diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 9b0b0f3573..332b9a183e 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -90,21 +90,21 @@ static void coroutine_fn stream_run(void *opaque)
     StreamCompleteData *data;
     BlockDriverState *bs = s->common.bs;
     BlockDriverState *base = s->base;
-    int64_t sector_num, end;
+    int64_t sector_num = 0;
+    int64_t end = -1;
     int error = 0;
     int ret = 0;
     int n = 0;
     void *buf;
 
     if (!bs->backing) {
-        block_job_completed(&s->common, 0);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     s->common.len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (s->common.len < 0) {
-        block_job_completed(&s->common, s->common.len);
-        return;
+        ret = s->common.len;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     end = s->common.len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ wait:
 
     qemu_vfree(buf);
 
+out:
     /* Modify backing chain and close BDSes in main loop */
     data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
     data->ret = ret;
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 32469efd76..3ac2443e5b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, mid_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % mid_img, test_img)
         qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 512', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0x1 524288 512', mid_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive("blkdebug::" + test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -90,10 +91,28 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
                          qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
                          'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
+    def test_stream_no_op(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+
+        # The image map is empty before the operation
+        empty_map = qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img)
+
+        # This is a no-op: no data should ever be copied from the base image
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=mid_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.wait_until_completed()
+
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
+                         empty_map, 'image file map changed after a no-op')
+
     def test_stream_partial(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
-        result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=mid_img)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=backing_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         self.wait_until_completed()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/030.out
index fa16b5ccef..6323079e08 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.............
+..............
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 13 tests
+Ran 14 tests
 
 OK