diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index 5226b6f..605f531 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -932,6 +932,125 @@ static int qemu_rbd_snap_list(BlockDriverState *bs,
     return snap_count;
 }
 
+static int qemu_rbd_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
+                               BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp)
+{
+    BDRVRBDState *new_s;
+    rados_t c;
+    rados_ioctx_t io_ctx;
+    char pool[RBD_MAX_POOL_NAME_SIZE];
+    char snap_buf[RBD_MAX_SNAP_NAME_SIZE];
+    char conf[RBD_MAX_CONF_SIZE];
+    char clientname_buf[RBD_MAX_CONF_VAL_SIZE];
+    char *clientname;
+    int r;
+
+    new_s = reopen_state->opaque = g_new0(BDRVRBDState, 1);
+
+    r = qemu_rbd_parsename(reopen_state->bs->filename,
+                           pool, sizeof pool,
+                           snap_buf, sizeof snap_buf,
+                           new_s->name, sizeof new_s->name,
+                           conf, sizeof conf,
+                           errp);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    if (snap_buf[0] != '\0') {
+        new_s->snap = g_strdup(snap_buf);
+    }
+
+    clientname = qemu_rbd_parse_clientname(conf, clientname_buf);
+    r = rados_create(&c, clientname);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error creating cluster from config");
+        return r;
+    }
+    new_s->cluster = c;
+
+    if (conf[0] != '\0') {
+        r = qemu_rbd_set_conf(c, conf, false, errp);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error setting config");
+            return r;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (strstr(conf, "conf=") == NULL) {
+        r = rados_conf_read_file(c, NULL);
+    } else if (conf[0] != '\0') {
+        r = qemu_rbd_set_conf(c, conf, true, errp);
+    }
+
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error parsing config");
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    r = rados_connect(c);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error connecting");
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    r = rados_ioctx_create(c, pool, &io_ctx);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error creating ioctx");
+        return r;
+    }
+    new_s->io_ctx = io_ctx;
+
+    r = rbd_open(io_ctx, new_s->name, &new_s->image, new_s->snap);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "error opening rbd");
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void qemu_rbd_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state)
+{
+    BDRVRBDState *new_s = reopen_state->opaque;
+
+    if (new_s->io_ctx) {
+        rados_ioctx_destroy(new_s->io_ctx);
+    }
+
+    if (new_s->cluster) {
+        rados_shutdown(new_s->cluster);
+    }
+
+    g_free(new_s->snap);
+    g_free(reopen_state->opaque);
+    reopen_state->opaque = NULL;
+}
+
+static void qemu_rbd_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state)
+{
+    BDRVRBDState *s, *new_s;
+
+    s = reopen_state->bs->opaque;
+    new_s = reopen_state->opaque;
+
+    rados_aio_flush(s->io_ctx);
+
+    rbd_close(s->image);
+    rados_ioctx_destroy(s->io_ctx);
+    g_free(s->snap);
+    rados_shutdown(s->cluster);
+
+    s->io_ctx = new_s->io_ctx;
+    s->cluster = new_s->cluster;
+    s->image = new_s->image;
+    s->snap = new_s->snap;
+    reopen_state->bs->read_only = (s->snap != NULL);
+
+    g_free(reopen_state->opaque);
+    reopen_state->opaque = NULL;
+}
+
 #ifdef LIBRBD_SUPPORTS_DISCARD
 static BlockAIOCB* qemu_rbd_aio_discard(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                         int64_t sector_num,
@@ -991,6 +1110,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_rbd = {
     .create_opts        = &qemu_rbd_create_opts,
     .bdrv_getlength     = qemu_rbd_getlength,
     .bdrv_truncate      = qemu_rbd_truncate,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare = qemu_rbd_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit  = qemu_rbd_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort   = qemu_rbd_reopen_abort,
     .protocol_name      = "rbd",
 
     .bdrv_aio_readv         = qemu_rbd_aio_readv,
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 98b4b1a..583c4a9 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1759,3 +1759,17 @@ ETEXI
 STEXI
 @end table
 ETEXI
+
+
+    {
+        .name = "reload-rbd-config",
+        .args_type = "device:s",
+        .params = "device",
+        .help = "reload rbd ceph config live",
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_reload_rbd_config,
+    },
+
+STEXI
+@item reload rbd config
+Reload ceph config for RBD image.
+ETEXI
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 997a768..597fe74 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -2475,3 +2475,16 @@ void hmp_hotpluggable_cpus(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     qapi_free_HotpluggableCPUList(saved);
 }
+
+void hmp_reload_rbd_config(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    qmp_reload_rbd_config(device, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_free(err);
+        return;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index f5d9749..8d2edf7 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -133,5 +133,6 @@ void hmp_rocker_of_dpa_flows(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_rocker_of_dpa_groups(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_info_dump(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_hotpluggable_cpus(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_reload_rbd_config(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 0964eec..2a30cc7 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -4308,3 +4308,16 @@
 # Since: 2.7
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-hotpluggable-cpus', 'returns': ['HotpluggableCPU'] }
+
+##
+# @reload-rbd-config
+#
+# Reload the ceph config for a given RBD block device attached to the VM.
+#
+# @device: Name of the device.
+#
+# Returns: nothing on success.
+#
+# Since: 2.5
+##
+{'command': 'reload-rbd-config', 'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index b444c20..6db6775 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -4983,3 +4983,24 @@ Example for pseries machine type started with
      { "props": { "core": 0 }, "type": "POWER8-spapr-cpu-core",
        "vcpus-count": 1, "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]"}
    ]}'
+
+EQMP
+
+     {
+        .name = "reload-rbd-config",
+        .args_type = "device:s",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_reload_rbd_config,
+     },
+
+SQMP
+reload-rbd-config
+-----------------------------------------
+
+Reload the ceph config for an RBD block device.
+
+Arguments: None.
+
+Example:
+
+-> { "execute": "reload-rbd-config", "arguments": { "device": "drive-virtio-disk0" } }
+<- { "return": {} }
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 7df6543..d1205ac 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -708,3 +708,34 @@ ACPIOSTInfoList *qmp_query_acpi_ospm_status(Error **errp)
 
     return head;
 }
+
+void qmp_reload_rbd_config(const char *device, Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockBackend *blk;
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int ret;
+
+    blk = blk_by_name(device);
+    if (!blk) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "device");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bs = blk_bs(blk);
+    if (!bs) {
+        error_setg(errp, "no BDS found");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ret = bdrv_reopen(bs, bdrv_get_flags(bs), &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "failed reopening device");
+        return;
+    }
+}
