diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 9a3c4bdc82..5bad7d116f 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     assert(bs);
     assert(target);
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
-    GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD_MAINLOOP();
 
     /* QMP interface protects us from these cases */
     assert(sync_mode != MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_INCREMENTAL);
@@ -385,31 +384,33 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    bdrv_graph_rdlock_main_loop();
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Device is not inserted: %s",
                    bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-        return NULL;
+        goto error_rdlock;
     }
 
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(target)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Device is not inserted: %s",
                    bdrv_get_device_name(target));
-        return NULL;
+        goto error_rdlock;
     }
 
     if (compress && !bdrv_supports_compressed_writes(target)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Compression is not supported for this drive %s",
                    bdrv_get_device_name(target));
-        return NULL;
+        goto error_rdlock;
     }
 
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_SOURCE, errp)) {
-        return NULL;
+        goto error_rdlock;
     }
 
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(target, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_TARGET, errp)) {
-        return NULL;
+        goto error_rdlock;
     }
+    bdrv_graph_rdunlock_main_loop();
 
     if (perf->max_workers < 1 || perf->max_workers > INT_MAX) {
         error_setg(errp, "max-workers must be between 1 and %d", INT_MAX);
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (len < 0) {
+        GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD_MAINLOOP();
         error_setg_errno(errp, -len, "Unable to get length for '%s'",
                          bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         goto error;
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     target_len = bdrv_getlength(target);
     if (target_len < 0) {
+        GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD_MAINLOOP();
         error_setg_errno(errp, -target_len, "Unable to get length for '%s'",
                          bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         goto error;
@@ -493,8 +496,10 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     block_copy_set_speed(bcs, speed);
 
     /* Required permissions are taken by copy-before-write filter target */
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(target);
     block_job_add_bdrv(&job->common, "target", target, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL,
                        &error_abort);
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
 
     return &job->common;
 
@@ -507,4 +512,8 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     }
 
     return NULL;
+
+error_rdlock:
+    bdrv_graph_rdunlock_main_loop();
+    return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index 43d1de7577..fc3ad79749 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ void commit_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
      */
     iter_shared_perms = BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED | BLK_PERM_WRITE;
 
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(top);
     for (iter = top; iter != base; iter = bdrv_filter_or_cow_bs(iter)) {
         if (iter == filtered_base) {
             /*
@@ -354,16 +355,20 @@ void commit_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
         ret = block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "intermediate node", iter, 0,
                                  iter_shared_perms, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
             goto fail;
         }
     }
 
     if (bdrv_freeze_backing_chain(commit_top_bs, base, errp) < 0) {
+        bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
         goto fail;
     }
     s->chain_frozen = true;
 
     ret = block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "base", base, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL, errp);
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
+
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index c839542774..a03247a31b 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -1888,11 +1888,13 @@ static BlockJob *mirror_start_job(
      */
     bdrv_disable_dirty_bitmap(s->dirty_bitmap);
 
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(bs);
     ret = block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "source", bs, 0,
                              BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED | BLK_PERM_WRITE |
                              BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ,
                              errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -1937,14 +1939,17 @@ static BlockJob *mirror_start_job(
             ret = block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "intermediate node", iter, 0,
                                      iter_shared_perms, errp);
             if (ret < 0) {
+                bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
                 goto fail;
             }
         }
 
         if (bdrv_freeze_backing_chain(mirror_top_bs, target, errp) < 0) {
+            bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
             goto fail;
         }
     }
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&s->ops_in_flight);
 
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index b22d9c236b..51333e460b 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -352,8 +352,10 @@ void stream_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
      * already have our own plans. Also don't allow resize as the image size is
      * queried only at the job start and then cached.
      */
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(bs);
     if (block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "active node", bs, 0,
                            basic_flags | BLK_PERM_WRITE, errp)) {
+        bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -373,9 +375,11 @@ void stream_start(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
         ret = block_job_add_bdrv(&s->common, "intermediate node", iter, 0,
                                  basic_flags, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
             goto fail;
         }
     }
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
 
     s->base_overlay = base_overlay;
     s->above_base = above_base;
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 7920f6e500..af44322cbe 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -248,10 +248,8 @@ int block_job_add_bdrv(BlockJob *job, const char *name, BlockDriverState *bs,
         }
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
     }
-    bdrv_graph_wrlock(bs);
     c = bdrv_root_attach_child(bs, name, &child_job, 0, perm, shared_perm, job,
                                errp);
-    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
     if (need_context_ops) {
         aio_context_release(ctx);
         if (job->job.aio_context != qemu_get_aio_context()) {
@@ -515,7 +513,8 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
     BlockJob *job;
     int ret;
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
-    GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD_MAINLOOP();
+
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(bs);
 
     if (job_id == NULL && !(flags & JOB_INTERNAL)) {
         job_id = bdrv_get_device_name(bs);
@@ -524,6 +523,7 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
     job = job_create(job_id, &driver->job_driver, txn, bdrv_get_aio_context(bs),
                      flags, cb, opaque, errp);
     if (job == NULL) {
+        bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -563,9 +563,11 @@ void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
     return job;
 
 fail:
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
     job_early_fail(&job->job);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
index 95854f1477..e594c10d23 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ BlockJob *block_job_get_locked(const char *id);
  * @job. This means that all operations will be blocked on @bs while
  * @job exists.
  */
-int block_job_add_bdrv(BlockJob *job, const char *name, BlockDriverState *bs,
-                       uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared_perm, Error **errp);
+int GRAPH_WRLOCK
+block_job_add_bdrv(BlockJob *job, const char *name, BlockDriverState *bs,
+                   uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared_perm, Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * block_job_remove_all_bdrv:
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob_int.h b/include/block/blockjob_int.h
index 18ee6f7bf0..4c3d2e25a2 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob_int.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob_int.h
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ struct BlockJobDriver {
  * This function is not part of the public job interface; it should be
  * called from a wrapper that is specific to the job type.
  */
-void *block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
-                       JobTxn *txn, BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
-                       uint64_t shared_perm, int64_t speed, int flags,
-                       BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque, Error **errp);
+void * GRAPH_UNLOCKED
+block_job_create(const char *job_id, const BlockJobDriver *driver,
+                 JobTxn *txn, BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t perm,
+                 uint64_t shared_perm, int64_t speed, int flags,
+                 BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * block_job_free:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-bdrv-drain.c b/tests/unit/test-bdrv-drain.c
index f67e9df01c..40d17b4c5a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-bdrv-drain.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-bdrv-drain.c
@@ -794,7 +794,10 @@ static void test_blockjob_common_drain_node(enum drain_type drain_type,
                             0, 0, NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
     tjob->bs = src;
     job = &tjob->common;
+
+    bdrv_graph_wrlock(target);
     block_job_add_bdrv(job, "target", target, 0, BLK_PERM_ALL, &error_abort);
+    bdrv_graph_wrunlock();
 
     switch (result) {
     case TEST_JOB_SUCCESS: