diff --git a/block/src/factory.rs b/block/src/factory.rs
index 6d1de3664..d029952b7 100644
--- a/block/src/factory.rs
+++ b/block/src/factory.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn open_fixed_vhd(
         if io_uring_supported() {
             info!("Opening fixed VHD disk file with io_uring backend");
             return Ok(Box::new(
-                VhdDisk::new(file, true).map_err(|e| e.with_path(options.path))?,
+                VhdDisk::new(file, true, options.direct).map_err(|e| e.with_path(options.path))?,
             ));
         }
         info!("io_uring runtime probe failed for fixed VHD, using synchronous backend");
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn open_fixed_vhd(
 
     info!("Opening fixed VHD disk file with synchronous backend");
     Ok(Box::new(
-        VhdDisk::new(file, false).map_err(|e| e.with_path(options.path))?,
+        VhdDisk::new(file, false, options.direct).map_err(|e| e.with_path(options.path))?,
     ))
 }
 
diff --git a/block/src/formats/vhd/mod.rs b/block/src/formats/vhd/mod.rs
index 71a42f451..d817f6c87 100644
--- a/block/src/formats/vhd/mod.rs
+++ b/block/src/formats/vhd/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 
 pub use internal::footer::is_fixed_vhd;
+use log::warn;
 
 use self::internal::fixed::FixedVhd;
 #[cfg(feature = "io_uring")]
@@ -25,16 +26,17 @@ use self::worker::sync::FixedVhdSync;
 use crate::async_io::{AsyncIo, BorrowedDiskFd, DiskFileError};
 use crate::disk_file::DiskSize;
 use crate::error::{BlockError, BlockErrorKind, BlockResult, ErrorOp};
-use crate::{AlignedFile, BlockBackend, Error, disk_file};
+use crate::{AlignedFile, BlockBackend, DiskTopology, Error, disk_file};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VhdDisk {
     inner: FixedVhd,
     use_io_uring: bool,
+    direct: bool,
 }
 
 impl VhdDisk {
-    pub fn new(file: File, use_io_uring: bool) -> BlockResult<Self> {
+    pub fn new(file: File, use_io_uring: bool, direct: bool) -> BlockResult<Self> {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "io_uring"))]
         if use_io_uring {
             return Err(BlockError::new(
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ impl VhdDisk {
         Ok(Self {
             inner: FixedVhd::new(file).map_err(|e| BlockError::from(e).with_op(ErrorOp::Open))?,
             use_io_uring,
+            direct,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -77,7 +80,14 @@ impl disk_file::DiskFd for VhdDisk {
     }
 }
 
-impl disk_file::Geometry for VhdDisk {}
+impl disk_file::Geometry for VhdDisk {
+    fn topology(&self) -> DiskTopology {
+        DiskTopology::probe(self.inner.file()).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            warn!("Unable to get device topology. Using default topology");
+            DiskTopology::default()
+        })
+    }
+}
 
 impl disk_file::SparseCapable for VhdDisk {}
 
@@ -98,6 +108,7 @@ impl disk_file::AsyncDiskFile for VhdDisk {
         Ok(Box::new(VhdDisk {
             inner: self.inner.clone(),
             use_io_uring: self.use_io_uring,
+            direct: self.direct,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ impl disk_file::AsyncDiskFile for VhdDisk {
         let file = self.inner.file().try_clone().map_err(|e| {
             BlockError::new(BlockErrorKind::Io, DiskFileError::NewAsyncIo(e)).with_op(ErrorOp::Open)
         })?;
-        let raw_file = AlignedFile::new(file, false);
+        let raw_file = AlignedFile::new(file, self.direct);
 
         if self.use_io_uring {
             #[cfg(feature = "io_uring")]
@@ -167,7 +178,7 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn new_sync_returns_correct_size() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false, false).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(disk.logical_size().unwrap(), 0x1122_3344);
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +194,7 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn sync_backend_disables_batch_requests() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false, false).unwrap();
         assert_async_io(&disk, false);
     }
 
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn io_uring_backend_enables_batch_requests() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, true).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, true, false).unwrap();
         assert_async_io(&disk, true);
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +298,7 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn try_clone_preserves_sync_dispatch() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false, false).unwrap();
         let cloned = disk.try_clone().unwrap();
         assert_async_io_from_dyn(cloned.as_ref(), false);
     }
@@ -296,7 +307,7 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn try_clone_preserves_io_uring_dispatch() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, true).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, true, false).unwrap();
         let cloned = disk.try_clone().unwrap();
         assert_async_io_from_dyn(cloned.as_ref(), true);
     }
@@ -304,14 +315,14 @@ mod unit_tests {
     #[test]
     fn resize_returns_error() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let mut disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false).unwrap();
+        let mut disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false, false).unwrap();
         assert!(disk.resize(0x2000_0000).is_err());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn physical_size_includes_footer() {
         let file = make_vhd_file();
-        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false).unwrap();
+        let disk = VhdDisk::new(file, false, false).unwrap();
         // Data region (0x1122_3344) + VHD footer (0x200).
         assert_eq!(disk.physical_size().unwrap(), 0x1122_3344 + 0x200);
     }