diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 164b22e..7961c05 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-block-core.h"
 #include "crypto.h"
+#include "block/aio_task.h"
 
 /*
   Differences with QCOW:
@@ -2025,6 +2026,60 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+typedef struct Qcow2AioTask {
+    AioTask task;
+
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    QCow2ClusterType cluster_type; /* only for read */
+    uint64_t file_cluster_offset;
+    uint64_t offset;
+    uint64_t bytes;
+    QEMUIOVector *qiov;
+    uint64_t qiov_offset;
+    QCowL2Meta *l2meta; /* only for write */
+} Qcow2AioTask;
+
+static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_preadv_task_entry(AioTask *task);
+static coroutine_fn int qcow2_add_task(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                       AioTaskPool *pool,
+                                       AioTaskFunc func,
+                                       QCow2ClusterType cluster_type,
+                                       uint64_t file_cluster_offset,
+                                       uint64_t offset,
+                                       uint64_t bytes,
+                                       QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                       size_t qiov_offset,
+                                       QCowL2Meta *l2meta)
+{
+    Qcow2AioTask local_task;
+    Qcow2AioTask *task = pool ? g_new(Qcow2AioTask, 1) : &local_task;
+
+    *task = (Qcow2AioTask) {
+        .task.func = func,
+        .bs = bs,
+        .cluster_type = cluster_type,
+        .qiov = qiov,
+        .file_cluster_offset = file_cluster_offset,
+        .offset = offset,
+        .bytes = bytes,
+        .qiov_offset = qiov_offset,
+        .l2meta = l2meta,
+    };
+
+    trace_qcow2_add_task(qemu_coroutine_self(), bs, pool,
+                         func == qcow2_co_preadv_task_entry ? "read" : "write",
+                         cluster_type, file_cluster_offset, offset, bytes,
+                         qiov, qiov_offset);
+
+    if (!pool) {
+        return func(&task->task);
+    }
+
+    aio_task_pool_start_task(pool, &task->task);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_preadv_task(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                              QCow2ClusterType cluster_type,
                                              uint64_t file_cluster_offset,
@@ -2074,18 +2129,28 @@
     g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 
+static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_preadv_task_entry(AioTask *task)
+{
+    Qcow2AioTask *t = container_of(task, Qcow2AioTask, task);
+
+    assert(!t->l2meta);
+
+    return qcow2_co_preadv_task(t->bs, t->cluster_type, t->file_cluster_offset,
+                                t->offset, t->bytes, t->qiov, t->qiov_offset);
+}
+
 static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_preadv_part(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                              uint64_t offset, uint64_t bytes,
                                              QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                              size_t qiov_offset, int flags)
 {
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
-    int ret;
+    int ret = 0;
     unsigned int cur_bytes; /* number of bytes in current iteration */
     uint64_t cluster_offset = 0;
+    AioTaskPool *aio = NULL;
 
-    while (bytes != 0) {
-
+    while (bytes != 0 && aio_task_pool_status(aio) == 0) {
         /* prepare next request */
         cur_bytes = MIN(bytes, INT_MAX);
         if (s->crypto) {
@@ -2097,7 +2162,7 @@
         ret = qcow2_get_cluster_offset(bs, offset, &cur_bytes, &cluster_offset);
         qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            goto out;
         }
 
         if (ret == QCOW2_CLUSTER_ZERO_PLAIN ||
@@ -2106,11 +2171,14 @@
         {
             qemu_iovec_memset(qiov, qiov_offset, 0, cur_bytes);
         } else {
-            ret = qcow2_co_preadv_task(bs, ret,
-                                       cluster_offset, offset, cur_bytes,
-                                       qiov, qiov_offset);
+            if (!aio && cur_bytes != bytes) {
+                aio = aio_task_pool_new(QCOW2_MAX_WORKERS);
+            }
+            ret = qcow2_add_task(bs, aio, qcow2_co_preadv_task_entry, ret,
+                                 cluster_offset, offset, cur_bytes,
+                                 qiov, qiov_offset, NULL);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+                goto out;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2119,7 +2187,16 @@
         qiov_offset += cur_bytes;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+out:
+    if (aio) {
+        aio_task_pool_wait_all(aio);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            ret = aio_task_pool_status(aio);
+        }
+        g_free(aio);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* Check if it's possible to merge a write request with the writing of
@@ -2324,6 +2401,17 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_pwritev_task_entry(AioTask *task)
+{
+    Qcow2AioTask *t = container_of(task, Qcow2AioTask, task);
+
+    assert(!t->cluster_type);
+
+    return qcow2_co_pwritev_task(t->bs, t->file_cluster_offset,
+                                 t->offset, t->bytes, t->qiov, t->qiov_offset,
+                                 t->l2meta);
+}
+
 static coroutine_fn int qcow2_co_pwritev_part(
         BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset, uint64_t bytes,
         QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset, int flags)
@@ -2334,10 +2422,11 @@
     unsigned int cur_bytes; /* number of sectors in current iteration */
     uint64_t cluster_offset;
     QCowL2Meta *l2meta = NULL;
+    AioTaskPool *aio = NULL;
 
     trace_qcow2_writev_start_req(qemu_coroutine_self(), offset, bytes);
 
-    while (bytes != 0) {
+    while (bytes != 0 && aio_task_pool_status(aio) == 0) {
 
         l2meta = NULL;
 
@@ -2369,8 +2458,12 @@
 
         qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
 
-        ret = qcow2_co_pwritev_task(bs, cluster_offset, offset, cur_bytes,
-                                    qiov, qiov_offset, l2meta);
+        if (!aio && cur_bytes != bytes) {
+            aio = aio_task_pool_new(QCOW2_MAX_WORKERS);
+        }
+        ret = qcow2_add_task(bs, aio, qcow2_co_pwritev_task_entry, 0,
+                             cluster_offset, offset, cur_bytes,
+                             qiov, qiov_offset, l2meta);
         l2meta = NULL; /* l2meta is consumed by qcow2_co_pwritev_task() */
         if (ret < 0) {
             goto fail_nometa;
@@ -2391,6 +2484,14 @@
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
 
 fail_nometa:
+    if (aio) {
+        aio_task_pool_wait_all(aio);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            ret = aio_task_pool_status(aio);
+        }
+        g_free(aio);
+    }
+
     trace_qcow2_writev_done_req(qemu_coroutine_self(), ret);
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index a488d76..f51f478 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
 #define QCOW2_MAX_BITMAPS 65535
 #define QCOW2_MAX_BITMAP_DIRECTORY_SIZE (1024 * QCOW2_MAX_BITMAPS)
 
+/* Maximum of parallel sub-request per guest request */
+#define QCOW2_MAX_WORKERS 8
+
 /* indicate that the refcount of the referenced cluster is exactly one. */
 #define QCOW_OFLAG_COPIED     (1ULL << 63)
 /* indicate that the cluster is compressed (they never have the copied flag) */
diff --git a/block/trace-events b/block/trace-events
index 04209f0..3aa27e6 100644
--- a/block/trace-events
+++ b/block/trace-events
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 file_copy_file_range(void *bs, int src, int64_t src_off, int dst, int64_t dst_off, int64_t bytes, int flags, int64_t ret) "bs %p src_fd %d offset %"PRIu64" dst_fd %d offset %"PRIu64" bytes %"PRIu64" flags %d ret %"PRId64
 
 # qcow2.c
+qcow2_add_task(void *co, void *bs, void *pool, const char *action, int cluster_type, uint64_t file_cluster_offset, uint64_t offset, uint64_t bytes, void *qiov, size_t qiov_offset) "co %p bs %p pool %p: %s: cluster_type %d file_cluster_offset %" PRIu64 " offset %" PRIu64 " bytes %" PRIu64 " qiov %p qiov_offset %zu"
 qcow2_writev_start_req(void *co, int64_t offset, int bytes) "co %p offset 0x%" PRIx64 " bytes %d"
 qcow2_writev_done_req(void *co, int ret) "co %p ret %d"
 qcow2_writev_start_part(void *co) "co %p"