diff --git a/docs/interop/nbd.txt b/docs/interop/nbd.txt
index f3b3cacc9621..ea1ee94cac9b 100644
--- a/docs/interop/nbd.txt
+++ b/docs/interop/nbd.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace "qemu".

 == "qemu" namespace ==

-The "qemu" namespace currently contains only one type of context,
-related to exposing the contents of a dirty bitmap alongside the
-associated disk contents.  That context has the following form:
+The "qemu" namespace currently contains two types of context.  The
+first is related to exposing the contents of a dirty bitmap alongside
+the associated disk contents.  That context has the following form:

     qemu:dirty-bitmap:<dirty-bitmap-export-name>

@@ -28,8 +28,22 @@ in reply for NBD_CMD_BLOCK_STATUS:

     bit 0: NBD_STATE_DIRTY, means that the extent is "dirty"

+The second is related to exposing the source of various extents within
+the image, with a single context named:
+
+    qemu:allocation-depth
+
+In the allocation depth context, bits 0 and 1 form a tri-state value:
+
+    bits 0-1 clear: NBD_STATE_DEPTH_UNALLOC, the extent is unallocated
+    bit 0 set: NBD_STATE_DEPTH_LOCAL, the extent is allocated in the
+               top level of the image
+    bit 1 set: NBD_STATE_DEPTH_BACKING, the extent is inherited from a
+               backing layer
+
 For NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXT the following queries are supported
-in addition to "qemu:dirty-bitmap:<dirty-bitmap-export-name>":
+in addition to the specific "qemu:allocation-depth" and
+"qemu:dirty-bitmap:<dirty-bitmap-export-name>":

 * "qemu:" - returns list of all available metadata contexts in the
             namespace.
@@ -55,3 +69,4 @@ the operation of that feature.
 NBD_CMD_BLOCK_STATUS for "qemu:dirty-bitmap:", NBD_CMD_CACHE
 * 4.2: NBD_FLAG_CAN_MULTI_CONN for shareable read-only exports,
 NBD_CMD_FLAG_FAST_ZERO
+* 5.2: NBD_CMD_BLOCK_STATUS for "qemu:allocation-depth"
diff --git a/include/block/nbd.h b/include/block/nbd.h
index 3dd9a04546ec..06208bc25027 100644
--- a/include/block/nbd.h
+++ b/include/block/nbd.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Red Hat, Inc.
  *  Copyright (C) 2005  Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
  *
  *  Network Block Device
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ enum {
 /* Extent flags for qemu:dirty-bitmap in NBD_REPLY_TYPE_BLOCK_STATUS */
 #define NBD_STATE_DIRTY (1 << 0)

+/* Extent flags for qemu:allocation-depth in NBD_REPLY_TYPE_BLOCK_STATUS */
+#define NBD_STATE_DEPTH_UNALLOC (0 << 0)
+#define NBD_STATE_DEPTH_LOCAL   (1 << 0)
+#define NBD_STATE_DEPTH_BACKING (2 << 0)
+#define NBD_STATE_DEPTH_MASK    (0x3)
+
 static inline bool nbd_reply_type_is_error(int type)
 {
     return type & (1 << 15);
diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index e75c825879aa..59533090f5ce 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"

 #define NBD_META_ID_BASE_ALLOCATION 0
-#define NBD_META_ID_DIRTY_BITMAP 1
+#define NBD_META_ID_ALLOCATION_DEPTH 1
+#define NBD_META_ID_DIRTY_BITMAP 2

 /*
  * NBD_MAX_BLOCK_STATUS_EXTENTS: 1 MiB of extents data. An empirical
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ struct NBDExport {
     BlockBackend *eject_notifier_blk;
     Notifier eject_notifier;

+    bool alloc_context;
     BdrvDirtyBitmap *export_bitmap;
     char *export_bitmap_context;
 };
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ typedef struct NBDExportMetaContexts {
     bool valid; /* means that negotiation of the option finished without
                    errors */
     bool base_allocation; /* export base:allocation context (block status) */
+    bool allocation_depth; /* export qemu:allocation-depth */
     bool bitmap; /* export qemu:dirty-bitmap:<export bitmap name> */
 } NBDExportMetaContexts;

@@ -852,7 +855,8 @@ static bool nbd_meta_base_query(NBDClient *client, NBDExportMetaContexts *meta,
 /* nbd_meta_qemu_query
  *
  * Handle queries to 'qemu' namespace. For now, only the qemu:dirty-bitmap:
- * context is available.  Return true if @query has been handled.
+ * and qemu:allocation-depth contexts are available.  Return true if @query
+ * has been handled.
  */
 static bool nbd_meta_qemu_query(NBDClient *client, NBDExportMetaContexts *meta,
                                 const char *query)
@@ -864,12 +868,19 @@ static bool nbd_meta_qemu_query(NBDClient *client, NBDExportMetaContexts *meta,

     if (!*query) {
         if (client->opt == NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXT) {
+            meta->allocation_depth = meta->exp->alloc_context;
             meta->bitmap = !!meta->exp->export_bitmap;
         }
         trace_nbd_negotiate_meta_query_parse("empty");
         return true;
     }

+    if (strcmp(query, "allocation-depth") == 0) {
+        trace_nbd_negotiate_meta_query_parse("allocation-depth");
+        meta->allocation_depth = meta->exp->alloc_context;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (nbd_strshift(&query, "dirty-bitmap:")) {
         trace_nbd_negotiate_meta_query_parse("dirty-bitmap:");
         if (!meta->exp->export_bitmap) {
@@ -884,7 +895,7 @@ static bool nbd_meta_qemu_query(NBDClient *client, NBDExportMetaContexts *meta,
         return true;
     }

-    trace_nbd_negotiate_meta_query_skip("not dirty-bitmap");
+    trace_nbd_negotiate_meta_query_skip("unknown qemu context");
     return true;
 }

@@ -984,6 +995,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_meta_queries(NBDClient *client,
     if (client->opt == NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXT && !nb_queries) {
         /* enable all known contexts */
         meta->base_allocation = true;
+        meta->allocation_depth = meta->exp->alloc_context;
         meta->bitmap = !!meta->exp->export_bitmap;
     } else {
         for (i = 0; i < nb_queries; ++i) {
@@ -1003,6 +1015,15 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_meta_queries(NBDClient *client,
         }
     }

+    if (meta->allocation_depth) {
+        ret = nbd_negotiate_send_meta_context(client, "qemu:allocation-depth",
+                                              NBD_META_ID_ALLOCATION_DEPTH,
+                                              errp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (meta->bitmap) {
         ret = nbd_negotiate_send_meta_context(client,
                                               meta->exp->export_bitmap_context,
@@ -1961,6 +1982,40 @@ static int blockstatus_to_extents(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
     return 0;
 }

+static int blockalloc_to_extents(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
+                                 uint64_t bytes, NBDExtentArray *ea)
+{
+    while (bytes) {
+        uint32_t flags;
+        int64_t num;
+        int ret = bdrv_is_allocated(bs, offset, bytes, &num);
+
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        if (ret == 1) {
+            flags = NBD_STATE_DEPTH_LOCAL;
+        } else {
+            ret = bdrv_is_allocated_above(bs, NULL, false, offset, num,
+                                          &num);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                return ret;
+            }
+            flags = ret ? NBD_STATE_DEPTH_BACKING : NBD_STATE_DEPTH_UNALLOC;
+        }
+
+        if (nbd_extent_array_add(ea, num, flags) < 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        offset += num;
+        bytes -= num;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * nbd_co_send_extents
  *
@@ -2000,7 +2055,11 @@ static int nbd_co_send_block_status(NBDClient *client, uint64_t handle,
     unsigned int nb_extents = dont_fragment ? 1 : NBD_MAX_BLOCK_STATUS_EXTENTS;
     g_autoptr(NBDExtentArray) ea = nbd_extent_array_new(nb_extents);

-    ret = blockstatus_to_extents(bs, offset, length, ea);
+    if (context_id == NBD_META_ID_BASE_ALLOCATION) {
+        ret = blockstatus_to_extents(bs, offset, length, ea);
+    } else {
+        ret = blockalloc_to_extents(bs, offset, length, ea);
+    }
     if (ret < 0) {
         return nbd_co_send_structured_error(
                 client, handle, -ret, "can't get block status", errp);
@@ -2335,16 +2394,20 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_handle_request(NBDClient *client,
         }
         if (client->export_meta.valid &&
             (client->export_meta.base_allocation ||
+             client->export_meta.allocation_depth ||
              client->export_meta.bitmap))
         {
             bool dont_fragment = request->flags & NBD_CMD_FLAG_REQ_ONE;
+            int contexts_remaining = client->export_meta.base_allocation +
+                client->export_meta.allocation_depth +
+                client->export_meta.bitmap;

             if (client->export_meta.base_allocation) {
                 ret = nbd_co_send_block_status(client, request->handle,
                                                blk_bs(exp->common.blk),
                                                request->from,
                                                request->len, dont_fragment,
-                                               !client->export_meta.bitmap,
+                                               !--contexts_remaining,
                                                NBD_META_ID_BASE_ALLOCATION,
                                                errp);
                 if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2352,17 +2415,32 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_handle_request(NBDClient *client,
                 }
             }

+            if (client->export_meta.allocation_depth) {
+                ret = nbd_co_send_block_status(client, request->handle,
+                                               blk_bs(exp->common.blk),
+                                               request->from, request->len,
+                                               dont_fragment,
+                                               !--contexts_remaining,
+                                               NBD_META_ID_ALLOCATION_DEPTH,
+                                               errp);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    return ret;
+                }
+            }
+
             if (client->export_meta.bitmap) {
                 ret = nbd_co_send_bitmap(client, request->handle,
                                          client->exp->export_bitmap,
                                          request->from, request->len,
-                                         dont_fragment,
-                                         true, NBD_META_ID_DIRTY_BITMAP, errp);
+                                         dont_fragment, !--contexts_remaining,
+                                         NBD_META_ID_DIRTY_BITMAP, errp);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                     return ret;
                 }
             }

+            assert(!contexts_remaining);
+
             return 0;
         } else {
             return nbd_send_generic_reply(client, request->handle, -EINVAL,
