diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 66a99e87c5..73d0de12cf 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3077,6 +3077,13 @@ bdrv_attach_child_common(BlockDriverState *child_bs,
     assert(child_class->get_parent_desc);
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
 
+    if (bdrv_is_inactive(child_bs) && (perm & ~BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ)) {
+        g_autofree char *perm_names = bdrv_perm_names(perm);
+        error_setg(errp, "Permission '%s' unavailable on inactive node",
+                   perm_names);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     new_child = g_new(BdrvChild, 1);
     *new_child = (BdrvChild) {
         .bs             = NULL,
diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index d093f01f89..cc6f58ae78 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static bool blk_can_inactivate(BlockBackend *blk)
      * guest.  For block job BBs that satisfy this, we can just allow
      * it.  This is the case for mirror job source, which is required
      * by libvirt non-shared block migration. */
-    if (!(blk->perm & (BLK_PERM_WRITE | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED))) {
+    if (!(blk->perm & ~BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ)) {
         return true;
     }