diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index aade602a04..c0e61483af 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -3442,6 +3442,18 @@
   } }
 
 ##
+# @x-blockdev-create:
+#
+# Create an image format on a given node.
+# TODO Replace with something asynchronous (block job?)
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{ 'command': 'x-blockdev-create',
+  'data': 'BlockdevCreateOptions',
+  'boxed': true }
+
+##
 # @blockdev-open-tray:
 #
 # Opens a block device's tray. If there is a block driver state tree inserted as
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 4b11f814a8..fdc76f1735 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ char *bdrv_perm_names(uint64_t perm);
 void bdrv_init(void);
 void bdrv_init_with_whitelist(void);
 bool bdrv_uses_whitelist(void);
+int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only);
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
                                 bool allow_protocol_prefix,
                                 Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 29cafa4236..a9f144d7bd 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ struct BlockDriver {
     int (*bdrv_file_open)(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                           Error **errp);
     void (*bdrv_close)(BlockDriverState *bs);
+    int coroutine_fn (*bdrv_co_create)(BlockdevCreateOptions *opts,
+                                       Error **errp);
     int (*bdrv_create)(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
     int (*bdrv_make_empty)(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index f24d89e7de..725c33e53f 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name)
     return bdrv_do_find_format(format_name);
 }
 
-static int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
+int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
 {
     static const char *whitelist_rw[] = {
         CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST
diff --git a/block/create.c b/block/create.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e95446a0f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/create.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Block layer code related to image creation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "qmp-commands.h"
+
+typedef struct BlockdevCreateCo {
+    BlockDriver *drv;
+    BlockdevCreateOptions *opts;
+    int ret;
+    Error **errp;
+} BlockdevCreateCo;
+
+static void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_co_entry(void *opaque)
+{
+    BlockdevCreateCo *cco = opaque;
+    cco->ret = cco->drv->bdrv_co_create(cco->opts, cco->errp);
+}
+
+void qmp_x_blockdev_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *options, Error **errp)
+{
+    const char *fmt = BlockdevDriver_str(options->driver);
+    BlockDriver *drv = bdrv_find_format(fmt);
+    Coroutine *co;
+    BlockdevCreateCo cco;
+
+    /* If the driver is in the schema, we know that it exists. But it may not
+     * be whitelisted. */
+    assert(drv);
+    if (bdrv_uses_whitelist() && !bdrv_is_whitelisted(drv, true)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Driver is not whitelisted");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Call callback if it exists */
+    if (!drv->bdrv_co_create) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Driver does not support blockdev-create");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cco = (BlockdevCreateCo) {
+        .drv = drv,
+        .opts = options,
+        .ret = -EINPROGRESS,
+        .errp = errp,
+    };
+
+    co = qemu_coroutine_create(bdrv_co_create_co_entry, &cco);
+    qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
+    while (cco.ret == -EINPROGRESS) {
+        aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 02e331a938..65450415f8 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -4437,7 +4437,8 @@ BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2 = {
     .bdrv_reopen_abort    = qcow2_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_join_options    = qcow2_join_options,
     .bdrv_child_perm      = bdrv_format_default_perms,
-    .bdrv_create        = qcow2_create,
+    .bdrv_create          = qcow2_create,
+    .bdrv_co_create       = qcow2_create2,
     .bdrv_has_zero_init = bdrv_has_zero_init_1,
     .bdrv_co_get_block_status = qcow2_co_get_block_status,
 
diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index a73387f1bf..c7190c328e 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ block-obj-y += block-backend.o snapshot.o qapi.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += file-win32.o win32-aio.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += file-posix.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
-block-obj-y += null.o mirror.o commit.o io.o
+block-obj-y += null.o mirror.o commit.o io.o create.o
 block-obj-y += throttle-groups.o
 
 block-obj-y += nbd.o nbd-client.o sheepdog.o
