diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 04765ad2ffadfa223dfb2fe08d4e12e3c3319268..7e99f3a880fc3ece3557cbe3533b060f65be4fc3 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -997,6 +997,14 @@ static void mirror_start_job(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     }
 
     block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, target);
+    /* In commit_active_start() all intermediate nodes disappear, so
+     * any jobs in them must be blocked */
+    if (bdrv_chain_contains(bs, target)) {
+        BlockDriverState *iter;
+        for (iter = backing_bs(bs); iter != target; iter = backing_bs(iter)) {
+            block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, iter);
+        }
+    }
 
     s->common.co = qemu_coroutine_create(mirror_run, s);
     trace_mirror_start(bs, s, s->common.co, opaque);