diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/dataset_actions.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/dataset_actions.py
index 45dedb4e2c2cf..5dc1780fd8531 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/dataset_actions.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/dataset_actions.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import errno
 import libzfs
-import os
 
 from middlewared.schema import accepts, Bool, Dict, Str
 from middlewared.service import CallError, Service
-from middlewared.utils.mount import getmntinfo
-from middlewared.utils.path import is_child
+from middlewared.plugins.zfs_.utils import path_to_dataset_impl
 
 
 def handle_ds_not_found(error_code: int, ds_name: str):
@@ -31,22 +29,11 @@ def path_to_dataset(self, path, mntinfo=None):
         can be raised by a failed call to os.stat() are
         possible.
         """
-        boot_pool = self.middleware.call_sync("boot.pool_name")
-
-        st = os.stat(path)
-        if mntinfo is None:
-            mntinfo = getmntinfo(st.st_dev)[st.st_dev]
-        else:
-            mntinfo = mntinfo[st.st_dev]
-
-        ds_name = mntinfo['mount_source']
-        if mntinfo['fs_type'] != 'zfs':
-            raise CallError(f'{path}: path is not a ZFS filesystem')
-
-        if is_child(ds_name, boot_pool):
-            raise CallError(f'{path}: path is on boot pool')
-
-        return ds_name
+        # NOTE: there is no real reason to call this method
+        # since it uses a child process in the process pool.
+        # It's more efficient to just import `path_to_dataset_impl`
+        # and call it directly.
+        return path_to_dataset_impl(path, mntinfo)
 
     def child_dataset_names(self, path):
         # return child datasets given a dataset `path`.
diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/utils.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/utils.py
index d87f2eb96a7fb..04d505155a71d 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/utils.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/zfs_/utils.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from middlewared.service_exception import MatchNotFound
+from middlewared.service_exception import CallError, MatchNotFound
 from middlewared.utils.filesystem.constants import ZFSCTL
+from middlewared.utils.mount import getmntinfo
+from middlewared.utils.path import is_child
 from middlewared.plugins.audit.utils import (
     AUDIT_DEFAULT_FILL_CRITICAL, AUDIT_DEFAULT_FILL_WARNING
 )
+from middlewared.plugins.boot import BOOT_POOL_NAME
 from middlewared.utils.tdb import (
     get_tdb_handle,
     TDBBatchAction,
@@ -20,7 +23,13 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-__all__ = ["zvol_name_to_path", "zvol_path_to_name", "get_snapshot_count_cached"]
+__all__ = [
+    "get_snapshot_count_cached",
+    "path_to_dataset_impl",
+    "paths_to_datasets_impl",
+    "zvol_name_to_path",
+    "zvol_path_to_name",
+]
 
 LEGACY_USERPROP_PREFIX = 'org.freenas'
 USERPROP_PREFIX = 'org.truenas'
@@ -299,3 +308,58 @@ def iter_datasets(out, datasets_in, batch_ops):
             logger.warning('Failed to update cached snapshot counts', exc_info=True)
 
     return out
+
+
+def paths_to_datasets_impl(
+    paths: list[str],
+    mntinfo: dict | None = None
+) -> dict | dict[str, str | None]:
+    """
+    Convert `paths` to a dictionary of ZFS dataset names. This
+    performs lookup through mountinfo.
+
+    Anticipated error conditions are that paths are not
+    on ZFS or if the boot pool underlies the path. In
+    addition to this, all the normal exceptions that
+    can be raised by a failed call to os.stat() are
+    possible. If any exception occurs, the dataset name
+    will be set to None in the dictionary.
+    """
+    rv = dict()
+    if mntinfo is None:
+        mntinfo = getmntinfo()
+
+    for path in paths:
+        try:
+            rv[path] = path_to_dataset_impl(path, mntinfo)
+        except Exception:
+            rv[path] = None
+
+    return rv
+
+
+def path_to_dataset_impl(path: str, mntinfo: dict | None = None) -> str:
+    """
+    Convert `path` to a ZFS dataset name. This
+    performs lookup through mountinfo.
+
+    Anticipated error conditions are that path is not
+    on ZFS or if the boot pool underlies the path. In
+    addition to this, all the normal exceptions that
+    can be raised by a failed call to os.stat() are
+    possible.
+    """
+    st = os.stat(path)
+    if mntinfo is None:
+        mntinfo = getmntinfo(st.st_dev)[st.st_dev]
+    else:
+        mntinfo = mntinfo[st.st_dev]
+
+    ds_name = mntinfo['mount_source']
+    if mntinfo['fs_type'] != 'zfs':
+        raise CallError(f'{path}: path is not a ZFS filesystem')
+
+    if is_child(ds_name, BOOT_POOL_NAME):
+        raise CallError(f'{path}: path is on boot pool')
+
+    return ds_name