diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index ecc5fcbdf8..719169cccd 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ void block_job_start(BlockJob *job)
     job->pause_count--;
     job->busy = true;
     job->paused = false;
+    job->status = BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_RUNNING;
     bdrv_coroutine_enter(blk_bs(job->blk), job->co);
 }
 
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ BlockJobInfo *block_job_query(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
     info->speed     = job->speed;
     info->io_status = job->iostatus;
     info->ready     = job->ready;
+    info->status    = job->status;
     return info;
 }
 
@@ -700,6 +702,7 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
     job->paused        = true;
     job->pause_count   = 1;
     job->refcnt        = 1;
+    job->status        = BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_CREATED;
     aio_timer_init(qemu_get_aio_context(), &job->sleep_timer,
                    QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME, SCALE_NS,
                    block_job_sleep_timer_cb, job);
@@ -813,9 +816,14 @@ void coroutine_fn block_job_pause_point(BlockJob *job)
     }
 
     if (block_job_should_pause(job) && !block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
+        BlockJobStatus status = job->status;
+        job->status = status == BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_READY ? \
+                                BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_STANDBY : \
+                                BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_PAUSED;
         job->paused = true;
         block_job_do_yield(job, -1);
         job->paused = false;
+        job->status = status;
     }
 
     if (job->driver->resume) {
@@ -921,6 +929,7 @@ void block_job_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
 
 void block_job_event_ready(BlockJob *job)
 {
+    job->status = BLOCK_JOB_STATUS_READY;
     job->ready = true;
 
     if (block_job_is_internal(job)) {
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
index b77fac118d..b39a2f9521 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ typedef struct BlockJob {
      */
     QEMUTimer sleep_timer;
 
+    /** Current state; See @BlockJobStatus for details. */
+    BlockJobStatus status;
+
     BlockJobTxn *txn;
     QLIST_ENTRY(BlockJob) txn_list;
 } BlockJob;
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 2b378f510a..08f785e753 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -958,6 +958,32 @@
 { 'enum': 'BlockJobType',
   'data': ['commit', 'stream', 'mirror', 'backup'] }
 
+##
+# @BlockJobStatus:
+#
+# Indicates the present state of a given blockjob in its lifetime.
+#
+# @undefined: Erroneous, default state. Should not ever be visible.
+#
+# @created: The job has been created, but not yet started.
+#
+# @running: The job is currently running.
+#
+# @paused: The job is running, but paused. The pause may be requested by
+#          either the QMP user or by internal processes.
+#
+# @ready: The job is running, but is ready for the user to signal completion.
+#         This is used for long-running jobs like mirror that are designed to
+#         run indefinitely.
+#
+# @standby: The job is ready, but paused. This is nearly identical to @paused.
+#           The job may return to @ready or otherwise be canceled.
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{ 'enum': 'BlockJobStatus',
+  'data': ['undefined', 'created', 'running', 'paused', 'ready', 'standby'] }
+
 ##
 # @BlockJobInfo:
 #
@@ -984,12 +1010,15 @@
 #
 # @ready: true if the job may be completed (since 2.2)
 #
+# @status: Current job state/status (since 2.12)
+#
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BlockJobInfo',
   'data': {'type': 'str', 'device': 'str', 'len': 'int',
            'offset': 'int', 'busy': 'bool', 'paused': 'bool', 'speed': 'int',
-           'io-status': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus', 'ready': 'bool'} }
+           'io-status': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus', 'ready': 'bool',
+           'status': 'BlockJobStatus' } }
 
 ##
 # @query-block-jobs:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out
index c189e2833d..d288f2eef6 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations
 Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Images are identical.
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "status": "ready", "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}