diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
index 60b568e58..6d4b5c692 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
@@ -487,6 +487,18 @@ void spdk_bdev_io_complete_scsi_status(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_s
  */
 struct spdk_thread *spdk_bdev_io_get_thread(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
 
+/**
+ * Resize for a bdev.
+ *
+ * Change number of blocks for provided block device.
+ * It can only be called on a registered bdev.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to change.
+ * \param size New size of bdev.
+ * \return 0 on success, negated errno on failure.
+ */
+int spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size);
+
 void spdk_scsi_nvme_translate(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 			      int *sc, int *sk, int *asc, int *ascq);
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 178555b82..7a2404bbf 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,27 @@ spdk_bdev_has_write_cache(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	return bdev->write_cache;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&bdev->mutex);
+
+	/* bdev has open descriptors */
+	if (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&bdev->open_descs) &&
+	    bdev->blockcnt > size) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+	} else {
+		bdev->blockcnt = size;
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&bdev->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Convert I/O offset and length from bytes to blocks.
  *
diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index 031e35b85..6b91d6932 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -791,7 +791,10 @@ vbdev_lvol_resize(char *name, size_t sz,
 	rc = spdk_lvol_resize(lvol, sz, _vbdev_lvol_resize_cb, req);
 
 	if (rc == 0) {
-		bdev->blockcnt = sz * cluster_size / bdev->blocklen;
+		rc = spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(bdev, sz * cluster_size / bdev->blocklen);
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not change num blocks for bdev_lvol.\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 7e767ddf2..070df2270 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -286,6 +286,36 @@ bytes_to_blocks_test(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_bytes_to_blocks(&bdev, 512, &offset_blocks, 3, &num_blocks) != 0);
 }
 
+static void
+num_blocks_test(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev bdev;
+	struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc;
+
+	memset(&bdev, 0, sizeof(bdev));
+	bdev.name = "num_blocks";
+	bdev.fn_table = &fn_table;
+	bdev.module = SPDK_GET_BDEV_MODULE(bdev_ut);
+	spdk_bdev_register(&bdev);
+	spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 50);
+
+	/* Growing block number */
+	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 70) == 0);
+	/* Shrinking block number */
+	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 30) == 0);
+
+	/* In case bdev opened */
+	spdk_bdev_open(&bdev, false, NULL, NULL, &desc);
+
+	/* Growing block number */
+	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 80) == 0);
+	/* Shrinking block number */
+	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 20) != 0);
+
+	spdk_bdev_close(desc);
+	spdk_bdev_unregister(&bdev, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 static void
 io_valid_test(void)
 {
@@ -294,7 +324,7 @@ io_valid_test(void)
 	memset(&bdev, 0, sizeof(bdev));
 
 	bdev.blocklen = 512;
-	bdev.blockcnt = 100;
+	spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(&bdev, 100);
 
 	/* All parameters valid */
 	CU_ASSERT(spdk_bdev_io_valid_blocks(&bdev, 1, 2) == true);
@@ -451,6 +481,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (
 		CU_add_test(suite, "bytes_to_blocks_test", bytes_to_blocks_test) == NULL ||
+		CU_add_test(suite, "num_blocks_test", num_blocks_test) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "io_valid", io_valid_test) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "open_write", open_write_test) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "part", part_test) == NULL ||
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_ut.c
index c8d0986df..1d98dab1f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_ut.c
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ spdk_bdev_module_finish_done(void)
 {
 }
 
+int
+spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size)
+{
+	bdev->blockcnt = size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 ut_bdev_pmem_destruct(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
index 6b1ed2713..1d657f080 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ spdk_lvol_resize(struct spdk_lvol *lvol, size_t sz,  spdk_lvol_op_complete cb_fn
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size)
+{
+	bdev->blockcnt = size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 uint64_t
 spdk_bs_get_cluster_size(struct spdk_blob_store *bs)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
index a792901fb..15b47dae9 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ spdk_bs_get_page_size(struct spdk_blob_store *bs)
 	return BS_PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size)
+{
+	bdev->blockcnt = size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 init_dev(struct lvol_ut_bs_dev *dev)
 {