diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
index 595a73110e17..ac1179ca80d9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static struct dmz_mblock *dmz_get_mblock(struct dmz_metadata *zmd,
 		       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (test_bit(DMZ_META_ERROR, &mblk->state)) {
 		dmz_release_mblock(zmd, mblk);
+		dmz_check_bdev(zmd->dev);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
@@ -625,6 +626,8 @@ static int dmz_rdwr_block(struct dmz_metadata *zmd, int op, sector_t block,
 	ret = submit_bio_wait(bio);
 	bio_put(bio);
 
+	if (ret)
+		dmz_check_bdev(zmd->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -691,6 +694,7 @@ static int dmz_write_dirty_mblocks(struct dmz_metadata *zmd,
 			       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (test_bit(DMZ_META_ERROR, &mblk->state)) {
 			clear_bit(DMZ_META_ERROR, &mblk->state);
+			dmz_check_bdev(zmd->dev);
 			ret = -EIO;
 		}
 		nr_mblks_submitted--;
@@ -768,7 +772,7 @@ int dmz_flush_metadata(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 	/* If there are no dirty metadata blocks, just flush the device cache */
 	if (list_empty(&write_list)) {
 		ret = blkdev_issue_flush(zmd->dev->bdev, GFP_NOIO, NULL);
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -778,7 +782,7 @@ int dmz_flush_metadata(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 	 */
 	ret = dmz_log_dirty_mblocks(zmd, &write_list);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 
 	/*
 	 * The log is on disk. It is now safe to update in place
@@ -786,11 +790,11 @@ int dmz_flush_metadata(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 	 */
 	ret = dmz_write_dirty_mblocks(zmd, &write_list, zmd->mblk_primary);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 
 	ret = dmz_write_sb(zmd, zmd->mblk_primary);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		goto err;
 
 	while (!list_empty(&write_list)) {
 		mblk = list_first_entry(&write_list, struct dmz_mblock, link);
@@ -805,16 +809,20 @@ int dmz_flush_metadata(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 
 	zmd->sb_gen++;
 out:
-	if (ret && !list_empty(&write_list)) {
-		spin_lock(&zmd->mblk_lock);
-		list_splice(&write_list, &zmd->mblk_dirty_list);
-		spin_unlock(&zmd->mblk_lock);
-	}
-
 	dmz_unlock_flush(zmd);
 	up_write(&zmd->mblk_sem);
 
 	return ret;
+
+err:
+	if (!list_empty(&write_list)) {
+		spin_lock(&zmd->mblk_lock);
+		list_splice(&write_list, &zmd->mblk_dirty_list);
+		spin_unlock(&zmd->mblk_lock);
+	}
+	if (!dmz_check_bdev(zmd->dev))
+		ret = -EIO;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1244,6 +1252,7 @@ static int dmz_update_zone(struct dmz_metadata *zmd, struct dm_zone *zone)
 	if (ret) {
 		dmz_dev_err(zmd->dev, "Get zone %u report failed",
 			    dmz_id(zmd, zone));
+		dmz_check_bdev(zmd->dev);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
index d240d7ca8a8a..e7ace908a9b7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static int dmz_reclaim_align_wp(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc, struct dm_zone *zone,
 			    "Align zone %u wp %llu to %llu (wp+%u) blocks failed %d",
 			    dmz_id(zmd, zone), (unsigned long long)wp_block,
 			    (unsigned long long)block, nr_blocks, ret);
+		dmz_check_bdev(zrc->dev);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -489,12 +490,7 @@ static void dmz_reclaim_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	ret = dmz_do_reclaim(zrc);
 	if (ret) {
 		dmz_dev_debug(zrc->dev, "Reclaim error %d\n", ret);
-		if (ret == -EIO)
-			/*
-			 * LLD might be performing some error handling sequence
-			 * at the underlying device. To not interfere, do not
-			 * attempt to schedule the next reclaim run immediately.
-			 */
+		if (!dmz_check_bdev(zrc->dev))
 			return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
index d3bcc4197f5d..4574e0dedbd6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ static inline void dmz_bio_endio(struct bio *bio, blk_status_t status)
 
 	if (status != BLK_STS_OK && bio->bi_status == BLK_STS_OK)
 		bio->bi_status = status;
+	if (bio->bi_status != BLK_STS_OK)
+		bioctx->target->dev->flags |= DMZ_CHECK_BDEV;
 
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&bioctx->ref)) {
 		struct dm_zone *zone = bioctx->zone;
@@ -565,31 +567,51 @@ static int dmz_queue_chunk_work(struct dmz_target *dmz, struct bio *bio)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check the backing device availability. If it's on the way out,
+ * Check if the backing device is being removed. If it's on the way out,
  * start failing I/O. Reclaim and metadata components also call this
  * function to cleanly abort operation in the event of such failure.
  */
 bool dmz_bdev_is_dying(struct dmz_dev *dmz_dev)
 {
-	struct gendisk *disk;
+	if (dmz_dev->flags & DMZ_BDEV_DYING)
+		return true;
 
-	if (!(dmz_dev->flags & DMZ_BDEV_DYING)) {
-		disk = dmz_dev->bdev->bd_disk;
-		if (blk_queue_dying(bdev_get_queue(dmz_dev->bdev))) {
-			dmz_dev_warn(dmz_dev, "Backing device queue dying");
-			dmz_dev->flags |= DMZ_BDEV_DYING;
-		} else if (disk->fops->check_events) {
-			if (disk->fops->check_events(disk, 0) &
-					DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE) {
-				dmz_dev_warn(dmz_dev, "Backing device offline");
-				dmz_dev->flags |= DMZ_BDEV_DYING;
-			}
-		}
+	if (dmz_dev->flags & DMZ_CHECK_BDEV)
+		return !dmz_check_bdev(dmz_dev);
+
+	if (blk_queue_dying(bdev_get_queue(dmz_dev->bdev))) {
+		dmz_dev_warn(dmz_dev, "Backing device queue dying");
+		dmz_dev->flags |= DMZ_BDEV_DYING;
 	}
 
 	return dmz_dev->flags & DMZ_BDEV_DYING;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check the backing device availability. This detects such events as
+ * backing device going offline due to errors, media removals, etc.
+ * This check is less efficient than dmz_bdev_is_dying() and should
+ * only be performed as a part of error handling.
+ */
+bool dmz_check_bdev(struct dmz_dev *dmz_dev)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	dmz_dev->flags &= ~DMZ_CHECK_BDEV;
+
+	if (dmz_bdev_is_dying(dmz_dev))
+		return false;
+
+	disk = dmz_dev->bdev->bd_disk;
+	if (disk->fops->check_events &&
+	    disk->fops->check_events(disk, 0) & DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE) {
+		dmz_dev_warn(dmz_dev, "Backing device offline");
+		dmz_dev->flags |= DMZ_BDEV_DYING;
+	}
+
+	return !(dmz_dev->flags & DMZ_BDEV_DYING);
+}
+
 /*
  * Process a new BIO.
  */
@@ -902,8 +924,8 @@ static int dmz_prepare_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, struct block_device **bdev)
 {
 	struct dmz_target *dmz = ti->private;
 
-	if (dmz_bdev_is_dying(dmz->dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!dmz_check_bdev(dmz->dev))
+		return -EIO;
 
 	*bdev = dmz->dev->bdev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned.h b/drivers/md/dm-zoned.h
index d8e70b0ade35..5b5e493d479c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct dmz_dev {
 
 /* Device flags. */
 #define DMZ_BDEV_DYING		(1 << 0)
+#define DMZ_CHECK_BDEV		(2 << 0)
 
 /*
  * Zone descriptor.
@@ -255,5 +256,6 @@ void dmz_schedule_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc);
  * Functions defined in dm-zoned-target.c
  */
 bool dmz_bdev_is_dying(struct dmz_dev *dmz_dev);
+bool dmz_check_bdev(struct dmz_dev *dmz_dev);
 
 #endif /* DM_ZONED_H */