diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index b565ba805f..f2db213f4c 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3809,6 +3809,8 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_find_base(BlockDriverState *bs)
 int bdrv_drop_intermediate(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base,
                            const char *backing_file_str)
 {
+    BlockDriverState *explicit_top = top;
+    bool update_inherits_from;
     BdrvChild *c, *next;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret = -EIO;
@@ -3824,6 +3826,16 @@ int bdrv_drop_intermediate(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base,
         goto exit;
     }
 
+    /* If 'base' recursively inherits from 'top' then we should set
+     * base->inherits_from to top->inherits_from after 'top' and all
+     * other intermediate nodes have been dropped.
+     * If 'top' is an implicit node (e.g. "commit_top") we should skip
+     * it because no one inherits from it. We use explicit_top for that. */
+    while (explicit_top && explicit_top->implicit) {
+        explicit_top = backing_bs(explicit_top);
+    }
+    update_inherits_from = bdrv_inherits_from_recursive(base, explicit_top);
+
     /* success - we can delete the intermediate states, and link top->base */
     /* TODO Check graph modification op blockers (BLK_PERM_GRAPH_MOD) once
      * we've figured out how they should work. */
@@ -3859,6 +3871,10 @@ int bdrv_drop_intermediate(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base,
         bdrv_unref(top);
     }
 
+    if (update_inherits_from) {
+        base->inherits_from = explicit_top->inherits_from;
+    }
+
     ret = 0;
 exit:
     bdrv_unref(top);
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/161 b/tests/qemu-iotests/161
index 8d0c6afb47..180df17ad6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/161
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/161
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Test reopening a backing image after block-stream
+# Test reopening a backing image after block-stream and block-commit
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Igalia, S.L.
 #
@@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ _send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE \
 
 _cleanup_qemu
 
+# Third test: commit $TEST_IMG.int into $TEST_IMG.base and then reopen
+# $TEST.IMG changing the detect-zeroes option on its new backing file
+# ($TEST_IMG.base).
+echo
+echo "*** Commit and then change an option on the backing file"
+echo
+# Create the images again
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" _make_test_img $IMG_SIZE | _filter_imgfmt
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.int" _make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.base" | _filter_imgfmt
+_make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.int" | _filter_imgfmt
+
+_launch_qemu -drive if=none,file="${TEST_IMG}"
+_send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE \
+    "{ 'execute': 'qmp_capabilities' }" \
+    'return'
+
+_send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE \
+    "{ 'execute': 'block-commit', \
+       'arguments': { 'device': 'none0',
+                      'top': '${TEST_IMG}.int' } }" \
+    'return'
+
+# Wait for block-commit to finish
+sleep 0.5
+
+_send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE \
+    "{ 'execute': 'human-monitor-command',
+       'arguments': { 'command-line':
+                      'qemu-io none0 \"reopen -o backing.detect-zeroes=on\"' } }" \
+    "return"
+
+_cleanup_qemu
+
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
 rm -f $seq.full
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/161.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/161.out
index a3474717a2..39951993ee 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/161.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/161.out
@@ -20,4 +20,20 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "concluded", "id": "none0"}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "null", "id": "none0"}}
 {"return": ""}
+
+*** Commit and then change an option on the backing file
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.int', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.int
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "created", "id": "none0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "running", "id": "none0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "waiting", "id": "none0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "pending", "id": "none0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "none0", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "concluded", "id": "none0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "null", "id": "none0"}}
+{"return": ""}
 *** done
