diff --git a/migration/exec.c b/migration/exec.c
index 375d2e1b54..4fa9819792 100644
--- a/migration/exec.c
+++ b/migration/exec.c
@@ -23,14 +23,39 @@
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "io/channel-command.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 
-void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *command, Error **errp)
+void init_exec_array(strList *command, const char *argv[], Error **errp)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    strList *lst;
+
+    for (lst = command; lst ; lst = lst->next) {
+        argv[i++] = lst->value;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Considering exec command always has 3 arguments to execute
+     * a command directly from the bash itself.
+     */
+    if (i > 3) {
+        error_setg(errp, "exec accepts maximum of 3 arguments in the list");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    argv[i] = NULL;
+    return;
+}
+
+void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, strList *command,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannel *ioc;
-    const char *argv[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", command, NULL };
+    const char *argv[4];
+    init_exec_array(command, argv, errp);
 
-    trace_migration_exec_outgoing(command);
+    trace_migration_exec_outgoing(argv[2]);
     ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(qio_channel_command_new_spawn(argv,
                                                     O_RDWR,
                                                     errp));
diff --git a/migration/exec.h b/migration/exec.h
index b210ffde7a..5b39ba6cbb 100644
--- a/migration/exec.h
+++ b/migration/exec.h
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_EXEC_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_EXEC_H
+void init_exec_array(strList *command, const char *argv[], Error **errp);
+
 void exec_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp);
 
-void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *host_port,
+void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, strList *host_port,
                                    Error **errp);
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index f6dd8dbb03..accbf72a18 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "yank_functions.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
+#include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
 
 #define MAX_THROTTLE  (128 << 20)      /* Migration transfer speed throttling */
@@ -489,6 +490,44 @@ void migrate_add_address(SocketAddress *address)
                       QAPI_CLONE(SocketAddress, address));
 }
 
+static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
+                              MigrateChannel **channel,
+                              Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    MigrateChannel *val = g_new0(MigrateChannel, 1);
+    MigrateAddress *addrs = g_new0(MigrateAddress, 1);
+    SocketAddress *saddr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
+    InetSocketAddress *isock = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+
+    if (strstart(uri, "exec:", NULL)) {
+        addrs->transport = MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_EXEC;
+        addrs->u.exec.data = str_split_at_comma(uri + strlen("exec:"));
+    } else if (strstart(uri, "rdma:", NULL) &&
+               !inet_parse(isock, uri + strlen("rdma:"), errp)) {
+        addrs->transport = MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_RDMA;
+        addrs->u.rdma.data = isock;
+    } else if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", NULL) ||
+                strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
+                strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL) ||
+                strstart(uri, "fd:", NULL)) {
+        addrs->transport = MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_SOCKET;
+        saddr = socket_parse(uri, &local_err);
+        addrs->u.socket.socket_type = saddr;
+    }
+
+    val->channeltype = MIGRATE_CHANNEL_TYPE_MAIN;
+    val->addr = addrs;
+    *channel = val;
+
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
 {
     const char *p = NULL;
@@ -2469,7 +2508,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, MigrateChannel *channel, bool has_blk,
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
-    const char *p = NULL;
+    MigrateAddress *addrs = g_new0(MigrateAddress, 1);
+    SocketAddress *saddr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     if (!migrate_prepare(s, has_blk && blk, has_inc && inc,
                          has_resume && resume, errp)) {
@@ -2490,22 +2530,29 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, MigrateChannel *channel, bool has_blk,
         error_setg(errp, "uri and channels options should be"
                           "mutually exclusive");
         return;
+    } else if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, &local_err)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Error parsing uri");
+        return;
     }
 
     migrate_protocol_allow_multi_channels(false);
-    if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p) ||
-        strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
-        strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL)) {
-        migrate_protocol_allow_multi_channels(true);
-        socket_start_outgoing_migration(s, p ? p : uri, &local_err);
-#ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
-    } else if (strstart(uri, "rdma:", &p)) {
-        rdma_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
-#endif
-    } else if (strstart(uri, "exec:", &p)) {
-        exec_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
-    } else if (strstart(uri, "fd:", &p)) {
-        fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
+    addrs = channel->addr;
+    saddr = channel->addr->u.socket.socket_type;
+    if (addrs->transport == MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_SOCKET) {
+        if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK) {
+            migrate_protocol_allow_multi_channels(true);
+            socket_start_outgoing_migration(s, saddr, &local_err);
+        } else if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD) {
+            fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, saddr->u.fd.str, &local_err);
+        }
+    #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
+    } else if (addrs->transport == MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_RDMA) {
+        rdma_start_outgoing_migration(s, addrs->u.rdma.data, &local_err);
+    #endif
+    } else if (addrs->transport == MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_EXEC) {
+        exec_start_outgoing_migration(s, addrs->u.exec.data, &local_err);
     } else {
         if (!(has_resume && resume)) {
             yank_unregister_instance(MIGRATION_YANK_INSTANCE);
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 288eadc2d2..48f49add6f 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ typedef struct RDMALocalBlocks {
 typedef struct RDMAContext {
     char *host;
     int port;
-    char *host_port;
 
     RDMAWorkRequestData wr_data[RDMA_WRID_MAX];
 
@@ -2449,9 +2448,7 @@ static void qemu_rdma_cleanup(RDMAContext *rdma)
         rdma->channel = NULL;
     }
     g_free(rdma->host);
-    g_free(rdma->host_port);
     rdma->host = NULL;
-    rdma->host_port = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -2733,28 +2730,17 @@ static void qemu_rdma_return_path_dest_init(RDMAContext *rdma_return_path,
     rdma_return_path->is_return_path = true;
 }
 
-static void *qemu_rdma_data_init(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
+static void *qemu_rdma_data_init(InetSocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp)
 {
     RDMAContext *rdma = NULL;
-    InetSocketAddress *addr;
 
-    if (host_port) {
+    if (saddr) {
         rdma = g_new0(RDMAContext, 1);
         rdma->current_index = -1;
         rdma->current_chunk = -1;
 
-        addr = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        if (!inet_parse(addr, host_port, NULL)) {
-            rdma->port = atoi(addr->port);
-            rdma->host = g_strdup(addr->host);
-            rdma->host_port = g_strdup(host_port);
-        } else {
-            ERROR(errp, "bad RDMA migration address '%s'", host_port);
-            g_free(rdma);
-            rdma = NULL;
-        }
-
-        qapi_free_InetSocketAddress(addr);
+        rdma->host = g_strdup(saddr->host);
+        rdma->port = atoi(saddr->port);
     }
 
     return rdma;
@@ -3354,6 +3340,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
                                             .private_data_len = sizeof(cap),
                                          };
     RDMAContext *rdma_return_path = NULL;
+    InetSocketAddress *isock = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
     struct rdma_cm_event *cm_event;
     struct ibv_context *verbs;
     int ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -4152,14 +4139,13 @@ err:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     if (rdma) {
         g_free(rdma->host);
-        g_free(rdma->host_port);
     }
     g_free(rdma);
     g_free(rdma_return_path);
 }
 
 void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
-                            const char *host_port, Error **errp)
+                            InetSocketAddress *addr, Error **errp)
 {
     MigrationState *s = opaque;
     RDMAContext *rdma_return_path = NULL;
@@ -4172,7 +4158,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
         return;
     }
 
-    rdma = qemu_rdma_data_init(host_port, errp);
+    rdma = qemu_rdma_data_init(addr, errp);
     if (rdma == NULL) {
         goto err;
     }
@@ -4193,7 +4179,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
 
     /* RDMA postcopy need a separate queue pair for return path */
     if (migrate_postcopy()) {
-        rdma_return_path = qemu_rdma_data_init(host_port, errp);
+        rdma_return_path = qemu_rdma_data_init(addr, errp);
 
         if (rdma_return_path == NULL) {
             goto return_path_err;
diff --git a/migration/rdma.h b/migration/rdma.h
index de2ba09dc5..8d9978e1a9 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.h
+++ b/migration/rdma.h
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
  * later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  *
  */
+#include "io/channel-socket.h"
 
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_RDMA_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_RDMA_H
 
-void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque, const char *host_port,
+void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque, InetSocketAddress *addr,
                                    Error **errp);
 
 void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp);
diff --git a/migration/socket.c b/migration/socket.c
index e6fdf3c5e1..c751e0bfc1 100644
--- a/migration/socket.c
+++ b/migration/socket.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "io/net-listener.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
+#include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-sockets.h"
 
 struct SocketOutgoingArgs {
     SocketAddress *saddr;
@@ -107,19 +109,20 @@ out:
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
 }
 
-static void
-socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(MigrationState *s,
+void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
                                          SocketAddress *saddr,
                                          Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
     struct SocketConnectData *data = g_new0(struct SocketConnectData, 1);
+    SocketAddress *addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
+    addr = QAPI_CLONE(SocketAddress, saddr);
 
     data->s = s;
 
     /* in case previous migration leaked it */
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(outgoing_args.saddr);
-    outgoing_args.saddr = saddr;
+    outgoing_args.saddr = addr;
 
     if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET) {
         data->hostname = g_strdup(saddr->u.inet.host);
@@ -134,18 +137,6 @@ socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(MigrationState *s,
                                      NULL);
 }
 
-void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
-                                     const char *str,
-                                     Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    SocketAddress *saddr = socket_parse(str, &err);
-    if (!err) {
-        socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(s, saddr, &err);
-    }
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
-}
-
 static void socket_accept_incoming_migration(QIONetListener *listener,
                                              QIOChannelSocket *cioc,
                                              gpointer opaque)
diff --git a/migration/socket.h b/migration/socket.h
index dc54df4e6c..95c9c166ec 100644
--- a/migration/socket.h
+++ b/migration/socket.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "io/channel.h"
 #include "io/task.h"
+#include "io/channel-socket.h"
 
 void socket_send_channel_create(QIOTaskFunc f, void *data);
 QIOChannel *socket_send_channel_create_sync(Error **errp);
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@ int socket_send_channel_destroy(QIOChannel *send);
 
 void socket_start_incoming_migration(const char *str, Error **errp);
 
-void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *str,
+void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, SocketAddress *saddr,
                                      Error **errp);
 #endif
