diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 23c3a1079f..ff04728b33 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -433,9 +433,10 @@ 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 = NULL;
     InetSocketAddress *isock = &addr->u.rdma;
@@ -473,7 +474,9 @@ static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
         return false;
     }
 
-    *channel = g_steal_pointer(&addr);
+    val->channel_type = MIGRATION_CHANNEL_TYPE_MAIN;
+    val->addr = g_steal_pointer (&addr);
+    *channel = g_steal_pointer (&val);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -482,41 +485,44 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
                                           Error **errp)
 {
     const char *p = NULL;
-    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = NULL;
+    MigrationChannel *channel = NULL;
+    MigrationAddress *addr = NULL;
 
     /*
      * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
      */
-    if (has_channels) {
-        error_setg(errp, "'channels' argument should not be set yet.");
-        return;
-    }
-
     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;
-    }
-
-    if (!uri && !has_channels) {
+    } 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;
+    } else if (uri) {
+        /* caller uses the old URI syntax */
+        if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
         error_setg(errp, "neither 'uri' or 'channels' argument are "
                    "specified in 'migrate-incoming' qmp command ");
         return;
     }
-
-    if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
-        return;
-    }
+    addr = channel->addr;
 
     /* 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) {
@@ -525,11 +531,11 @@ 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 if (strstart(uri, "file:", &p)) {
         file_start_incoming_migration(p, errp);
     } else {
@@ -1756,35 +1762,38 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     const char *p = NULL;
-    g_autoptr(MigrationAddress) channel = NULL;
+    MigrationChannel *channel = NULL;
+    MigrationAddress *addr = NULL;
 
     /*
      * Having preliminary checks for uri and channel
      */
-    if (has_channels) {
-        error_setg(errp, "'channels' argument should not be set yet.");
-        return;
-    }
-
     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;
-    }
-
-    if (!uri && !has_channels) {
+    } 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;
+    } else if (uri) {
+        /* caller uses the old URI syntax */
+        if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
         error_setg(errp, "neither 'uri' or 'channels' argument are "
                    "specified in 'migrate' qmp command ");
         return;
     }
-
-    if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
-        return;
-    }
+    addr = channel->addr;
 
     /* transport mechanism not suitable for migration? */
-    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(channel, errp)) {
+    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(addr, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1801,8 +1810,8 @@ 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) {
@@ -1811,11 +1820,11 @@ 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 (strstart(uri, "file:", &p)) {
         file_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
     } else {
