diff --git a/hw/9pfs/cofs.c b/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
index 6fcedd8400850b6f2e9056ce2f6fcff8b55c44a1..8fbfe7359f4ba19f3b04377539128e5965720ace 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
@@ -141,3 +141,17 @@ int v9fs_co_mknod(V9fsState *s, V9fsString *path, uid_t uid,
         });
     return err;
 }
+
+int v9fs_co_remove(V9fsState *s, V9fsString *path)
+{
+    int err;
+
+    v9fs_co_run_in_worker(
+        {
+            err = s->ops->remove(&s->ctx, path->data);
+            if (err < 0) {
+                err = -errno;
+            }
+        });
+    return err;
+}
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h
index 96e88d8656264fcc5b728858f1e3affaa6d4de40..60795c48fa80e28de815e99fbcfeb95b96338a57 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-coth.h
@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@ extern int v9fs_co_lgetxattr(V9fsState *, V9fsString *,
 extern int v9fs_co_mknod(V9fsState *, V9fsString *, uid_t,
                          gid_t, dev_t, mode_t);
 extern int v9fs_co_mkdir(V9fsState *, char *, mode_t, uid_t, gid_t);
+extern int v9fs_co_remove(V9fsState *, V9fsString *);
 #endif