diff --git a/block/quorum.c b/block/quorum.c
index e846a7e892..b10fc2089e 100644
--- a/block/quorum.c
+++ b/block/quorum.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,12 @@ static void quorum_child_perm(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
                               uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
                               uint64_t *nperm, uint64_t *nshared)
 {
+    BDRVQuorumState *s = bs->opaque;
+
     *nperm = perm & DEFAULT_PERM_PASSTHROUGH;
+    if (s->rewrite_corrupted) {
+        *nperm |= BLK_PERM_WRITE;
+    }
 
     /*
      * We cannot share RESIZE or WRITE, as this would make the