diff --git a/include/sys/spa.h b/include/sys/spa.h
index 896b0f9563ae..75dc9c88bcf9 100644
--- a/include/sys/spa.h
+++ b/include/sys/spa.h
@@ -1183,6 +1183,11 @@ extern int spa_wait_tag(const char *name, zpool_wait_activity_t activity,
 extern void spa_notify_waiters(spa_t *spa);
 extern void spa_wake_waiters(spa_t *spa);
 
+extern void spa_create_os(spa_t *spa);
+extern void spa_export_os(spa_t *spa);
+extern void spa_activate_os(spa_t *spa);
+extern void spa_deactivate_os(spa_t *spa);
+
 /* module param call functions */
 int param_set_deadman_ziotime(ZFS_MODULE_PARAM_ARGS);
 int param_set_deadman_synctime(ZFS_MODULE_PARAM_ARGS);
diff --git a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
index 41e0e7815c43..1149838fb08f 100644
--- a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
+++ b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
@@ -1405,3 +1405,27 @@ zfsvfs_update_fromname(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
 	(void) oldname, (void) newname;
 }
+
+void
+spa_create_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_export_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_activate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_deactivate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/spa_os.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/spa_os.c
index c8c833426131..81fb9e646921 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/spa_os.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/spa_os.c
@@ -268,3 +268,27 @@ spa_history_zone(void)
 {
 	return ("freebsd");
 }
+
+void
+spa_create_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_export_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_activate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_deactivate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
index 5672cd6d5c5e..d85a5cdac2e8 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
@@ -108,3 +108,27 @@ spa_history_zone(void)
 {
 	return ("linux");
 }
+
+void
+spa_create_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_export_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_activate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
+
+void
+spa_deactivate_os(spa_t *spa)
+{
+	(void) spa;
+}
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa.c b/module/zfs/spa.c
index 7e18048af5e6..e9b9cf9c3ce1 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa.c
@@ -1315,6 +1315,8 @@ spa_activate(spa_t *spa, spa_mode_t mode)
 	    spa_error_entry_compare, sizeof (spa_error_entry_t),
 	    offsetof(spa_error_entry_t, se_avl));
 
+	spa_activate_os(spa);
+
 	spa_keystore_init(&spa->spa_keystore);
 
 	/*
@@ -1451,6 +1453,9 @@ spa_deactivate(spa_t *spa)
 		thread_join(spa->spa_did);
 		spa->spa_did = 0;
 	}
+
+	spa_deactivate_os(spa);
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -6023,6 +6028,8 @@ spa_create(const char *pool, nvlist_t *nvroot, nvlist_t *props,
 	spa->spa_minref = zfs_refcount_count(&spa->spa_refcount);
 	spa->spa_load_state = SPA_LOAD_NONE;
 
+	spa_create_os(spa);
+
 	mutex_exit(&spa_namespace_lock);
 
 	return (0);
@@ -6206,6 +6213,8 @@ spa_import(char *pool, nvlist_t *config, nvlist_t *props, uint64_t flags)
 
 	zvol_create_minors_recursive(pool);
 
+	spa_create_os(spa);
+
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -6435,6 +6444,8 @@ spa_export_common(const char *pool, int new_state, nvlist_t **oldconfig,
 	}
 
 export_spa:
+	spa_export_os(spa);
+
 	if (new_state == POOL_STATE_DESTROYED)
 		spa_event_notify(spa, NULL, NULL, ESC_ZFS_POOL_DESTROY);
 	else if (new_state == POOL_STATE_EXPORTED)