diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index e7cded6..fa87942 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -10,68 +10,68 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("check", img_check,
-    "check [-q] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T src_cache] filename")
+    "check [-q] [-L] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T src_cache] filename")
 STEXI
-@item check [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T @var{src_cache}] @var{filename}
+@item check [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T @var{src_cache}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("create", img_create,
-    "create [-q] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
+    "create [-q] [-L] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
 STEXI
-@item create [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
+@item create [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("commit", img_commit,
-    "commit [-q] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-b base] [-d] [-p] filename")
+    "commit [-q] [-L] [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-b base] [-d] [-p] filename")
 STEXI
-@item commit [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-b @var{base}] [-d] [-p] @var{filename}
+@item commit [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-b @var{base}] [-d] [-p] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("compare", img_compare,
-    "compare [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-F fmt] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-q] [-s] filename1 filename2")
+    "compare [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-F fmt] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-s] filename1 filename2")
 STEXI
-@item compare [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [-F @var{fmt}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-q] [-s] @var{filename1} @var{filename2}
+@item compare [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [-F @var{fmt}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-s] @var{filename1} @var{filename2}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("convert", img_convert,
-    "convert [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_id_or_name] [-l snapshot_param] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
+    "convert [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-n] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_id_or_name] [-l snapshot_param] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
 STEXI
-@item convert [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
+@item convert [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-c] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("info", img_info,
-    "info [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] filename")
+    "info [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-L] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] filename")
 STEXI
-@item info [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
+@item info [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [-L] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("map", img_map,
-    "map [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] filename")
+    "map [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-f fmt] [-L] [--output=ofmt] filename")
 STEXI
-@item map [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
+@item map [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [-L] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("snapshot", img_snapshot,
-    "snapshot [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
+    "snapshot [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
 STEXI
-@item snapshot [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
+@item snapshot [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("rebase", img_rebase,
-    "rebase [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
+    "rebase [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-T src_cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
 STEXI
-@item rebase [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
+@item rebase [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("resize", img_resize,
-    "resize [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] filename [+ | -]size")
+    "resize [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] filename [+ | -]size")
 STEXI
-@item resize [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
+@item resize [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-q] [-L] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("amend", img_amend,
-    "amend [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-p] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] -o options filename")
+    "amend [--object objectdef] [--image-opts] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-f fmt] [-t cache] -o options filename")
 STEXI
-@item amend [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-p] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] -o @var{options} @var{filename}
+@item amend [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-p] [-q] [-L] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] -o @var{options} @var{filename}
 @end table
 ETEXI
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 327be44..d737934 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void QEMU_NORETURN help(void)
            "  '-h' with or without a command shows this help and lists the supported formats\n"
            "  '-p' show progress of command (only certain commands)\n"
            "  '-q' use Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors)\n"
+           "  '-L' disables image locking\n"
            "  '-S' indicates the consecutive number of bytes (defaults to 4k) that must\n"
            "       contain only zeros for qemu-img to create a sparse image during\n"
            "       conversion. If the number of bytes is 0, the source will not be scanned for\n"
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index afaebdd..b91f2e1 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ progress is reported when the process receives a @code{SIGUSR1} signal.
 @item -q
 Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors). There's no progress bar
 in case both @var{-q} and @var{-p} options are used.
+@item -L
+disables image locking. The image will not be locked, other processes can
+access and lock this image while we are using it.
 @item -S @var{size}
 indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
 for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
