diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 62894952ca..43c7e4b525 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -426,9 +426,10 @@ void migrate_add_address(SocketAddress *address)
 }
 
 static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
-                              MigrationAddress **channel,
+                              MigrationChannel **channel,
                               Error **errp)
 {
+    g_autoptr(MigrationChannel) val = g_new0(MigrationChannel, 1);
     g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) addr = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
     SocketAddress *saddr = &addr->u.socket;
     InetSocketAddress *isock = &addr->u.rdma;
@@ -464,7 +465,9 @@ static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
         return false;
     }
 
-    *channel = addr;
+    val->channel_type = MIGRATION_CHANNEL_TYPE_MAIN;
+    val->addr = addr;
+    *channel = val;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -472,7 +475,8 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
                                           MigrationChannelList *channels,
                                           Error **errp)
 {
-    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
+    g_autoptr(MigrationChannel) channel = g_new0(MigrationChannel, 1);
+    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) addr = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
 
     /*
      * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
@@ -482,20 +486,29 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
                    "exclusive; exactly one of the two should be present in "
                    "'migrate-incoming' qmp command ");
         return;
-    }
-
-    if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
-        return;
+    } else if (channels) {
+        /* To verify that Migrate channel list has only item */
+        if (channels->next) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Channel list has more than one entries");
+            return;
+        }
+        channel = channels->value;
+        addr = channel->addr;
+    } else {
+        /* caller uses the old URI syntax */
+        if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     /* transport mechanism not suitable for migration? */
-    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(channel, errp)) {
+    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(addr, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
     qapi_event_send_migration(MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP);
-    if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) {
-        SocketAddress *saddr = &channel->u.socket;
+    if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) {
+        SocketAddress *saddr = &addr->u.socket;
         if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
             saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
             saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK) {
@@ -504,11 +517,11 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
             fd_start_incoming_migration(saddr->u.fd.str, errp);
         }
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
-    } else if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_RDMA) {
-        rdma_start_incoming_migration(&channel->u.rdma, errp);
-#endif
-    } else if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_EXEC) {
-        exec_start_incoming_migration(channel->u.exec.args, errp);
+    } else if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_RDMA) {
+        rdma_start_incoming_migration(&addr->u.rdma, errp);
+ #endif
+    } else if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_EXEC) {
+        exec_start_incoming_migration(addr->u.exec.args, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "unknown migration protocol: %s", uri);
     }
@@ -1708,7 +1721,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
     bool resume_requested;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
-    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
+    g_autoptr(MigrationChannel) channel = g_new0(MigrationChannel, 1);
+    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) addr = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
 
     /*
      * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
@@ -1718,14 +1732,23 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
                    "exclusive; exactly one of the two should be present in "
                    "'migrate' qmp command ");
         return;
-    }
-
-    if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
-        return;
+    } else if (channels) {
+        /* To verify that Migrate channel list has only item */
+        if (channels->next) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Channel list has more than one entries");
+            return;
+        }
+        channel = channels->value;
+        addr = channel->addr;
+    } else {
+        /* caller uses the old URI syntax */
+        if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     /* transport mechanism not suitable for migration? */
-    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(channel, errp)) {
+    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(addr, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1742,8 +1765,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
         }
     }
 
-    if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) {
-        SocketAddress *saddr = &channel->u.socket;
+    if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) {
+        SocketAddress *saddr = &addr->u.socket;
         if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
             saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
             saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK) {
@@ -1752,11 +1775,11 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
             fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, saddr->u.fd.str, &local_err);
         }
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
-    } else if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_RDMA) {
-        rdma_start_outgoing_migration(s, &channel->u.rdma, &local_err);
+    } else if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_RDMA) {
+        rdma_start_outgoing_migration(s, &addr->u.rdma, &local_err);
 #endif
-    } else if (channel->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_EXEC) {
-        exec_start_outgoing_migration(s, channel->u.exec.args, &local_err);
+    } else if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_EXEC) {
+        exec_start_outgoing_migration(s, addr->u.exec.args, &local_err);
     } else {
         if (!resume_requested) {
             yank_unregister_instance(MIGRATION_YANK_INSTANCE);
diff --git a/migration/socket.c b/migration/socket.c
index 8e7430b266..98e3ea1514 100644
--- a/migration/socket.c
+++ b/migration/socket.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
 #include "options.h"
+#include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-sockets.h"
 
 struct SocketOutgoingArgs {
     SocketAddress *saddr;
@@ -114,12 +116,13 @@ void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
 {
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
     struct SocketConnectData *data = g_new0(struct SocketConnectData, 1);
+    SocketAddress *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);
