diff --git a/qemu-coroutine-lock.c b/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
index 6b58160058..9549c075ee 100644
--- a/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
+++ b/qemu-coroutine-lock.c
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ void coroutine_fn qemu_co_queue_wait(CoQueue *queue)
     assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
 }
 
+void coroutine_fn qemu_co_queue_wait_insert_head(CoQueue *queue)
+{
+    Coroutine *self = qemu_coroutine_self();
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&queue->entries, self, co_queue_next);
+    qemu_coroutine_yield();
+    assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
+}
+
 bool qemu_co_queue_next(CoQueue *queue)
 {
     Coroutine *next;
diff --git a/qemu-coroutine.h b/qemu-coroutine.h
index b8fc4f4332..8a2e5d2a10 100644
--- a/qemu-coroutine.h
+++ b/qemu-coroutine.h
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ void qemu_co_queue_init(CoQueue *queue);
  */
 void coroutine_fn qemu_co_queue_wait(CoQueue *queue);
 
+/**
+ * Adds the current coroutine to the head of the CoQueue and transfers control to the
+ * caller of the coroutine.
+ */
+void coroutine_fn qemu_co_queue_wait_insert_head(CoQueue *queue);
+
 /**
  * Restarts the next coroutine in the CoQueue and removes it from the queue.
  *