diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index f4300e608ed8..2449f412dd00 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -3095,8 +3095,20 @@ void blk_mq_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	if (blk_mq_attempt_bio_merge(q, bio, nr_segs))
 		goto queue_exit;
 
-	if (blk_queue_is_zoned(q) && blk_zone_plug_bio(bio, nr_segs))
-		goto queue_exit;
+	if (blk_queue_is_zoned(q)) {
+		switch (blk_zone_plug_bio(bio, nr_segs)) {
+		case bzp_not_plugged:
+			break;
+		case bzp_plugged:
+			goto queue_exit;
+		case bzp_wouldblock:
+			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
+			goto queue_exit;
+		case bzp_failed:
+			bio_io_error(bio);
+			goto queue_exit;
+		}
+	}
 
 new_request:
 	if (rq) {
diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index 4b0be40a8ea7..cb2c05d8b1eb 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ static int disk_zone_sync_wp_offset(struct gendisk *disk, sector_t sector)
 					disk_report_zones_cb, &args);
 }
 
-static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_or_finish(struct bio *bio,
-						  unsigned int wp_offset)
+static enum blk_zone_plug_status
+blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_or_finish(struct bio *bio, unsigned int wp_offset)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
 	sector_t sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
@@ -684,10 +684,8 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_or_finish(struct bio *bio,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Conventional zones cannot be reset nor finished. */
-	if (!bdev_zone_is_seq(bio->bi_bdev, sector)) {
-		bio_io_error(bio);
-		return true;
-	}
+	if (!bdev_zone_is_seq(bio->bi_bdev, sector))
+		return bzp_failed;
 
 	/*
 	 * No-wait reset or finish BIOs do not make much sense as the callers
@@ -713,10 +711,11 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_or_finish(struct bio *bio,
 		disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return bzp_not_plugged;
 }
 
-static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_all(struct bio *bio)
+static enum blk_zone_plug_status
+blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_all(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
 	struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug;
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_all(struct bio *bio)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return bzp_not_plugged;
 }
 
 static void disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(struct gendisk *disk,
@@ -964,7 +963,8 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_prepare_bio(struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
+static enum blk_zone_plug_status
+blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
 	sector_t sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
@@ -980,19 +980,15 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	 * BIO-based devices, it is the responsibility of the driver to split
 	 * the bio before submitting it.
 	 */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_straddles_zones(bio))) {
-		bio_io_error(bio);
-		return true;
-	}
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_straddles_zones(bio)))
+		return bzp_failed;
 
 	/* Conventional zones do not need write plugging. */
 	if (!bdev_zone_is_seq(bio->bi_bdev, sector)) {
 		/* Zone append to conventional zones is not allowed. */
-		if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND) {
-			bio_io_error(bio);
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
+		if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND)
+			return bzp_failed;
+		return bzp_not_plugged;
 	}
 
 	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
@@ -1001,10 +997,9 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	zwplug = disk_get_and_lock_zone_wplug(disk, sector, gfp_mask, &flags);
 	if (!zwplug) {
 		if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
-			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
+			return bzp_wouldblock;
 		else
-			bio_io_error(bio);
-		return true;
+			return bzp_failed;
 	}
 
 	/* Indicate that this BIO is being handled using zone write plugging. */
@@ -1022,22 +1017,21 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 
 	if (!blk_zone_wplug_prepare_bio(zwplug, bio)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
-		bio_io_error(bio);
-		return true;
+		return bzp_failed;
 	}
 
 	zwplug->flags |= BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
 
-	return false;
+	return bzp_not_plugged;
 
 plug:
 	disk_zone_wplug_add_bio(disk, zwplug, bio, nr_segs);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
 
-	return true;
+	return bzp_plugged;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1048,16 +1042,17 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
  * Handle write, write zeroes and zone append operations requiring emulation
  * using zone write plugging.
  *
- * Return true whenever @bio execution needs to be delayed through the zone
- * write plug. Otherwise, return false to let the submission path process
- * @bio normally.
+ * Return %bzp_plugged if the @bio has been scheduled for delayed execution by
+ * adding it to zwplug->bio_list; %bzp_failed if the caller should fail @bio or
+ * %bzp_not_plugged to let the submission path process @bio normally.
  */
-bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
+enum blk_zone_plug_status blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio,
+					    unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = bio->bi_bdev;
 
 	if (!bdev->bd_disk->zone_wplugs_hash)
-		return false;
+		return bzp_not_plugged;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the BIO already has the plugging flag set, then it was already
@@ -1065,7 +1060,7 @@ bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	 * plug bio submit work.
 	 */
 	if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_ZONE_WRITE_PLUGGING))
-		return false;
+		return bzp_not_plugged;
 
 	/*
 	 * We do not need to do anything special for empty flush BIOs, e.g
@@ -1075,7 +1070,7 @@ bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	 * the written data.
 	 */
 	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) && !bio_sectors(bio))
-		return false;
+		return bzp_not_plugged;
 
 	/*
 	 * Regular writes and write zeroes need to be handled through the target
@@ -1097,7 +1092,7 @@ bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	switch (bio_op(bio)) {
 	case REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND:
 		if (!bdev_emulates_zone_append(bdev))
-			return false;
+			return bzp_not_plugged;
 		fallthrough;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE:
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
@@ -1110,10 +1105,10 @@ bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 	case REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL:
 		return blk_zone_wplug_handle_reset_all(bio);
 	default:
-		return false;
+		return bzp_not_plugged;
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return bzp_not_plugged;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_zone_plug_bio);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 39e5ffbf6d31..22f3ca58522d 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -690,18 +690,27 @@ static inline bool blk_queue_is_zoned(struct request_queue *q)
 		(q->limits.features & BLK_FEAT_ZONED);
 }
 
+enum blk_zone_plug_status {
+	bzp_not_plugged,
+	bzp_plugged,
+	bzp_wouldblock,
+	bzp_failed,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 static inline unsigned int disk_nr_zones(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	return disk->nr_zones;
 }
-bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs);
+enum blk_zone_plug_status blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio,
+					    unsigned int nr_segs);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
 static inline unsigned int disk_nr_zones(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline bool blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
+static inline enum blk_zone_plug_status blk_zone_plug_bio(struct bio *bio,
+							  unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	return false;
 }
