diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 2df65c88bf..b56024113b 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -2910,13 +2910,19 @@ int bdrv_get_flags(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return bs->open_flags;
 }
 
-void bdrv_flush_all(void)
+int bdrv_flush_all(void)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    int result = 0;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, list) {
-        bdrv_flush(bs);
+        int ret = bdrv_flush(bs);
+        if (ret < 0 && !result) {
+            result = ret;
+        }
     }
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 int bdrv_has_zero_init_1(BlockDriverState *bs)
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index eeb48162af..b6b9014a9c 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void bdrv_clear_incoming_migration_all(void);
 /* Ensure contents are flushed to disk.  */
 int bdrv_flush(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_flush(BlockDriverState *bs);
-void bdrv_flush_all(void);
+int bdrv_flush_all(void);
 void bdrv_close_all(void);
 void bdrv_drain_all(void);