diff --git a/block/nbd-client.c b/block/nbd-client.c
index 75bb2d92f6..1c79e4b555 100644
--- a/block/nbd-client.c
+++ b/block/nbd-client.c
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ int nbd_client_init(BlockDriverState *bs, QIOChannelSocket *sioc,
     qio_channel_set_blocking(QIO_CHANNEL(sioc), true, NULL);
 
     ret = nbd_receive_negotiate(QIO_CHANNEL(sioc), export,
-                                &client->nbdflags, &client->size, errp);
+                                &client->nbdflags,
+                                NULL, NULL,
+                                &client->ioc,
+                                &client->size, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         logout("Failed to negotiate with the NBD server\n");
         return ret;
@@ -415,8 +418,11 @@ int nbd_client_init(BlockDriverState *bs, QIOChannelSocket *sioc,
     qemu_co_mutex_init(&client->free_sema);
     client->sioc = sioc;
     object_ref(OBJECT(client->sioc));
-    client->ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(sioc);
-    object_ref(OBJECT(client->ioc));
+
+    if (!client->ioc) {
+        client->ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(sioc);
+        object_ref(OBJECT(client->ioc));
+    }
 
     /* Now that we're connected, set the socket to be non-blocking and
      * kick the reply mechanism.  */
diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
index 2148753fff..f181840e2a 100644
--- a/blockdev-nbd.c
+++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static gboolean nbd_accept(QIOChannel *ioc, GIOCondition condition,
         return TRUE;
     }
 
-    nbd_client_new(NULL, cioc, nbd_client_put);
+    nbd_client_new(NULL, cioc, NULL, NULL, nbd_client_put);
     object_unref(OBJECT(cioc));
     return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/include/block/nbd.h b/include/block/nbd.h
index 1080ef83de..b197adca1c 100644
--- a/include/block/nbd.h
+++ b/include/block/nbd.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "io/channel-socket.h"
+#include "crypto/tlscreds.h"
 
 struct nbd_request {
     uint32_t magic;
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ struct nbd_reply {
 #define NBD_REP_ACK             (1)             /* Data sending finished. */
 #define NBD_REP_SERVER          (2)             /* Export description. */
 #define NBD_REP_ERR_UNSUP       ((UINT32_C(1) << 31) | 1) /* Unknown option. */
+#define NBD_REP_ERR_POLICY      ((UINT32_C(1) << 31) | 2) /* Server denied */
 #define NBD_REP_ERR_INVALID     ((UINT32_C(1) << 31) | 3) /* Invalid length. */
+#define NBD_REP_ERR_TLS_REQD    ((UINT32_C(1) << 31) | 5) /* TLS required */
+
 
 #define NBD_CMD_MASK_COMMAND	0x0000ffff
 #define NBD_CMD_FLAG_FUA	(1 << 16)
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ ssize_t nbd_wr_syncv(QIOChannel *ioc,
                      size_t length,
                      bool do_read);
 int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, const char *name, uint32_t *flags,
+                          QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds, const char *hostname,
+                          QIOChannel **outioc,
                           off_t *size, Error **errp);
 int nbd_init(int fd, QIOChannelSocket *sioc, uint32_t flags, off_t size);
 ssize_t nbd_send_request(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_request *request);
@@ -106,6 +112,8 @@ void nbd_export_close_all(void);
 
 void nbd_client_new(NBDExport *exp,
                     QIOChannelSocket *sioc,
+                    QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
+                    const char *tlsaclname,
                     void (*close)(NBDClient *));
 void nbd_client_get(NBDClient *client);
 void nbd_client_put(NBDClient *client);
diff --git a/nbd/client.c b/nbd/client.c
index 5e47ac7792..9e5b651082 100644
--- a/nbd/client.c
+++ b/nbd/client.c
@@ -83,10 +83,18 @@ static int nbd_handle_reply_err(uint32_t opt, uint32_t type, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "Unsupported option type %x", opt);
         break;
 
+    case NBD_REP_ERR_POLICY:
+        error_setg(errp, "Denied by server for option %x", opt);
+        break;
+
     case NBD_REP_ERR_INVALID:
         error_setg(errp, "Invalid data length for option %x", opt);
         break;
 
+    case NBD_REP_ERR_TLS_REQD:
+        error_setg(errp, "TLS negotiation required before option %x", opt);
+        break;
+
     default:
         error_setg(errp, "Unknown error code when asking for option %x", opt);
         break;
@@ -242,17 +250,127 @@ static int nbd_receive_query_exports(QIOChannel *ioc,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static QIOChannel *nbd_receive_starttls(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                        QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
+                                        const char *hostname, Error **errp)
+{
+    uint64_t magic = cpu_to_be64(NBD_OPTS_MAGIC);
+    uint32_t opt = cpu_to_be32(NBD_OPT_STARTTLS);
+    uint32_t length = 0;
+    uint32_t type;
+    QIOChannelTLS *tioc;
+    struct NBDTLSHandshakeData data = { 0 };
+
+    TRACE("Requesting TLS from server");
+    if (write_sync(ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic)) != sizeof(magic)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to send option magic");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (write_sync(ioc, &opt, sizeof(opt)) != sizeof(opt)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to send option number");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (write_sync(ioc, &length, sizeof(length)) != sizeof(length)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to send option length");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    TRACE("Getting TLS reply from server1");
+    if (read_sync(ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic)) != sizeof(magic)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to read option magic");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    magic = be64_to_cpu(magic);
+    if (magic != NBD_REP_MAGIC) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Unexpected option magic");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    TRACE("Getting TLS reply from server2");
+    if (read_sync(ioc, &opt, sizeof(opt)) != sizeof(opt)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to read option");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    opt = be32_to_cpu(opt);
+    if (opt != NBD_OPT_STARTTLS) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Unexpected option type %x expected %x",
+                   opt, NBD_OPT_STARTTLS);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    TRACE("Getting TLS reply from server");
+    if (read_sync(ioc, &type, sizeof(type)) != sizeof(type)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to read option type");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    type = be32_to_cpu(type);
+    if (type != NBD_REP_ACK) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Server rejected request to start TLS %x",
+                   type);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    TRACE("Getting TLS reply from server");
+    if (read_sync(ioc, &length, sizeof(length)) != sizeof(length)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to read option length");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    length = be32_to_cpu(length);
+    if (length != 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Start TLS reponse was not zero %x",
+                   length);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    TRACE("TLS request approved, setting up TLS");
+    tioc = qio_channel_tls_new_client(ioc, tlscreds, hostname, errp);
+    if (!tioc) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    data.loop = g_main_loop_new(g_main_context_default(), FALSE);
+    TRACE("Starting TLS hanshake");
+    qio_channel_tls_handshake(tioc,
+                              nbd_tls_handshake,
+                              &data,
+                              NULL);
+
+    if (!data.complete) {
+        g_main_loop_run(data.loop);
+    }
+    g_main_loop_unref(data.loop);
+    if (data.error) {
+        error_propagate(errp, data.error);
+        object_unref(OBJECT(tioc));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return QIO_CHANNEL(tioc);
+}
+
+
 int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, const char *name, uint32_t *flags,
+                          QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds, const char *hostname,
+                          QIOChannel **outioc,
                           off_t *size, Error **errp)
 {
     char buf[256];
     uint64_t magic, s;
     int rc;
 
-    TRACE("Receiving negotiation.");
+    TRACE("Receiving negotiation tlscreds=%p hostname=%s.",
+          tlscreds, hostname ? hostname : "<null>");
 
     rc = -EINVAL;
 
+    if (outioc) {
+        *outioc = NULL;
+    }
+    if (tlscreds && !outioc) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Output I/O channel required for TLS");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     if (read_sync(ioc, buf, 8) != 8) {
         error_setg(errp, "Failed to read data");
         goto fail;
@@ -314,6 +432,18 @@ int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, const char *name, uint32_t *flags,
             error_setg(errp, "Failed to send clientflags field");
             goto fail;
         }
+        if (tlscreds) {
+            if (fixedNewStyle) {
+                *outioc = nbd_receive_starttls(ioc, tlscreds, hostname, errp);
+                if (!*outioc) {
+                    goto fail;
+                }
+                ioc = *outioc;
+            } else {
+                error_setg(errp, "Server does not support STARTTLS");
+                goto fail;
+            }
+        }
         if (!name) {
             TRACE("Using default NBD export name \"\"");
             name = "";
@@ -371,6 +501,10 @@ int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, const char *name, uint32_t *flags,
             error_setg(errp, "Server does not support export names");
             goto fail;
         }
+        if (tlscreds) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Server does not support STARTTLS");
+            goto fail;
+        }
 
         if (read_sync(ioc, &s, sizeof(s)) != sizeof(s)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Failed to read export length");
diff --git a/nbd/common.c b/nbd/common.c
index 2b19c95099..bde673a04a 100644
--- a/nbd/common.c
+++ b/nbd/common.c
@@ -75,3 +75,18 @@ ssize_t nbd_wr_syncv(QIOChannel *ioc,
     g_free(local_iov_head);
     return done;
 }
+
+
+void nbd_tls_handshake(Object *src,
+                       Error *err,
+                       void *opaque)
+{
+    struct NBDTLSHandshakeData *data = opaque;
+
+    if (err) {
+        TRACE("TLS failed %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        data->error = error_copy(err);
+    }
+    data->complete = true;
+    g_main_loop_quit(data->loop);
+}
diff --git a/nbd/nbd-internal.h b/nbd/nbd-internal.h
index 9960034612..db6ab65ced 100644
--- a/nbd/nbd-internal.h
+++ b/nbd/nbd-internal.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define NBD_INTERNAL_H
 #include "block/nbd.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
+#include "io/channel-tls.h"
 
 #include "qemu/coroutine.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@
 #define NBD_OPT_EXPORT_NAME     (1)
 #define NBD_OPT_ABORT           (2)
 #define NBD_OPT_LIST            (3)
+#define NBD_OPT_PEEK_EXPORT     (4)
+#define NBD_OPT_STARTTLS        (5)
 
 /* NBD errors are based on errno numbers, so there is a 1:1 mapping,
  * but only a limited set of errno values is specified in the protocol.
@@ -108,4 +111,15 @@ static inline ssize_t write_sync(QIOChannel *ioc, void *buffer, size_t size)
     return nbd_wr_syncv(ioc, &iov, 1, 0, size, false);
 }
 
+struct NBDTLSHandshakeData {
+    GMainLoop *loop;
+    bool complete;
+    Error *error;
+};
+
+
+void nbd_tls_handshake(Object *src,
+                       Error *err,
+                       void *opaque);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index 9fee1d4fa4..d4225cdb55 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ struct NBDClient {
     void (*close)(NBDClient *client);
 
     NBDExport *exp;
+    QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds;
+    char *tlsaclname;
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc; /* The underlying data channel */
     QIOChannel *ioc; /* The current I/O channel which may differ (eg TLS) */
 
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_send_rep(QIOChannel *ioc, uint32_t type, uint32_t opt)
     uint64_t magic;
     uint32_t len;
 
+    TRACE("Reply opt=%x type=%x", type, opt);
+
     magic = cpu_to_be64(NBD_REP_MAGIC);
     if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic)) != sizeof(magic)) {
         LOG("write failed (rep magic)");
@@ -310,6 +314,55 @@ fail:
     return rc;
 }
 
+
+static QIOChannel *nbd_negotiate_handle_starttls(NBDClient *client,
+                                                 uint32_t length)
+{
+    QIOChannel *ioc;
+    QIOChannelTLS *tioc;
+    struct NBDTLSHandshakeData data = { 0 };
+
+    TRACE("Setting up TLS");
+    ioc = client->ioc;
+    if (length) {
+        if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(ioc, length) != length) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        nbd_negotiate_send_rep(ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_INVALID, NBD_OPT_STARTTLS);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    nbd_negotiate_send_rep(client->ioc, NBD_REP_ACK, NBD_OPT_STARTTLS);
+
+    tioc = qio_channel_tls_new_server(ioc,
+                                      client->tlscreds,
+                                      client->tlsaclname,
+                                      NULL);
+    if (!tioc) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    TRACE("Starting TLS handshake");
+    data.loop = g_main_loop_new(g_main_context_default(), FALSE);
+    qio_channel_tls_handshake(tioc,
+                              nbd_tls_handshake,
+                              &data,
+                              NULL);
+
+    if (!data.complete) {
+        g_main_loop_run(data.loop);
+    }
+    g_main_loop_unref(data.loop);
+    if (data.error) {
+        object_unref(OBJECT(tioc));
+        error_free(data.error);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return QIO_CHANNEL(tioc);
+}
+
+
 static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
 {
     uint32_t flags;
@@ -377,7 +430,30 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
         length = be32_to_cpu(length);
 
         TRACE("Checking option 0x%x", clientflags);
-        if (fixedNewstyle) {
+        if (client->tlscreds &&
+            client->ioc == (QIOChannel *)client->sioc) {
+            QIOChannel *tioc;
+            if (!fixedNewstyle) {
+                TRACE("Unsupported option 0x%x", clientflags);
+                return -EINVAL;
+            }
+            switch (clientflags) {
+            case NBD_OPT_STARTTLS:
+                tioc = nbd_negotiate_handle_starttls(client, length);
+                if (!tioc) {
+                    return -EIO;
+                }
+                object_unref(OBJECT(client->ioc));
+                client->ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(tioc);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                TRACE("Option 0x%x not permitted before TLS", clientflags);
+                nbd_negotiate_send_rep(client->ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_TLS_REQD,
+                                       clientflags);
+                return -EINVAL;
+            }
+        } else if (fixedNewstyle) {
             switch (clientflags) {
             case NBD_OPT_LIST:
                 ret = nbd_negotiate_handle_list(client, length);
@@ -392,6 +468,17 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
             case NBD_OPT_EXPORT_NAME:
                 return nbd_negotiate_handle_export_name(client, length);
 
+            case NBD_OPT_STARTTLS:
+                if (client->tlscreds) {
+                    TRACE("TLS already enabled");
+                    nbd_negotiate_send_rep(client->ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_INVALID,
+                                           clientflags);
+                } else {
+                    TRACE("TLS not configured");
+                    nbd_negotiate_send_rep(client->ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_POLICY,
+                                           clientflags);
+                }
+                return -EINVAL;
             default:
                 TRACE("Unsupported option 0x%x", clientflags);
                 nbd_negotiate_send_rep(client->ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_UNSUP,
@@ -427,8 +514,9 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
     int rc;
     const int myflags = (NBD_FLAG_HAS_FLAGS | NBD_FLAG_SEND_TRIM |
                          NBD_FLAG_SEND_FLUSH | NBD_FLAG_SEND_FUA);
+    bool oldStyle;
 
-    /* Negotiation header without options:
+    /* Old style negotiation header without options
         [ 0 ..   7]   passwd       ("NBDMAGIC")
         [ 8 ..  15]   magic        (NBD_CLIENT_MAGIC)
         [16 ..  23]   size
@@ -436,12 +524,11 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
         [26 ..  27]   export flags
         [28 .. 151]   reserved     (0)
 
-       Negotiation header with options, part 1:
+       New style negotiation header with options
         [ 0 ..   7]   passwd       ("NBDMAGIC")
         [ 8 ..  15]   magic        (NBD_OPTS_MAGIC)
         [16 ..  17]   server flags (0)
-
-       part 2 (after options are sent):
+        ....options sent....
         [18 ..  25]   size
         [26 ..  27]   export flags
         [28 .. 151]   reserved     (0)
@@ -453,7 +540,9 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
     TRACE("Beginning negotiation.");
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     memcpy(buf, "NBDMAGIC", 8);
-    if (client->exp) {
+
+    oldStyle = client->exp != NULL && !client->tlscreds;
+    if (oldStyle) {
         assert ((client->exp->nbdflags & ~65535) == 0);
         stq_be_p(buf + 8, NBD_CLIENT_MAGIC);
         stq_be_p(buf + 16, client->exp->size);
@@ -463,7 +552,11 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
         stw_be_p(buf + 16, NBD_FLAG_FIXED_NEWSTYLE);
     }
 
-    if (client->exp) {
+    if (oldStyle) {
+        if (client->tlscreds) {
+            TRACE("TLS cannot be enabled with oldstyle protocol");
+            goto fail;
+        }
         if (nbd_negotiate_write(client->ioc, buf, sizeof(buf)) != sizeof(buf)) {
             LOG("write failed");
             goto fail;
@@ -602,6 +695,10 @@ void nbd_client_put(NBDClient *client)
         nbd_unset_handlers(client);
         object_unref(OBJECT(client->sioc));
         object_unref(OBJECT(client->ioc));
+        if (client->tlscreds) {
+            object_unref(OBJECT(client->tlscreds));
+        }
+        g_free(client->tlsaclname);
         if (client->exp) {
             QTAILQ_REMOVE(&client->exp->clients, client, next);
             nbd_export_put(client->exp);
@@ -1150,6 +1247,8 @@ out:
 
 void nbd_client_new(NBDExport *exp,
                     QIOChannelSocket *sioc,
+                    QCryptoTLSCreds *tlscreds,
+                    const char *tlsaclname,
                     void (*close_fn)(NBDClient *))
 {
     NBDClient *client;
@@ -1158,6 +1257,11 @@ void nbd_client_new(NBDExport *exp,
     client = g_malloc0(sizeof(NBDClient));
     client->refcount = 1;
     client->exp = exp;
+    client->tlscreds = tlscreds;
+    if (tlscreds) {
+        object_ref(OBJECT(client->tlscreds));
+    }
+    client->tlsaclname = g_strdup(tlsaclname);
     client->sioc = sioc;
     object_ref(OBJECT(client->sioc));
     client->ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(sioc);
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 9710a26176..8acd515913 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static void *nbd_client_thread(void *arg)
     }
 
     ret = nbd_receive_negotiate(QIO_CHANNEL(sioc), NULL, &nbdflags,
+                                NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                 &size, &local_error);
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (local_error) {
@@ -340,7 +341,8 @@ static gboolean nbd_accept(QIOChannel *ioc, GIOCondition cond, gpointer opaque)
 
     nb_fds++;
     nbd_update_server_watch();
-    nbd_client_new(newproto ? NULL : exp, cioc, nbd_client_closed);
+    nbd_client_new(newproto ? NULL : exp, cioc,
+                   NULL, NULL, nbd_client_closed);
     object_unref(OBJECT(cioc));
 
     return TRUE;