diff --git a/block/qapi-sysemu.c b/block/qapi-sysemu.c
index 8498402ad4..680c7ee342 100644
--- a/block/qapi-sysemu.c
+++ b/block/qapi-sysemu.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(bool has_device, const char *device,
                                 bool has_id, const char *id,
                                 const char *filename,
                                 bool has_format, const char *format,
+                                bool has_force, bool force,
                                 bool has_read_only,
                                 BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode read_only,
                                 Error **errp)
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(bool has_device, const char *device,
 
     rc = do_open_tray(has_device ? device : NULL,
                       has_id ? id : NULL,
-                      false, &err);
+                      force, &err);
     if (rc && rc != -ENOSYS) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 8476277aa9..6ec593ea08 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ ERST
 
     {
         .name       = "change",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?,read-only-mode:s?",
-        .params     = "device filename [format [read-only-mode]]",
-        .help       = "change a removable medium, optional format",
+        .args_type  = "device:B,force:-f,target:F,arg:s?,read-only-mode:s?",
+        .params     = "device [-f] filename [format [read-only-mode]]",
+        .help       = "change a removable medium, optional format, use -f to force the operation",
         .cmd        = hmp_change,
     },
 
@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ SRST
 ``change`` *device* *setting*
   Change the configuration of a device.
 
-  ``change`` *diskdevice* *filename* [*format* [*read-only-mode*]]
+  ``change`` *diskdevice* [-f] *filename* [*format* [*read-only-mode*]]
     Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to *filename*. eg::
 
       (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
 
+    ``-f``
+      forces the operation even if the guest has locked the tray.
+
     *format* is optional.
 
     *read-only-mode* may be used to change the read-only status of the device.
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index 634968498b..d8b98bed6c 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,7 @@ void hmp_change(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     const char *target = qdict_get_str(qdict, "target");
     const char *arg = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "arg");
     const char *read_only = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "read-only-mode");
+    bool force = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "force", false);
     BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode read_only_mode = 0;
     Error *err = NULL;
 
@@ -1508,7 +1509,8 @@ void hmp_change(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         }
 
         qmp_blockdev_change_medium(true, device, false, NULL, target,
-                                   !!arg, arg, !!read_only, read_only_mode,
+                                   !!arg, arg, true, force,
+                                   !!read_only, read_only_mode,
                                    &err);
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi/block.json b/qapi/block.json
index 82fcf2c914..3f100d4887 100644
--- a/qapi/block.json
+++ b/qapi/block.json
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@
 # @read-only-mode: change the read-only mode of the device; defaults
 #                  to 'retain'
 #
+# @force: if false (the default), an eject request through blockdev-open-tray
+#         will be sent to the guest if it has locked the tray (and the tray
+#         will not be opened immediately); if true, the tray will be opened
+#         regardless of whether it is locked. (since 7.1)
+#
 # Features:
 # @deprecated: Member @device is deprecated.  Use @id instead.
 #
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@
             '*id': 'str',
             'filename': 'str',
             '*format': 'str',
+            '*force': 'bool',
             '*read-only-mode': 'BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode' } }
 
 
diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index c4e5468f9e..a931174397 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -1529,6 +1529,7 @@ - (void)changeDeviceMedia:(id)sender
                                        false, NULL,
                                        [file cStringUsingEncoding:
                                                  NSASCIIStringEncoding],
                                        true, "raw",
+                                       true, false,
                                        false, 0,
                                        &err);
