diff --git a/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch b/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e304ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- linux-3.4.1.orig/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c	2012-06-01 09:18:44.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-3.4.1/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c	2012-07-15 15:54:31.350255623 +0200
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
+ #include <linux/mutex.h>
+ #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+ #include <linux/bitmap.h>
++#include <linux/fd.h>
+ 
+ #include <xen/xen.h>
+ #include <xen/xenbus.h>
+@@ -241,6 +264,9 @@
+ 			return 0;
+ 		return -EINVAL;
+ 	}
++	case FDEJECT:
++		xenbus_switch_state(info->xbdev, XenbusStateClosing);
++		return 0;
+ 
+ 	default:
+ 		/*printk(KERN_ALERT "ioctl %08x not supported by Xen blkdev\n",
diff --git a/series-pvops.conf b/series-pvops.conf
index 9f9819b..4c9a6cf 100644
--- a/series-pvops.conf
+++ b/series-pvops.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ patches.xen/pvops-0011-x86-PCI-Expand-the-x86_msi_ops-to-have-a-restore-MSI.patc
 patches.xen/pvops-enable-netfront-in-dom0.patch
 patches.xen/pvops-netback-calculate-correctly-the-SKB-slots.patch
 patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-removable-flag.patch
+patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch