diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
index 7545f1cb5..6403e8dcc 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ vhost_user_session_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev,
 }
 
 int
-spdk_vhost_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
+vhost_user_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
 			  uint32_t iops_threshold)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -1696,11 +1696,12 @@ spdk_vhost_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
 	}
 
 	vhost_user_dev_foreach_session(vdev, vhost_user_session_set_coalescing, NULL, NULL);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void
-spdk_vhost_get_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t *delay_base_us,
+vhost_user_get_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t *delay_base_us,
 			  uint32_t *iops_threshold)
 {
 	struct spdk_vhost_user_dev *user_dev = to_user_dev(vdev);
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.c b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
index d94228aa8..9d0116cc0 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -207,6 +207,22 @@ spdk_vhost_dev_remove(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev)
 	return vdev->backend->remove_device(vdev);
 }
 
+int
+spdk_vhost_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
+			  uint32_t iops_threshold)
+{
+	assert(vdev->backend->set_coalescing != NULL);
+	return vdev->backend->set_coalescing(vdev, delay_base_us, iops_threshold);
+}
+
+void
+spdk_vhost_get_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t *delay_base_us,
+			  uint32_t *iops_threshold)
+{
+	assert(vdev->backend->get_coalescing != NULL);
+	vdev->backend->get_coalescing(vdev, delay_base_us, iops_threshold);
+}
+
 void
 spdk_vhost_lock(void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
index 5e5d22ead..057f66fc6 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,8 @@ static const struct spdk_vhost_dev_backend vhost_blk_device_backend = {
 	.dump_info_json = vhost_blk_dump_info_json,
 	.write_config_json = vhost_blk_write_config_json,
 	.remove_device = vhost_blk_destroy,
+	.set_coalescing = vhost_user_set_coalescing,
+	.get_coalescing = vhost_user_get_coalescing,
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
index 12115eccb..afff60b2a 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ struct spdk_vhost_dev_backend {
 	void (*dump_info_json)(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 	void (*write_config_json)(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 	int (*remove_device)(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev);
+	int (*set_coalescing)(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
+			      uint32_t iops_threshold);
+	void (*get_coalescing)(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t *delay_base_us,
+			       uint32_t *iops_threshold);
 };
 
 void *vhost_gpa_to_vva(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession, uint64_t addr, uint64_t len);
@@ -501,6 +505,10 @@ int vhost_user_dev_register(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, const char *name,
 int vhost_user_dev_unregister(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev);
 int vhost_user_init(void);
 void vhost_user_fini(spdk_vhost_fini_cb vhost_cb);
+int vhost_user_set_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t delay_base_us,
+			      uint32_t iops_threshold);
+void vhost_user_get_coalescing(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, uint32_t *delay_base_us,
+			       uint32_t *iops_threshold);
 
 int virtio_blk_construct_ctrlr(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, const char *address,
 			       struct spdk_cpuset *cpumask, const struct spdk_json_val *params,
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
index 79aa93474..8c2f18809 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static const struct spdk_vhost_dev_backend spdk_vhost_scsi_device_backend = {
 	.dump_info_json = vhost_scsi_dump_info_json,
 	.write_config_json = vhost_scsi_write_config_json,
 	.remove_device = vhost_scsi_dev_remove,
+	.set_coalescing = vhost_user_set_coalescing,
+	.get_coalescing = vhost_user_get_coalescing,
 };
 
 static inline void