diff --git a/src/api2/config/changer.rs b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
index 789bfbfc..c1e8c59e 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use proxmox::api::{api, Router, RpcEnvironment};
+use proxmox::api::{
+    api,
+    Router,
+    RpcEnvironment,
+    schema::parse_property_string,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     config,
@@ -9,6 +15,8 @@ use crate::{
         PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
         CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA,
         LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
+        SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA,
+        EXPORT_SLOT_LIST_SCHEMA,
         DriveListEntry,
         ScsiTapeChanger,
         LinuxTapeDrive,
@@ -30,6 +38,10 @@ use crate::{
             path: {
                 schema: LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
             },
+            "export-slots": {
+                schema: EXPORT_SLOT_LIST_SCHEMA,
+                optional: true,
+            },
         },
     },
 )]
@@ -37,6 +49,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub fn create_changer(
     name: String,
     path: String,
+    export_slots: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let _lock = config::drive::lock()?;
@@ -54,6 +67,7 @@ pub fn create_changer(
     let item = ScsiTapeChanger {
         name: name.clone(),
         path,
+        export_slots,
     };
 
     config.set_data(&name, "changer", &item)?;
@@ -139,6 +153,15 @@ pub fn list_changers(
     rpcenv["digest"] = proxmox::tools::digest_to_hex(&digest).into();
     Ok(list)
 }
+#[api()]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+/// Deletable property name
+pub enum DeletableProperty {
+    /// Delete export-slots.
+    export_slots,
+}
 
 #[api(
     protected: true,
@@ -151,6 +174,18 @@ pub fn list_changers(
                 schema: LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
+            "export-slots": {
+                schema: EXPORT_SLOT_LIST_SCHEMA,
+                optional: true,
+            },
+            delete: {
+                description: "List of properties to delete.",
+                type: Array,
+                optional: true,
+                items: {
+                    type: DeletableProperty,
+                },
+            },
             digest: {
                 schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
@@ -162,6 +197,8 @@ pub fn list_changers(
 pub fn update_changer(
     name: String,
     path: Option<String>,
+    export_slots: Option<String>,
+    delete: Option<Vec<DeletableProperty>>,
     digest: Option<String>,
     _param: Value,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -177,12 +214,42 @@ pub fn update_changer(
 
     let mut data: ScsiTapeChanger = config.lookup("changer", &name)?;
 
+    if let Some(delete) = delete {
+        for delete_prop in delete {
+            match delete_prop {
+                DeletableProperty::export_slots => {
+                    data.export_slots = None;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if let Some(path) = path {
         let changers = linux_tape_changer_list();
         check_drive_path(&changers, &path)?;
         data.path = path;
     }
 
+    if let Some(export_slots) = export_slots {
+        let slots: Value = parse_property_string(
+            &export_slots, &SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA
+        )?;
+        let mut slots: Vec<String> = slots
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| v.to_string())
+            .collect();
+        slots.sort();
+
+        if slots.is_empty() {
+            data.export_slots = None;
+        } else {
+            let slots = slots.join(",");
+            data.export_slots = Some(slots);
+        }
+    }
+
     config.set_data(&name, "changer", &data)?;
 
     config::drive::save_config(&config)?;
diff --git a/src/api2/types/tape/changer.rs b/src/api2/types/tape/changer.rs
index 4964536a..c7acd381 100644
--- a/src/api2/types/tape/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/types/tape/changer.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use proxmox::api::{
     api,
-    schema::{Schema, StringSchema},
+    schema::{
+        Schema,
+        ApiStringFormat,
+        ArraySchema,
+        IntegerSchema,
+        StringSchema,
+    },
 };
 
 use crate::api2::types::PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_FORMAT;
@@ -25,6 +31,20 @@ pub const MEDIA_LABEL_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Media Label/Barcode.")
     .max_length(32)
     .schema();
 
+pub const SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA: Schema = ArraySchema::new(
+    "Slot list.", &IntegerSchema::new("Slot number")
+        .minimum(1)
+        .schema())
+    .schema();
+
+pub const EXPORT_SLOT_LIST_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new(r###"\
+A list of slot numbers, comma separated. Those slots are reserved for
+Import/Export, i.e. any media in those slots are considered to be
+'offline'.
+"###)
+.format(&ApiStringFormat::PropertyString(&SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA))
+.schema();
+
 #[api(
     properties: {
         name: {
@@ -33,13 +53,20 @@ pub const MEDIA_LABEL_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Media Label/Barcode.")
         path: {
             schema: SCSI_CHANGER_PATH_SCHEMA,
         },
-    }
+        "export-slots": {
+            schema: EXPORT_SLOT_LIST_SCHEMA,
+            optional: true,
+        },
+    },
 )]
 #[derive(Serialize,Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 /// SCSI tape changer
 pub struct ScsiTapeChanger {
     pub name: String,
     pub path: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub export_slots: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[api()]
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/changer.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/changer.rs
index af69758c..8d30a61d 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/changer.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/changer.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ fn get_config(
     let options = default_table_format_options()
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("name"))
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("path"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("export-slots"))
         ;
 
     format_and_print_result_full(&mut data, &info.returns, &output_format, &options);