diff --git a/block/qcow2-dirty-bitmap.c b/block/qcow2-dirty-bitmap.c
index 2c749ab..e57058c 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+
+#include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "block/qcow2.h"
+
 /* NOTICE: BME here means Bitmaps Extension and used as a namespace for
  * _internal_ constants. Please do not use this _internal_ abbreviation for
  * other needs and/or outside of this file. */
@@ -45,3 +50,163 @@
 typedef enum BitmapType {
     BT_DIRTY_TRACKING_BITMAP = 1
 } BitmapType;
+
+void qcow2_free_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < s->nb_bitmaps; i++) {
+        g_free(s->bitmaps[i].name);
+    }
+    g_free(s->bitmaps);
+    s->bitmaps = NULL;
+    s->nb_bitmaps = 0;
+
+    g_free(s->bitmap_directory);
+    s->bitmap_directory = NULL;
+}
+
+static void bitmap_header_to_cpu(QCow2BitmapHeader *h)
+{
+    be64_to_cpus(&h->bitmap_table_offset);
+    be32_to_cpus(&h->bitmap_table_size);
+    be32_to_cpus(&h->flags);
+    be16_to_cpus(&h->name_size);
+    be32_to_cpus(&h->extra_data_size);
+}
+
+static int calc_dir_entry_size(size_t name_size)
+{
+    return align_offset(sizeof(QCow2BitmapHeader) + name_size, 8);
+}
+
+static int dir_entry_size(QCow2BitmapHeader *h)
+{
+    return calc_dir_entry_size(h->name_size);
+}
+
+static int check_constraints(QCow2BitmapHeader *h, int cluster_size,
+                             uint64_t disk_size)
+{
+    uint64_t phys_bitmap_bytes =
+        (uint64_t)h->bitmap_table_size * cluster_size;
+    uint64_t max_virtual_bits = (phys_bitmap_bytes * 8) << h->granularity_bits;
+
+    int fail =
+            (h->bitmap_table_offset % cluster_size) ||
+            (h->bitmap_table_size > BME_MAX_TABLE_SIZE) ||
+            (phys_bitmap_bytes > BME_MAX_PHYS_SIZE) ||
+            (disk_size > max_virtual_bits) ||
+            (h->granularity_bits > BME_MAX_GRANULARITY_BITS) ||
+            (h->granularity_bits < BME_MIN_GRANULARITY_BITS) ||
+            (h->flags & BME_RESERVED_FLAGS) ||
+            (h->name_size > BME_MAX_NAME_SIZE) ||
+            (h->type != BT_DIRTY_TRACKING_BITMAP);
+
+    return fail ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+
+static int directory_read(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
+    QCow2Bitmap *bm, *end;
+    int64_t nb_sectors = bdrv_nb_sectors(bs);
+    size_t offset;
+
+    if (nb_sectors < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't calculate number of disk sectors.");
+        return nb_sectors;
+    }
+
+    if (s->bitmap_directory != NULL) {
+        /* already read */
+        error_setg(errp, "Try read bitmaps, when they are already read.");
+        return -EEXIST;
+    }
+
+    s->bitmap_directory = g_try_malloc0(s->bitmap_directory_size);
+    if (s->bitmap_directory == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't allocate space for bitmap directory.");
+        return -ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+    ret = bdrv_pread(bs->file->bs,
+                     s->bitmap_directory_offset,
+                     s->bitmap_directory,
+                     s->bitmap_directory_size);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't read bitmap directory.");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    offset = 0;
+    end = s->bitmaps + s->nb_bitmaps;
+    for (bm = s->bitmaps; bm < end; ++bm) {
+        QCow2BitmapHeader *h =
+                (QCow2BitmapHeader *)(s->bitmap_directory + offset);
+
+        if (offset >= s->bitmap_directory_size) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Broken bitmap directory.");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        bitmap_header_to_cpu(h);
+
+        ret = check_constraints(h, s->cluster_size,
+                                nb_sectors << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Bitmap doesn't satisfy the constraints.");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        bm->offset = offset;
+        bm->name = g_strndup((char *)(h + 1), h->name_size);
+
+        offset += dir_entry_size(h);
+    }
+    return 0;
+
+fail:
+    g_free(s->bitmap_directory);
+    s->bitmap_directory = NULL;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int qcow2_read_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    if (s->bitmap_directory != NULL || s->bitmaps != NULL) {
+        /* already read */
+        error_setg(errp, "Try read bitmaps, when they are already read.");
+        return -EEXIST;
+    }
+
+    if (s->nb_bitmaps == 0) {
+        /* No bitmaps - nothing to do */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    s->bitmaps = g_try_new0(QCow2Bitmap, s->nb_bitmaps);
+    if (s->bitmaps == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't allocate space for qcow2 bitmaps.");
+        ret = -ENOMEM;
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    ret = directory_read(bs, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+
+fail:
+    qcow2_free_bitmaps(bs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 3f7429e..48fb2a5 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ typedef struct BDRVQcow2State {
     unsigned int nb_snapshots;
     QCowSnapshot *snapshots;
 
+    uint64_t bitmap_directory_offset;
+    uint64_t bitmap_directory_size;
+    uint8_t *bitmap_directory;
+    unsigned int nb_bitmaps;
+    QCow2Bitmap *bitmaps;
+
     int flags;
     int qcow_version;
     bool use_lazy_refcounts;
@@ -610,6 +616,10 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
 void qcow2_free_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int qcow2_read_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
+/* qcow2-dirty-bitmap.c functions */
+void qcow2_free_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs);
+int qcow2_read_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
+
 /* qcow2-cache.c functions */
 Qcow2Cache *qcow2_cache_create(BlockDriverState *bs, int num_tables);
 int qcow2_cache_destroy(BlockDriverState* bs, Qcow2Cache *c);
