diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 7a7f6906122d1d2dd96bf2f448955382294f0295..ef16d7356a87fb433390d2e9f539ebda637782a4 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -642,6 +642,11 @@ void blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
                                      detach_aio_context, opaque);
 }
 
+void blk_add_close_notifier(BlockBackend *blk, Notifier *notify)
+{
+    bdrv_add_close_notifier(blk->bs, notify);
+}
+
 void blk_io_plug(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
     bdrv_io_plug(blk->bs);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index d9c1337e3f76195371c2047a497de7a2df35896b..8871a021d0bdf1ce37ec06eb8f76969d25e6328d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ void blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
                                                                   void *),
                                      void (*detach_aio_context)(void *),
                                      void *opaque);
+void blk_add_close_notifier(BlockBackend *blk, Notifier *notify);
 void blk_io_plug(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_io_unplug(BlockBackend *blk);
 BlockAcctStats *blk_get_stats(BlockBackend *blk);