diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 0496fa372cc1..4fec8b48d30e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@
 		| UBLK_F_UNPRIVILEGED_DEV \
 		| UBLK_F_CMD_IOCTL_ENCODE \
 		| UBLK_F_USER_COPY \
-		| UBLK_F_ZONED)
+		| UBLK_F_ZONED \
+		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_NOQUEUE)
 
 #define UBLK_F_ALL_RECOVERY_FLAGS (UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY \
-		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE)
+		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE \
+		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_NOQUEUE)
 
 /* All UBLK_PARAM_TYPE_* should be included here */
 #define UBLK_PARAM_TYPE_ALL                                \
@@ -679,7 +681,14 @@ static inline bool ublk_nosrv_should_queue_io(struct ublk_device *ub)
 static inline bool ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
 {
 	return (!(ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY)) &&
-	       (!(ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE));
+	       (!(ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE)) &&
+	       (!(ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_NOQUEUE));
+}
+
+static inline bool ublk_dev_in_recoverable_state(struct ublk_device *ub)
+{
+	return ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED ||
+	       ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO;
 }
 
 static void ublk_free_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
@@ -1243,6 +1252,11 @@ static blk_status_t ublk_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	struct request *rq = bd->rq;
 	blk_status_t res;
 
+	if (ubq->dev->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO) {
+		return BLK_STS_TARGET;
+	}
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(ubq->dev->dev_info.state != UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE);
+
 	/* fill iod to slot in io cmd buffer */
 	res = ublk_setup_iod(ubq, rq);
 	if (unlikely(res != BLK_STS_OK))
@@ -1602,7 +1616,15 @@ static void ublk_nosrv_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
 	if (ub->dev_info.state != UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE)
 		goto unlock;
-	__ublk_quiesce_dev(ub);
+
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_queue_io(ub)) {
+		__ublk_quiesce_dev(ub);
+	} else {
+		blk_mq_quiesce_queue(ub->ub_disk->queue);
+		ub->dev_info.state = UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO;
+		blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ub->ub_disk->queue);
+	}
+
  unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ub->mutex);
 	ublk_cancel_dev(ub);
@@ -2351,6 +2373,7 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_add_dev(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd)
 	case 0:
 	case UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY:
 	case (UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY | UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE):
+	case UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_NOQUEUE:
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_warn("%s: invalid recovery flags %llx\n", __func__,
@@ -2682,14 +2705,18 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_start_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 	 *     and related io_uring ctx is freed so file struct of /dev/ublkcX is
 	 *     released.
 	 *
+	 * and one of the following holds
+	 *
 	 * (2) UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED is set, which means the quiesce_work:
 	 *     (a)has quiesced request queue
 	 *     (b)has requeued every inflight rqs whose io_flags is ACTIVE
 	 *     (c)has requeued/aborted every inflight rqs whose io_flags is NOT ACTIVE
 	 *     (d)has completed/camceled all ioucmds owned by ther dying process
+	 *
+	 * (3) UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO is set, which means the queue is not
+	 *     quiesced, but all I/O is being immediately errored
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(UB_STATE_OPEN, &ub->state) ||
-			ub->dev_info.state != UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED) {
+	if (test_bit(UB_STATE_OPEN, &ub->state) || !ublk_dev_in_recoverable_state(ub)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -2727,18 +2754,22 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 	if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	if (ub->dev_info.state != UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED) {
+	if (!ublk_dev_in_recoverable_state(ub)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	ub->dev_info.ublksrv_pid = ublksrv_pid;
 	pr_devel("%s: new ublksrv_pid %d, dev id %d\n",
 			__func__, ublksrv_pid, header->dev_id);
-	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ub->ub_disk->queue);
-	pr_devel("%s: queue unquiesced, dev id %d.\n",
-			__func__, header->dev_id);
-	blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(ub->ub_disk->queue);
+
 	ub->dev_info.state = UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE;
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_queue_io(ub)) {
+		blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ub->ub_disk->queue);
+		pr_devel("%s: queue unquiesced, dev id %d.\n",
+				__func__, header->dev_id);
+		blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(ub->ub_disk->queue);
+	}
+
 	ret = 0;
  out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ub->mutex);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h b/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
index c8dc5f8ea699..c4512b3a3c52 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
@@ -147,8 +147,18 @@
  */
 #define UBLK_F_NEED_GET_DATA (1UL << 2)
 
+/*
+ * - Block devices are recoverable if ublk server exits and restarts
+ * - Outstanding I/O when ublk server exits is met with errors
+ * - I/O issued while there is no ublk server queues
+ */
 #define UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY	(1UL << 3)
 
+/*
+ * - Block devices are recoverable if ublk server exits and restarts
+ * - Outstanding I/O when ublk server exits is reissued
+ * - I/O issued while there is no ublk server queues
+ */
 #define UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE	(1UL << 4)
 
 /*
@@ -184,10 +194,18 @@
  */
 #define UBLK_F_ZONED (1ULL << 8)
 
+/*
+ * - Block devices are recoverable if ublk server exits and restarts
+ * - Outstanding I/O when ublk server exits is met with errors
+ * - I/O issued while there is no ublk server is met with errors
+ */
+#define UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_NOQUEUE (1ULL << 9)
+
 /* device state */
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_DEAD	0
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE	1
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED	2
+#define UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO 3
 
 /* shipped via sqe->cmd of io_uring command */
 struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd {
