diff --git a/block/nvme.c b/block/nvme.c
index 0bae185b88..a487b4d381 100644
--- a/block/nvme.c
+++ b/block/nvme.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,27 @@ static void nvme_aio_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs)
     }
 }
 
+static void nvme_register_buf(BlockDriverState *bs, void *host, size_t size)
+{
+    int ret;
+    BDRVNVMeState *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    ret = qemu_vfio_dma_map(s->vfio, host, size, false, NULL);
+    if (ret) {
+        /* FIXME: we may run out of IOVA addresses after repeated
+         * bdrv_register_buf/bdrv_unregister_buf, because nvme_vfio_dma_unmap
+         * doesn't reclaim addresses for fixed mappings. */
+        error_report("nvme_register_buf failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
+    }
+}
+
+static void nvme_unregister_buf(BlockDriverState *bs, void *host)
+{
+    BDRVNVMeState *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    qemu_vfio_dma_unmap(s->vfio, host);
+}
+
 static BlockDriver bdrv_nvme = {
     .format_name              = "nvme",
     .protocol_name            = "nvme",
@@ -1172,6 +1193,9 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_nvme = {
 
     .bdrv_io_plug             = nvme_aio_plug,
     .bdrv_io_unplug           = nvme_aio_unplug,
+
+    .bdrv_register_buf        = nvme_register_buf,
+    .bdrv_unregister_buf      = nvme_unregister_buf,
 };
 
 static void bdrv_nvme_init(void)