diff --git a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
index 50990f5eb..88236e464 100644
--- a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
+++ b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
@@ -328,6 +328,13 @@ vbdev_passthru_submit_request(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *b
 		rc = spdk_bdev_abort(pt_node->base_desc, pt_ch->base_ch, bdev_io->u.abort.bio_to_abort,
 				     _pt_complete_io, bdev_io);
 		break;
+	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_COPY:
+		rc = spdk_bdev_copy_blocks(pt_node->base_desc, pt_ch->base_ch,
+					   bdev_io->u.bdev.offset_blocks,
+					   bdev_io->u.bdev.copy.src_offset_blocks,
+					   bdev_io->u.bdev.num_blocks,
+					   _pt_complete_io, bdev_io);
+		break;
 	default:
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("passthru: unknown I/O type %d\n", bdev_io->type);
 		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);