diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 6abd10f60..e1da49cea 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -351,4 +351,14 @@ int spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type,
 struct spdk_io_channel *spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint32_t priority);
 void spdk_bdev_io_set_scsi_error(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_scsi_status sc,
 				 enum spdk_scsi_sense sk, uint8_t asc, uint8_t ascq);
+
+/**
+ * Get the status of bdev_io as an NVMe status code.
+ *
+ * \param bdev_io I/O to get the status from.
+ * \param sct Status Code Type return value, as defined by the NVMe specification.
+ * \param sc Status Code return value, as defined by the NVMe specification.
+ */
+void spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_status(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, int *sct, int *sc);
+
 #endif /* SPDK_BDEV_H_ */
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
index 2f8c83f9a..a168b8dee 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io *spdk_bdev_get_child_io(struct spdk_bdev_io *parent,
 		void *cb_arg);
 void spdk_bdev_io_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 			   enum spdk_bdev_io_status status);
+
+/**
+ * Complete a bdev_io with an NVMe status code.
+ *
+ * \param bdev_io I/O to complete.
+ * \param sct NVMe Status Code Type.
+ * \param sc NVMe Status Code.
+ */
+void spdk_bdev_io_complete_nvme_status(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, int sct, int sc);
+
 void spdk_bdev_module_list_add(struct spdk_bdev_module_if *bdev_module);
 void spdk_vbdev_module_list_add(struct spdk_bdev_module_if *vbdev_module);
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 4307da7f7..1c15512a6 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_version.h>
 
 #include "spdk/queue.h"
+#include "spdk/nvme_spec.h"
 
 #include "spdk_internal/bdev.h"
 #include "spdk_internal/event.h"
@@ -865,6 +866,38 @@ spdk_bdev_io_set_scsi_error(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_scsi_status
 	bdev_io->error.scsi.ascq = ascq;
 }
 
+void
+spdk_bdev_io_complete_nvme_status(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, int sct, int sc)
+{
+	if (sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC && sc == SPDK_NVME_SC_SUCCESS) {
+		bdev_io->status = SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		bdev_io->error.nvme.sct = sct;
+		bdev_io->error.nvme.sc = sc;
+		bdev_io->status = SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NVME_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, bdev_io->status);
+}
+
+void
+spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_status(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, int *sct, int *sc)
+{
+	assert(sct != NULL);
+	assert(sc != NULL);
+
+	if (bdev_io->status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NVME_ERROR) {
+		*sct = bdev_io->error.nvme.sct;
+		*sc = bdev_io->error.nvme.sc;
+	} else if (bdev_io->status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		*sct = SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC;
+		*sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		*sct = SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC;
+		*sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_ERROR;
+	}
+}
+
 void
 spdk_bdev_register(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
index b99a9033c..82e227c21 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
@@ -762,17 +762,8 @@ static void
 queued_done(void *ref, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 {
 	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io = spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx((struct nvme_blockio *)ref);
-	enum spdk_bdev_io_status status;
 
-	if (spdk_nvme_cpl_is_error(cpl)) {
-		bdev_io->error.nvme.sct = cpl->status.sct;
-		bdev_io->error.nvme.sc = cpl->status.sc;
-		status = SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NVME_ERROR;
-	} else {
-		status = SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
-	spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, status);
+	spdk_bdev_io_complete_nvme_status(bdev_io, cpl->status.sct, cpl->status.sc);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/virtual.c b/lib/nvmf/virtual.c
index 4a48badb0..80d949c6c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/virtual.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/virtual.c
@@ -124,19 +124,16 @@ nvmf_virtual_ctrlr_complete_cmd(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_
 	struct spdk_nvmf_request 	*req = cb_arg;
 	struct spdk_nvme_cpl 		*response = &req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
 	struct spdk_nvme_cmd 		*cmd = &req->cmd->nvme_cmd;
+	int				sc, sct;
 
 	if (cmd->opc == SPDK_NVME_OPC_DATASET_MANAGEMENT) {
 		free(bdev_io->u.unmap.unmap_bdesc);
 	}
 
-	if (status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		response->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_SUCCESS;
-	} else if (status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NVME_ERROR) {
-		response->status.sct = bdev_io->error.nvme.sct;
-		response->status.sc = bdev_io->error.nvme.sc;
-	} else {
-		response->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_ERROR;
-	}
+	spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_status(bdev_io, &sc, &sct);
+	response->status.sc = sc;
+	response->status.sct = sct;
+
 	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
 	spdk_bdev_free_io(bdev_io);
 }