diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 4a16a37229..7e254dabff 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     }
 
     /* job->common.len is fixed, so we can't allow resize */
-    job = block_job_create(job_id, &backup_job_driver, bs,
+    job = block_job_create(job_id, &backup_job_driver, txn, bs,
                            BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ,
                            BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ | BLK_PERM_WRITE |
                            BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED | BLK_PERM_GRAPH_MOD,
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     block_job_add_bdrv(&job->common, "target", target, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL,
                        &error_abort);
     job->common.len = len;
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, &job->common);
 
     return &job->common;
 
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index 1943c9c3e1..ab4fa3c3cf 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void commit_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
         return;
     }
 
-    s = block_job_create(job_id, &commit_job_driver, bs, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL,
+    s = block_job_create(job_id, &commit_job_driver, NULL, bs, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL,
                          speed, BLOCK_JOB_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL, errp);
     if (!s) {
         return;
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index f5bf620942..76fddb3838 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ static void mirror_start_job(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     }
 
     /* Make sure that the source is not resized while the job is running */
-    s = block_job_create(job_id, driver, mirror_top_bs,
+    s = block_job_create(job_id, driver, NULL, mirror_top_bs,
                          BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ,
                          BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED |
                          BLK_PERM_WRITE | BLK_PERM_GRAPH_MOD, speed,
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 499cdacdb0..f3b53f49e2 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void stream_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     /* Prevent concurrent jobs trying to modify the graph structure here, we
      * already have our own plans. Also don't allow resize as the image size is
      * queried only at the job start and then cached. */
-    s = block_job_create(job_id, &stream_job_driver, bs,
+    s = block_job_create(job_id, &stream_job_driver, NULL, bs,
                          BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED |
                          BLK_PERM_GRAPH_MOD,
                          BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED |
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index afd92db01f..ecc5fcbdf8 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -357,10 +357,8 @@ static void block_job_completed_single(BlockJob *job)
         }
     }
 
-    if (job->txn) {
-        QLIST_REMOVE(job, txn_list);
-        block_job_txn_unref(job->txn);
-    }
+    QLIST_REMOVE(job, txn_list);
+    block_job_txn_unref(job->txn);
     block_job_unref(job);
 }
 
@@ -647,7 +645,7 @@ static void block_job_event_completed(BlockJob *job, const char *msg)
  */
 
 void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
-                       BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
+                       BlockJobTxn *txn, BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
                        uint64_t shared_perm, int64_t speed, int flags,
                        BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -729,6 +727,17 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
             return NULL;
         }
     }
+
+    /* Single jobs are modeled as single-job transactions for sake of
+     * consolidating the job management logic */
+    if (!txn) {
+        txn = block_job_txn_new();
+        block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job);
+        block_job_txn_unref(txn);
+    } else {
+        block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job);
+    }
+
     return job;
 }
 
@@ -752,13 +761,11 @@ void block_job_early_fail(BlockJob *job)
 
 void block_job_completed(BlockJob *job, int ret)
 {
+    assert(job && job->txn && !job->completed);
     assert(blk_bs(job->blk)->job == job);
-    assert(!job->completed);
     job->completed = true;
     job->ret = ret;
-    if (!job->txn) {
-        block_job_completed_single(job);
-    } else if (ret < 0 || block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
+    if (ret < 0 || block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
         block_job_completed_txn_abort(job);
     } else {
         block_job_completed_txn_success(job);
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
index 00403d9482..29cde3ffe3 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ typedef struct BlockJob {
      */
     QEMUTimer sleep_timer;
 
-    /** Non-NULL if this job is part of a transaction */
     BlockJobTxn *txn;
     QLIST_ENTRY(BlockJob) txn_list;
 } BlockJob;
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob_int.h b/include/block/blockjob_int.h
index c9b23b0cc9..becaae74c2 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob_int.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob_int.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct BlockJobDriver {
  * @job_id: The id of the newly-created job, or %NULL to have one
  * generated automatically.
  * @job_type: The class object for the newly-created job.
+ * @txn: The transaction this job belongs to, if any. %NULL otherwise.
  * @bs: The block
  * @perm, @shared_perm: Permissions to request for @bs
  * @speed: The maximum speed, in bytes per second, or 0 for unlimited.
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ struct BlockJobDriver {
  * called from a wrapper that is specific to the job type.
  */
 void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
-                       BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
+                       BlockJobTxn *txn, BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
                        uint64_t shared_perm, int64_t speed, int flags,
                        BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c b/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
index d760e2b243..a7eecf1c1e 100644
--- a/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
+++ b/tests/test-bdrv-drain.c
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ static void test_blockjob_common(enum drain_type drain_type)
     blk_target = blk_new(BLK_PERM_ALL, BLK_PERM_ALL);
     blk_insert_bs(blk_target, target, &error_abort);
 
-    job = block_job_create("job0", &test_job_driver, src, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL, 0,
-                           0, NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
+    job = block_job_create("job0", &test_job_driver, NULL, src, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL,
+                           0, 0, NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
     block_job_add_bdrv(job, "target", target, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL, &error_abort);
     block_job_start(job);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-blockjob-txn.c b/tests/test-blockjob-txn.c
index 3591c9617f..34f09ef8c1 100644
--- a/tests/test-blockjob-txn.c
+++ b/tests/test-blockjob-txn.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static const BlockJobDriver test_block_job_driver = {
  */
 static BlockJob *test_block_job_start(unsigned int iterations,
                                       bool use_timer,
-                                      int rc, int *result)
+                                      int rc, int *result, BlockJobTxn *txn)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     TestBlockJob *s;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static BlockJob *test_block_job_start(unsigned int iterations,
     g_assert_nonnull(bs);
 
     snprintf(job_id, sizeof(job_id), "job%u", counter++);
-    s = block_job_create(job_id, &test_block_job_driver, bs,
+    s = block_job_create(job_id, &test_block_job_driver, txn, bs,
                          0, BLK_PERM_ALL, 0, BLOCK_JOB_DEFAULT,
                          test_block_job_cb, data, &error_abort);
     s->iterations = iterations;
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ static void test_single_job(int expected)
     int result = -EINPROGRESS;
 
     txn = block_job_txn_new();
-    job = test_block_job_start(1, true, expected, &result);
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job);
+    job = test_block_job_start(1, true, expected, &result, txn);
     block_job_start(job);
 
     if (expected == -ECANCELED) {
@@ -160,10 +159,8 @@ static void test_pair_jobs(int expected1, int expected2)
     int result2 = -EINPROGRESS;
 
     txn = block_job_txn_new();
-    job1 = test_block_job_start(1, true, expected1, &result1);
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job1);
-    job2 = test_block_job_start(2, true, expected2, &result2);
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job2);
+    job1 = test_block_job_start(1, true, expected1, &result1, txn);
+    job2 = test_block_job_start(2, true, expected2, &result2, txn);
     block_job_start(job1);
     block_job_start(job2);
 
@@ -224,10 +221,8 @@ static void test_pair_jobs_fail_cancel_race(void)
     int result2 = -EINPROGRESS;
 
     txn = block_job_txn_new();
-    job1 = test_block_job_start(1, true, -ECANCELED, &result1);
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job1);
-    job2 = test_block_job_start(2, false, 0, &result2);
-    block_job_txn_add_job(txn, job2);
+    job1 = test_block_job_start(1, true, -ECANCELED, &result1, txn);
+    job2 = test_block_job_start(2, false, 0, &result2, txn);
     block_job_start(job1);
     block_job_start(job2);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-blockjob.c b/tests/test-blockjob.c
index 23bdf1a932..599e28d732 100644
--- a/tests/test-blockjob.c
+++ b/tests/test-blockjob.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static BlockJob *do_test_id(BlockBackend *blk, const char *id,
     BlockJob *job;
     Error *errp = NULL;
 
-    job = block_job_create(id, &test_block_job_driver, blk_bs(blk),
+    job = block_job_create(id, &test_block_job_driver, NULL, blk_bs(blk),
                            0, BLK_PERM_ALL, 0, BLOCK_JOB_DEFAULT, block_job_cb,
                            NULL, &errp);
     if (should_succeed) {