diff --git a/include/block/block_int-common.h b/include/block/block_int-common.h
index 5a04c778e4..4ba04d0cc6 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int-common.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int-common.h
@@ -597,6 +597,24 @@ struct BlockDriver {
         bool want_zero, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, int64_t *pnum,
         int64_t *map, BlockDriverState **file);
 
+    /*
+     * Snapshot-access API.
+     *
+     * Block-driver may provide snapshot-access API: special functions to access
+     * some internal "snapshot". The functions are similar with normal
+     * read/block_status/discard handler, but don't have any specific handling
+     * in generic block-layer: no serializing, no alignment, no tracked
+     * requests. So, block-driver that realizes these APIs is fully responsible
+     * for synchronization between snapshot-access API and normal IO requests.
+     */
+    int coroutine_fn (*bdrv_co_preadv_snapshot)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+        int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset);
+    int coroutine_fn (*bdrv_co_snapshot_block_status)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+        bool want_zero, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, int64_t *pnum,
+        int64_t *map, BlockDriverState **file);
+    int coroutine_fn (*bdrv_co_pdiscard_snapshot)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+        int64_t offset, int64_t bytes);
+
     /*
      * Invalidate any cached meta-data.
      */
diff --git a/include/block/block_int-io.h b/include/block/block_int-io.h
index 3da5f01c42..bb454200e5 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int-io.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int-io.h
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
  * the I/O API.
  */
 
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_preadv_snapshot(BdrvChild *child,
+    int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset);
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_snapshot_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
+    bool want_zero, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, int64_t *pnum,
+    int64_t *map, BlockDriverState **file);
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_pdiscard_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs,
+    int64_t offset, int64_t bytes);
+
+
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_preadv(BdrvChild *child,
     int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
     BdrvRequestFlags flags);
diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 8bee484463..f0c8da6b9f 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -3654,3 +3654,75 @@ void bdrv_cancel_in_flight(BlockDriverState *bs)
         bs->drv->bdrv_cancel_in_flight(bs);
     }
 }
+
+int coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_preadv_snapshot(BdrvChild *child, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                        QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs = child->bs;
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+    int ret;
+    IO_CODE();
+
+    if (!drv) {
+        return -ENOMEDIUM;
+    }
+
+    if (!drv->bdrv_co_preadv_snapshot) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    bdrv_inc_in_flight(bs);
+    ret = drv->bdrv_co_preadv_snapshot(bs, offset, bytes, qiov, qiov_offset);
+    bdrv_dec_in_flight(bs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_snapshot_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                              bool want_zero, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                              int64_t *pnum, int64_t *map,
+                              BlockDriverState **file)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+    int ret;
+    IO_CODE();
+
+    if (!drv) {
+        return -ENOMEDIUM;
+    }
+
+    if (!drv->bdrv_co_snapshot_block_status) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    bdrv_inc_in_flight(bs);
+    ret = drv->bdrv_co_snapshot_block_status(bs, want_zero, offset, bytes,
+                                             pnum, map, file);
+    bdrv_dec_in_flight(bs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_pdiscard_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+    int ret;
+    IO_CODE();
+
+    if (!drv) {
+        return -ENOMEDIUM;
+    }
+
+    if (!drv->bdrv_co_pdiscard_snapshot) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    bdrv_inc_in_flight(bs);
+    ret = drv->bdrv_co_pdiscard_snapshot(bs, offset, bytes);
+    bdrv_dec_in_flight(bs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
