,6 +126,8 @@ struct NBDClient {
     CoMutex send_lock;
     Coroutine *send_coroutine;
 
+    bool can_read;
+
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(NBDClient) next;
     int nb_requests;
     bool closing;
@@ -130,6 +135,10 @@ struct NBDClient {
 
 /* That's all folks */
 
+static void nbd_set_handlers(NBDClient *client);
+static void nbd_unset_handlers(NBDClient *client);
+static void nbd_update_can_read(NBDClient *client);
+
 ssize_t nbd_wr_sync(int fd, void *buffer, size_t size, bool do_read)
 {
     size_t offset = 0;
@@ -862,7 +871,7 @@ void nbd_client_put(NBDClient *client)
          */
         assert(client->closing);
 
-        qemu_set_fd_handler2(client->sock, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        nbd_unset_handlers(client);
         close(client->sock);
         client->sock = -1;
         if (client->exp) {
@@ -898,6 +907,7 @@ static NBDRequest *nbd_request_get(NBDClient *client)
 
     assert(client->nb_requests <= MAX_NBD_REQUESTS - 1);
     client->nb_requests++;
+    nbd_update_can_read(client);
 
     req = g_slice_new0(NBDRequest);
     nbd_client_get(client);
@@ -914,9 +924,8 @@ static void nbd_request_put(NBDRequest *req)
     }
     g_slice_free(NBDRequest, req);
 
-    if (client->nb_requests-- == MAX_NBD_REQUESTS) {
-        qemu_notify_event();
-    }
+    client->nb_requests--;
+    nbd_update_can_read(client);
     nbd_client_put(client);
 }
 
@@ -932,6 +941,7 @@ NBDExport *nbd_export_new(BlockDriverState *bs, off_t dev_offset,
     exp->nbdflags = nbdflags;
     exp->size = size == -1 ? bdrv_getlength(bs) : size;
     exp->close = close;
+    exp->ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     bdrv_ref(bs);
     return exp;
 }
@@ -1023,10 +1033,6 @@ void nbd_export_close_all(void)
     }
 }
 
-static int nbd_can_read(void *opaque);
-static void nbd_read(void *opaque);
-static void nbd_restart_write(void *opaque);
-
 static ssize_t nbd_co_send_reply(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_reply *reply,
                                  int len)
 {
@@ -1035,9 +1041,8 @@ static ssize_t nbd_co_send_reply(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_reply *reply,
     ssize_t rc, ret;
 
     qemu_co_mutex_lock(&client->send_lock);
-    qemu_set_fd_handler2(csock, nbd_can_read, nbd_read,
-                         nbd_restart_write, client);
     client->send_coroutine = qemu_coroutine_self();
+    nbd_set_handlers(client);
 
     if (!len) {
         rc = nbd_send_reply(csock, reply);
@@ -1054,7 +1059,7 @@ static ssize_t nbd_co_send_reply(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_reply *reply,
     }
 
     client->send_coroutine = NULL;
-    qemu_set_fd_handler2(csock, nbd_can_read, nbd_read, NULL, client);
+    nbd_set_handlers(client);
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&client->send_lock);
     return rc;
 }
@@ -1067,6 +1072,8 @@ static ssize_t nbd_co_receive_request(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_request *reque
     ssize_t rc;
 
     client->recv_coroutine = qemu_coroutine_self();
+    nbd_update_can_read(client);
+
     rc = nbd_receive_request(csock, request);
     if (rc < 0) {
         if (rc != -EAGAIN) {
@@ -1108,6 +1115,8 @@ static ssize_t nbd_co_receive_request(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_request *reque
 
 out:
     client->recv_coroutine = NULL;
+    nbd_update_can_read(client);
+
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1259,13 +1268,6 @@ out:
     nbd_client_close(client);
 }
 
-static int nbd_can_read(void *opaque)
-{
-    NBDClient *client = opaque;
-
-    return client->recv_coroutine || client->nb_requests < MAX_NBD_REQUESTS;
-}
-
 static void nbd_read(void *opaque)
 {
     NBDClient *client = opaque;
@@ -1284,6 +1286,37 @@ static void nbd_restart_write(void *opaque)
     qemu_coroutine_enter(client->send_coroutine, NULL);
 }
 
+static void nbd_set_handlers(NBDClient *client)
+{
+    if (client->exp && client->exp->ctx) {
+        aio_set_fd_handler(client->exp->ctx, client->sock,
+                           client->can_read ? nbd_read : NULL,
+                           client->send_coroutine ? nbd_restart_write : NULL,
+                           client);
+    }
+}
+
+static void nbd_unset_handlers(NBDClient *client)
+{
+    if (client->exp && client->exp->ctx) {
+        aio_set_fd_handler(client->exp->ctx, client->sock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+static void nbd_update_can_read(NBDClient *client)
+{
+    bool can_read = client->recv_coroutine ||
+                    client->nb_requests < MAX_NBD_REQUESTS;
+
+    if (can_read != client->can_read) {
+        client->can_read = can_read;
+        nbd_set_handlers(client);
+
+        /* There is no need to invoke aio_notify(), since aio_set_fd_handler()
+         * in nbd_set_handlers() will have taken care of that */
+    }
+}
+
 NBDClient *nbd_client_new(NBDExport *exp, int csock,
                           void (*close)(NBDClient *))
 {
@@ -1292,13 +1325,14 @@ NBDClient *nbd_client_new(NBDExport *exp, int csock,
     client->refcount = 1;
     client->exp = exp;
     client->sock = csock;
+    client->can_read = true;
     if (nbd_send_negotiate(client)) {
         g_free(client);
         return NULL;
     }
     client->close = close;
     qemu_co_mutex_init(&client->send_lock);
-    qemu_set_fd_handler2(csock, nbd_can_read, nbd_read, NULL, client);
+    nbd_set_handlers(client);
 
     if (exp) {
         QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&exp->clients, client, next);
