diff --git a/include/io/channel.h b/include/io/channel.h
index 88988979f8..c680ee7480 100644
--- a/include/io/channel.h
+++ b/include/io/channel.h
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(QIOChannel, QIOChannelClass,
 
 #define QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK -2
 
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY 0x1
+
 typedef enum QIOChannelFeature QIOChannelFeature;
 
 enum QIOChannelFeature {
     QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS,
     QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN,
     QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_LISTEN,
+    QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_WRITE_ZERO_COPY,
 };
 
 
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ struct QIOChannelClass {
                          size_t niov,
                          int *fds,
                          size_t nfds,
+                         int flags,
                          Error **errp);
     ssize_t (*io_readv)(QIOChannel *ioc,
                         const struct iovec *iov,
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ struct QIOChannelClass {
                                   IOHandler *io_read,
                                   IOHandler *io_write,
                                   void *opaque);
+    int (*io_flush)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                    Error **errp);
 };
 
 /* General I/O handling functions */
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ ssize_t qio_channel_readv_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
  * @niov: the length of the @iov array
  * @fds: an array of file handles to send
  * @nfds: number of file handles in @fds
+ * @flags: write flags (QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_*)
  * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
  *
  * Write data to the IO channel, reading it from the
@@ -260,6 +267,7 @@ ssize_t qio_channel_writev_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                 size_t niov,
                                 int *fds,
                                 size_t nfds,
+                                int flags,
                                 Error **errp);
 
 /**
@@ -837,6 +845,7 @@ int qio_channel_readv_full_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
  * @niov: the length of the @iov array
  * @fds: an array of file handles to send
  * @nfds: number of file handles in @fds
+ * @flags: write flags (QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_*)
  * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
  *
  *
@@ -846,6 +855,14 @@ int qio_channel_readv_full_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
  * to be written, yielding from the current coroutine
  * if required.
  *
+ * If QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY is passed in flags,
+ * instead of waiting for all requested data to be written,
+ * this function will wait until it's all queued for writing.
+ * In this case, if the buffer gets changed between queueing and
+ * sending, the updated buffer will be sent. If this is not a
+ * desired behavior, it's suggested to call qio_channel_flush()
+ * before reusing the buffer.
+ *
  * Returns: 0 if all bytes were written, or -1 on error
  */
 
@@ -853,6 +870,25 @@ int qio_channel_writev_full_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                 const struct iovec *iov,
                                 size_t niov,
                                 int *fds, size_t nfds,
-                                Error **errp);
+                                int flags, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_flush:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Will block until every packet queued with
+ * qio_channel_writev_full() + QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY
+ * is sent, or return in case of any error.
+ *
+ * If not implemented, acts as a no-op, and returns 0.
+ *
+ * Returns -1 if any error is found,
+ *          1 if every send failed to use zero copy.
+ *          0 otherwise.
+ */
+
+int qio_channel_flush(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                      Error **errp);
 
 #endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_H */
diff --git a/chardev/char-io.c b/chardev/char-io.c
index 8ced184160..4451128cba 100644
--- a/chardev/char-io.c
+++ b/chardev/char-io.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int io_channel_send_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
 
         ret = qio_channel_writev_full(
             ioc, &iov, 1,
-            fds, nfds, NULL);
+            fds, nfds, 0, NULL);
         if (ret == QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK) {
             if (offset) {
                 return offset;
diff --git a/hw/remote/mpqemu-link.c b/hw/remote/mpqemu-link.c
index 7e841820e5..e8f556bd27 100644
--- a/hw/remote/mpqemu-link.c
+++ b/hw/remote/mpqemu-link.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bool mpqemu_msg_send(MPQemuMsg *msg, QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!qio_channel_writev_full_all(ioc, send, G_N_ELEMENTS(send),
-                                    fds, nfds, errp)) {
+                                    fds, nfds, 0, errp)) {
         ret = true;
     } else {
         trace_mpqemu_send_io_error(msg->cmd, msg->size, nfds);
diff --git a/io/channel-buffer.c b/io/channel-buffer.c
index baa4e2b089..bf52011be2 100644
--- a/io/channel-buffer.c
+++ b/io/channel-buffer.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_buffer_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                          size_t niov,
                                          int *fds,
                                          size_t nfds,
+                                         int flags,
                                          Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelBuffer *bioc = QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel-command.c b/io/channel-command.c
index 338da73ade..54560464ae 100644
--- a/io/channel-command.c
+++ b/io/channel-command.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_command_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                           size_t niov,
                                           int *fds,
                                           size_t nfds,
+                                          int flags,
                                           Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelCommand *cioc = QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel-file.c b/io/channel-file.c
index d7cf6d278f..ef6807a6be 100644
--- a/io/channel-file.c
+++ b/io/channel-file.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_file_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                        size_t niov,
                                        int *fds,
                                        size_t nfds,
+                                       int flags,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelFile *fioc = QIO_CHANNEL_FILE(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel-socket.c b/io/channel-socket.c
index 459922c874..b2d254ef8d 100644
--- a/io/channel-socket.c
+++ b/io/channel-socket.c
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_socket_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                          size_t niov,
                                          int *fds,
                                          size_t nfds,
+                                         int flags,
                                          Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET(ioc);
@@ -620,6 +621,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_socket_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                          size_t niov,
                                          int *fds,
                                          size_t nfds,
+                                         int flags,
                                          Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel-tls.c b/io/channel-tls.c
index 2ae1b92fc0..4ce890a538 100644
--- a/io/channel-tls.c
+++ b/io/channel-tls.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_tls_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                       size_t niov,
                                       int *fds,
                                       size_t nfds,
+                                      int flags,
                                       Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelTLS *tioc = QIO_CHANNEL_TLS(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel-websock.c b/io/channel-websock.c
index 70889bb54d..035dd6075b 100644
--- a/io/channel-websock.c
+++ b/io/channel-websock.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_websock_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                           size_t niov,
                                           int *fds,
                                           size_t nfds,
+                                          int flags,
                                           Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelWebsock *wioc = QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK(ioc);
diff --git a/io/channel.c b/io/channel.c
index e8b019dc36..b8b99fdc4c 100644
--- a/io/channel.c
+++ b/io/channel.c
@@ -72,18 +72,32 @@ ssize_t qio_channel_writev_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                 size_t niov,
                                 int *fds,
                                 size_t nfds,
+                                int flags,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelClass *klass = QIO_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(ioc);
 
-    if ((fds || nfds) &&
-        !qio_channel_has_feature(ioc, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS)) {
+    if (fds || nfds) {
+        if (!qio_channel_has_feature(ioc, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS)) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, EINVAL,
+                             "Channel does not support file descriptor passing");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (flags & QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, EINVAL,
+                             "Zero Copy does not support file descriptor passing");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ((flags & QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY) &&
+        !qio_channel_has_feature(ioc, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_WRITE_ZERO_COPY)) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, EINVAL,
-                         "Channel does not support file descriptor passing");
+                         "Requested Zero Copy feature is not available");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return klass->io_writev(ioc, iov, niov, fds, nfds, errp);
+    return klass->io_writev(ioc, iov, niov, fds, nfds, flags, errp);
 }
 
 
@@ -217,14 +231,14 @@ int qio_channel_writev_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
                            size_t niov,
                            Error **errp)
 {
-    return qio_channel_writev_full_all(ioc, iov, niov, NULL, 0, errp);
+    return qio_channel_writev_full_all(ioc, iov, niov, NULL, 0, 0, errp);
 }
 
 int qio_channel_writev_full_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                 const struct iovec *iov,
                                 size_t niov,
                                 int *fds, size_t nfds,
-                                Error **errp)
+                                int flags, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = -1;
     struct iovec *local_iov = g_new(struct iovec, niov);
@@ -235,10 +249,16 @@ int qio_channel_writev_full_all(QIOChannel *ioc,
                           iov, niov,
                           0, iov_size(iov, niov));
 
+    if (flags & QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY) {
+        assert(fds == NULL && nfds == 0);
+    }
+
     while (nlocal_iov > 0) {
         ssize_t len;
-        len = qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, local_iov, nlocal_iov, fds, nfds,
-                                      errp);
+
+        len = qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, local_iov, nlocal_iov, fds,
+                                            nfds, flags, errp);
+
         if (len == QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK) {
             if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
                 qio_channel_yield(ioc, G_IO_OUT);
@@ -277,7 +297,7 @@ ssize_t qio_channel_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                            size_t niov,
                            Error **errp)
 {
-    return qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, iov, niov, NULL, 0, errp);
+    return qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, iov, niov, NULL, 0, 0, errp);
 }
 
 
@@ -297,7 +317,7 @@ ssize_t qio_channel_write(QIOChannel *ioc,
                           Error **errp)
 {
     struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = (char *)buf, .iov_len = buflen };
-    return qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, &iov, 1, NULL, 0, errp);
+    return qio_channel_writev_full(ioc, &iov, 1, NULL, 0, 0, errp);
 }
 
 
@@ -473,6 +493,19 @@ off_t qio_channel_io_seek(QIOChannel *ioc,
     return klass->io_seek(ioc, offset, whence, errp);
 }
 
+int qio_channel_flush(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                Error **errp)
+{
+    QIOChannelClass *klass = QIO_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(ioc);
+
+    if (!klass->io_flush ||
+        !qio_channel_has_feature(ioc, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_WRITE_ZERO_COPY)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return klass->io_flush(ioc, errp);
+}
+
 
 static void qio_channel_restart_read(void *opaque)
 {
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index c7c7a38487..ed2a2a013b 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                                        size_t niov,
                                        int *fds,
                                        size_t nfds,
+                                       int flags,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(ioc);
diff --git a/scsi/pr-manager-helper.c b/scsi/pr-manager-helper.c
index 451c7631b7..3be52a98d5 100644
--- a/scsi/pr-manager-helper.c
+++ b/scsi/pr-manager-helper.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int pr_manager_helper_write(PRManagerHelper *pr_mgr,
         iov.iov_base = (void *)buf;
         iov.iov_len = sz;
         n_written = qio_channel_writev_full(QIO_CHANNEL(pr_mgr->ioc), &iov, 1,
-                                            nfds ? &fd : NULL, nfds, errp);
+                                            nfds ? &fd : NULL, nfds, 0, errp);
 
         if (n_written <= 0) {
             assert(n_written != QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK);
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
index c49eec1f03..6713886d02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_unix_fd_pass(void)
                             G_N_ELEMENTS(iosend),
                             fdsend,
                             G_N_ELEMENTS(fdsend),
+                            0,
                             &error_abort);
 
     qio_channel_readv_full(dst,
