diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk.h b/drivers/block/null_blk.h
index 62b660821dbc..83320cbed85b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk.h
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk.h
@@ -85,14 +85,18 @@ struct nullb {
 	char disk_name[DISK_NAME_LEN];
 };
 
+blk_status_t null_process_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
+			      enum req_opf op, sector_t sector,
+			      unsigned int nr_sectors);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 int null_zone_init(struct nullb_device *dev);
 void null_zone_exit(struct nullb_device *dev);
 int null_report_zones(struct gendisk *disk, sector_t sector,
 		      unsigned int nr_zones, report_zones_cb cb, void *data);
-blk_status_t null_handle_zoned(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
-				enum req_opf op, sector_t sector,
-				sector_t nr_sectors);
+blk_status_t null_process_zoned_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
+				    enum req_opf op, sector_t sector,
+				    sector_t nr_sectors);
 size_t null_zone_valid_read_len(struct nullb *nullb,
 				sector_t sector, unsigned int len);
 #else
@@ -102,9 +106,8 @@ static inline int null_zone_init(struct nullb_device *dev)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 static inline void null_zone_exit(struct nullb_device *dev) {}
-static inline blk_status_t null_handle_zoned(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
-					     enum req_opf op, sector_t sector,
-					     sector_t nr_sectors)
+static inline blk_status_t null_process_zoned_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
+			enum req_opf op, sector_t sector, sector_t nr_sectors)
 {
 	return BLK_STS_NOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c b/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
index e9d66cc0d6b9..1d8141dfba6e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
@@ -1276,6 +1276,25 @@ static inline void nullb_complete_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd)
 	}
 }
 
+blk_status_t null_process_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd,
+			      enum req_opf op, sector_t sector,
+			      unsigned int nr_sectors)
+{
+	struct nullb_device *dev = cmd->nq->dev;
+	blk_status_t ret;
+
+	if (dev->badblocks.shift != -1) {
+		ret = null_handle_badblocks(cmd, sector, nr_sectors);
+		if (ret != BLK_STS_OK)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->memory_backed)
+		return null_handle_memory_backed(cmd, op);
+
+	return BLK_STS_OK;
+}
+
 static blk_status_t null_handle_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,
 				    sector_t nr_sectors, enum req_opf op)
 {
@@ -1294,17 +1313,11 @@ static blk_status_t null_handle_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (nullb->dev->badblocks.shift != -1) {
-		cmd->error = null_handle_badblocks(cmd, sector, nr_sectors);
-		if (cmd->error != BLK_STS_OK)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (dev->memory_backed)
-		cmd->error = null_handle_memory_backed(cmd, op);
-
-	if (!cmd->error && dev->zoned)
-		cmd->error = null_handle_zoned(cmd, op, sector, nr_sectors);
+	if (dev->zoned)
+		cmd->error = null_process_zoned_cmd(cmd, op,
+						    sector, nr_sectors);
+	else
+		cmd->error = null_process_cmd(cmd, op, sector, nr_sectors);
 
 out:
 	nullb_complete_cmd(cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c b/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
index ed34785dd64b..3a50897f3432 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
@@ -121,11 +121,14 @@ static blk_status_t null_zone_write(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,
 	struct nullb_device *dev = cmd->nq->dev;
 	unsigned int zno = null_zone_no(dev, sector);
 	struct blk_zone *zone = &dev->zones[zno];
+	blk_status_t ret;
+
+	if (zone->type == BLK_ZONE_TYPE_CONVENTIONAL)
+		return null_process_cmd(cmd, REQ_OP_WRITE, sector, nr_sectors);
 
 	switch (zone->cond) {
 	case BLK_ZONE_COND_FULL:
 		/* Cannot write to a full zone */
-		cmd->error = BLK_STS_IOERR;
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	case BLK_ZONE_COND_EMPTY:
 	case BLK_ZONE_COND_IMP_OPEN:
@@ -138,17 +141,18 @@ static blk_status_t null_zone_write(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,
 		if (zone->cond != BLK_ZONE_COND_EXP_OPEN)
 			zone->cond = BLK_ZONE_COND_IMP_OPEN;
 
+		ret = null_process_cmd(cmd, REQ_OP_WRITE, sector, nr_sectors);
+		if (ret != BLK_STS_OK)
+			return ret;
+
 		zone->wp += nr_sectors;
 		if (zone->wp == zone->start + zone->len)
 			zone->cond = BLK_ZONE_COND_FULL;
-		break;
-	case BLK_ZONE_COND_NOT_WP:
-		break;
+		return BLK_STS_OK;
 	default:
 		/* Invalid zone condition */
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	}
-	return BLK_STS_OK;
 }
 
 static blk_status_t null_zone_mgmt(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_opf op,
@@ -206,8 +210,8 @@ static blk_status_t null_zone_mgmt(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_opf op,
 	return BLK_STS_OK;
 }
 
-blk_status_t null_handle_zoned(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_opf op,
-			       sector_t sector, sector_t nr_sectors)
+blk_status_t null_process_zoned_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_opf op,
+				    sector_t sector, sector_t nr_sectors)
 {
 	switch (op) {
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE:
@@ -219,6 +223,6 @@ blk_status_t null_handle_zoned(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_opf op,
 	case REQ_OP_ZONE_FINISH:
 		return null_zone_mgmt(cmd, op, sector);
 	default:
-		return BLK_STS_OK;
+		return null_process_cmd(cmd, op, sector, nr_sectors);
 	}
 }
