diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 9776d9c..3a3dccc 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -226,11 +226,29 @@ static void backup_cleanup_sync_bitmap(BackupBlockJob *job, int ret)
     }
 }
 
+static void backup_commit(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    BackupBlockJob *s = container_of(job, BackupBlockJob, common);
+    if (s->sync_bitmap) {
+        backup_cleanup_sync_bitmap(s, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+static void backup_abort(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    BackupBlockJob *s = container_of(job, BackupBlockJob, common);
+    if (s->sync_bitmap) {
+        backup_cleanup_sync_bitmap(s, -1);
+    }
+}
+
 static const BlockJobDriver backup_job_driver = {
     .instance_size  = sizeof(BackupBlockJob),
     .job_type       = BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_BACKUP,
     .set_speed      = backup_set_speed,
     .iostatus_reset = backup_iostatus_reset,
+    .commit         = backup_commit,
+    .abort          = backup_abort,
 };
 
 static BlockErrorAction backup_error_action(BackupBlockJob *job,
@@ -443,10 +461,6 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
     /* wait until pending backup_do_cow() calls have completed */
     qemu_co_rwlock_wrlock(&job->flush_rwlock);
     qemu_co_rwlock_unlock(&job->flush_rwlock);
-
-    if (job->sync_bitmap) {
-        backup_cleanup_sync_bitmap(job, ret);
-    }
     hbitmap_free(job->bitmap);
 
     bdrv_iostatus_disable(target);
@@ -463,7 +477,7 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
                   BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                   BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
                   BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque,
-                  Error **errp)
+                  BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp)
 {
     int64_t len;
 
@@ -545,6 +559,7 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
                        sync_bitmap : NULL;
     job->common.len = len;
     job->common.co = qemu_coroutine_create(backup_run);
+    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, &job->common);
     qemu_coroutine_enter(job->common.co, job);
     return;
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 3d5e5cd..db1fdce 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1592,12 +1592,25 @@ typedef struct DriveBackupState {
     BlockJob *job;
 } DriveBackupState;
 
+static void do_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                            bool has_format, const char *format,
+                            enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                            bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
+                            bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                            bool has_bitmap, const char *bitmap,
+                            bool has_on_source_error,
+                            BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                            bool has_on_target_error,
+                            BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                            BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp);
+
 static void drive_backup_prepare(BlkActionState *common, Error **errp)
 {
     DriveBackupState *state = DO_UPCAST(DriveBackupState, common, common);
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BlockBackend *blk;
     DriveBackup *backup;
+    BlockJobTxn *txn = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(common->action->kind == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_DRIVE_BACKUP);
@@ -1615,15 +1628,20 @@ static void drive_backup_prepare(BlkActionState *common, Error **errp)
     state->aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
 
-    qmp_drive_backup(backup->device, backup->target,
-                     backup->has_format, backup->format,
-                     backup->sync,
-                     backup->has_mode, backup->mode,
-                     backup->has_speed, backup->speed,
-                     backup->has_bitmap, backup->bitmap,
-                     backup->has_on_source_error, backup->on_source_error,
-                     backup->has_on_target_error, backup->on_target_error,
-                     &local_err);
+    if (backup->has_transactional_cancel &&
+        backup->transactional_cancel) {
+        txn = common->block_job_txn;
+    }
+
+    do_drive_backup(backup->device, backup->target,
+                    backup->has_format, backup->format,
+                    backup->sync,
+                    backup->has_mode, backup->mode,
+                    backup->has_speed, backup->speed,
+                    backup->has_bitmap, backup->bitmap,
+                    backup->has_on_source_error, backup->on_source_error,
+                    backup->has_on_target_error, backup->on_target_error,
+                    txn, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1660,12 +1678,22 @@ typedef struct BlockdevBackupState {
     AioContext *aio_context;
 } BlockdevBackupState;
 
+static void do_blockdev_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                               enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                               bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                               bool has_on_source_error,
+                               BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                               bool has_on_target_error,
+                               BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                               BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp);
+
 static void blockdev_backup_prepare(BlkActionState *common, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockdevBackupState *state = DO_UPCAST(BlockdevBackupState, common, common);
     BlockdevBackup *backup;
     BlockDriverState *bs, *target;
     BlockBackend *blk;
+    BlockJobTxn *txn = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(common->action->kind == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_BACKUP);
@@ -1694,12 +1722,17 @@ static void blockdev_backup_prepare(BlkActionState *common, Error **errp)
     }
     aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
 
-    qmp_blockdev_backup(backup->device, backup->target,
-                        backup->sync,
-                        backup->has_speed, backup->speed,
-                        backup->has_on_source_error, backup->on_source_error,
-                        backup->has_on_target_error, backup->on_target_error,
-                        &local_err);
+    if (backup->has_transactional_cancel &&
+        backup->transactional_cancel) {
+        txn = common->block_job_txn;
+    }
+
+    do_blockdev_backup(backup->device, backup->target,
+                       backup->sync,
+                       backup->has_speed, backup->speed,
+                       backup->has_on_source_error, backup->on_source_error,
+                       backup->has_on_target_error, backup->on_target_error,
+                       txn, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -2582,15 +2615,17 @@ out:
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
-void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
-                      bool has_format, const char *format,
-                      enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
-                      bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
-                      bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
-                      bool has_bitmap, const char *bitmap,
-                      bool has_on_source_error, BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
-                      bool has_on_target_error, BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
-                      Error **errp)
+static void do_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                            bool has_format, const char *format,
+                            enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                            bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
+                            bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                            bool has_bitmap, const char *bitmap,
+                            bool has_on_source_error,
+                            BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                            bool has_on_target_error,
+                            BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                            BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -2707,7 +2742,7 @@ void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
 
     backup_start(bs, target_bs, speed, sync, bmap,
                  on_source_error, on_target_error,
-                 block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
+                 block_job_cb, bs, txn, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         bdrv_unref(target_bs);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -2718,19 +2753,44 @@ out:
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
+void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                      bool has_format, const char *format,
+                      enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                      bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
+                      bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                      bool has_bitmap, const char *bitmap,
+                      bool has_on_source_error, BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                      bool has_on_target_error, BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                      bool has_transactional_cancel, bool transactional_cancel,
+                      Error **errp)
+{
+    if (has_transactional_cancel && transactional_cancel) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Transactional cancel can only be used in the "
+                   "'transaction' command");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    return do_drive_backup(device, target, has_format, format, sync,
+                           has_mode, mode, has_speed, speed,
+                           has_bitmap, bitmap,
+                           has_on_source_error, on_source_error,
+                           has_on_target_error, on_target_error,
+                           NULL, errp);
+}
+
 BlockDeviceInfoList *qmp_query_named_block_nodes(Error **errp)
 {
     return bdrv_named_nodes_list(errp);
 }
 
-void qmp_blockdev_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+void do_blockdev_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
                          enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
                          bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
                          bool has_on_source_error,
                          BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                          bool has_on_target_error,
                          BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
-                         Error **errp)
+                         BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -2768,7 +2828,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
     bdrv_ref(target_bs);
     bdrv_set_aio_context(target_bs, aio_context);
     backup_start(bs, target_bs, speed, sync, NULL, on_source_error,
-                 on_target_error, block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
+                 on_target_error, block_job_cb, bs, txn, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         bdrv_unref(target_bs);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -2777,6 +2837,29 @@ out:
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
+void qmp_blockdev_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                         enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                         bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                         bool has_on_source_error,
+                         BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                         bool has_on_target_error,
+                         BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                         bool has_transactional_cancel,
+                         bool transactional_cancel,
+                         Error **errp)
+{
+    if (has_transactional_cancel && transactional_cancel) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Transactional cancel can only be used in the "
+                   "'transaction' command");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    do_blockdev_backup(device, target, sync, has_speed, speed,
+                       has_on_source_error, on_source_error,
+                       has_on_target_error, on_target_error,
+                       NULL, errp);
+}
+
 void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
                       bool has_format, const char *format,
                       bool has_node_name, const char *node_name,
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 3f807b7..11edea5 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ void hmp_drive_backup(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qmp_drive_backup(device, filename, !!format, format,
                      full ? MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL : MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_TOP,
                      true, mode, false, 0, false, NULL,
-                     false, 0, false, 0, &err);
+                     false, 0, false, 0, false, false, &err);
     hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 281d790..6fd07a2 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ void mirror_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
  * @on_target_error: The action to take upon error writing to the target.
  * @cb: Completion function for the job.
  * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
+ * @txn: Transaction that this job is part of (may be NULL).
  *
  * Start a backup operation on @bs.  Clusters in @bs are written to @target
  * until the job is cancelled or manually completed.
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
                   BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                   BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
                   BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque,
-                  Error **errp);
+                  BlockJobTxn *txn, Error **errp);
 
 void blk_dev_change_media_cb(BlockBackend *blk, bool load);
 bool blk_dev_has_removable_media(BlockBackend *blk);
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 7b2efb8..ddd6592 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -736,6 +736,11 @@
 #                   default 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
 #                   a different block device than @device).
 #
+# @transactional-cancel: #optional whether failure or cancellation of other
+#                        block jobs with @transactional-cancel true in the same
+#                        transaction causes the whole group to cancel.
+#                        (Since 2.5)
+#
 # Note that @on-source-error and @on-target-error only affect background I/O.
 # If an error occurs during a guest write request, the device's rerror/werror
 # actions will be used.
@@ -747,7 +752,8 @@
             'sync': 'MirrorSyncMode', '*mode': 'NewImageMode',
             '*speed': 'int', '*bitmap': 'str',
             '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
-            '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError' } }
+            '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
+            '*transactional-cancel': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @BlockdevBackup
@@ -771,6 +777,11 @@
 #                   default 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
 #                   a different block device than @device).
 #
+# @transactional-cancel: #optional whether failure or cancellation of other
+#                        block jobs with @transactional-cancel true in the same
+#                        transaction causes the whole group to cancel.
+#                        (Since 2.5)
+#
 # Note that @on-source-error and @on-target-error only affect background I/O.
 # If an error occurs during a guest write request, the device's rerror/werror
 # actions will be used.
@@ -782,7 +793,8 @@
             'sync': 'MirrorSyncMode',
             '*speed': 'int',
             '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
-            '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError' } }
+            '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
+            '*transactional-cancel': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @blockdev-snapshot-sync
