diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0eb173d819..a007b22f80 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ void qmp_eject(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force, Error **errp)
     }
     error_free(local_err);
 
-    qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(device, errp);
+    qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(true, device, false, NULL, errp);
 }
 
 void qmp_block_passwd(bool has_device, const char *device,
@@ -2415,30 +2415,34 @@ void qmp_blockdev_close_tray(bool has_device, const char *device,
     blk_dev_change_media_cb(blk, true);
 }
 
-void qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(const char *device, Error **errp)
+void qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(bool has_device, const char *device,
+                                  bool has_id, const char *id, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     AioContext *aio_context;
-    bool has_device;
+    bool has_attached_device;
 
-    blk = blk_by_name(device);
+    device = has_device ? device : NULL;
+    id = has_id ? id : NULL;
+
+    blk = qmp_get_blk(device, id, errp);
     if (!blk) {
-        error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
-                  "Device '%s' not found", device);
         return;
     }
 
     /* For BBs without a device, we can exchange the BDS tree at will */
-    has_device = blk_get_attached_dev(blk);
+    has_attached_device = blk_get_attached_dev(blk);
 
-    if (has_device && !blk_dev_has_removable_media(blk)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is not removable", device);
+    if (has_attached_device && !blk_dev_has_removable_media(blk)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is not removable", device ?: id);
         return;
     }
 
-    if (has_device && blk_dev_has_tray(blk) && !blk_dev_is_tray_open(blk)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Tray of device '%s' is not open", device);
+    if (has_attached_device && blk_dev_has_tray(blk) &&
+        !blk_dev_is_tray_open(blk))
+    {
+        error_setg(errp, "Tray of device '%s' is not open", device ?: id);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2604,7 +2608,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(const char *device, const char *filename,
     error_free(err);
     err = NULL;
 
-    qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(device, &err);
+    qmp_x_blockdev_remove_medium(true, device, false, NULL, errp);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/docs/qmp-commands.txt b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
index ebb65e0ad8..e77bf2f1dd 100644
--- a/docs/qmp-commands.txt
+++ b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
@@ -3290,18 +3290,20 @@ Stay away from it unless you want to help with its development.
 
 Arguments:
 
-- "device": block device name (json-string)
+- "device": block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+            (json-string, optional)
+- "id": the name or QOM path of the guest device (json-string, optional)
 
 Example:
 
 -> { "execute": "x-blockdev-remove-medium",
-     "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
+     "arguments": { "id": "ide0-1-0" } }
 
 <- { "error": { "class": "GenericError",
-                "desc": "Tray of device 'ide1-cd0' is not open" } }
+                "desc": "Tray of device 'ide0-1-0' is not open" } }
 
 -> { "execute": "blockdev-open-tray",
-     "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
+     "arguments": { "id": "ide0-1-0" } }
 
 <- { "timestamp": { "seconds": 1418751627,
                     "microseconds": 549958 },
@@ -3312,7 +3314,7 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": {} }
 
 -> { "execute": "x-blockdev-remove-medium",
-     "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
+     "arguments": { "device": "ide0-1-0" } }
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 6ac680966f..e370366786 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2410,12 +2410,15 @@
 # This command is still a work in progress and is considered experimental.
 # Stay away from it unless you want to help with its development.
 #
-# @device: block device name
+# @device: #optional Block device name (deprecated, use @id instead)
+#
+# @id:     #optional The name or QOM path of the guest device (since: 2.8)
 #
 # Since: 2.5
 ##
 { 'command': 'x-blockdev-remove-medium',
-  'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
+  'data': { '*device': 'str',
+            '*id': 'str' } }
 
 ##
 # @x-blockdev-insert-medium: