diff --git a/block/export/vhost-user-blk-server.c b/block/export/vhost-user-blk-server.c
index 3409d9e02e..e56b92f2e2 100644
--- a/block/export/vhost-user-blk-server.c
+++ b/block/export/vhost-user-blk-server.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
 #include "subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h" /* only for the type definitions */
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_blk.h"
@@ -251,6 +252,27 @@ static void vu_blk_exp_request_shutdown(BlockExport *exp)
     vhost_user_server_stop(&vexp->vu_server);
 }
 
+static void vu_blk_exp_resize(void *opaque)
+{
+    VuBlkExport *vexp = opaque;
+    BlockDriverState *bs = blk_bs(vexp->handler.blk);
+    int64_t new_size = bdrv_getlength(bs);
+
+    if (new_size < 0) {
+        error_printf("Failed to get length of block node '%s'",
+                     bdrv_get_node_name(bs));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    vexp->blkcfg.capacity = cpu_to_le64(new_size >> VIRTIO_BLK_SECTOR_BITS);
+
+    vu_config_change_msg(&vexp->vu_server.vu_dev);
+}
+
+static const BlockDevOps vu_blk_dev_ops = {
+    .resize_cb = vu_blk_exp_resize,
+};
+
 static int vu_blk_exp_create(BlockExport *exp, BlockExportOptions *opts,
                              Error **errp)
 {
@@ -292,6 +314,8 @@ static int vu_blk_exp_create(BlockExport *exp, BlockExportOptions *opts,
     blk_add_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached, blk_aio_detach,
                                  vexp);
 
+    blk_set_dev_ops(exp->blk, &vu_blk_dev_ops, vexp);
+
     if (!vhost_user_server_start(&vexp->vu_server, vu_opts->addr, exp->ctx,
                                  num_queues, &vu_blk_iface, errp)) {
         blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached,
diff --git a/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index 0200b78e8e..0abd898a52 100644
--- a/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -2455,6 +2455,16 @@ void vu_queue_notify_sync(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq)
     _vu_queue_notify(dev, vq, true);
 }
 
+void vu_config_change_msg(VuDev *dev)
+{
+    VhostUserMsg vmsg = {
+        .request = VHOST_USER_BACKEND_CONFIG_CHANGE_MSG,
+        .flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION,
+    };
+
+    vu_message_write(dev, dev->slave_fd, &vmsg);
+}
+
 static inline void
 vring_used_flags_set_bit(VuVirtq *vq, int mask)
 {
diff --git a/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h b/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
index 8c5a2719e3..49208cceaa 100644
--- a/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
+++ b/subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ bool vu_queue_empty(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq);
  */
 void vu_queue_notify(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq);
 
+void vu_config_change_msg(VuDev *dev);
+
 /**
  * vu_queue_notify_sync:
  * @dev: a VuDev context