diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 3484986d1c..d161b099db 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -1371,6 +1371,19 @@
 { 'struct': 'BlockdevSnapshot',
   'data': { 'node': 'str', 'overlay': 'str' } }
 
+##
+# @BackupPerf:
+#
+# Optional parameters for backup. These parameters don't affect
+# functionality, but may significantly affect performance.
+#
+# @use-copy-range: Use copy offloading. Default true.
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'BackupPerf',
+  'data': { '*use-copy-range': 'bool' }}
+
 ##
 # @BackupCommon:
 #
@@ -1426,6 +1439,8 @@
 #                    above node specified by @drive. If this option is not given,
 #                    a node name is autogenerated. (Since: 4.2)
 #
+# @x-perf: Performance options. (Since 5.2)
+#
 # Note: @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.
@@ -1440,7 +1455,7 @@
             '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
             '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
             '*auto-finalize': 'bool', '*auto-dismiss': 'bool',
-            '*filter-node-name': 'str' } }
+            '*filter-node-name': 'str', '*x-perf': 'BackupPerf'  } }
 
 ##
 # @DriveBackup:
diff --git a/block/backup-top.h b/block/backup-top.h
index e5cabfa197..b28b0031c4 100644
--- a/block/backup-top.h
+++ b/block/backup-top.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_backup_top_append(BlockDriverState *source,
                                          BlockDriverState *target,
                                          const char *filter_node_name,
                                          uint64_t cluster_size,
+                                         BackupPerf *perf,
                                          BdrvRequestFlags write_flags,
                                          BlockCopyState **bcs,
                                          Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/block/block-copy.h b/include/block/block-copy.h
index aac85e1488..6397505f30 100644
--- a/include/block/block-copy.h
+++ b/include/block/block-copy.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ typedef void (*ProgressBytesCallbackFunc)(int64_t bytes, void *opaque);
 typedef struct BlockCopyState BlockCopyState;
 
 BlockCopyState *block_copy_state_new(BdrvChild *source, BdrvChild *target,
-                                     int64_t cluster_size,
+                                     int64_t cluster_size, bool use_copy_range,
                                      BdrvRequestFlags write_flags,
                                      Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index b9ef61fe4d..1ddc3af244 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ void mirror_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
  * @sync_mode: What parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination.
  * @sync_bitmap: The dirty bitmap if sync_mode is 'bitmap' or 'incremental'
  * @bitmap_mode: The bitmap synchronization policy to use.
+ * @perf: Performance options. All actual fields assumed to be present,
+ *        all ".has_*" fields are ignored.
  * @on_source_error: The action to take upon error reading from the source.
  * @on_target_error: The action to take upon error writing to the target.
  * @creation_flags: Flags that control the behavior of the Job lifetime.
@@ -1274,6 +1276,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
                             BitmapSyncMode bitmap_mode,
                             bool compress,
                             const char *filter_node_name,
+                            BackupPerf *perf,
                             BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                             BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
                             int creation_flags,
diff --git a/block/backup-top.c b/block/backup-top.c
index fe6883cc97..789acf6965 100644
--- a/block/backup-top.c
+++ b/block/backup-top.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_backup_top_append(BlockDriverState *source,
                                          BlockDriverState *target,
                                          const char *filter_node_name,
                                          uint64_t cluster_size,
+                                         BackupPerf *perf,
                                          BdrvRequestFlags write_flags,
                                          BlockCopyState **bcs,
                                          Error **errp)
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_backup_top_append(BlockDriverState *source,
 
     state->cluster_size = cluster_size;
     state->bcs = block_copy_state_new(top->backing, state->target,
-                                      cluster_size, write_flags, &local_err);
+                                      cluster_size, perf->use_copy_range,
+                                      write_flags, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_prepend(&local_err, "Cannot create block-copy-state: ");
         goto fail;
diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 9afa0bf3b4..4b07e9115d 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct BackupBlockJob {
     uint64_t len;
     uint64_t bytes_read;
     int64_t cluster_size;
+    BackupPerf perf;
 
     BlockCopyState *bcs;
 } BackupBlockJob;
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
                   BitmapSyncMode bitmap_mode,
                   bool compress,
                   const char *filter_node_name,
+                  BackupPerf *perf,
                   BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                   BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
                   int creation_flags,
@@ -441,7 +443,8 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
                   (compress ? BDRV_REQ_WRITE_COMPRESSED : 0),
 
     backup_top = bdrv_backup_top_append(bs, target, filter_node_name,
-                                        cluster_size, write_flags, &bcs, errp);
+                                        cluster_size, perf,
+                                        write_flags, &bcs, errp);
     if (!backup_top) {
         goto error;
     }
@@ -464,6 +467,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     job->bcs = bcs;
     job->cluster_size = cluster_size;
     job->len = len;
+    job->perf = *perf;
 
     block_copy_set_progress_callback(bcs, backup_progress_bytes_callback, job);
     block_copy_set_progress_meter(bcs, &job->common.job.progress);
diff --git a/block/block-copy.c b/block/block-copy.c
index cd9bc47c8f..63398a171c 100644
--- a/block/block-copy.c
+++ b/block/block-copy.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static uint32_t block_copy_max_transfer(BdrvChild *source, BdrvChild *target)
 }
 
 BlockCopyState *block_copy_state_new(BdrvChild *source, BdrvChild *target,
-                                     int64_t cluster_size,
+                                     int64_t cluster_size, bool use_copy_range,
                                      BdrvRequestFlags write_flags, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockCopyState *s;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ BlockCopyState *block_copy_state_new(BdrvChild *source, BdrvChild *target,
          * We enable copy-range, but keep small copy_size, until first
          * successful copy_range (look at block_copy_do_copy).
          */
-        s->use_copy_range = true;
+        s->use_copy_range = use_copy_range;
         s->copy_size = MAX(s->cluster_size, BLOCK_COPY_MAX_BUFFER);
     }
 
diff --git a/block/replication.c b/block/replication.c
index 0c70215784..22ffc811ee 100644
--- a/block/replication.c
+++ b/block/replication.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static void replication_start(ReplicationState *rs, ReplicationMode mode,
     int64_t active_length, hidden_length, disk_length;
     AioContext *aio_context;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    BackupPerf perf = { .use_copy_range = true };
 
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ static void replication_start(ReplicationState *rs, ReplicationMode mode,
         s->backup_job = backup_job_create(
                                 NULL, s->secondary_disk->bs, s->hidden_disk->bs,
                                 0, MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_NONE, NULL, 0, false, NULL,
+                                &perf,
                                 BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT,
                                 BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT, JOB_INTERNAL,
                                 backup_job_completed, bs, NULL, &local_err);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 2431448c5d..84685e057b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2794,6 +2794,7 @@ static BlockJob *do_backup_common(BackupCommon *backup,
 {
     BlockJob *job = NULL;
     BdrvDirtyBitmap *bmap = NULL;
+    BackupPerf perf = { .use_copy_range = true };
     int job_flags = JOB_DEFAULT;
 
     if (!backup->has_speed) {
@@ -2818,6 +2819,12 @@ static BlockJob *do_backup_common(BackupCommon *backup,
         backup->compress = false;
     }
 
+    if (backup->x_perf) {
+        if (backup->x_perf->has_use_copy_range) {
+            perf.use_copy_range = backup->x_perf->use_copy_range;
+        }
+    }
+
     if ((backup->sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_BITMAP) ||
         (backup->sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_INCREMENTAL)) {
         /* done before desugaring 'incremental' to print the right message */
@@ -2891,6 +2898,7 @@ static BlockJob *do_backup_common(BackupCommon *backup,
                             backup->sync, bmap, backup->bitmap_mode,
                             backup->compress,
                             backup->filter_node_name,
+                            &perf,
                             backup->on_source_error,
                             backup->on_target_error,
                             job_flags, NULL, NULL, txn, errp);
