diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 97062e3..ee3a153 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, BlockDriverState) monitor_bdrv_states =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(monitor_bdrv_states);
 
-static int do_open_tray(const char *device, bool force, Error **errp);
+static int do_open_tray(const char *blk_name, const char *qdev_id,
+                        bool force, Error **errp);
 
 static const char *const if_name[IF_COUNT] = {
     [IF_NONE] = "none",
@@ -1196,6 +1197,29 @@ static BlockDriverState *qmp_get_root_bs(const char *name, Error **errp)
     return bs;
 }
 
+static BlockBackend *qmp_get_blk(const char *blk_name, const char *qdev_id,
+                                 Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockBackend *blk;
+
+    if (!blk_name == !qdev_id) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Need exactly one of 'device' and 'id'");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (qdev_id) {
+        blk = blk_by_qdev_id(qdev_id, errp);
+    } else {
+        blk = blk_by_name(blk_name);
+        if (blk == NULL) {
+            error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
+                      "Device '%s' not found", blk_name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return blk;
+}
+
 void hmp_commit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
@@ -2248,7 +2272,7 @@ void qmp_eject(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force, Error **errp)
         force = false;
     }
 
-    rc = do_open_tray(device, force, &local_err);
+    rc = do_open_tray(device, NULL, force, &local_err);
     if (rc && rc != -ENOSYS) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -2293,15 +2317,15 @@ void qmp_block_passwd(bool has_device, const char *device,
  * If the guest was asked to open the tray, return -EINPROGRESS.
  * Else, return 0.
  */
-static int do_open_tray(const char *device, bool force, Error **errp)
+static int do_open_tray(const char *blk_name, const char *qdev_id,
+                        bool force, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
+    const char *device = qdev_id ?: blk_name;
     bool locked;
 
-    blk = blk_by_name(device);
+    blk = qmp_get_blk(blk_name, qdev_id, errp);
     if (!blk) {
-        error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
-                  "Device '%s' not found", device);
         return -ENODEV;
     }
 
@@ -2337,7 +2361,9 @@ static int do_open_tray(const char *device, bool force, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void qmp_blockdev_open_tray(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force,
+void qmp_blockdev_open_tray(bool has_device, const char *device,
+                            bool has_id, const char *id,
+                            bool has_force, bool force,
                             Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -2346,7 +2372,9 @@ void qmp_blockdev_open_tray(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force,
     if (!has_force) {
         force = false;
     }
-    rc = do_open_tray(device, force, &local_err);
+    rc = do_open_tray(has_device ? device : NULL,
+                      has_id ? id : NULL,
+                      force, &local_err);
     if (rc && rc != -ENOSYS && rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -2354,19 +2382,21 @@ void qmp_blockdev_open_tray(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force,
     error_free(local_err);
 }
 
-void qmp_blockdev_close_tray(const char *device, Error **errp)
+void qmp_blockdev_close_tray(bool has_device, const char *device,
+                             bool has_id, const char *id,
+                             Error **errp)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
 
-    blk = blk_by_name(device);
+    blk = qmp_get_blk(has_device ? device : NULL,
+                      has_id ? id : NULL,
+                      errp);
     if (!blk) {
-        error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
-                  "Device '%s' not found", device);
         return;
     }
 
     if (!blk_dev_has_removable_media(blk)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is not removable", device);
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is not removable", device ?: id);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2562,7 +2592,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(const char *device, const char *filename,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    rc = do_open_tray(device, false, &err);
+    rc = do_open_tray(device, NULL, false, &err);
     if (rc && rc != -ENOSYS) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         goto fail;
@@ -2584,7 +2614,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(const char *device, const char *filename,
 
     blk_apply_root_state(blk, medium_bs);
 
-    qmp_blockdev_close_tray(device, errp);
+    qmp_blockdev_close_tray(true, device, false, NULL, errp);
 
 fail:
     /* If the medium has been inserted, the device has its own reference, so
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 31f9990..069c699 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2316,7 +2316,9 @@
 #   to it
 # - if the guest device does not have an actual tray
 #
-# @device: block device name
+# @device:  block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+#
+# @id:      the name or QOM path of the guest device (since: 2.8)
 #
 # @force:  #optional if false (the default), an eject request will be sent to
 #          the guest if it has locked the tray (and the tray will not be opened
@@ -2326,7 +2328,8 @@
 # Since: 2.5
 ##
 { 'command': 'blockdev-open-tray',
-  'data': { 'device': 'str',
+  'data': { '*device': 'str',
+            '*id': 'str',
             '*force': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
@@ -2338,12 +2341,15 @@
 #
 # If the tray was already closed before, this will be a no-op.
 #
-# @device: block device name
+# @device:  block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+#
+# @id:      the name or QOM path of the guest device (since: 2.8)
 #
 # Since: 2.5
 ##
 { 'command': 'blockdev-close-tray',
-  'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
+  'data': { '*device': 'str',
+            '*id': 'str' } }
 
 ##
 # @x-blockdev-remove-medium:
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index ba2a916..0fd679c 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -4277,7 +4277,7 @@ EQMP
 
     {
         .name       = "blockdev-open-tray",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,force:b?",
+        .args_type  = "device:s?,id:s?,force:b?",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_blockdev_open_tray,
     },
 
@@ -4302,7 +4302,9 @@ which no such event will be generated, these include:
 
 Arguments:
 
-- "device": block device name (json-string)
+- "device": block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+            (json-string, optional)
+- "id": the name or QOM path of the guest device (json-string, optional)
 - "force": if false (the default), an eject request will be sent to the guest if
            it has locked the tray (and the tray will not be opened immediately);
            if true, the tray will be opened regardless of whether it is locked
@@ -4325,7 +4327,7 @@ EQMP
 
     {
         .name       = "blockdev-close-tray",
-        .args_type  = "device:s",
+        .args_type  = "device:s?,id:s?",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_blockdev_close_tray,
     },
 
@@ -4341,7 +4343,9 @@ If the tray was already closed before, this will be a no-op.
 
 Arguments:
 
-- "device": block device name (json-string)
+- "device": block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+            (json-string, optional)
+- "id": the name or QOM path of the guest device (json-string, optional)
 
 Example:
 
