diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 15ff600..c704f49 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -2952,6 +2952,132 @@ static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_flush_to_os(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static BlockMeasureInfo *qcow2_measure(QemuOpts *opts, BlockDriverState *in_bs,
+                                       Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    BlockMeasureInfo *info;
+    uint64_t required = 0; /* bytes that contribute to required size */
+    uint64_t virtual_size; /* disk size as seen by guest */
+    uint64_t refcount_bits;
+    size_t cluster_size;
+    int version;
+    char *optstr;
+    PreallocMode prealloc;
+    bool has_backing_file;
+
+    /* Parse image creation options */
+    cluster_size = qcow2_opt_get_cluster_size_del(opts, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    version = qcow2_opt_get_version_del(opts, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    refcount_bits = qcow2_opt_get_refcount_bits_del(opts, version, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    optstr = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC);
+    prealloc = qapi_enum_parse(PreallocMode_lookup, optstr,
+                               PREALLOC_MODE__MAX, PREALLOC_MODE_OFF,
+                               &local_err);
+    g_free(optstr);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    optstr = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE);
+    has_backing_file = !!optstr;
+    g_free(optstr);
+
+    virtual_size = align_offset(qemu_opt_get_size_del(opts, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, 0),
+                                cluster_size);
+
+    /* Account for input image */
+    if (in_bs) {
+        int64_t ssize = bdrv_getlength(in_bs);
+        if (ssize < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(&local_err, -ssize,
+                             "Unable to get image virtual_size");
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        virtual_size = align_offset(ssize, cluster_size);
+
+        if (has_backing_file) {
+            /* We don't how much of the backing chain is shared by the input
+             * image and the new image file.  In the worst case the new image's
+             * backing file has nothing in common with the input image.  Be
+             * conservative and assume all clusters need to be written.
+             */
+            required = virtual_size;
+        } else {
+            int cluster_sectors = cluster_size / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
+            int64_t sector_num;
+            int pnum = 0;
+
+            for (sector_num = 0;
+                 sector_num < ssize / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
+                 sector_num += pnum) {
+                int nb_sectors = MAX(ssize / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - sector_num,
+                                     INT_MAX);
+                BlockDriverState *file;
+                int64_t ret;
+
+                ret = bdrv_get_block_status_above(in_bs, NULL,
+                                                  sector_num, nb_sectors,
+                                                  &pnum, &file);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    error_setg_errno(&local_err, -ret,
+                                     "Unable to get block status");
+                    goto err;
+                }
+
+                if (ret & BDRV_BLOCK_ZERO) {
+                    /* Skip zero regions (safe with no backing file) */
+                } else if ((ret & (BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_ALLOCATED)) ==
+                           (BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_ALLOCATED)) {
+                    /* Extend pnum to end of cluster for next iteration */
+                    pnum = ROUND_UP(sector_num + pnum, cluster_sectors) -
+                           sector_num;
+
+                    /* Count clusters we've seen */
+                    required += (sector_num % cluster_sectors + pnum) *
+                                BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Take into account preallocation.  Nothing special is needed for
+     * PREALLOC_MODE_METADATA since metadata is always counted.
+     */
+    if (prealloc == PREALLOC_MODE_FULL || prealloc == PREALLOC_MODE_FALLOC) {
+        required = virtual_size;
+    }
+
+    info = g_new(BlockMeasureInfo, 1);
+    info->fully_allocated =
+        qcow2_calc_prealloc_size(virtual_size, cluster_size,
+                                 ctz32(refcount_bits));
+
+    /* Remove data clusters that are not required.  This overestimates the
+     * required size because metadata needed for the fully allocated file is
+     * still counted.
+     */
+    info->required = info->fully_allocated - virtual_size + required;
+    return info;
+
+err:
+    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static int qcow2_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
 {
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -3500,6 +3626,7 @@ BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2 = {
     .bdrv_snapshot_delete   = qcow2_snapshot_delete,
     .bdrv_snapshot_list     = qcow2_snapshot_list,
     .bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp = qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp,
+    .bdrv_measure           = qcow2_measure,
     .bdrv_get_info          = qcow2_get_info,
     .bdrv_get_specific_info = qcow2_get_specific_info,
 
