diff --git a/src/tools/rbd_mirror/image_replayer/OpenLocalImageRequest.cc b/src/tools/rbd_mirror/image_replayer/OpenLocalImageRequest.cc
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+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+
+#include "OpenLocalImageRequest.h"
+#include "CloseImageRequest.h"
+#include "common/errno.h"
+#include "common/WorkQueue.h"
+#include "librbd/ExclusiveLock.h"
+#include "librbd/ImageCtx.h"
+#include "librbd/ImageState.h"
+#include "librbd/Utils.h"
+
+#define dout_subsys ceph_subsys_rbd_mirror
+#undef dout_prefix
+#define dout_prefix *_dout << "rbd::mirror::image_replayer::OpenLocalImageRequest: " \
+                           << this << " " << __func__
+
+namespace rbd {
+namespace mirror {
+namespace image_replayer {
+
+using librbd::util::create_context_callback;
+
+template <typename I>
+OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::OpenLocalImageRequest(librados::IoCtx &local_io_ctx,
+                                                I **local_image_ctx,
+                                                const std::string &local_image_name,
+                                                const std::string &local_image_id,
+                                                ContextWQ *work_queue,
+                                                Context *on_finish)
+  : m_local_io_ctx(local_io_ctx), m_local_image_ctx(local_image_ctx),
+    m_local_image_name(local_image_name), m_local_image_id(local_image_id),
+    m_work_queue(work_queue), m_on_finish(on_finish) {
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::send() {
+  send_open_image();
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::send_open_image() {
+  dout(20) << dendl;
+
+  *m_local_image_ctx = new librbd::ImageCtx(m_local_image_name,
+                                            m_local_image_id, nullptr,
+                                            m_local_io_ctx, false);
+
+  Context *ctx = create_context_callback<
+    OpenLocalImageRequest<I>, &OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_open_image>(
+      this);
+  (*m_local_image_ctx)->state->open(ctx);
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_open_image(int r) {
+  dout(20) << ": r=" << r << dendl;
+
+  if (r < 0) {
+    derr << "failed to open image '" << m_local_image_id << "': "
+         << cpp_strerror(r) << dendl;
+    send_close_image(r);
+    return;
+  } else if ((*m_local_image_ctx)->exclusive_lock == nullptr) {
+    derr << "image does not support exclusive lock" << dendl;
+    send_close_image(-EINVAL);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  send_lock_image();
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::send_lock_image() {
+  dout(20) << dendl;
+
+  Context *ctx = create_context_callback<
+    OpenLocalImageRequest<I>, &OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_lock_image>(
+      this);
+
+  RWLock::RLocker owner_locker((*m_local_image_ctx)->owner_lock);
+  (*m_local_image_ctx)->exclusive_lock->request_lock(ctx);
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_lock_image(int r) {
+  dout(20) << ": r=" << r << dendl;
+
+  if (r < 0) {
+    derr << "failed to lock image '" << m_local_image_id << "': "
+       << cpp_strerror(r) << dendl;
+    send_close_image(r);
+    return;
+  } else if ((*m_local_image_ctx)->exclusive_lock == nullptr ||
+             !(*m_local_image_ctx)->exclusive_lock->is_lock_owner()) {
+    derr << "image is not locked" << dendl;
+    send_close_image(-EBUSY);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  finish(0);
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::send_close_image(int r) {
+  dout(20) << dendl;
+
+  if (m_ret_val == 0 && r < 0) {
+    m_ret_val = r;
+  }
+
+  Context *ctx = create_context_callback<
+    OpenLocalImageRequest<I>, &OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_close_image>(
+      this);
+  CloseImageRequest<I> *request = CloseImageRequest<I>::create(
+    m_local_image_ctx, m_work_queue, ctx);
+  request->send();
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::handle_close_image(int r) {
+  dout(20) << dendl;
+
+  assert(r == 0);
+  finish(m_ret_val);
+}
+
+template <typename I>
+void OpenLocalImageRequest<I>::finish(int r) {
+  dout(20) << ": r=" << r << dendl;
+
+  m_on_finish->complete(r);
+  delete this;
+}
+
+} // namespace image_replayer
+} // namespace mirror
+} // namespace rbd
+
+template class rbd::mirror::image_replayer::OpenLocalImageRequest<librbd::ImageCtx>;
diff --git a/src/tools/rbd_mirror/image_replayer/OpenLocalImageRequest.h b/src/tools/rbd_mirror/image_replayer/OpenLocalImageRequest.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..daf5c0aff62
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+++ b/src/tools/rbd_mirror/image_replayer/OpenLocalImageRequest.h
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+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+
+#ifndef RBD_MIRROR_IMAGE_REPLAYER_OPEN_LOCAL_IMAGE_REQUEST_H
+#define RBD_MIRROR_IMAGE_REPLAYER_OPEN_LOCAL_IMAGE_REQUEST_H
+
+#include "include/int_types.h"
+#include "librbd/ImageCtx.h"
+#include <string>
+
+class Context;
+class ContextWQ;
+namespace librbd { class ImageCtx; }
+
+namespace rbd {
+namespace mirror {
+namespace image_replayer {
+
+template <typename ImageCtxT = librbd::ImageCtx>
+class OpenLocalImageRequest {
+public:
+  static OpenLocalImageRequest* create(librados::IoCtx &local_io_ctx,
+                                       ImageCtxT **local_image_ctx,
+                                       const std::string &local_image_name,
+                                       const std::string &local_image_id,
+                                       ContextWQ *work_queue,
+                                       Context *on_finish) {
+    return new OpenLocalImageRequest(local_io_ctx, local_image_ctx,
+                                     local_image_name, local_image_id,
+                                     work_queue, on_finish);
+  }
+
+  OpenLocalImageRequest(librados::IoCtx &local_io_ctx,
+                        ImageCtxT **local_image_ctx,
+                        const std::string &local_image_name,
+                        const std::string &local_image_id,
+                        ContextWQ *m_work_queue,
+                        Context *on_finish);
+
+  void send();
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * @verbatim
+   *
+   * <start>
+   *    |
+   *    v
+   * OPEN_IMAGE * * * * * * *
+   *    |                   *
+   *    v                   v
+   * LOCK_IMAGE * * * > CLOSE_IMAGE
+   *    |                   |
+   *    v                   |
+   * <finish> <-------------/
+   *
+   * @endverbatim
+   */
+  librados::IoCtx &m_local_io_ctx;
+  ImageCtxT **m_local_image_ctx;
+  std::string m_local_image_name;
+  std::string m_local_image_id;
+  ContextWQ *m_work_queue;
+  Context *m_on_finish;
+
+  int m_ret_val = 0;
+
+  void send_open_image();
+  void handle_open_image(int r);
+
+  void send_lock_image();
+  void handle_lock_image(int r);
+
+  void send_close_image(int r);
+  void handle_close_image(int r);
+
+  void finish(int r);
+
+};
+
+} // namespace image_replayer
+} // namespace mirror
+} // namespace rbd
+
+extern template class rbd::mirror::image_replayer::OpenLocalImageRequest<librbd::ImageCtx>;
+
+#endif // RBD_MIRROR_IMAGE_REPLAYER_OPEN_LOCAL_IMAGE_REQUEST_H