diff --git a/qemu-coroutine-lock.c b/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
index a80f437c59..2a385a3bb8 100644
--- a/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
+++ b/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
@@ -115,3 +115,47 @@ void coroutine_fn qemu_co_mutex_unlock(CoMutex *mutex)
 
     trace_qemu_co_mutex_unlock_return(mutex, self);
 }
+
+void qemu_co_rwlock_init(CoRwlock *lock)
+{
+    memset(lock, 0, sizeof(*lock));
+    qemu_co_queue_init(&lock->queue);
+}
+
+void qemu_co_rwlock_rdlock(CoRwlock *lock)
+{
+    while (lock->writer) {
+        qemu_co_queue_wait(&lock->queue);
+    }
+    lock->reader++;
+}
+
+void qemu_co_rwlock_unlock(CoRwlock *lock)
+{
+    assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
+    if (lock->writer) {
+        lock->writer = false;
+        while (!qemu_co_queue_empty(&lock->queue)) {
+            /*
+             * Wakeup every body. This will include some
+             * writers too.
+             */
+            qemu_co_queue_next(&lock->queue);
+        }
+    } else {
+        lock->reader--;
+        assert(lock->reader >= 0);
+        /* Wakeup only one waiting writer */
+        if (!lock->reader) {
+            qemu_co_queue_next(&lock->queue);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void qemu_co_rwlock_wrlock(CoRwlock *lock)
+{
+    while (lock->writer || lock->reader) {
+        qemu_co_queue_wait(&lock->queue);
+    }
+    lock->writer = true;
+}
diff --git a/qemu-coroutine.h b/qemu-coroutine.h
index 2f2fd95552..b8fc4f4332 100644
--- a/qemu-coroutine.h
+++ b/qemu-coroutine.h
@@ -156,4 +156,36 @@ void coroutine_fn qemu_co_mutex_lock(CoMutex *mutex);
  */
 void coroutine_fn qemu_co_mutex_unlock(CoMutex *mutex);
 
+typedef struct CoRwlock {
+    bool writer;
+    int reader;
+    CoQueue queue;
+} CoRwlock;
+
+/**
+ * Initialises a CoRwlock. This must be called before any other operation
+ * is used on the CoRwlock
+ */
+void qemu_co_rwlock_init(CoRwlock *lock);
+
+/**
+ * Read locks the CoRwlock. If the lock cannot be taken immediately because
+ * of a parallel writer, control is transferred to the caller of the current
+ * coroutine.
+ */
+void qemu_co_rwlock_rdlock(CoRwlock *lock);
+
+/**
+ * Write Locks the mutex. If the lock cannot be taken immediately because
+ * of a parallel reader, control is transferred to the caller of the current
+ * coroutine.
+ */
+void qemu_co_rwlock_wrlock(CoRwlock *lock);
+
+/**
+ * Unlocks the read/write lock and schedules the next coroutine that was
+ * waiting for this lock to be run.
+ */
+void qemu_co_rwlock_unlock(CoRwlock *lock);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_COROUTINE_H */