diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 48305c4..9966390 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -5942,13 +5942,19 @@ bool bdrv_is_first_non_filter(BlockDriverState *candidate)
 BlockDriverState *check_to_replace_node(const char *node_name, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *to_replace_bs = bdrv_find_node(node_name);
+    AioContext *aio_context;
+
     if (!to_replace_bs) {
         error_setg(errp, "Node name '%s' not found", node_name);
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(to_replace_bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(to_replace_bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_REPLACE, errp)) {
-        return NULL;
+        to_replace_bs = NULL;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     /* We don't want arbitrary node of the BDS chain to be replaced only the top
@@ -5958,9 +5964,12 @@ BlockDriverState *check_to_replace_node(const char *node_name, Error **errp)
      */
     if (!bdrv_is_first_non_filter(to_replace_bs)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Only top most non filter can be replaced");
-        return NULL;
+        to_replace_bs = NULL;
+        goto out;
     }
 
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
     return to_replace_bs;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 18b18e0..19b87d0 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -314,9 +314,56 @@ static void mirror_drain(MirrorBlockJob *s)
     }
 }
 
+typedef struct {
+    int ret;
+} MirrorExitData;
+
+static void mirror_exit(BlockJob *job, void *opaque)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
+    MirrorExitData *data = opaque;
+    AioContext *replace_aio_context = NULL;
+
+    if (s->to_replace) {
+        replace_aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(s->to_replace);
+        aio_context_acquire(replace_aio_context);
+    }
+
+    if (s->should_complete && data->ret == 0) {
+        BlockDriverState *to_replace = s->common.bs;
+        if (s->to_replace) {
+            to_replace = s->to_replace;
+        }
+        if (bdrv_get_flags(s->target) != bdrv_get_flags(to_replace)) {
+            bdrv_reopen(s->target, bdrv_get_flags(to_replace), NULL);
+        }
+        bdrv_swap(s->target, to_replace);
+        if (s->common.driver->job_type == BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COMMIT) {
+            /* drop the bs loop chain formed by the swap: break the loop then
+             * trigger the unref from the top one */
+            BlockDriverState *p = s->base->backing_hd;
+            bdrv_set_backing_hd(s->base, NULL);
+            bdrv_unref(p);
+        }
+    }
+    if (s->to_replace) {
+        bdrv_op_unblock_all(s->to_replace, s->replace_blocker);
+        error_free(s->replace_blocker);
+        bdrv_unref(s->to_replace);
+    }
+    if (replace_aio_context) {
+        aio_context_release(replace_aio_context);
+    }
+    g_free(s->replaces);
+    bdrv_unref(s->target);
+    block_job_completed(&s->common, data->ret);
+    g_free(data);
+}
+
 static void coroutine_fn mirror_run(void *opaque)
 {
     MirrorBlockJob *s = opaque;
+    MirrorExitData *data;
     BlockDriverState *bs = s->common.bs;
     int64_t sector_num, end, sectors_per_chunk, length;
     uint64_t last_pause_ns;
@@ -467,7 +514,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn mirror_run(void *opaque)
              * mirror_populate runs.
              */
             trace_mirror_before_drain(s, cnt);
-            bdrv_drain_all();
+            bdrv_drain(bs);
             cnt = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs, s->dirty_bitmap);
         }
 
@@ -510,31 +557,10 @@ immediate_exit:
     g_free(s->in_flight_bitmap);
     bdrv_release_dirty_bitmap(bs, s->dirty_bitmap);
     bdrv_iostatus_disable(s->target);
-    if (s->should_complete && ret == 0) {
-        BlockDriverState *to_replace = s->common.bs;
-        if (s->to_replace) {
-            to_replace = s->to_replace;
-        }
-        if (bdrv_get_flags(s->target) != bdrv_get_flags(to_replace)) {
-            bdrv_reopen(s->target, bdrv_get_flags(to_replace), NULL);
-        }
-        bdrv_swap(s->target, to_replace);
-        if (s->common.driver->job_type == BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COMMIT) {
-            /* drop the bs loop chain formed by the swap: break the loop then
-             * trigger the unref from the top one */
-            BlockDriverState *p = s->base->backing_hd;
-            bdrv_set_backing_hd(s->base, NULL);
-            bdrv_unref(p);
-        }
-    }
-    if (s->to_replace) {
-        bdrv_op_unblock_all(s->to_replace, s->replace_blocker);
-        error_free(s->replace_blocker);
-        bdrv_unref(s->to_replace);
-    }
-    g_free(s->replaces);
-    bdrv_unref(s->target);
-    block_job_completed(&s->common, ret);
+
+    data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
+    data->ret = ret;
+    block_job_defer_to_main_loop(&s->common, mirror_exit, data);
 }
 
 static void mirror_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
@@ -573,16 +599,23 @@ static void mirror_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
 
     /* check the target bs is not blocked and block all operations on it */
     if (s->replaces) {
+        AioContext *replace_aio_context;
+
         s->to_replace = check_to_replace_node(s->replaces, &local_err);
         if (!s->to_replace) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
 
+        replace_aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(s->to_replace);
+        aio_context_acquire(replace_aio_context);
+
         error_setg(&s->replace_blocker,
                    "block device is in use by block-job-complete");
         bdrv_op_block_all(s->to_replace, s->replace_blocker);
         bdrv_ref(s->to_replace);
+
+        aio_context_release(replace_aio_context);
     }
 
     s->should_complete = true;
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 5473cd0..5cf2058 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2205,6 +2205,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BlockDriverState *source, *target_bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     QDict *options = NULL;
@@ -2247,9 +2248,12 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
         return;
     }
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (!has_format) {
@@ -2259,12 +2263,12 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
         drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
         if (!drv) {
             error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
 
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MIRROR, errp)) {
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     flags = bs->open_flags | BDRV_O_RDWR;
@@ -2279,29 +2283,36 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
     size = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (size < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -size, "bdrv_getlength failed");
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (has_replaces) {
         BlockDriverState *to_replace_bs;
+        AioContext *replace_aio_context;
+        int64_t replace_size;
 
         if (!has_node_name) {
             error_setg(errp, "a node-name must be provided when replacing a"
                              " named node of the graph");
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
 
         to_replace_bs = check_to_replace_node(replaces, &local_err);
 
         if (!to_replace_bs) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
 
-        if (size != bdrv_getlength(to_replace_bs)) {
+        replace_aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(to_replace_bs);
+        aio_context_acquire(replace_aio_context);
+        replace_size = bdrv_getlength(to_replace_bs);
+        aio_context_release(replace_aio_context);
+
+        if (size != replace_size) {
             error_setg(errp, "cannot replace image with a mirror image of "
                              "different size");
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2330,7 +2341,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
 
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (has_node_name) {
@@ -2346,9 +2357,11 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
                     flags | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING, drv, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
+    bdrv_set_aio_context(target_bs, aio_context);
+
     /* pass the node name to replace to mirror start since it's loose coupling
      * and will allow to check whether the node still exist at mirror completion
      */
@@ -2360,8 +2373,11 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         bdrv_unref(target_bs);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
+
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
 /* Get the block job for a given device name and acquire its AioContext */
