diff --git a/rust/src/devices/mod.rs b/rust/src/devices/mod.rs
index 4d3fd01..cb7c4d9 100644
--- a/rust/src/devices/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/devices/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ pub mod rtc;
 pub mod virtio_9p;
 pub mod virtio_serial;
 pub mod virtio_rng;
+mod virtio_block;
 
 pub use self::virtio_serial::VirtioSerial;
 pub use self::virtio_9p::VirtioP9;
 pub use self::virtio_rng::VirtioRandom;
+pub use self::virtio_block::VirtioBlock;
diff --git a/rust/src/devices/virtio_block.rs b/rust/src/devices/virtio_block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd3c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/devices/virtio_block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+use crate::{vm, disk};
+use crate::virtio::{VirtioBus, VirtioDeviceOps, VirtQueue, DeviceConfigArea, Chain};
+use std::sync::{RwLock, Arc};
+use crate::memory::MemoryManager;
+use std::{result, io, fmt, thread};
+use crate::devices::virtio_block::Error::IoChainError;
+use std::io::Write;
+use crate::disk::DiskImage;
+
+const VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO: u64 = (1 << 5);
+//const VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE: u64 = (1 << 6);
+const VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH: u64 = (1 << 9);
+//const VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD: u64 = (1 << 13);
+//const VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES: u64 = (1 << 14);
+
+const VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN: u32 = 0;
+const VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT: u32 = 1;
+const VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH: u32 = 4;
+const VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID: u32 = 8;
+//const VIRTIO_BLK_T_DISCARD: u32 = 11;
+//const VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES: u32 = 13;
+
+const VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK: u8 = 0;
+const VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR: u8 = 1;
+const VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP: u8 = 2;
+
+const SECTOR_SIZE: usize = 512;
+
+// TODO:
+//   - feature bits
+//   - disk image write overlay
+//   - better error handling for i/o
+enum Error {
+    IoChainError(io::Error),
+    DiskRead(disk::Error),
+    DiskWrite(disk::Error),
+    DiskFlush(disk::Error),
+    VirtQueueWait(vm::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: io::Error) -> Self {
+        IoChainError(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        use Error::*;
+        match self {
+            IoChainError(e) => write!(f, "i/o error on virtio chain operation: {}", e),
+            DiskRead(e) => write!(f, "error reading disk image: {}", e),
+            DiskWrite(e) => write!(f, "error writing disk image: {}", e),
+            DiskFlush(e) => write!(f, "error flushing disk image: {}", e),
+            VirtQueueWait(e) =>write!(f, "error waiting on virtqueue: {}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+pub struct VirtioBlock<D: DiskImage+'static> {
+    disk_image: Option<D>,
+    config: DeviceConfigArea,
+    enabled_features: u64,
+}
+
+const VIRTIO_ID_BLOCK: u16 = 2;
+impl <D: DiskImage + 'static> VirtioBlock<D> {
+    fn new(disk_image: D) -> Self {
+        let mut config = DeviceConfigArea::new(8);
+        config.write_u64(0, disk_image.sector_count());
+        VirtioBlock {
+            disk_image: Some(disk_image),
+            config,
+            enabled_features: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn create(vbus: &mut VirtioBus, disk_image: D) -> vm::Result<()> {
+        let feature_bits = if disk_image.read_only() {
+            VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH|VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO
+        } else {
+            VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH
+        };
+
+        let dev = Arc::new(RwLock::new(VirtioBlock::new(disk_image)));
+
+        vbus.new_virtio_device(VIRTIO_ID_BLOCK, dev)
+            .set_queue_sizes(&[256])
+            .set_config_size(8)
+            .set_features(feature_bits)
+            .register()
+    }
+}
+
+impl <D: DiskImage> VirtioDeviceOps for VirtioBlock<D> {
+    fn enable_features(&mut self, bits: u64) -> bool {
+        self.enabled_features = bits;
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn write_config(&mut self, offset: usize, size: usize, val: u64) {
+        self.config.write_config(offset, size, val);
+    }
+
+    fn read_config(&mut self, offset: usize, size: usize) -> u64 {
+        self.config.read_config(offset, size)
+    }
+
+    fn start(&mut self, _: &MemoryManager, mut queues: Vec<VirtQueue>) {
+        let vq = queues.pop().unwrap();
+        let mut dev = match self.disk_image.take() {
+            Some(d) => VirtioBlockDevice::new(vq, d),
+            None => {
+                warn!("Unable to start virtio-block device. Already started?");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            if let Err(err) = dev.run() {
+                warn!("Error running virtio block device: {}", err);
+            }
+        });
+
+        /*
+        thread::spawn({
+            let path = self.disk_path.to_path_buf();
+            let read_only = self.read_only;
+            let sector_offset = self.sector_offset;
+            move || {
+                let vq = queues.pop().unwrap();
+                let disk = match DDiskImage::new_memory_overlay(&path, sector_offset) {
+                    Ok(disk) => disk,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        warn!("Error opening disk image {}: {}", path.display(), e);
+                        return
+                    },
+                };
+                let mut dev = VirtioBlockDevice::new(vq, disk);
+                if let Err(e) = dev.run() {
+                    warn!("Error running virtio block device: {}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        */
+    }
+}
+
+struct VirtioBlockDevice<D: DiskImage> {
+    vq: VirtQueue,
+    disk: D,
+}
+
+impl <D: DiskImage> VirtioBlockDevice<D> {
+    fn new(vq: VirtQueue, disk: D) -> Self {
+        VirtioBlockDevice { vq, disk }
+    }
+
+    fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        loop {
+            let chain = self.vq.wait_next_chain()
+                .map_err(Error::VirtQueueWait)?;
+
+            match MessageHandler::read_header(&mut self.disk, chain) {
+                Ok(mut handler) => handler.process_message(),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Error handling virtio_block message: {}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct MessageHandler<'a, D: DiskImage> {
+    disk: &'a mut D,
+    chain: Chain,
+    msg_type: u32,
+    sector: u64,
+}
+
+impl <'a, D: DiskImage> MessageHandler<'a, D> {
+
+    fn read_header(disk: &'a mut D, mut chain: Chain) -> Result<Self> {
+        let msg_type = chain.r32()?;
+        let _ = chain.r32()?;
+        let sector = chain.r64()?;
+        Ok(MessageHandler { disk, chain, msg_type, sector })
+    }
+
+    fn process_message(&mut self)  {
+        let r = match self.msg_type {
+            VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN => self.handle_io_in(),
+            VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT => self.handle_io_out(),
+            VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH => self.handle_io_flush(),
+            VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID => self.handle_get_id(),
+            cmd => {
+                warn!("virtio_block: unexpected command: {}", cmd);
+                self.write_status(VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP);
+                Ok(())
+            },
+        };
+        self.process_result(r);
+    }
+
+    fn process_result(&mut self, result: Result<()>) {
+        match result {
+            Ok(()) => self.write_status(VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK),
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("virtio_block: disk error: {}", e);
+                self.write_status(VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    fn sector_round(sz: usize) -> usize {
+        (sz / SECTOR_SIZE) * SECTOR_SIZE
+    }
+
+    fn handle_io_in(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let current = self.chain.current_write_slice();
+        let len = Self::sector_round(current.len());
+        let buffer = &mut current[..len];
+
+        self.disk.read_sectors(self.sector, buffer)
+            .map_err(Error::DiskRead)?;
+        self.chain.inc_offset(len);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_io_out(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let current = self.chain.current_read_slice();
+        let len = Self::sector_round(current.len());
+        let buffer = &current[..len];
+
+        self.disk.write_sectors(self.sector, buffer)
+            .map_err(Error::DiskWrite)?;
+        self.chain.inc_offset(len);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_io_flush(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.disk.flush().map_err(Error::DiskFlush)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_get_id(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.chain.write_all(self.disk.disk_image_id())?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn write_status(&mut self, status: u8) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.chain.w8(status) {
+           warn!("Error writing block device status: {}", e);
+        }
+        self.chain.flush_chain();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/src/virtio/device_config.rs b/rust/src/virtio/device_config.rs
index d2975fa..6a6990a 100644
--- a/rust/src/virtio/device_config.rs
+++ b/rust/src/virtio/device_config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct DeviceConfigArea {
 }
 
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 impl DeviceConfigArea {
     pub fn new(size: usize) -> Self {
         DeviceConfigArea{
diff --git a/rust/src/virtio/mod.rs b/rust/src/virtio/mod.rs
index 466e5ec..e1a90c1 100644
--- a/rust/src/virtio/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/virtio/mod.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ mod eventfd;
 mod pci;
 mod virtqueue;
 mod vring;
+mod device_config;
 
 pub use self::virtqueue::VirtQueue;
 pub use self::pci::PciIrq;
 pub use self::bus::VirtioBus;
 pub use self::device::{VirtioDevice,VirtioDeviceOps};
 pub use self::chain::Chain;
+pub use self::eventfd::EventFd;
+pub use self::device_config::DeviceConfigArea;
 
 use byteorder::{ByteOrder,LittleEndian};