diff --git a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
index 9885d7c9f7..5f04598202 100644
--- a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -423,10 +423,12 @@ void hmp_migrate_incoming(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
     const char *uri = qdict_get_str(qdict, "uri");
+    MigrationChannelList *caps = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(MigrationChannel) channel = g_new0(MigrationChannel, 1);
 
-    qmp_migrate_incoming(uri, &err);
-
-    hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(caps, channel);
+    qmp_migrate_incoming(uri, false, caps, &err);
+    qapi_free_MigrationChannelList(caps);
 }
 
 void hmp_migrate_recover(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
@@ -704,9 +706,13 @@ void hmp_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     bool resume = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "resume", false);
     const char *uri = qdict_get_str(qdict, "uri");
     Error *err = NULL;
+    MigrationChannelList *caps = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(MigrationChannel) channel = g_new0(MigrationChannel, 1);
 
-    qmp_migrate(uri, !!blk, blk, !!inc, inc,
-                false, false, true, resume, &err);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(caps, channel);
+    qmp_migrate(uri, false, caps, !!blk, blk, !!inc, inc,
+                 false, false, true, resume, &err);
+    qapi_free_MigrationChannelList(caps);
     if (hmp_handle_error(mon, err)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 52e2ec3502..65272ef739 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -465,10 +465,22 @@ static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
     return true;
 }
 
-static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
+static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
+                                          MigrationChannelList *channels,
+                                          Error **errp)
 {
     g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
 
+    /*
+     * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
+     */
+    if (uri && has_channels) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually "
+                   "exclusive; exactly one of the two should be present in "
+                   "'migrate-incoming' qmp command ");
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
     if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
         return;
@@ -1496,7 +1508,8 @@ void migrate_del_blocker(Error *reason)
     migration_blockers = g_slist_remove(migration_blockers, reason);
 }
 
-void qmp_migrate_incoming(const char *uri, Error **errp)
+void qmp_migrate_incoming(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
+                          MigrationChannelList *channels, Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     static bool once = true;
@@ -1514,7 +1527,7 @@ void qmp_migrate_incoming(const char *uri, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_start_incoming_migration(uri, &local_err);
+    qemu_start_incoming_migration(uri, has_channels, channels, &local_err);
 
     if (local_err) {
         yank_unregister_instance(MIGRATION_YANK_INSTANCE);
@@ -1550,7 +1563,7 @@ void qmp_migrate_recover(const char *uri, Error **errp)
      * only re-setup the migration stream and poke existing migration
      * to continue using that newly established channel.
      */
-    qemu_start_incoming_migration(uri, errp);
+    qemu_start_incoming_migration(uri, false, NULL, errp);
 }
 
 void qmp_migrate_pause(Error **errp)
@@ -1684,7 +1697,8 @@ static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
     return true;
 }
 
-void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
+void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
+                 MigrationChannelList *channels, bool has_blk, bool blk,
                  bool has_inc, bool inc, bool has_detach, bool detach,
                  bool has_resume, bool resume, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -1693,6 +1707,16 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = g_new0(MigrationAddress, 1);
 
+    /*
+     * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
+     */
+    if (uri && has_channels) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually "
+                   "exclusive; exactly one of the two should be present in "
+                   "'migrate' qmp command ");
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
     if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index b583642c2d..34ac4e0a82 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1458,6 +1458,34 @@
     'exec': 'MigrationExecCommand',
     'rdma': 'InetSocketAddress' } }
 
+##
+# @MigrationChannelType:
+#
+# The migration channel-type request options.
+#
+# @main: Main outbound migration channel.
+#
+# Since 8.1
+##
+{ 'enum': 'MigrationChannelType',
+  'data': [ 'main' ] }
+
+##
+# @MigrationChannel:
+#
+# Migration stream channel parameters.
+#
+# @channel-type: Channel type for transfering packet information.
+#
+# @addr: Migration endpoint configuration on destination interface.
+#
+# Since 8.1
+##
+{ 'struct': 'MigrationChannel',
+  'data': {
+      'channel-type': 'MigrationChannelType',
+      'addr': 'MigrationAddress' } }
+
 ##
 # @migrate:
 #
@@ -1465,6 +1493,9 @@
 #
 # @uri: the Uniform Resource Identifier of the destination VM
 #
+# @channels: list of migration stream channels with each stream in the
+#     list connected to a destination interface endpoint.
+#
 # @blk: do block migration (full disk copy)
 #
 # @inc: incremental disk copy migration
@@ -1489,14 +1520,50 @@
 # 3. The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should
 #    not be used
 #
+# 4. The uri argument should have the Uniform Resource Identifier of
+#    default destination VM. This connection will be bound to default
+#    network.
+#
+# 5. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one, i.e
+#    number of items in 'channels' list is just 1.
+#
+# 6. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
+#    exactly one of the two should be present.
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
 # <- { "return": {} }
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "socket",
+#                                    "type": "inet",
+#                                    "host": "10.12.34.9",
+#                                    "port": "1050" } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "exec",
+#                                    "args": [ "/bin/nc", "-p", "6000",
+#                                              "/some/sock" ] } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "rdma",
+#                                    "host": "10.12.34.9",
+#                                    "port": "1050" } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
 ##
 { 'command': 'migrate',
-  'data': {'uri': 'str', '*blk': 'bool', '*inc': 'bool',
-           '*detach': 'bool', '*resume': 'bool' } }
+  'data': {'*uri': 'str', '*channels': [ 'MigrationChannel' ],
+           '*blk': 'bool', '*inc': 'bool', '*detach': 'bool',
+           '*resume': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @migrate-incoming:
@@ -1507,6 +1574,9 @@
 # @uri: The Uniform Resource Identifier identifying the source or
 #     address to listen on
 #
+# @channels: list of migration stream channels with each stream in the
+#     list connected to a destination interface endpoint.
+#
 # Returns: nothing on success
 #
 # Since: 2.3
@@ -1522,13 +1592,46 @@
 #
 # 3. The uri format is the same as for -incoming
 #
+# 5. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one, i.e
+#    number of items in 'channels' list is just 1.
+#
+# 4. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
+#    exactly one of the two should be present.
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # -> { "execute": "migrate-incoming",
 #      "arguments": { "uri": "tcp::4446" } }
 # <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "socket",
+#                                    "type": "inet",
+#                                    "host": "10.12.34.9",
+#                                    "port": "1050" } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "exec",
+#                                    "args": [ "/bin/nc", "-p", "6000",
+#                                              "/some/sock" ] } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+# -> { "execute": "migrate",
+#      "arguments": {
+#          "channels": [ { "channel-type": "main",
+#                          "addr": { "transport": "rdma",
+#                                    "host": "10.12.34.9",
+#                                    "port": "1050" } } ] } }
+# <- { "return": {} }
 ##
-{ 'command': 'migrate-incoming', 'data': {'uri': 'str' } }
+{ 'command': 'migrate-incoming',
+             'data': {'*uri': 'str',
+                      '*channels': [ 'MigrationChannel' ] } }
 
 ##
 # @xen-save-devices-state:
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index b0b96f67fa..d811f3f878 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ void qmp_x_exit_preconfig(Error **errp)
     if (incoming) {
         Error *local_err = NULL;
         if (strcmp(incoming, "defer") != 0) {
-            qmp_migrate_incoming(incoming, &local_err);
+            qmp_migrate_incoming(incoming, false, NULL, &local_err);
             if (local_err) {
                 error_reportf_err(local_err, "-incoming %s: ", incoming);
                 exit(1);
