diff --git a/include/io/channel.h b/include/io/channel.h
index 446a566e5e..229bf36910 100644
--- a/include/io/channel.h
+++ b/include/io/channel.h
@@ -757,6 +757,16 @@ void qio_channel_detach_aio_context(QIOChannel *ioc);
 void coroutine_fn qio_channel_yield(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                     GIOCondition condition);
 
+/**
+ * qio_channel_wake_read:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ *
+ * If qio_channel_yield() is currently waiting for the channel to become
+ * readable, interrupt it and reenter immediately. This function is safe to call
+ * from any thread.
+ */
+void qio_channel_wake_read(QIOChannel *ioc);
+
 /**
  * qio_channel_wait:
  * @ioc: the channel object
diff --git a/io/channel.c b/io/channel.c
index 375a130a39..72f0066af5 100644
--- a/io/channel.c
+++ b/io/channel.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "block/aio-wait.h"
 #include "io/channel.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
@@ -514,7 +515,11 @@ int qio_channel_flush(QIOChannel *ioc,
 static void qio_channel_restart_read(void *opaque)
 {
     QIOChannel *ioc = opaque;
-    Coroutine *co = ioc->read_coroutine;
+    Coroutine *co = qatomic_xchg(&ioc->read_coroutine, NULL);
+
+    if (!co) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* Assert that aio_co_wake() reenters the coroutine directly */
     assert(qemu_get_current_aio_context() ==
@@ -525,7 +530,11 @@ static void qio_channel_restart_read(void *opaque)
 static void qio_channel_restart_write(void *opaque)
 {
     QIOChannel *ioc = opaque;
-    Coroutine *co = ioc->write_coroutine;
+    Coroutine *co = qatomic_xchg(&ioc->write_coroutine, NULL);
+
+    if (!co) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* Assert that aio_co_wake() reenters the coroutine directly */
     assert(qemu_get_current_aio_context() ==
@@ -568,7 +577,11 @@ void qio_channel_detach_aio_context(QIOChannel *ioc)
 void coroutine_fn qio_channel_yield(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                     GIOCondition condition)
 {
+    AioContext *ioc_ctx = ioc->ctx ?: qemu_get_aio_context();
+
     assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
+    assert(in_aio_context_home_thread(ioc_ctx));
+
     if (condition == G_IO_IN) {
         assert(!ioc->read_coroutine);
         ioc->read_coroutine = qemu_coroutine_self();
@@ -580,18 +593,26 @@ void coroutine_fn qio_channel_yield(QIOChannel *ioc,
     }
     qio_channel_set_aio_fd_handlers(ioc);
     qemu_coroutine_yield();
+    assert(in_aio_context_home_thread(ioc_ctx));
 
     /* Allow interrupting the operation by reentering the coroutine other than
      * through the aio_fd_handlers. */
-    if (condition == G_IO_IN && ioc->read_coroutine) {
-        ioc->read_coroutine = NULL;
+    if (condition == G_IO_IN) {
+        assert(ioc->read_coroutine == NULL);
         qio_channel_set_aio_fd_handlers(ioc);
-    } else if (condition == G_IO_OUT && ioc->write_coroutine) {
-        ioc->write_coroutine = NULL;
+    } else if (condition == G_IO_OUT) {
+        assert(ioc->write_coroutine == NULL);
         qio_channel_set_aio_fd_handlers(ioc);
     }
 }
 
+void qio_channel_wake_read(QIOChannel *ioc)
+{
+    Coroutine *co = qatomic_xchg(&ioc->read_coroutine, NULL);
+    if (co) {
+        aio_co_wake(co);
+    }
+}
 
 static gboolean qio_channel_wait_complete(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                           GIOCondition condition,
diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index e239c2890f..2664d43bff 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -1599,8 +1599,7 @@ static bool nbd_drained_poll(void *opaque)
              * enter it here so we don't depend on the client to wake it up.
              */
             if (client->recv_coroutine != NULL && client->read_yielding) {
-                qemu_aio_coroutine_enter(exp->common.ctx,
-                                         client->recv_coroutine);
+                qio_channel_wake_read(client->ioc);
             }
 
             return true;