diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 17b2e87afa..610dbfa0b2 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -1147,9 +1147,10 @@ static void coroutine_fn blk_wait_while_drained(BlockBackend *blk)
     }
 }
 
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                               unsigned int bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
-                               BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+/* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
+static int coroutine_fn
+blk_do_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, unsigned int bytes,
+              QEMUIOVector *qiov, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
     int ret;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -1178,10 +1179,24 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return ret;
 }
 
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                     unsigned int bytes,
-                                     QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset,
-                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                               unsigned int bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                               BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
+    ret = blk_do_preadv(blk, offset, bytes, qiov, flags);
+    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
+static int coroutine_fn
+blk_do_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, unsigned int bytes,
+                    QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset,
+                    BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
     int ret;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -1214,6 +1229,20 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return ret;
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                     unsigned int bytes,
+                                     QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset,
+                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
+    ret = blk_do_pwritev_part(blk, offset, bytes, qiov, qiov_offset, flags);
+    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                 unsigned int bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                 BdrvRequestFlags flags)
@@ -1234,7 +1263,7 @@ static void blk_read_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkRwCo *rwco = opaque;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_preadv(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size,
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_preadv(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size,
                               qiov, rwco->flags);
     aio_wait_kick();
 }
@@ -1244,8 +1273,8 @@ static void blk_write_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkRwCo *rwco = opaque;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_pwritev(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size,
-                               qiov, rwco->flags);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_pwritev_part(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size,
+                                    qiov, 0, rwco->flags);
     aio_wait_kick();
 }
 
@@ -1262,6 +1291,7 @@ static int blk_prw(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
         .ret    = NOT_DONE,
     };
 
+    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
     if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
         /* Fast-path if already in coroutine context */
         co_entry(&rwco);
@@ -1270,6 +1300,7 @@ static int blk_prw(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
         bdrv_coroutine_enter(blk_bs(blk), co);
         BDRV_POLL_WHILE(blk_bs(blk), rwco.ret == NOT_DONE);
     }
+    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
 
     return rwco.ret;
 }
@@ -1394,7 +1425,7 @@ static void blk_aio_read_entry(void *opaque)
     }
 
     assert(qiov->size == acb->bytes);
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_preadv(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_preadv(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
                               qiov, rwco->flags);
     blk_aio_complete(acb);
 }
@@ -1412,8 +1443,8 @@ static void blk_aio_write_entry(void *opaque)
     }
 
     assert(!qiov || qiov->size == acb->bytes);
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_pwritev(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
-                               qiov, rwco->flags);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_pwritev_part(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes,
+                                    qiov, 0, rwco->flags);
     blk_aio_complete(acb);
 }
 
@@ -1498,7 +1529,9 @@ void blk_aio_cancel_async(BlockAIOCB *acb)
     bdrv_aio_cancel_async(acb);
 }
 
-int blk_co_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf)
+/* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
+static int coroutine_fn
+blk_do_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf)
 {
     blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
 
@@ -1514,8 +1547,7 @@ static void blk_ioctl_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkRwCo *rwco = opaque;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_ioctl(rwco->blk, rwco->offset,
-                             qiov->iov[0].iov_base);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_ioctl(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->iov[0].iov_base);
     aio_wait_kick();
 }
 
@@ -1529,7 +1561,7 @@ static void blk_aio_ioctl_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkAioEmAIOCB *acb = opaque;
     BlkRwCo *rwco = &acb->rwco;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_ioctl(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, rwco->iobuf);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_ioctl(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, rwco->iobuf);
 
     blk_aio_complete(acb);
 }
@@ -1540,7 +1572,9 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
     return blk_aio_prwv(blk, req, 0, buf, blk_aio_ioctl_entry, 0, cb, opaque);
 }
 
-int blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
+/* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
+static int coroutine_fn
+blk_do_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -1559,7 +1593,7 @@ static void blk_aio_pdiscard_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkAioEmAIOCB *acb = opaque;
     BlkRwCo *rwco = &acb->rwco;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_pdiscard(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_pdiscard(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, acb->bytes);
     blk_aio_complete(acb);
 }
 
@@ -1571,12 +1605,23 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk,
                         cb, opaque);
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
+    ret = blk_do_pdiscard(blk, offset, bytes);
+    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static void blk_pdiscard_entry(void *opaque)
 {
     BlkRwCo *rwco = opaque;
     QEMUIOVector *qiov = rwco->iobuf;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_pdiscard(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_pdiscard(rwco->blk, rwco->offset, qiov->size);
     aio_wait_kick();
 }
 
@@ -1585,7 +1630,8 @@ int blk_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes)
     return blk_prw(blk, offset, NULL, bytes, blk_pdiscard_entry, 0);
 }
 
-int blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
+/* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
+static int coroutine_fn blk_do_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
     blk_wait_while_drained(blk);
 
@@ -1601,7 +1647,7 @@ static void blk_aio_flush_entry(void *opaque)
     BlkAioEmAIOCB *acb = opaque;
     BlkRwCo *rwco = &acb->rwco;
 
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_flush(rwco->blk);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_flush(rwco->blk);
     blk_aio_complete(acb);
 }
 
@@ -1611,10 +1657,21 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_flush(BlockBackend *blk,
     return blk_aio_prwv(blk, 0, 0, NULL, blk_aio_flush_entry, 0, cb, opaque);
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
+    ret = blk_do_flush(blk);
+    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static void blk_flush_entry(void *opaque)
 {
     BlkRwCo *rwco = opaque;
-    rwco->ret = blk_co_flush(rwco->blk);
+    rwco->ret = blk_do_flush(rwco->blk);
     aio_wait_kick();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index b198deca0b..9bbdbd63d7 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int bytes,
                              BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
 void blk_aio_cancel(BlockAIOCB *acb);
 void blk_aio_cancel_async(BlockAIOCB *acb);
-int blk_co_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf);
 int blk_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf);
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
                           BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);