diff --git a/include/qemu/coroutine_int.h b/include/qemu/coroutine_int.h
index cb98892bba..59e8406398 100644
--- a/include/qemu/coroutine_int.h
+++ b/include/qemu/coroutine_int.h
@@ -46,14 +46,21 @@ struct Coroutine {
 
     size_t locks_held;
 
+    /* Only used when the coroutine has yielded.  */
+    AioContext *ctx;
+
+    /* Used to catch and abort on illegal co-routine entry.
+     * Will contain the name of the function that had first
+     * scheduled the coroutine. */
+    const char *scheduled;
+
+    QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(Coroutine) co_queue_next;
+
     /* Coroutines that should be woken up when we yield or terminate.
      * Only used when the coroutine is running.
      */
     QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, Coroutine) co_queue_wakeup;
 
-    /* Only used when the coroutine has yielded.  */
-    AioContext *ctx;
-    QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(Coroutine) co_queue_next;
     QSLIST_ENTRY(Coroutine) co_scheduled_next;
 };
 
diff --git a/util/async.c b/util/async.c
index 0e1bd8780a..4dd9d95a9e 100644
--- a/util/async.c
+++ b/util/async.c
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ static void co_schedule_bh_cb(void *opaque)
         QSLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&straight, co_scheduled_next);
         trace_aio_co_schedule_bh_cb(ctx, co);
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
+
+        /* Protected by write barrier in qemu_aio_coroutine_enter */
+        atomic_set(&co->scheduled, NULL);
         qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
         aio_context_release(ctx);
     }
@@ -438,6 +441,16 @@ fail:
 void aio_co_schedule(AioContext *ctx, Coroutine *co)
 {
     trace_aio_co_schedule(ctx, co);
+    const char *scheduled = atomic_cmpxchg(&co->scheduled, NULL,
+                                           __func__);
+
+    if (scheduled) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "%s: Co-routine was already scheduled in '%s'\n",
+                __func__, scheduled);
+        abort();
+    }
+
     QSLIST_INSERT_HEAD_ATOMIC(&ctx->scheduled_coroutines,
                               co, co_scheduled_next);
     qemu_bh_schedule(ctx->co_schedule_bh);
diff --git a/util/qemu-coroutine-sleep.c b/util/qemu-coroutine-sleep.c
index 9c5655041b..254349cdbb 100644
--- a/util/qemu-coroutine-sleep.c
+++ b/util/qemu-coroutine-sleep.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine.h"
+#include "qemu/coroutine_int.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "block/aio.h"
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ static void co_sleep_cb(void *opaque)
 {
     CoSleepCB *sleep_cb = opaque;
 
+    /* Write of schedule protected by barrier write in aio_co_schedule */
+    atomic_set(&sleep_cb->co->scheduled, NULL);
     aio_co_wake(sleep_cb->co);
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +37,15 @@ void coroutine_fn co_aio_sleep_ns(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
     CoSleepCB sleep_cb = {
         .co = qemu_coroutine_self(),
     };
+
+    const char *scheduled = atomic_cmpxchg(&sleep_cb.co->scheduled, NULL,
+                                           __func__);
+    if (scheduled) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "%s: Co-routine was already scheduled in '%s'\n",
+                __func__, scheduled);
+        abort();
+    }
     sleep_cb.ts = aio_timer_new(ctx, type, SCALE_NS, co_sleep_cb, &sleep_cb);
     timer_mod(sleep_cb.ts, qemu_clock_get_ns(type) + ns);
     qemu_coroutine_yield();
diff --git a/util/qemu-coroutine.c b/util/qemu-coroutine.c
index d6095c1d5a..9eff7fd450 100644
--- a/util/qemu-coroutine.c
+++ b/util/qemu-coroutine.c
@@ -107,8 +107,22 @@ void qemu_aio_coroutine_enter(AioContext *ctx, Coroutine *co)
     Coroutine *self = qemu_coroutine_self();
     CoroutineAction ret;
 
+    /* Cannot rely on the read barrier for co in aio_co_wake(), as there are
+     * callers outside of aio_co_wake() */
+    const char *scheduled = atomic_mb_read(&co->scheduled);
+
     trace_qemu_aio_coroutine_enter(ctx, self, co, co->entry_arg);
 
+    /* if the Coroutine has already been scheduled, entering it again will
+     * cause us to enter it twice, potentially even after the coroutine has
+     * been deleted */
+    if (scheduled) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "%s: Co-routine was already scheduled in '%s'\n",
+                __func__, scheduled);
+        abort();
+    }
+
     if (co->caller) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Co-routine re-entered recursively\n");
         abort();