diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 371d0f6745..cbe4a32a5a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ void bdrv_set_backing_hd(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *backing_hd)
 
     bdrv_op_block_all(bs->backing_hd, bs->backing_blocker);
     /* Otherwise we won't be able to commit due to check in bdrv_commit */
-    bdrv_op_unblock(bs->backing_hd, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT,
+    bdrv_op_unblock(bs->backing_hd, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_TARGET,
                     bs->backing_blocker);
 out:
     bdrv_refresh_limits(bs, NULL);
@@ -2216,8 +2216,8 @@ int bdrv_commit(BlockDriverState *bs)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, NULL) ||
-        bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs->backing_hd, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, NULL)) {
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_SOURCE, NULL) ||
+        bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs->backing_hd, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_TARGET, NULL)) {
         return -EBUSY;
     }
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index f2b3b25c10..d59efd3f15 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ void qmp_block_commit(const char *device,
     /* drain all i/o before commits */
     bdrv_drain_all();
 
-    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, errp)) {
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_SOURCE, errp)) {
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -2251,6 +2251,10 @@ void qmp_block_commit(const char *device,
 
     assert(bdrv_get_aio_context(base_bs) == aio_context);
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(base_bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_TARGET, errp)) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     /* Do not allow attempts to commit an image into itself */
     if (top_bs == base_bs) {
         error_setg(errp, "cannot commit an image into itself");
diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index 2a28978cba..39c5d7103c 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *conf,
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DRIVE_DEL, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_SOURCE, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_CHANGE, s->blocker);
-    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_SOURCE, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_TARGET, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EJECT, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SNAPSHOT, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_INTERNAL_SNAPSHOT, s->blocker);
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 760e78b71d..3082d2b80e 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ typedef enum BlockOpType {
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_SOURCE,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_TARGET,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_CHANGE,
-    BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT,
+    BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_SOURCE,
+    BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT_TARGET,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DATAPLANE,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DRIVE_DEL,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EJECT,