diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index aebadeaa03..9bf13133e5 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ static size_t v9fs_string_size(V9fsString *str)
 }
 
 /*
- * returns 0 if fid got re-opened, 1 if not, < 0 on error */
+ * returns 0 if fid got re-opened, 1 if not, < 0 on error
+ */
 static int coroutine_fn v9fs_reopen_fid(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *f)
 {
     int err = 1;
@@ -282,33 +283,32 @@ static V9fsFidState *coroutine_fn get_fid(V9fsPDU *pdu, int32_t fid)
     V9fsFidState *f;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(f, &s->fid_list, next) {
+    f = g_hash_table_lookup(s->fids, GINT_TO_POINTER(fid));
+    if (f) {
         BUG_ON(f->clunked);
-        if (f->fid == fid) {
-            /*
-             * Update the fid ref upfront so that
-             * we don't get reclaimed when we yield
-             * in open later.
-             */
-            f->ref++;
-            /*
-             * check whether we need to reopen the
-             * file. We might have closed the fd
-             * while trying to free up some file
-             * descriptors.
-             */
-            err = v9fs_reopen_fid(pdu, f);
-            if (err < 0) {
-                f->ref--;
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            /*
-             * Mark the fid as referenced so that the LRU
-             * reclaim won't close the file descriptor
-             */
-            f->flags |= FID_REFERENCED;
-            return f;
+        /*
+         * Update the fid ref upfront so that
+         * we don't get reclaimed when we yield
+         * in open later.
+         */
+        f->ref++;
+        /*
+         * check whether we need to reopen the
+         * file. We might have closed the fd
+         * while trying to free up some file
+         * descriptors.
+         */
+        err = v9fs_reopen_fid(pdu, f);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            f->ref--;
+            return NULL;
         }
+        /*
+         * Mark the fid as referenced so that the LRU
+         * reclaim won't close the file descriptor
+         */
+        f->flags |= FID_REFERENCED;
+        return f;
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -317,12 +317,11 @@ static V9fsFidState *alloc_fid(V9fsState *s, int32_t fid)
 {
     V9fsFidState *f;
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(f, &s->fid_list, next) {
+    f = g_hash_table_lookup(s->fids, GINT_TO_POINTER(fid));
+    if (f) {
         /* If fid is already there return NULL */
         BUG_ON(f->clunked);
-        if (f->fid == fid) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
+        return NULL;
     }
     f = g_new0(V9fsFidState, 1);
     f->fid = fid;
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ static V9fsFidState *alloc_fid(V9fsState *s, int32_t fid)
      * reclaim won't close the file descriptor
      */
     f->flags |= FID_REFERENCED;
-    QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&s->fid_list, f, next);
+    g_hash_table_insert(s->fids, GINT_TO_POINTER(fid), f);
 
     v9fs_readdir_init(s->proto_version, &f->fs.dir);
     v9fs_readdir_init(s->proto_version, &f->fs_reclaim.dir);
@@ -424,12 +423,12 @@ static V9fsFidState *clunk_fid(V9fsState *s, int32_t fid)
 {
     V9fsFidState *fidp;
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(fidp, &s->fid_list, next) {
-        if (fidp->fid == fid) {
-            QSIMPLEQ_REMOVE(&s->fid_list, fidp, V9fsFidState, next);
-            fidp->clunked = true;
-            return fidp;
-        }
+    /* TODO: Use g_hash_table_steal_extended() instead? */
+    fidp = g_hash_table_lookup(s->fids, GINT_TO_POINTER(fid));
+    if (fidp) {
+        g_hash_table_remove(s->fids, GINT_TO_POINTER(fid));
+        fidp->clunked = true;
+        return fidp;
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -439,10 +438,15 @@ void coroutine_fn v9fs_reclaim_fd(V9fsPDU *pdu)
     int reclaim_count = 0;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
     V9fsFidState *f;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer fid;
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->fids);
+
     QSLIST_HEAD(, V9fsFidState) reclaim_list =
         QSLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(reclaim_list);
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(f, &s->fid_list, next) {
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &fid, (gpointer *) &f)) {
         /*
          * Unlink fids cannot be reclaimed. Check
          * for them and skip them. Also skip fids
@@ -514,72 +518,85 @@ void coroutine_fn v9fs_reclaim_fd(V9fsPDU *pdu)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * This is used when a path is removed from the directory tree. Any
+ * fids that still reference it must not be closed from then on, since
+ * they cannot be reopened.
+ */
 static int coroutine_fn v9fs_mark_fids_unreclaim(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *path)
 {
-    int err;
+    int err = 0;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
-    V9fsFidState *fidp, *fidp_next;
+    V9fsFidState *fidp;
+    gpointer fid;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    /*
+     * The most common case is probably that we have exactly one
+     * fid for the given path, so preallocate exactly one.
+     */
+    g_autoptr(GArray) to_reopen = g_array_sized_new(FALSE, FALSE,
+            sizeof(V9fsFidState *), 1);
+    gint i;
 
-    fidp = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(&s->fid_list);
-    if (!fidp) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->fids);
 
     /*
-     * v9fs_reopen_fid() can yield : a reference on the fid must be held
-     * to ensure its pointer remains valid and we can safely pass it to
-     * QSIMPLEQ_NEXT(). The corresponding put_fid() can also yield so
-     * we must keep a reference on the next fid as well. So the logic here
-     * is to get a reference on a fid and only put it back during the next
-     * iteration after we could get a reference on the next fid. Start with
-     * the first one.
+     * We iterate over the fid table looking for the entries we need
+     * to reopen, and store them in to_reopen. This is because
+     * v9fs_reopen_fid() and put_fid() yield. This allows the fid table
+     * to be modified in the meantime, invalidating our iterator.
      */
-    for (fidp->ref++; fidp; fidp = fidp_next) {
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &fid, (gpointer *) &fidp)) {
         if (fidp->path.size == path->size &&
             !memcmp(fidp->path.data, path->data, path->size)) {
-            /* Mark the fid non reclaimable. */
-            fidp->flags |= FID_NON_RECLAIMABLE;
-
-            /* reopen the file/dir if already closed */
-            err = v9fs_reopen_fid(pdu, fidp);
-            if (err < 0) {
-                put_fid(pdu, fidp);
-                return err;
-            }
-        }
-
-        fidp_next = QSIMPLEQ_NEXT(fidp, next);
-
-        if (fidp_next) {
             /*
-             * Ensure the next fid survives a potential clunk request during
-             * put_fid() below and v9fs_reopen_fid() in the next iteration.
+             * Ensure the fid survives a potential clunk request during
+             * v9fs_reopen_fid or put_fid.
              */
-            fidp_next->ref++;
+            fidp->ref++;
+            fidp->flags |= FID_NON_RECLAIMABLE;
+            g_array_append_val(to_reopen, fidp);
         }
-
-        /* We're done with this fid */
-        put_fid(pdu, fidp);
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < to_reopen->len; i++) {
+        fidp = g_array_index(to_reopen, V9fsFidState*, i);
+        /* reopen the file/dir if already closed */
+        err = v9fs_reopen_fid(pdu, fidp);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < to_reopen->len; i++) {
+        put_fid(pdu, g_array_index(to_reopen, V9fsFidState*, i));
+    }
+    return err;
 }
 
 static void coroutine_fn virtfs_reset(V9fsPDU *pdu)
 {
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
     V9fsFidState *fidp;
+    GList *freeing;
+    /*
+     * Get a list of all the values (fid states) in the table, which
+     * we then...
+     */
+    g_autoptr(GList) fids = g_hash_table_get_values(s->fids);
 
-    /* Free all fids */
-    while (!QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&s->fid_list)) {
-        /* Get fid */
-        fidp = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(&s->fid_list);
+    /* ... remove from the table, taking over ownership. */
+    g_hash_table_steal_all(s->fids);
+
+    /*
+     * This allows us to release our references to them asynchronously without
+     * iterating over the hash table and risking iterator invalidation
+     * through concurrent modifications.
+     */
+    for (freeing = fids; freeing; freeing = freeing->next) {
+        fidp = freeing->data;
         fidp->ref++;
-
-        /* Clunk fid */
-        QSIMPLEQ_REMOVE(&s->fid_list, fidp, V9fsFidState, next);
         fidp->clunked = true;
-
         put_fid(pdu, fidp);
     }
 }
@@ -3205,6 +3222,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_complete_rename(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp,
     V9fsFidState *tfidp;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
     V9fsFidState *dirfidp = NULL;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer fid;
 
     v9fs_path_init(&new_path);
     if (newdirfid != -1) {
@@ -3238,11 +3257,13 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_complete_rename(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp,
     if (err < 0) {
         goto out;
     }
+
     /*
      * Fixup fid's pointing to the old name to
      * start pointing to the new name
      */
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(tfidp, &s->fid_list, next) {
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->fids);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &fid, (gpointer *) &tfidp)) {
         if (v9fs_path_is_ancestor(&fidp->path, &tfidp->path)) {
             /* replace the name */
             v9fs_fix_path(&tfidp->path, &new_path, strlen(fidp->path.data));
@@ -3320,6 +3341,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_fix_fid_paths(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *olddir,
     V9fsPath oldpath, newpath;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
     int err;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer fid;
 
     v9fs_path_init(&oldpath);
     v9fs_path_init(&newpath);
@@ -3336,7 +3359,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_fix_fid_paths(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *olddir,
      * Fixup fid's pointing to the old name to
      * start pointing to the new name
      */
-    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(tfidp, &s->fid_list, next) {
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->fids);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &fid, (gpointer *) &tfidp)) {
         if (v9fs_path_is_ancestor(&oldpath, &tfidp->path)) {
             /* replace the name */
             v9fs_fix_path(&tfidp->path, &newpath, strlen(oldpath.data));
@@ -4226,7 +4250,7 @@ int v9fs_device_realize_common(V9fsState *s, const V9fsTransport *t,
     s->ctx.fmode = fse->fmode;
     s->ctx.dmode = fse->dmode;
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&s->fid_list);
+    s->fids = g_hash_table_new(NULL, NULL);
     qemu_co_rwlock_init(&s->rename_lock);
 
     if (s->ops->init(&s->ctx, errp) < 0) {
@@ -4286,6 +4310,10 @@ void v9fs_device_unrealize_common(V9fsState *s)
     if (s->ctx.fst) {
         fsdev_throttle_cleanup(s->ctx.fst);
     }
+    if (s->fids) {
+        g_hash_table_destroy(s->fids);
+        s->fids = NULL;
+    }
     g_free(s->tag);
     qp_table_destroy(&s->qpd_table);
     qp_table_destroy(&s->qpp_table);
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.h b/hw/9pfs/9p.h
index a523ac34a9..2fce4140d1 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct V9fsState {
     QLIST_HEAD(, V9fsPDU) free_list;
     QLIST_HEAD(, V9fsPDU) active_list;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, V9fsFidState) fid_list;
+    GHashTable *fids;
     FileOperations *ops;
     FsContext ctx;
     char *tag;