diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index c6a727cca9..374189a426 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -3471,6 +3471,7 @@ void qmp_block_commit(bool has_job_id, const char *job_id, const char *device,
                       bool has_top, const char *top,
                       bool has_backing_file, const char *backing_file,
                       bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                      bool has_on_error, BlockdevOnError on_error,
                       bool has_filter_node_name, const char *filter_node_name,
                       bool has_auto_finalize, bool auto_finalize,
                       bool has_auto_dismiss, bool auto_dismiss,
@@ -3481,15 +3482,14 @@ void qmp_block_commit(bool has_job_id, const char *job_id, const char *device,
     BlockDriverState *base_bs, *top_bs;
     AioContext *aio_context;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
-    /* This will be part of the QMP command, if/when the
-     * BlockdevOnError change for blkmirror makes it in
-     */
-    BlockdevOnError on_error = BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT;
     int job_flags = JOB_DEFAULT;
 
     if (!has_speed) {
         speed = 0;
     }
+    if (!has_on_error) {
+        on_error = BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT;
+    }
     if (!has_filter_node_name) {
         filter_node_name = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 1c32158d11..37d7ea7295 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -1658,6 +1658,9 @@
 #
 # @speed: the maximum speed, in bytes per second
 #
+# @on-error: the action to take on an error. 'ignore' means that the request
+#            should be retried. (default: report; Since: 5.0)
+#
 # @filter-node-name: the node name that should be assigned to the
 #                    filter driver that the commit job inserts into the graph
 #                    above @top. If this option is not given, a node name is
@@ -1694,6 +1697,7 @@
   'data': { '*job-id': 'str', 'device': 'str', '*base-node': 'str',
             '*base': 'str', '*top-node': 'str', '*top': 'str',
             '*backing-file': 'str', '*speed': 'int',
+            '*on-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
             '*filter-node-name': 'str',
             '*auto-finalize': 'bool', '*auto-dismiss': 'bool' } }