diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index 63078f600920..744ff3d86c22 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ static inline void *nvme_addr_to_cmb(NvmeCtrl *n, hwaddr addr)
     return &n->cmbuf[addr - n->ctrl_mem.addr];
 }
 
-static void nvme_addr_read(NvmeCtrl *n, hwaddr addr, void *buf, int size)
+static int nvme_addr_read(NvmeCtrl *n, hwaddr addr, void *buf, int size)
 {
     if (n->bar.cmbsz && nvme_addr_is_cmb(n, addr)) {
         memcpy(buf, nvme_addr_to_cmb(n, addr), size);
-        return;
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    pci_dma_read(&n->parent_obj, addr, buf, size);
+    return pci_dma_read(&n->parent_obj, addr, buf, size);
 }
 
 static int nvme_check_sqid(NvmeCtrl *n, uint16_t sqid)
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_map_prp(NvmeCtrl *n, uint64_t prp1, uint64_t prp2,
     int num_prps = (len >> n->page_bits) + 1;
     uint16_t status;
     bool prp_list_in_cmb = false;
+    int ret;
 
     QEMUSGList *qsg = &req->qsg;
     QEMUIOVector *iov = &req->iov;
@@ -347,7 +348,11 @@ static uint16_t nvme_map_prp(NvmeCtrl *n, uint64_t prp1, uint64_t prp2,
 
             nents = (len + n->page_size - 1) >> n->page_bits;
             prp_trans = MIN(n->max_prp_ents, nents) * sizeof(uint64_t);
-            nvme_addr_read(n, prp2, (void *)prp_list, prp_trans);
+            ret = nvme_addr_read(n, prp2, (void *)prp_list, prp_trans);
+            if (ret) {
+                trace_pci_nvme_err_addr_read(prp2);
+                return NVME_DATA_TRAS_ERROR;
+            }
             while (len != 0) {
                 uint64_t prp_ent = le64_to_cpu(prp_list[i]);
 
@@ -364,8 +369,12 @@ static uint16_t nvme_map_prp(NvmeCtrl *n, uint64_t prp1, uint64_t prp2,
                     i = 0;
                     nents = (len + n->page_size - 1) >> n->page_bits;
                     prp_trans = MIN(n->max_prp_ents, nents) * sizeof(uint64_t);
-                    nvme_addr_read(n, prp_ent, (void *)prp_list,
-                        prp_trans);
+                    ret = nvme_addr_read(n, prp_ent, (void *)prp_list,
+                                         prp_trans);
+                    if (ret) {
+                        trace_pci_nvme_err_addr_read(prp_ent);
+                        return NVME_DATA_TRAS_ERROR;
+                    }
                     prp_ent = le64_to_cpu(prp_list[i]);
                 }
 
@@ -457,6 +466,7 @@ static void nvme_post_cqes(void *opaque)
     NvmeCQueue *cq = opaque;
     NvmeCtrl *n = cq->ctrl;
     NvmeRequest *req, *next;
+    int ret;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(req, &cq->req_list, entry, next) {
         NvmeSQueue *sq;
@@ -466,15 +476,21 @@ static void nvme_post_cqes(void *opaque)
             break;
         }
 
-        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&cq->req_list, req, entry);
         sq = req->sq;
         req->cqe.status = cpu_to_le16((req->status << 1) | cq->phase);
         req->cqe.sq_id = cpu_to_le16(sq->sqid);
         req->cqe.sq_head = cpu_to_le16(sq->head);
         addr = cq->dma_addr + cq->tail * n->cqe_size;
+        ret = pci_dma_write(&n->parent_obj, addr, (void *)&req->cqe,
+                            sizeof(req->cqe));
+        if (ret) {
+            trace_pci_nvme_err_addr_write(addr);
+            trace_pci_nvme_err_cfs();
+            n->bar.csts = NVME_CSTS_FAILED;
+            break;
+        }
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&cq->req_list, req, entry);
         nvme_inc_cq_tail(cq);
-        pci_dma_write(&n->parent_obj, addr, (void *)&req->cqe,
-            sizeof(req->cqe));
         nvme_req_exit(req);
         QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sq->req_list, req, entry);
     }
@@ -1611,7 +1627,12 @@ static void nvme_process_sq(void *opaque)
 
     while (!(nvme_sq_empty(sq) || QTAILQ_EMPTY(&sq->req_list))) {
         addr = sq->dma_addr + sq->head * n->sqe_size;
-        nvme_addr_read(n, addr, (void *)&cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+        if (nvme_addr_read(n, addr, (void *)&cmd, sizeof(cmd))) {
+            trace_pci_nvme_err_addr_read(addr);
+            trace_pci_nvme_err_cfs();
+            n->bar.csts = NVME_CSTS_FAILED;
+            break;
+        }
         nvme_inc_sq_head(sq);
 
         req = QTAILQ_FIRST(&sq->req_list);
diff --git a/hw/block/trace-events b/hw/block/trace-events
index 8ff4cbc4932c..5589db4a014f 100644
--- a/hw/block/trace-events
+++ b/hw/block/trace-events
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_cleared(void) "shutdown bit cleared"
 
 # nvme traces for error conditions
 pci_nvme_err_mdts(uint16_t cid, size_t len) "cid %"PRIu16" len %zu"
+pci_nvme_err_addr_read(uint64_t addr) "addr 0x%"PRIx64""
+pci_nvme_err_addr_write(uint64_t addr) "addr 0x%"PRIx64""
+pci_nvme_err_cfs(void) "controller fatal status"
 pci_nvme_err_invalid_dma(void) "PRP/SGL is too small for transfer size"
 pci_nvme_err_invalid_prplist_ent(uint64_t prplist) "PRP list entry is null or not page aligned: 0x%"PRIx64""
 pci_nvme_err_invalid_prp2_align(uint64_t prp2) "PRP2 is not page aligned: 0x%"PRIx64""
