diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 62c04ed41..87319519b 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -3073,6 +3073,7 @@ spdk_blob_sync_md(struct spdk_blob *_blob, spdk_blob_op_complete cb_fn, void *cb
 
 	if (blob->md_ro) {
 		assert(blob->state == SPDK_BLOB_STATE_CLEAN);
+		cb_fn(cb_arg, 0);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 1533aa89d..dca8b1e81 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -2339,6 +2339,10 @@ blob_flags(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(__blob_to_data(blob_md_ro)->data_ro == false);
 	CU_ASSERT(__blob_to_data(blob_md_ro)->md_ro == true);
 
+	g_bserrno = -1;
+	spdk_blob_sync_md(blob_md_ro, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
 	spdk_blob_close(blob_data_ro, blob_op_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
 	spdk_blob_close(blob_md_ro, blob_op_complete, NULL);