diff --git a/include/qemu/job-monitor.h b/include/qemu/job-monitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7189cdafef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/qemu/job-monitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+/*
+ * Declarations for background jobs
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 IBM Corp.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef JOB_MONITOR_H
+#define JOB_MONITOR_H
+
+#include "job-common.h"
+
+/*
+ * Job monitor API.
+ *
+ * These functions use are used by the QEMU monitor, for example
+ * to execute QMP commands. The monitor is aware of the job_mutex
+ * presence, so these functions assume it is held by the caller
+ * to protect job fields (see job-common.h).
+ * This prevents TOC/TOU bugs, allowing the caller to hold the
+ * lock between a check in the job state and the actual action.
+ *
+ * Therefore, each function in this API that needs protection
+ * must have the comment
+ * "Called between job_lock and job_unlock."
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Allocate and return a new job transaction. Jobs can be added to the
+ * transaction using job_txn_add_job().
+ *
+ * The transaction is automatically freed when the last job completes or is
+ * cancelled.
+ *
+ * All jobs in the transaction either complete successfully or fail/cancel as a
+ * group.  Jobs wait for each other before completing.  Cancelling one job
+ * cancels all jobs in the transaction.
+ */
+JobTxn *job_txn_new(void);
+
+/**
+ * Release a reference that was previously acquired with job_txn_add_job or
+ * job_txn_new. If it's the last reference to the object, it will be freed.
+ */
+void job_txn_unref(JobTxn *txn);
+
+/**
+ * @txn: The transaction (may be NULL)
+ * @job: Job to add to the transaction
+ *
+ * Add @job to the transaction.  The @job must not already be in a transaction.
+ * The caller must call either job_txn_unref() or job_completed() to release
+ * the reference that is automatically grabbed here.
+ *
+ * If @txn is NULL, the function does nothing.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_txn_add_job(JobTxn *txn, Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Add a reference to Job refcnt, it will be decreased with job_unref, and then
+ * be freed if it comes to be the last reference.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_ref(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Release a reference that was previously acquired with job_ref() or
+ * job_create(). If it's the last reference to the object, it will be freed.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_unref(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Conditionally enter the job coroutine if the job is ready to run, not
+ * already busy and fn() returns true. fn() is called while under the job_lock
+ * critical section.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock, but it releases the lock temporarly.
+ */
+void job_enter_cond(Job *job, bool(*fn)(Job *job));
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the job should not be visible to the management layer.
+ */
+bool job_is_internal(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the job is in a completed state.
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+bool job_is_completed(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Request @job to pause at the next pause point. Must be paired with
+ * job_resume(). If the job is supposed to be resumed by user action, call
+ * job_user_pause() instead.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_pause(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Resumes a @job paused with job_pause.
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_resume(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronously pause the specified @job.
+ * Do not allow a resume until a matching call to job_user_resume.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_user_pause(Job *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the job is user-paused.
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+bool job_user_paused(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Resume the specified @job.
+ * Must be paired with a preceding job_user_pause.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_user_resume(Job *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Get the next element from the list of block jobs after @job, or the
+ * first one if @job is %NULL.
+ *
+ * Returns the requested job, or %NULL if there are no more jobs left.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+Job *job_next(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Get the job identified by @id (which must not be %NULL).
+ *
+ * Returns the requested job, or %NULL if it doesn't exist.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+Job *job_get(const char *id);
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the verb @verb can be applied to @job in its current state.
+ * Returns 0 if the verb can be applied; otherwise errp is set and -EPERM
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+int job_apply_verb(Job *job, JobVerb verb, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronously complete the specified @job.
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock, but it releases the lock temporarly.
+ */
+void job_complete(Job *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronously cancel the specified @job. If @force is true, the job should
+ * be cancelled immediately without waiting for a consistent state.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_cancel(Job *job, bool force);
+
+/**
+ * Cancels the specified job like job_cancel(), but may refuse to do so if the
+ * operation isn't meaningful in the current state of the job.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_user_cancel(Job *job, bool force, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Synchronously cancel the @job.  The completion callback is called
+ * before the function returns.  If @force is false, the job may
+ * actually complete instead of canceling itself; the circumstances
+ * under which this happens depend on the kind of job that is active.
+ *
+ * Returns the return value from the job if the job actually completed
+ * during the call, or -ECANCELED if it was canceled.
+ *
+ * Callers must hold the AioContext lock of job->aio_context.
+ */
+int job_cancel_sync(Job *job, bool force);
+
+/**
+ * Synchronously force-cancels all jobs using job_cancel_sync().
+ *
+ * Called with job_lock *not* held, unlike most other APIs consumed
+ * by the monitor! This is primarly to avoid adding unnecessary lock-unlock
+ * patterns in the caller.
+ */
+void job_cancel_sync_all(void);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job to be completed.
+ * @errp: Error object which may be set by job_complete(); this is not
+ *        necessarily set on every error, the job return value has to be
+ *        checked as well.
+ *
+ * Synchronously complete the job.  The completion callback is called before the
+ * function returns, unless it is NULL (which is permissible when using this
+ * function).
+ *
+ * Returns the return value from the job.
+ *
+ * Callers must hold the AioContext lock of job->aio_context.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+int job_complete_sync(Job *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * For a @job that has finished its work and is pending awaiting explicit
+ * acknowledgement to commit its work, this will commit that work.
+ *
+ * FIXME: Make the below statement universally true:
+ * For jobs that support the manual workflow mode, all graph changes that occur
+ * as a result will occur after this command and before a successful reply.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_finalize(Job *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Remove the concluded @job from the query list and resets the passed pointer
+ * to %NULL. Returns an error if the job is not actually concluded.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
+ */
+void job_dismiss(Job **job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * Synchronously finishes the given @job. If @finish is given, it is called to
+ * trigger completion or cancellation of the job.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the job is successfully completed, -ECANCELED if the job was
+ * cancelled before completing, and -errno in other error cases.
+ *
+ * Callers must hold the AioContext lock of job->aio_context.
+ *
+ * Called between job_lock and job_unlock, but it releases the lock temporarly.
+ */
+int job_finish_sync(Job *job, void (*finish)(Job *, Error **errp),
+                    Error **errp);
+
+/** Same as job_is_ready(), but assumes job_lock is held. */
+bool job_is_ready_locked(Job *job);
+
+/** Same as job_early_fail(), but assumes job_lock is held. */
+void job_early_fail_locked(Job *job);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/qemu/job.h b/include/qemu/job.h
index 0003b636bc..79f5367f3d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/job.h
+++ b/include/qemu/job.h
@@ -26,40 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef JOB_H
 #define JOB_H
 
-#include "job-common.h"
-
-/**
- * Allocate and return a new job transaction. Jobs can be added to the
- * transaction using job_txn_add_job().
- *
- * The transaction is automatically freed when the last job completes or is
- * cancelled.
- *
- * All jobs in the transaction either complete successfully or fail/cancel as a
- * group.  Jobs wait for each other before completing.  Cancelling one job
- * cancels all jobs in the transaction.
- */
-JobTxn *job_txn_new(void);
-
-/**
- * Release a reference that was previously acquired with job_txn_add_job or
- * job_txn_new. If it's the last reference to the object, it will be freed.
- */
-void job_txn_unref(JobTxn *txn);
-
-/**
- * @txn: The transaction (may be NULL)
- * @job: Job to add to the transaction
- *
- * Add @job to the transaction.  The @job must not already be in a transaction.
- * The caller must call either job_txn_unref() or job_completed() to release
- * the reference that is automatically grabbed here.
- *
- * If @txn is NULL, the function does nothing.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_txn_add_job(JobTxn *txn, Job *job);
+#include "job-monitor.h"
 
 /**
  * Create a new long-running job and return it.
@@ -77,22 +44,6 @@ void *job_create(const char *job_id, const JobDriver *driver, JobTxn *txn,
                  AioContext *ctx, int flags, BlockCompletionFunc *cb,
                  void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
-/**
- * Add a reference to Job refcnt, it will be decreased with job_unref, and then
- * be freed if it comes to be the last reference.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_ref(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Release a reference that was previously acquired with job_ref() or
- * job_create(). If it's the last reference to the object, it will be freed.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_unref(Job *job);
-
 /**
  * @job: The job that has made progress
  * @done: How much progress the job made since the last call
@@ -126,15 +77,6 @@ void job_progress_set_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t remaining);
  */
 void job_progress_increase_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t delta);
 
-/**
- * Conditionally enter the job coroutine if the job is ready to run, not
- * already busy and fn() returns true. fn() is called while under the job_lock
- * critical section.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock, but it releases the lock temporarly.
- */
-void job_enter_cond(Job *job, bool(*fn)(Job *job));
-
 /**
  * @job: A job that has not yet been started.
  *
@@ -175,9 +117,6 @@ void job_yield(Job *job);
  */
 void coroutine_fn job_sleep_ns(Job *job, int64_t ns);
 
-/** Returns true if the job should not be visible to the management layer. */
-bool job_is_internal(Job *job);
-
 /** Returns whether the job is being cancelled. */
 bool job_is_cancelled(Job *job);
 
@@ -187,180 +126,15 @@ bool job_is_cancelled(Job *job);
  */
 bool job_cancel_requested(Job *job);
 
-/**
- * Returns whether the job is in a completed state.
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-bool job_is_completed(Job *job);
-
 /** Returns whether the job is ready to be completed. */
 bool job_is_ready(Job *job);
 
-/** Same as job_is_ready(), but assumes job_lock is held. */
-bool job_is_ready_locked(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Request @job to pause at the next pause point. Must be paired with
- * job_resume(). If the job is supposed to be resumed by user action, call
- * job_user_pause() instead.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_pause(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Resumes a @job paused with job_pause.
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_resume(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Asynchronously pause the specified @job.
- * Do not allow a resume until a matching call to job_user_resume.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_user_pause(Job *job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Returns true if the job is user-paused.
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-bool job_user_paused(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Resume the specified @job.
- * Must be paired with a preceding job_user_pause.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_user_resume(Job *job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Get the next element from the list of block jobs after @job, or the
- * first one if @job is %NULL.
- *
- * Returns the requested job, or %NULL if there are no more jobs left.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-Job *job_next(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Get the job identified by @id (which must not be %NULL).
- *
- * Returns the requested job, or %NULL if it doesn't exist.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-Job *job_get(const char *id);
-
-/**
- * Check whether the verb @verb can be applied to @job in its current state.
- * Returns 0 if the verb can be applied; otherwise errp is set and -EPERM
- * returned.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-int job_apply_verb(Job *job, JobVerb verb, Error **errp);
-
 /** The @job could not be started, free it. */
 void job_early_fail(Job *job);
 
-/** Same as job_early_fail(), but assumes job_lock is held. */
-void job_early_fail_locked(Job *job);
-
 /** Moves the @job from RUNNING to READY */
 void job_transition_to_ready(Job *job);
 
-/**
- * Asynchronously complete the specified @job.
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock, but it releases the lock temporarly.
- */
-void job_complete(Job *job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Asynchronously cancel the specified @job. If @force is true, the job should
- * be cancelled immediately without waiting for a consistent state.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_cancel(Job *job, bool force);
-
-/**
- * Cancels the specified job like job_cancel(), but may refuse to do so if the
- * operation isn't meaningful in the current state of the job.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_user_cancel(Job *job, bool force, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Synchronously cancel the @job.  The completion callback is called
- * before the function returns.  If @force is false, the job may
- * actually complete instead of canceling itself; the circumstances
- * under which this happens depend on the kind of job that is active.
- *
- * Returns the return value from the job if the job actually completed
- * during the call, or -ECANCELED if it was canceled.
- */
-int job_cancel_sync(Job *job, bool force);
-
-/**
- * Synchronously force-cancels all jobs using job_cancel_sync().
- *
- * Called with job_lock *not* held, unlike most other APIs consumed
- * by the monitor! This is primarly to avoid adding unnecessary lock-unlock
- * patterns in the caller.
- */
-void job_cancel_sync_all(void);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job to be completed.
- * @errp: Error object which may be set by job_complete(); this is not
- *        necessarily set on every error, the job return value has to be
- *        checked as well.
- *
- * Synchronously complete the job.  The completion callback is called before the
- * function returns, unless it is NULL (which is permissible when using this
- * function).
- *
- * Returns the return value from the job.
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-int job_complete_sync(Job *job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * For a @job that has finished its work and is pending awaiting explicit
- * acknowledgement to commit its work, this will commit that work.
- *
- * FIXME: Make the below statement universally true:
- * For jobs that support the manual workflow mode, all graph changes that occur
- * as a result will occur after this command and before a successful reply.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_finalize(Job *job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Remove the concluded @job from the query list and resets the passed pointer
- * to %NULL. Returns an error if the job is not actually concluded.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-void job_dismiss(Job **job, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * Synchronously finishes the given @job. If @finish is given, it is called to
- * trigger completion or cancellation of the job.
- *
- * Returns 0 if the job is successfully completed, -ECANCELED if the job was
- * cancelled before completing, and -errno in other error cases.
- *
- * Called between job_lock and job_unlock.
- */
-int job_finish_sync(Job *job, void (*finish)(Job *, Error **errp), Error **errp);
-
 /** Enters the @job if it is not paused */
 void job_enter_not_paused(Job *job);
 
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index 53c64fcde1..aa8c4fe1b6 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
  * therefore needs consistency across job_get and the actual operation
  * (e.g. job_user_cancel). To achieve this consistency, the caller
  * calls job_lock/job_unlock itself around the whole operation.
+ * These functions are declared in job-monitor.h.
  *
  *
  * The second includes functions used by the block job drivers and sometimes
