diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 1e7e8907e4..2833912436 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,13 @@ static int bdrv_child_cb_update_filename(BdrvChild *c, BlockDriverState *base,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static AioContext *bdrv_child_cb_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs = c->opaque;
+
+    return bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+}
+
 const BdrvChildClass child_of_bds = {
     .parent_is_bds   = true,
     .get_parent_desc = bdrv_child_get_parent_desc,
@@ -1407,8 +1414,14 @@ const BdrvChildClass child_of_bds = {
     .can_set_aio_ctx = bdrv_child_cb_can_set_aio_ctx,
     .set_aio_ctx     = bdrv_child_cb_set_aio_ctx,
     .update_filename = bdrv_child_cb_update_filename,
+    .get_parent_aio_context = bdrv_child_cb_get_parent_aio_context,
 };
 
+AioContext *bdrv_child_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c)
+{
+    return c->klass->get_parent_aio_context(c);
+}
+
 static int bdrv_open_flags(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags)
 {
     int open_flags = flags;
diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 413af51f3b..3f656ef361 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ static void blk_root_detach(BdrvChild *child)
     }
 }
 
+static AioContext *blk_root_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c)
+{
+    BlockBackend *blk = c->opaque;
+
+    return blk_get_aio_context(blk);
+}
+
 static const BdrvChildClass child_root = {
     .inherit_options    = blk_root_inherit_options,
 
@@ -318,6 +325,8 @@ static const BdrvChildClass child_root = {
 
     .can_set_aio_ctx    = blk_root_can_set_aio_ctx,
     .set_aio_ctx        = blk_root_set_aio_ctx,
+
+    .get_parent_aio_context = blk_root_get_parent_aio_context,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 207e8c7fd9..160bf38b19 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ static void child_job_set_aio_ctx(BdrvChild *c, AioContext *ctx,
     job->job.aio_context = ctx;
 }
 
+static AioContext *child_job_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c)
+{
+    BlockJob *job = c->opaque;
+
+    return job->job.aio_context;
+}
+
 static const BdrvChildClass child_job = {
     .get_parent_desc    = child_job_get_parent_desc,
     .drained_begin      = child_job_drained_begin,
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ static const BdrvChildClass child_job = {
     .can_set_aio_ctx    = child_job_can_set_aio_ctx,
     .set_aio_ctx        = child_job_set_aio_ctx,
     .stay_at_node       = true,
+    .get_parent_aio_context = child_job_get_parent_aio_context,
 };
 
 void block_job_remove_all_bdrv(BlockJob *job)
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index b3f6e509d4..54279baa95 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ bool bdrv_child_can_set_aio_context(BdrvChild *c, AioContext *ctx,
                                     GSList **ignore, Error **errp);
 bool bdrv_can_set_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs, AioContext *ctx,
                               GSList **ignore, Error **errp);
+AioContext *bdrv_child_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c);
+
 int bdrv_probe_blocksizes(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockSizes *bsz);
 int bdrv_probe_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, HDGeometry *geo);
 
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 88e4111939..737ec632c4 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ struct BdrvChildClass {
     bool (*can_set_aio_ctx)(BdrvChild *child, AioContext *ctx,
                             GSList **ignore, Error **errp);
     void (*set_aio_ctx)(BdrvChild *child, AioContext *ctx, GSList **ignore);
+
+    AioContext *(*get_parent_aio_context)(BdrvChild *child);
 };
 
 extern const BdrvChildClass child_of_bds;