diff --git a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
index e88418520..0ea557fab 100644
--- a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
+++ b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ raid_bdev_create_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	struct raid_bdev            *raid_bdev = io_device;
 	struct raid_bdev_io_channel *raid_ch = ctx_buf;
 	uint8_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(bdev_raid, "raid_bdev_create_cb, %p\n", raid_ch);
 
@@ -114,19 +115,30 @@ raid_bdev_create_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 		raid_ch->base_channel[i] = spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(
 						   raid_bdev->base_bdev_info[i].desc);
 		if (!raid_ch->base_channel[i]) {
-			uint8_t j;
-
-			for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-				spdk_put_io_channel(raid_ch->base_channel[j]);
-			}
-			free(raid_ch->base_channel);
-			raid_ch->base_channel = NULL;
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to create io channel for base bdev\n");
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if (!ret && raid_bdev->module->get_io_channel) {
+		raid_ch->module_channel = raid_bdev->module->get_io_channel(raid_bdev);
+		if (!raid_ch->module_channel) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to create io channel for raid module\n");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		uint8_t j;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+			spdk_put_io_channel(raid_ch->base_channel[j]);
+		}
+		free(raid_ch->base_channel);
+		raid_ch->base_channel = NULL;
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -149,6 +161,11 @@ raid_bdev_destroy_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 
 	assert(raid_ch != NULL);
 	assert(raid_ch->base_channel);
+
+	if (raid_ch->module_channel) {
+		spdk_put_io_channel(raid_ch->module_channel);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < raid_ch->num_channels; i++) {
 		/* Free base bdev channels */
 		assert(raid_ch->base_channel[i] != NULL);
diff --git a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
index 5c253ab28..7f3f40399 100644
--- a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
+++ b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ struct raid_bdev_io_channel {
 
 	/* Number of IO channels */
 	uint8_t			num_channels;
+
+	/* Private raid module IO channel */
+	struct spdk_io_channel	*module_channel;
 };
 
 /* TAIL heads for various raid bdev lists */
@@ -265,6 +268,12 @@ struct raid_bdev_module {
 	/* Handler for requests without payload (flush, unmap). Optional. */
 	void (*submit_null_payload_request)(struct raid_bdev_io *raid_io);
 
+	/*
+	 * Called when the bdev's IO channel is created to get the module's private IO channel.
+	 * Optional.
+	 */
+	struct spdk_io_channel *(*get_io_channel)(struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev);
+
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(raid_bdev_module) link;
 };