diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index f5f6fc925e..978574e4da 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -819,15 +819,11 @@ static void virtio_blk_handle_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
     virtio_blk_handle_output_do(s, vq);
 }
 
-static void virtio_blk_dma_restart_bh(void *opaque)
+void virtio_blk_process_queued_requests(VirtIOBlock *s)
 {
-    VirtIOBlock *s = opaque;
     VirtIOBlockReq *req = s->rq;
     MultiReqBuffer mrb = {};
 
-    qemu_bh_delete(s->bh);
-    s->bh = NULL;
-
     s->rq = NULL;
 
     aio_context_acquire(blk_get_aio_context(s->conf.conf.blk));
@@ -855,6 +851,16 @@ static void virtio_blk_dma_restart_bh(void *opaque)
     aio_context_release(blk_get_aio_context(s->conf.conf.blk));
 }
 
+static void virtio_blk_dma_restart_bh(void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtIOBlock *s = opaque;
+
+    qemu_bh_delete(s->bh);
+    s->bh = NULL;
+
+    virtio_blk_process_queued_requests(s);
+}
+
 static void virtio_blk_dma_restart_cb(void *opaque, int running,
                                       RunState state)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
index 1e62f869b2..f584ad9b86 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ typedef struct MultiReqBuffer {
 } MultiReqBuffer;
 
 bool virtio_blk_handle_vq(VirtIOBlock *s, VirtQueue *vq);
+void virtio_blk_process_queued_requests(VirtIOBlock *s);
 
 #endif