diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index 4f5c7cd..b90456c 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -246,13 +246,15 @@
     }
 
     /* Get this show started by hooking up our callbacks */
-    aio_context_acquire(s->ctx);
-    for (i = 0; i < nvqs; i++) {
-        VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(s->vdev, i);
+    if (!blk_in_drain(s->conf->conf.blk)) {
+        aio_context_acquire(s->ctx);
+        for (i = 0; i < nvqs; i++) {
+            VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(s->vdev, i);
 
-        virtio_queue_aio_attach_host_notifier(vq, s->ctx);
+            virtio_queue_aio_attach_host_notifier(vq, s->ctx);
+        }
+        aio_context_release(s->ctx);
     }
-    aio_context_release(s->ctx);
     return 0;
 
   fail_aio_context:
@@ -322,7 +324,9 @@
     s->stopping = true;
     trace_virtio_blk_data_plane_stop(s);
 
-    aio_wait_bh_oneshot(s->ctx, virtio_blk_data_plane_stop_bh, s);
+    if (!blk_in_drain(s->conf->conf.blk)) {
+        aio_wait_bh_oneshot(s->ctx, virtio_blk_data_plane_stop_bh, s);
+    }
 
     aio_context_acquire(s->ctx);
 
diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 8f65ea4..4ca66b5 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -1506,8 +1506,44 @@
     aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(qemu_get_aio_context(), virtio_resize_cb, vdev);
 }
 
+/* Suspend virtqueue ioeventfd processing during drain */
+static void virtio_blk_drained_begin(void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtIOBlock *s = opaque;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque);
+    AioContext *ctx = blk_get_aio_context(s->conf.conf.blk);
+
+    if (!s->dataplane || !s->dataplane_started) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < s->conf.num_queues; i++) {
+        VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(vdev, i);
+        virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(vq, ctx);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Resume virtqueue ioeventfd processing after drain */
+static void virtio_blk_drained_end(void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtIOBlock *s = opaque;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque);
+    AioContext *ctx = blk_get_aio_context(s->conf.conf.blk);
+
+    if (!s->dataplane || !s->dataplane_started) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < s->conf.num_queues; i++) {
+        VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(vdev, i);
+        virtio_queue_aio_attach_host_notifier(vq, ctx);
+    }
+}
+
 static const BlockDevOps virtio_block_ops = {
-    .resize_cb = virtio_blk_resize,
+    .resize_cb     = virtio_blk_resize,
+    .drained_begin = virtio_blk_drained_begin,
+    .drained_end   = virtio_blk_drained_end,
 };
 
 static void virtio_blk_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)