diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
index a78921d3ab3..368de9f18aa 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 import tempfile
 import urllib
 
+from eventlet import tpool
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import encodeutils
@@ -291,6 +292,9 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         with RADOSClient(self):
             pass
 
+    def RBDProxy(self):
+        return tpool.Proxy(self.rbd.RBD())
+
     def _ceph_args(self):
         args = []
         if self.configuration.rbd_user:
@@ -303,10 +307,14 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         LOG.debug("opening connection to ceph cluster (timeout=%s)." %
                   (self.configuration.rados_connect_timeout))
 
-        client = self.rados.Rados(
-            rados_id=self.configuration.rbd_user,
-            clustername=self.configuration.rbd_cluster_name,
-            conffile=self.configuration.rbd_ceph_conf)
+        # NOTE (e0ne): rados is binding to C lbirary librados.
+        # It blocks eventlet loop so we need to run it in a native
+        # python thread.
+        client = tpool.Proxy(
+            self.rados.Rados(
+                rados_id=self.configuration.rbd_user,
+                clustername=self.configuration.rbd_cluster_name,
+                conffile=self.configuration.rbd_ceph_conf))
         if pool is not None:
             pool = encodeutils.safe_encode(pool)
         else:
@@ -493,9 +501,9 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
                           "'%(dest)s'" %
                           {'src_vol': src_name, 'src_snap': clone_snap,
                            'dest': dest_name})
-                self.rbd.RBD().clone(client.ioctx, src_name, clone_snap,
-                                     client.ioctx, dest_name,
-                                     features=client.features)
+                self.RBDProxy().clone(client.ioctx, src_name, clone_snap,
+                                      client.ioctx, dest_name,
+                                      features=client.features)
             except Exception as exc:
                 src_volume.unprotect_snap(clone_snap)
                 src_volume.remove_snap(clone_snap)
@@ -522,12 +530,12 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         order = int(math.log(chunk_size, 2))
 
         with RADOSClient(self) as client:
-            self.rbd.RBD().create(client.ioctx,
-                                  encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']),
-                                  size,
-                                  order,
-                                  old_format=False,
-                                  features=client.features)
+            self.RBDProxy().create(client.ioctx,
+                                   encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']),
+                                   size,
+                                   order,
+                                   old_format=False,
+                                   features=client.features)
 
     def _flatten(self, pool, volume_name):
         LOG.debug('flattening %(pool)s/%(img)s' %
@@ -541,12 +549,12 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
                        dst=volume['name']))
         with RADOSClient(self, src_pool) as src_client:
             with RADOSClient(self) as dest_client:
-                self.rbd.RBD().clone(src_client.ioctx,
-                                     encodeutils.safe_encode(src_image),
-                                     encodeutils.safe_encode(src_snap),
-                                     dest_client.ioctx,
-                                     encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']),
-                                     features=src_client.features)
+                self.RBDProxy().clone(src_client.ioctx,
+                                      encodeutils.safe_encode(src_image),
+                                      encodeutils.safe_encode(src_snap),
+                                      dest_client.ioctx,
+                                      encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']),
+                                      features=src_client.features)
 
     def _resize(self, volume, **kwargs):
         size = kwargs.get('size', None)
@@ -622,7 +630,7 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         # keep walking up the chain if it is itself a clone.
         if (not parent_has_snaps) and parent_name.endswith('.deleted'):
             LOG.debug("deleting parent %s" % (parent_name))
-            self.rbd.RBD().remove(client.ioctx, parent_name)
+            self.RBDProxy().remove(client.ioctx, parent_name)
 
             # Now move up to grandparent if there is one
             if g_parent:
@@ -671,7 +679,7 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
             if clone_snap is None:
                 LOG.debug("deleting rbd volume %s" % (volume_name))
                 try:
-                    self.rbd.RBD().remove(client.ioctx, volume_name)
+                    self.RBDProxy().remove(client.ioctx, volume_name)
                 except self.rbd.ImageBusy:
                     msg = (_("ImageBusy error raised while deleting rbd "
                              "volume. This may have been caused by a "
@@ -698,7 +706,7 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
                 # delete it. Instead we will keep it as a silent volume which
                 # will be deleted when it's snapshot and clones are deleted.
                 new_name = "%s.deleted" % (volume_name)
-                self.rbd.RBD().rename(client.ioctx, volume_name, new_name)
+                self.RBDProxy().rename(client.ioctx, volume_name, new_name)
 
     def create_snapshot(self, snapshot):
         """Creates an rbd snapshot."""
@@ -949,9 +957,9 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         # Raise an exception if we didn't find a suitable rbd image.
         with RADOSClient(self) as client:
             rbd_name = existing_ref['source-name']
-            self.rbd.RBD().rename(client.ioctx,
-                                  encodeutils.safe_encode(rbd_name),
-                                  encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']))
+            self.RBDProxy().rename(client.ioctx,
+                                   encodeutils.safe_encode(rbd_name),
+                                   encodeutils.safe_encode(volume['name']))
 
     def manage_existing_get_size(self, volume, existing_ref):
         """Return size of an existing image for manage_existing.