diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 3b691bf3d9ef..90e0137ff784 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ struct ublk_queue {
 	struct ublk_io ios[];
 };
 
-#define UBLK_DAEMON_MONITOR_PERIOD	(5 * HZ)
-
 struct ublk_device {
 	struct gendisk		*ub_disk;
 
@@ -176,11 +174,7 @@ struct ublk_device {
 	unsigned int		nr_queues_ready;
 	unsigned int		nr_privileged_daemon;
 
-	/*
-	 * Our ubq->daemon may be killed without any notification, so
-	 * monitor each queue's daemon periodically
-	 */
-	struct delayed_work	monitor_work;
+	struct notifier_block	notif;
 	struct work_struct	quiesce_work;
 	struct work_struct	stop_work;
 };
@@ -194,7 +188,6 @@ struct ublk_params_header {
 static inline unsigned int ublk_req_build_flags(struct request *req);
 static inline struct ublksrv_io_desc *ublk_get_iod(struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 						   int tag);
-
 static inline bool ublk_dev_is_user_copy(const struct ublk_device *ub)
 {
 	return ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_COPY;
@@ -1119,8 +1112,6 @@ static inline void __ublk_abort_rq(struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 		blk_mq_requeue_request(rq, false);
 	else
 		blk_mq_end_request(rq, BLK_STS_IOERR);
-
-	mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &ubq->dev->monitor_work, 0);
 }
 
 static inline void __ublk_rq_task_work(struct request *req,
@@ -1241,12 +1232,12 @@ static void ublk_queue_cmd(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct request *rq)
 	io = &ubq->ios[rq->tag];
 	/*
 	 * If the check pass, we know that this is a re-issued request aborted
-	 * previously in monitor_work because the ubq_daemon(cmd's task) is
+	 * previously in exit notifier because the ubq_daemon(cmd's task) is
 	 * PF_EXITING. We cannot call io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task() anymore
 	 * because this ioucmd's io_uring context may be freed now if no inflight
 	 * ioucmd exists. Otherwise we may cause null-deref in ctx->fallback_work.
 	 *
-	 * Note: monitor_work sets UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED and ends this request(releasing
+	 * Note: exit notifier sets UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED and ends this request(releasing
 	 * the tag). Then the request is re-started(allocating the tag) and we are here.
 	 * Since releasing/allocating a tag implies smp_mb(), finding UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED
 	 * guarantees that here is a re-issued request aborted previously.
@@ -1334,9 +1325,17 @@ static int ublk_ch_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct ublk_device *ub = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
 			struct ublk_device, cdev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(UB_STATE_OPEN, &ub->state))
 		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ret = io_uring_cmd_register_notifier(&ub->notif);
+	if (ret) {
+		clear_bit(UB_STATE_OPEN, &ub->state);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	filp->private_data = ub;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1346,6 +1345,8 @@ static int ublk_ch_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct ublk_device *ub = filp->private_data;
 
 	clear_bit(UB_STATE_OPEN, &ub->state);
+	io_uring_cmd_unregister_notifier(&ub->notif);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1417,9 +1418,9 @@ static inline bool ublk_ctx_id_is_valid(unsigned int ctx_id)
 }
 
 /*
- * When ->ubq_daemon is exiting, either new request is ended immediately,
- * or any queued io command is drained, so it is safe to abort queue
- * lockless
+ * Called from ubq_daemon context via the notifier, meantime quiesce ublk
+ * blk-mq queue, so we are called exclusively with blk-mq and ubq_daemon
+ * context, so everything is serialized.
  */
 static void ublk_abort_queue(struct ublk_device *ub, struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 {
@@ -1442,20 +1443,34 @@ static void ublk_abort_queue(struct ublk_device *ub, struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 	}
 }
 
-static void ublk_daemon_monitor_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static inline bool ubq_daemon_is_exiting(const struct ublk_queue *ubq,
+		const struct io_uring_notifier_data *data)
 {
-	struct ublk_device *ub =
-		container_of(work, struct ublk_device, monitor_work.work);
+	return data->ctx_id == ubq->ctx_id && (!data->task ||
+			data->task == ubq->ubq_daemon);
+}
+
+static int ublk_notifier_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
+		unsigned long event, void *val)
+{
+	struct ublk_device *ub = container_of(nb, struct ublk_device, notif);
+	struct io_uring_notifier_data *data = val;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
 	int i;
 
+	pr_devel("%s: event %lu ctx_id %u task %p\n", __func__, event,
+			data->ctx_id, data->task);
+
+	if (!ublk_ctx_id_is_valid(data->ctx_id))
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues; i++) {
 		struct ublk_queue *ubq = ublk_get_queue(ub, i);
 
-		if (ubq_daemon_is_dying(ubq))
+		if (ubq_daemon_is_exiting(ubq, data))
 			goto found;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 found:
 	spin_lock(&ub->lock);
@@ -1466,14 +1481,14 @@ static void ublk_daemon_monitor_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* Our disk has been dead */
 	if (!disk)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Now we are serialized with ublk_queue_rq() */
 	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(disk->queue);
 	for (i = 0; i < ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues; i++) {
 		struct ublk_queue *ubq = ublk_get_queue(ub, i);
 
-		if (ubq_daemon_is_dying(ubq)) {
+		if (ubq_daemon_is_exiting(ubq, data)) {
 			/* abort queue is for making forward progress */
 			ublk_abort_queue(ub, ubq);
 		}
@@ -1485,17 +1500,7 @@ static void ublk_daemon_monitor_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		schedule_work(&ub->quiesce_work);
 	else
 		schedule_work(&ub->stop_work);
-
-	/*
-	 * We can't schedule monitor work after ub's state is not UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE.
-	 * after ublk_remove() or __ublk_quiesce_dev() is started.
-	 *
-	 * No need ub->mutex, monitor work are canceled after state is marked
-	 * as not LIVE, so new state is observed reliably.
-	 */
-	if (ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&ub->monitor_work,
-				UBLK_DAEMON_MONITOR_PERIOD);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline bool ublk_queue_ready(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
@@ -1512,6 +1517,9 @@ static void ublk_cancel_queue(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (ublk_ctx_id_is_valid(ubq->ctx_id))
+		ubq->ctx_id = IO_URING_INVALID_CTX_ID;
+
 	if (!ublk_queue_ready(ubq))
 		return;
 
@@ -1572,15 +1580,6 @@ static void __ublk_quiesce_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
 	ublk_wait_tagset_rqs_idle(ub);
 	ub->dev_info.state = UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED;
 	ublk_cancel_dev(ub);
-	/* we are going to release task_struct of ubq_daemon and resets
-	 * ->ubq_daemon to NULL. So in monitor_work, check on ubq_daemon causes UAF.
-	 * Besides, monitor_work is not necessary in QUIESCED state since we have
-	 * already scheduled quiesce_work and quiesced all ubqs.
-	 *
-	 * Do not let monitor_work schedule itself if state it QUIESCED. And we cancel
-	 * it here and re-schedule it in END_USER_RECOVERY to avoid UAF.
-	 */
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ub->monitor_work);
 }
 
 static void ublk_quiesce_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1642,7 +1641,6 @@ static void ublk_stop_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
  unlock:
 	ublk_cancel_dev(ub);
 	mutex_unlock(&ub->mutex);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ub->monitor_work);
 }
 
 /* device can only be started after all IOs are ready */
@@ -2210,8 +2208,6 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_start_dev(struct ublk_device *ub, struct io_uring_cmd *cmd)
 	if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&ub->completion) != 0)
 		return -EINTR;
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&ub->monitor_work, UBLK_DAEMON_MONITOR_PERIOD);
-
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
 	if (ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE ||
 	    test_bit(UB_STATE_USED, &ub->state)) {
@@ -2382,7 +2378,7 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_add_dev(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd)
 	spin_lock_init(&ub->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&ub->quiesce_work, ublk_quiesce_work_fn);
 	INIT_WORK(&ub->stop_work, ublk_stop_work_fn);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ub->monitor_work, ublk_daemon_monitor_work);
+	ub->notif.notifier_call = ublk_notifier_cb;
 
 	ret = ublk_alloc_dev_number(ub, header->dev_id);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -2722,7 +2718,6 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 			__func__, header->dev_id);
 	blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(ub->ub_disk->queue);
 	ub->dev_info.state = UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE;
-	schedule_delayed_work(&ub->monitor_work, UBLK_DAEMON_MONITOR_PERIOD);
 	ret = 0;
  out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ub->mutex);
