diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 965654d..b729c4b 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ static void cow_request_end(CowRequest *req)
 
 static int coroutine_fn backup_do_cow(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                       int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors,
-                                      bool *error_is_read)
+                                      bool *error_is_read,
+                                      bool is_write_notifier)
 {
     BackupBlockJob *job = (BackupBlockJob *)bs->job;
     CowRequest cow_request;
@@ -129,8 +130,13 @@ static int coroutine_fn backup_do_cow(BlockDriverState *bs,
         iov.iov_len = n * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
         qemu_iovec_init_external(&bounce_qiov, &iov, 1);
 
-        ret = bdrv_co_readv(bs, start * BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, n,
-                            &bounce_qiov);
+        if (is_write_notifier) {
+            ret = bdrv_co_nested_readv(bs, start * BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER,
+                                       n, &bounce_qiov);
+        } else {
+            ret = bdrv_co_readv(bs, start * BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, n,
+                                &bounce_qiov);
+        }
         if (ret < 0) {
             trace_backup_do_cow_read_fail(job, start, ret);
             if (error_is_read) {
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn backup_before_write_notify(
     assert((req->offset & (BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - 1)) == 0);
     assert((req->bytes & (BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - 1)) == 0);
 
-    return backup_do_cow(req->bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, NULL);
+    return backup_do_cow(req->bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, NULL, true);
 }
 
 static void backup_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
@@ -303,7 +309,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn backup_run_incremental(BackupBlockJob *job)
                     return ret;
                 }
                 ret = backup_do_cow(bs, cluster * BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER,
-                                    BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, &error_is_read);
+                                    BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, &error_is_read,
+                                    false);
                 if ((ret < 0) &&
                     backup_error_action(job, error_is_read, -ret) ==
                     BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT) {
@@ -408,7 +415,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
             }
             /* FULL sync mode we copy the whole drive. */
             ret = backup_do_cow(bs, start * BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER,
-                    BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, &error_is_read);
+                    BACKUP_SECTORS_PER_CLUSTER, &error_is_read, false);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 /* Depending on error action, fail now or retry cluster */
                 BlockErrorAction action =
diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index d4bc83b..04325f9 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -932,7 +932,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_do_preadv(BlockDriverState *bs,
         return ret;
     }
 
-    if (bs->copy_on_read) {
+    /* Don't do copy-on-read if we read data before write operation */
+    if (bs->copy_on_read && !(flags & BDRV_REQ_NESTED)) {
         flags |= BDRV_REQ_COPY_ON_READ;
     }
 
@@ -1001,6 +1002,14 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
     return bdrv_co_do_readv(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, qiov, 0);
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_nested_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
+    int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
+{
+    trace_bdrv_co_nested_readv(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
+
+    return bdrv_co_do_readv(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, qiov, BDRV_REQ_NESTED);
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
     int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
 {
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 608cd4e..f5578b2 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef enum {
      * opened with BDRV_O_UNMAP.
      */
     BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP    = 0x4,
+    BDRV_REQ_NESTED       = 0x8,
 } BdrvRequestFlags;
 
 typedef struct BlockSizes {
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
     int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov);
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
     int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov);
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_nested_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
+    int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov);
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_writev(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
     int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov);
 /*
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 8f9614a..e29e1cf 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ bdrv_aio_write_zeroes(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int flags, v
 bdrv_lock_medium(void *bs, bool locked) "bs %p locked %d"
 bdrv_co_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
 bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
+bdrv_co_nested_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
 bdrv_co_writev(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
 bdrv_co_write_zeroes(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector, int flags) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d flags %#x"
 bdrv_co_io_em(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int is_write, void *acb) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d is_write %d acb %p"
