diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 76bf50f813..dd763dcf87 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2065,6 +2065,12 @@
 # BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED event.  Before that happens the job is still visible when
 # enumerated using query-block-jobs.
 #
+# Note that if you issue 'block-job-cancel' after 'drive-mirror' has indicated
+# (via the event BLOCK_JOB_READY) that the source and destination are
+# synchronized, then the event triggered by this command changes to
+# BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED, to indicate that the mirroring has ended and the
+# destination now has a point-in-time copy tied to the time of the cancellation.
+#
 # For streaming, the image file retains its backing file unless the streaming
 # operation happens to complete just as it is being cancelled.  A new streaming
 # operation can be started at a later time to finish copying all data from the
diff --git a/docs/interop/live-block-operations.rst b/docs/interop/live-block-operations.rst
index 5f0179749f..734252bc80 100644
--- a/docs/interop/live-block-operations.rst
+++ b/docs/interop/live-block-operations.rst
@@ -506,26 +506,40 @@ Again, given our familiar disk image chain::
 
     [A] <-- [B] <-- [C] <-- [D]
 
-The ``drive-mirror`` (and its newer equivalent ``blockdev-mirror``) allows
-you to copy data from the entire chain into a single target image (which
-can be located on a different host).
-
-Once a 'mirror' job has started, there are two possible actions while a
-``drive-mirror`` job is active:
-
-(1) Issuing the command ``block-job-cancel`` after it emits the event
-    ``BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED``: will (after completing synchronization of
-    the content from the disk image chain to the target image, [E])
-    create a point-in-time (which is at the time of *triggering* the
-    cancel command) copy, contained in image [E], of the the entire disk
+The ``drive-mirror`` (and its newer equivalent ``blockdev-mirror``)
+allows you to copy data from the entire chain into a single target image
+(which can be located on a different host), [E].
+
+.. note::
+
+    When you cancel an in-progress 'mirror' job *before* the source and
+    target are synchronized, ``block-job-cancel`` will emit the event
+    ``BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED``.  However, note that if you cancel a
+    'mirror' job *after* it has indicated (via the event
+    ``BLOCK_JOB_READY``) that the source and target have reached
+    synchronization, then the event emitted by ``block-job-cancel``
+    changes to ``BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED``.
+
+    Besides the 'mirror' job, the "active ``block-commit``" is the only
+    other block device job that emits the event ``BLOCK_JOB_READY``.
+    The rest of the block device jobs ('stream', "non-active
+    ``block-commit``", and 'backup') end automatically.
+
+So there are two possible actions to take, after a 'mirror' job has
+emitted the event ``BLOCK_JOB_READY``, indicating that the source and
+target have reached synchronization:
+
+(1) Issuing the command ``block-job-cancel`` (after it emits the event
+    ``BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED``) will create a point-in-time (which is at
+    the time of *triggering* the cancel command) copy of the entire disk
     image chain (or only the top-most image, depending on the ``sync``
-    mode).
+    mode), contained in the target image [E]. One use case for this is
+    live VM migration with non-shared storage.
 
-(2) Issuing the command ``block-job-complete`` after it emits the event
-    ``BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED``: will, after completing synchronization of
-    the content, adjust the guest device (i.e. live QEMU) to point to
-    the target image, and, causing all the new writes from this point on
-    to happen there.  One use case for this is live storage migration.
+(2) Issuing the command ``block-job-complete`` (after it emits the event
+    ``BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED``) will adjust the guest device (i.e. live
+    QEMU) to point to the target image, [E], causing all the new writes
+    from this point on to happen there.
 
 About synchronization modes: The synchronization mode determines
 *which* part of the disk image chain will be copied to the target.
