diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index f0e82e9fbf..4ff8a2d0d7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9413,6 +9413,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockResize(virDomainPtr dom,
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
     int ret = -1, idx;
+    unsigned long long size_up;
     char *device = NULL;
     virDomainDiskDefPtr disk = NULL;
 
@@ -9433,6 +9434,12 @@ qemuDomainBlockResize(virDomainPtr dom,
             return -1;
         }
         size *= 1024;
+        size_up = size;
+    } else {
+        /* For 'qcow2' and 'qed', qemu resize blocks expects values
+         * on sector boundary, so round our value up to prepare
+         */
+        size_up = VIR_ROUND_UP(size, 512);
     }
 
     if (!(vm = qemuDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
@@ -9459,6 +9466,21 @@ qemuDomainBlockResize(virDomainPtr dom,
     }
     disk = vm->def->disks[idx];
 
+    /* qcow2 and qed must be sized appropriately, so be sure our value
+     * is sized appropriately and will fit
+     */
+    if (size != size_up &&
+        (disk->src.format == VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QCOW2 ||
+         disk->src.format == VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QED)) {
+        if (size_up > ULLONG_MAX) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_OVERFLOW,
+                           _("size must be less than %llu KiB"),
+                           ULLONG_MAX / 1024);
+            goto endjob;
+        }
+        size = size_up;
+    }
+
     if (virAsprintf(&device, "%s%s", QEMU_DRIVE_HOST_PREFIX,
                     disk->info.alias) < 0)
         goto endjob;