diff --git a/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch b/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-eject-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e149ba9
--- /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/slab.h>
+ #include <linux/mutex.h>
+ #include <linux/scatterlist.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/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-removable-flag.patch b/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-removable-flag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..633f708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches.xen/pvops-blkfront-removable-flag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+index 4e86393..34493d7 100644
+--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
++++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ static void blkfront_connect(struct blkfront_info *info)
+ 	unsigned long sector_size;
+ 	unsigned int binfo;
+ 	int err;
+-	int barrier, flush, discard;
++	int barrier, flush, discard, removable;
+ 
+ 	switch (info->connected) {
+ 	case BLKIF_STATE_CONNECTED:
+@@ -1266,6 +1266,12 @@ static void blkfront_connect(struct blkfront_info *info)
+ 	if (!err && discard)
+ 		blkfront_setup_discard(info);
+ 
++	err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
++			    "removable", "%d", &removable,
++			    NULL);
++	if (!err && removable)
++		binfo |= VDISK_REMOVABLE;
++
+ 	err = xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(sectors, info, binfo, sector_size);
+ 	if (err) {
+ 		xenbus_dev_fatal(info->xbdev, err, "xlvbd_add at %s",
diff --git a/series-pvops.conf b/series-pvops.conf
index 61beb0a..4c9a6cf 100644
--- a/series-pvops.conf
+++ b/series-pvops.conf
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ patches.xen/pvops-0010-CPUFREQ-xen-governor-for-Xen-hypervisor-frequency-sc.patc
 patches.xen/pvops-0011-x86-PCI-Expand-the-x86_msi_ops-to-have-a-restore-MSI.patch
 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