diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 21cc3ee332..874b573bd5 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -257,6 +257,32 @@ static bool block_job_should_pause(BlockJob *job)
     return job->pause_count > 0;
 }
 
+void coroutine_fn block_job_pause_point(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    if (!block_job_should_pause(job)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (job->driver->pause) {
+        job->driver->pause(job);
+    }
+
+    if (block_job_should_pause(job) && !block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
+        job->paused = true;
+        job->busy = false;
+        qemu_coroutine_yield(); /* wait for block_job_resume() */
+        job->busy = true;
+        job->paused = false;
+    }
+
+    if (job->driver->resume) {
+        job->driver->resume(job);
+    }
+}
+
 void block_job_resume(BlockJob *job)
 {
     assert(job->pause_count > 0);
@@ -364,11 +390,9 @@ void block_job_sleep_ns(BlockJob *job, QEMUClockType type, int64_t ns)
     if (!block_job_should_pause(job)) {
         co_aio_sleep_ns(blk_get_aio_context(job->blk), type, ns);
     }
-    /* The job can be paused while sleeping, so check this again */
-    if (block_job_should_pause(job)) {
-        qemu_coroutine_yield();
-    }
     job->busy = true;
+
+    block_job_pause_point(job);
 }
 
 void block_job_yield(BlockJob *job)
@@ -381,8 +405,12 @@ void block_job_yield(BlockJob *job)
     }
 
     job->busy = false;
-    qemu_coroutine_yield();
+    if (!block_job_should_pause(job)) {
+        qemu_coroutine_yield();
+    }
     job->busy = true;
+
+    block_job_pause_point(job);
 }
 
 BlockJobInfo *block_job_query(BlockJob *job)
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
index 8fcecf9a79..7739f37c3a 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ typedef struct BlockJobDriver {
      * never both.
      */
     void (*abort)(BlockJob *job);
+
+    /**
+     * If the callback is not NULL, it will be invoked when the job transitions
+     * into the paused state.  Paused jobs must not perform any asynchronous
+     * I/O or event loop activity.  This callback is used to quiesce jobs.
+     */
+    void coroutine_fn (*pause)(BlockJob *job);
+
+    /**
+     * If the callback is not NULL, it will be invoked when the job transitions
+     * out of the paused state.  Any asynchronous I/O or event loop activity
+     * should be restarted from this callback.
+     */
+    void coroutine_fn (*resume)(BlockJob *job);
 } BlockJobDriver;
 
 /**
@@ -119,12 +133,18 @@ struct BlockJob {
     bool user_paused;
 
     /**
-     * Set to false by the job while it is in a quiescent state, where
-     * no I/O is pending and the job has yielded on any condition
-     * that is not detected by #aio_poll, such as a timer.
+     * Set to false by the job while the coroutine has yielded and may be
+     * re-entered by block_job_enter().  There may still be I/O or event loop
+     * activity pending.
      */
     bool busy;
 
+    /**
+     * Set to true by the job while it is in a quiescent state, where
+     * no I/O or event loop activity is pending.
+     */
+    bool paused;
+
     /**
      * Set to true when the job is ready to be completed.
      */
@@ -298,6 +318,15 @@ bool block_job_is_cancelled(BlockJob *job);
  */
 BlockJobInfo *block_job_query(BlockJob *job);
 
+/**
+ * block_job_pause_point:
+ * @job: The job that is ready to pause.
+ *
+ * Pause now if block_job_pause() has been called.  Block jobs that perform
+ * lots of I/O must call this between requests so that the job can be paused.
+ */
+void coroutine_fn block_job_pause_point(BlockJob *job);
+
 /**
  * block_job_pause:
  * @job: The job to be paused.