diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index f214df804b..f502345f37 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ static int vhost_user_postcopy_end(struct vhost_dev *dev, Error **errp)
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_postcopy_notifier(NotifierWithReturn *notifier,
-                                        void *opaque)
+                                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     struct PostcopyNotifyData *pnd = opaque;
     struct vhost_user *u = container_of(notifier, struct vhost_user,
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 486fe3da32..89f853fa9e 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ static void virtio_balloon_free_page_done(VirtIOBalloon *s)
 }
 
 static int
-virtio_balloon_free_page_hint_notify(NotifierWithReturn *n, void *data)
+virtio_balloon_free_page_hint_notify(NotifierWithReturn *n, void *data,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOBalloon *dev = container_of(n, VirtIOBalloon, free_page_hint_notify);
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
diff --git a/include/qemu/notify.h b/include/qemu/notify.h
index bcfa70fb2e..9a85631864 100644
--- a/include/qemu/notify.h
+++ b/include/qemu/notify.h
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ bool notifier_list_empty(NotifierList *list);
 /* Same as Notifier but allows .notify() to return errors */
 typedef struct NotifierWithReturn NotifierWithReturn;
 
+typedef int (*NotifierWithReturnFunc)(NotifierWithReturn *notifier, void *data,
+                                      Error **errp);
+
 struct NotifierWithReturn {
     /**
      * Return 0 on success (next notifier will be invoked), otherwise
      * notifier_with_return_list_notify() will stop and return the value.
      */
-    int (*notify)(NotifierWithReturn *notifier, void *data);
+    NotifierWithReturnFunc notify;
     QLIST_ENTRY(NotifierWithReturn) node;
 };
 
@@ -69,6 +72,6 @@ void notifier_with_return_list_add(NotifierWithReturnList *list,
 void notifier_with_return_remove(NotifierWithReturn *notifier);
 
 int notifier_with_return_list_notify(NotifierWithReturnList *list,
-                                     void *data);
+                                     void *data, Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index 893ec8fa89..3ab2f6b8fd 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int postcopy_notify(enum PostcopyNotifyReason reason, Error **errp)
     pnd.errp = errp;
 
     return notifier_with_return_list_notify(&postcopy_notifier_list,
-                                            &pnd);
+                                            &pnd, errp);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 4649a81204..5b6b09edd9 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int precopy_notify(PrecopyNotifyReason reason, Error **errp)
     pnd.reason = reason;
     pnd.errp = errp;
 
-    return notifier_with_return_list_notify(&precopy_notifier_list, &pnd);
+    return notifier_with_return_list_notify(&precopy_notifier_list, &pnd, errp);
 }
 
 uint64_t ram_bytes_remaining(void)
diff --git a/util/notify.c b/util/notify.c
index 76bab212ae..c6e158ffb3 100644
--- a/util/notify.c
+++ b/util/notify.c
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ void notifier_with_return_remove(NotifierWithReturn *notifier)
     QLIST_REMOVE(notifier, node);
 }
 
-int notifier_with_return_list_notify(NotifierWithReturnList *list, void *data)
+int notifier_with_return_list_notify(NotifierWithReturnList *list, void *data,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     NotifierWithReturn *notifier, *next;
     int ret = 0;
 
     QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(notifier, &list->notifiers, node, next) {
-        ret = notifier->notify(notifier, data);
+        ret = notifier->notify(notifier, data, errp);
         if (ret != 0) {
             break;
         }