diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 6b692b0fa578..b9095751e43b 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ static void __virtio_config_changed(struct virtio_device *dev)
 {
 	struct virtio_driver *drv = drv_to_virtio(dev->dev.driver);
 
-	if (!dev->config_core_enabled)
+	if (!dev->config_core_enabled || dev->config_driver_disabled)
 		dev->config_change_pending = true;
-	else if (drv && drv->config_changed)
+	else if (drv && drv->config_changed) {
 		drv->config_changed(dev);
+		dev->config_change_pending = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void virtio_config_changed(struct virtio_device *dev)
@@ -143,6 +145,38 @@ void virtio_config_changed(struct virtio_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_config_changed);
 
+/**
+ * virtio_config_driver_disable - disable config change reporting by drivers
+ * @dev: the device to reset
+ *
+ * This is only allowed to be called by a driver and disabling can't
+ * be nested.
+ */
+void virtio_config_driver_disable(struct virtio_device *dev)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
+	dev->config_driver_disabled = true;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_config_driver_disable);
+
+/**
+ * virtio_config_driver_enable - enable config change reporting by drivers
+ * @dev: the device to reset
+ *
+ * This is only allowed to be called by a driver and enabling can't
+ * be nested.
+ */
+void virtio_config_driver_enable(struct virtio_device *dev)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
+	dev->config_driver_disabled = false;
+	if (dev->config_change_pending)
+		__virtio_config_changed(dev);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_config_driver_enable);
+
 static void virtio_config_core_disable(struct virtio_device *dev)
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
@@ -156,7 +190,6 @@ static void virtio_config_core_enable(struct virtio_device *dev)
 	dev->config_core_enabled = true;
 	if (dev->config_change_pending)
 		__virtio_config_changed(dev);
-	dev->config_change_pending = false;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->config_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index de6d3cc176d9..306137a15d07 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ struct virtio_admin_cmd {
  * @index: unique position on the virtio bus
  * @failed: saved value for VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED bit (for restore)
  * @config_core_enabled: configuration change reporting enabled by core
+ * @config_driver_disabled: configuration change reporting disabled by
+ *                          a driver
  * @config_change_pending: configuration change reported while disabled
  * @config_lock: protects configuration change reporting
  * @vqs_list_lock: protects @vqs.
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ struct virtio_device {
 	int index;
 	bool failed;
 	bool config_core_enabled;
+	bool config_driver_disabled;
 	bool config_change_pending;
 	spinlock_t config_lock;
 	spinlock_t vqs_list_lock;
@@ -166,6 +169,10 @@ void __virtqueue_break(struct virtqueue *_vq);
 void __virtqueue_unbreak(struct virtqueue *_vq);
 
 void virtio_config_changed(struct virtio_device *dev);
+
+void virtio_config_driver_disable(struct virtio_device *dev);
+void virtio_config_driver_enable(struct virtio_device *dev);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_restore(struct virtio_device *dev);