diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index fe0114bf26..575292ada2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ bool
 qemuBlockJobIsRunning(qemuBlockJobDataPtr job)
 {
     return job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_RUNNING ||
-           job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_READY;
+           job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_READY ||
+           job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING ||
+           job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING;
 }
 
 
@@ -671,6 +673,10 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcessConcluded(qemuBlockJobDataPtr job,
     if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0 || rc < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (job->newstate == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_COMPLETED &&
+        job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING)
+        job->newstate = QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_CANCELLED;
+
     if (refreshed)
         qemuDomainSaveStatus(vm);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 87a05b8718..3a2c5f5334 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -17029,6 +17029,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockPivot(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     if (disk && disk->mirror)
         disk->mirrorState = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_MIRROR_STATE_PIVOT;
+    job->state = QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING;
 
  cleanup:
     return ret;
@@ -17183,10 +17184,10 @@ qemuDomainBlockJobAbort(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto endjob;
     }
 
-    if (disk->mirrorState != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_MIRROR_STATE_NONE &&
-        disk->mirrorState != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_MIRROR_STATE_READY) {
+    if (job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING ||
+        job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       _("another job on disk '%s' is still being ended"),
+                       _("block job on disk '%s' is still being ended"),
                        disk->dst);
         goto endjob;
     }
@@ -17210,6 +17211,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockJobAbort(virDomainPtr dom,
 
         if (disk->mirror)
             disk->mirrorState = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_MIRROR_STATE_ABORT;
+        job->state = QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING;
     }
 
     ignore_value(virDomainSaveStatus(driver->xmlopt, cfg->stateDir, vm, driver->caps));