diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0a519029b8..9a9bdec7da 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1889,6 +1889,10 @@ void qmp_block_stream(const char *device, bool has_base,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_STREAM, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (base) {
         base_bs = bdrv_find_backing_image(bs, base);
         if (base_bs == NULL) {
@@ -1933,6 +1937,10 @@ void qmp_block_commit(const char *device,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* default top_bs is the active layer */
     top_bs = bs;
 
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 60e72f5d90..7d84ca1d6c 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void *block_job_create(const BlockJobDriver *driver, BlockDriverState *bs,
 {
     BlockJob *job;
 
-    if (bs->job || !bdrv_op_blocker_is_empty(bs)) {
+    if (bs->job) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return NULL;
     }