diff --git a/hw/virtio-9p.c b/hw/virtio-9p.c
index a871685..cc8b860 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-9p.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-9p.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
 #include "virtio-9p-debug.h"
 #include "virtio-9p-xattr.h"
+#include "qemu-threadlets.h"
 
 int debug_9p_pdu;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,149 @@ enum {
     Oappend = 0x80,
 };
 
+struct v9fs_post_op {
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(v9fs_post_op) node;
+    void (*func)(void *arg);
+    void *arg;
+};
+
+static struct {
+    int rfd;
+    int wfd;
+    QemuMutex lock;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, v9fs_post_op) post_op_list;
+} v9fs_async_struct;
+
+static void die2(int err, const char *what)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s failed: %s\n", what, strerror(err));
+    abort();
+}
+
+static void die(const char *what)
+{
+    die2(errno, what);
+}
+
+#define ASYNC_MAX_PROCESS   5
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_process_post_ops: Process any pending v9fs_post_posix_operation
+ * @arg: Not used.
+ *
+ * This function serves as a callback to the iothread to be called into whenever
+ * the v9fs_async_struct.wfd is written into. This thread goes through the list
+ * of v9fs_post_posix_operations() and executes them. In the process, it might
+ * queue more job on the asynchronous thread pool.
+ */
+static void v9fs_process_post_ops(void *arg)
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    struct v9fs_post_op *post_op;
+    int ret;
+    char byte;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+    do {
+        ret = read(v9fs_async_struct.rfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
+    } while (ret >= 0 || errno != EAGAIN);
+
+    for (count = 0; count < ASYNC_MAX_PROCESS; count++) {
+        if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&(v9fs_async_struct.post_op_list))) {
+            break;
+        }
+        post_op = QTAILQ_FIRST(&(v9fs_async_struct.post_op_list));
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&(v9fs_async_struct.post_op_list), post_op, node);
+
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+        post_op->func(post_op->arg);
+        qemu_free(post_op);
+        qemu_mutex_lock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+    }
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_async_signal: Inform the io-thread of completion of async job.
+ *
+ * This function is used to inform the iothread that a particular
+ * async-operation pertaining to v9fs has been completed and that the io thread
+ * can handle the v9fs_post_posix_operation.
+ *
+ * This is based on the aio_signal_handler
+ */
+static inline void v9fs_async_signal(void)
+{
+    char byte = 0;
+    ssize_t ret;
+    int tries = 0;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+    do {
+        assert(tries != 100);
+       ret = write(v9fs_async_struct.wfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
+        tries++;
+    } while (ret < 0 && errno == EAGAIN);
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+
+    if (ret < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) {
+        die("write() in v9fs");
+    }
+
+    if (kill(getpid(), SIGUSR2)) {
+        die("kill failed");
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_async_helper_done: Marks the completion of the v9fs_async job
+ * @func: v9fs_post_posix_func() for post-processing invoked in the context of
+ *        the io-thread
+ * @arg: Argument to func.
+ *
+ * This function is called from the context of one of the asynchronous threads
+ * in the thread pool. This is called when the asynchronous thread has finished
+ * executing a v9fs_posix_operation. It's purpose is to initiate the process of
+ * informing the io-thread that the v9fs_posix_operation has completed.
+ */
+static void v9fs_async_helper_done(void (*func)(void *arg), void *arg)
+{
+    struct v9fs_post_op *post_op;
+
+    post_op = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*post_op));
+    post_op->func = func;
+    post_op->arg = arg;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&(v9fs_async_struct.post_op_list), post_op, node);
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&v9fs_async_struct.lock);
+
+    v9fs_async_signal();
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_do_async_posix: Offload v9fs_posix_operation onto async thread.
+ * @vs: V9fsOPState variable for the OP operation.
+ * @posix_fn: The posix function which has to be offloaded onto async thread.
+ * @post_fn_ptr: Address of the location to hold the post_fn corresponding to
+ * the posix_fn
+ * @post_fn: The post processing function corresponding to the posix_fn.
+ *
+ * This function is a helper to offload posix_operation on to the asynchronous
+ * thread pool. It sets up the associations with the post_function that needs to
+ * be invoked by from the context of the iothread once the posix_fn has been
+ * executed.
+ */
+static void v9fs_do_async_posix(ThreadletWork *work ,
+                                void (*posix_fn)(ThreadletWork *work),
+                                void (**post_fn_ptr)(void *arg),
+                                void (*post_fn)(void *arg))
+{
+    *post_fn_ptr = post_fn;
+    work->func = posix_fn;
+    submit_threadletwork(work);
+}
+
 static int omode_to_uflags(int8_t mode)
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -3639,7 +3783,7 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
     int i, len;
     struct stat stat;
     FsTypeEntry *fse;
-
+    int fds[2];
 
     s = (V9fsState *)virtio_common_init("virtio-9p",
                                     VIRTIO_ID_9P,
@@ -3722,5 +3866,23 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
                         s->tag_len;
     s->vdev.get_config = virtio_9p_get_config;
 
+    if (qemu_pipe(fds) == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "failed to create fd's for virtio-9p\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    v9fs_async_struct.rfd = fds[0];
+    v9fs_async_struct.wfd = fds[1];
+
+    fcntl(fds[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    fcntl(fds[1], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(fds[0], v9fs_process_post_ops, NULL, NULL);
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&v9fs_async_struct.post_op_list);
+    qemu_mutex_init(&(v9fs_async_struct.lock));
+
+    (void)v9fs_do_async_posix;
+    (void)v9fs_async_helper_done;
+
     return &s->vdev;
 }
diff --git a/posix-aio-compat.c b/posix-aio-compat.c
index 2e47736..ba146c4 100644
--- a/posix-aio-compat.c
+++ b/posix-aio-compat.c
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ static ssize_t handle_aiocb_rw(struct qemu_paiocb *aiocb)
     return nbytes;
 }
 
+static PosixAioState *posix_aio_state;
+
 static void aio_thread(ThreadletWork *work)
 {
     pid_t pid;
@@ -288,6 +290,14 @@ static void aio_thread(ThreadletWork *work)
 
     aiocb->ret = ret;
 
+    char byte = 0;
+    ssize_t ret;
+
+    ret = write(posix_aio_state->wfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
+    if (ret < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) {
+        die("write()");
+    }
+
     if (kill(pid, aiocb->ev_signo)) {
         die("kill failed");
     }
@@ -402,22 +412,6 @@ static int posix_aio_flush(void *opaque)
     return !!s->first_aio;
 }
 
-static PosixAioState *posix_aio_state;
-
-static void aio_signal_handler(int signum)
-{
-    if (posix_aio_state) {
-        char byte = 0;
-        ssize_t ret;
-
-        ret = write(posix_aio_state->wfd, &byte, sizeof(byte));
-        if (ret < 0 && errno != EAGAIN)
-            die("write()");
-    }
-
-    qemu_service_io();
-}
-
 static void paio_remove(struct qemu_paiocb *acb)
 {
     struct qemu_paiocb **pacb;
@@ -442,13 +436,13 @@ static void paio_cancel(BlockDriverAIOCB *blockacb)
     struct qemu_paiocb *acb = (struct qemu_paiocb *)blockacb;
     int active = 0;
 
-    if (!acb->active) {
-        if (!deque_threadletwork(&acb->work)) {
-            acb->ret = -ECANCELED;
-         } else {
-            active = 1;
-         }
-    } else if (acb->ret == -EINPROGRESS) {
+    if (!deque_threadletwork(&acb->work)) {
+        acb->ret = -ECANCELED;
+    } else {
+        active = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (acb->ret == -EINPROGRESS) {
         active = 1;
     }
 
@@ -522,7 +516,6 @@ BlockDriverAIOCB *paio_ioctl(BlockDriverState *bs, int fd,
 
 int paio_init(void)
 {
-    struct sigaction act;
     PosixAioState *s;
     int fds[2];
 
@@ -531,11 +524,6 @@ int paio_init(void)
 
     s = qemu_malloc(sizeof(PosixAioState));
 
-    sigfillset(&act.sa_mask);
-    act.sa_flags = 0; /* do not restart syscalls to interrupt select() */
-    act.sa_handler = aio_signal_handler;
-    sigaction(SIGUSR2, &act, NULL);
-
     s->first_aio = NULL;
     if (qemu_pipe(fds) == -1) {
         fprintf(stderr, "failed to create pipe\n");
diff --git a/qemu-threadlets.c b/qemu-threadlets.c
index 8fc3be0..7466481 100644
--- a/qemu-threadlets.c
+++ b/qemu-threadlets.c
@@ -15,12 +15,28 @@
 
 #include "qemu-threadlets.h"
 #include "osdep.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #define MAX_GLOBAL_THREADS  64
 #define MIN_GLOBAL_THREADS  64
 static ThreadletQueue globalqueue;
 static int globalqueue_init;
 
+static void threadlet_io_completion_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+    qemu_service_io();
+}
+
+static void threadlet_register_signal_handler(void)
+{
+    struct sigaction act;
+
+    sigfillset(&act.sa_mask);
+    act.sa_flags = 0; /* do not restart syscalls to interrupt select() */
+    act.sa_handler = threadlet_io_completion_signal_handler;
+    sigaction(SIGUSR2, &act, NULL);
+}
+
 static void *threadlet_worker(void *data)
 {
     ThreadletQueue *queue = data;
@@ -165,3 +181,8 @@ void threadlet_queue_init(ThreadletQueue *queue,
     qemu_mutex_init(&(queue->lock));
     qemu_cond_init(&(queue->cond));
 }
+
+void threadlet_init(void)
+{
+   threadlet_register_signal_handler();
+}
diff --git a/qemu-threadlets.h b/qemu-threadlets.h
index 6d9585b..5fd218a 100644
--- a/qemu-threadlets.h
+++ b/qemu-threadlets.h
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ extern int deque_threadletwork_on_queue(ThreadletQueue *queue,
 extern int deque_threadletwork(ThreadletWork *work);
 extern void threadlet_queue_init(ThreadletQueue *queue, int max_threads,
                                  int min_threads);
+extern void threadlet_init(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index df414ef..7b9a425 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "qemu-config.h"
 #include "qemu-objects.h"
 #include "qemu-options.h"
+#include "qemu-threadlets.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
 #include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
 #endif
@@ -2922,6 +2923,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             exit(1);
     }
 
+    threadlet_init();
+
     /* init generic devices */
     if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("device"), device_init_func, NULL, 1) != 0)
         exit(1);
