diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 0e3f7923cf..681b305de6 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -661,7 +661,10 @@ static int mirror_exit_common(Job *job)
     s->target = NULL;
 
     /* We don't access the source any more. Dropping any WRITE/RESIZE is
-     * required before it could become a backing file of target_bs. */
+     * required before it could become a backing file of target_bs. Not having
+     * these permissions any more means that we can't allow any new requests on
+     * mirror_top_bs from now on, so keep it drained. */
+    bdrv_drained_begin(mirror_top_bs);
     bs_opaque->stop = true;
     bdrv_child_refresh_perms(mirror_top_bs, mirror_top_bs->backing,
                              &error_abort);
@@ -729,6 +732,7 @@ static int mirror_exit_common(Job *job)
     bs_opaque->job = NULL;
 
     bdrv_drained_end(src);
+    bdrv_drained_end(mirror_top_bs);
     s->in_drain = false;
     bdrv_unref(mirror_top_bs);
     bdrv_unref(src);