diff --git a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
index 99b49df5dd..8b0c205a41 100644
--- a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ void hmp_info_migrate_parameters(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %s\n",
             MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_MULTIFD_COMPRESSION),
             MultiFDCompression_str(params->multifd_compression));
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %s\n",
+            MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_MULTIFD_ZERO_PAGE),
+            params->multifd_zero_page ? "on" : "off");
         monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %" PRIu64 " bytes\n",
             MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE),
             params->xbzrle_cache_size);
@@ -634,6 +637,10 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_parameter(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         p->has_multifd_zstd_level = true;
         visit_type_uint8(v, param, &p->multifd_zstd_level, &err);
         break;
+    case MIGRATION_PARAMETER_MULTIFD_ZERO_PAGE:
+        p->has_multifd_zero_page = true;
+        visit_type_bool(v, param, &p->multifd_zero_page, &err);
+        break;
     case MIGRATION_PARAMETER_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE:
         p->has_xbzrle_cache_size = true;
         if (!visit_type_size(v, param, &cache_size, &err)) {
diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index 3e3e0b93b4..cb18a41267 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ Property migration_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_MIG_MODE("mode", MigrationState,
                       parameters.mode,
                       MIG_MODE_NORMAL),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("multifd-zero-page", MigrationState,
+                     parameters.multifd_zero_page, true),
 
     /* Migration capabilities */
     DEFINE_PROP_MIG_CAP("x-xbzrle", MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_XBZRLE),
@@ -903,6 +905,13 @@ uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void)
     return s->parameters.xbzrle_cache_size;
 }
 
+bool migrate_multifd_zero_page(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    return s->parameters.multifd_zero_page;
+}
+
 /* parameter setters */
 
 void migrate_set_block_incremental(bool value)
@@ -1013,6 +1022,8 @@ MigrationParameters *qmp_query_migrate_parameters(Error **errp)
     params->vcpu_dirty_limit = s->parameters.vcpu_dirty_limit;
     params->has_mode = true;
     params->mode = s->parameters.mode;
+    params->has_multifd_zero_page = true;
+    params->multifd_zero_page = s->parameters.multifd_zero_page;
 
     return params;
 }
@@ -1049,6 +1060,7 @@ void migrate_params_init(MigrationParameters *params)
     params->has_x_vcpu_dirty_limit_period = true;
     params->has_vcpu_dirty_limit = true;
     params->has_mode = true;
+    params->has_multifd_zero_page = true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1350,6 +1362,10 @@ static void migrate_params_test_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params,
     if (params->has_mode) {
         dest->mode = params->mode;
     }
+
+    if (params->has_multifd_zero_page) {
+        dest->multifd_zero_page = params->multifd_zero_page;
+    }
 }
 
 static void migrate_params_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
@@ -1494,6 +1510,10 @@ static void migrate_params_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
     if (params->has_mode) {
         s->parameters.mode = params->mode;
     }
+
+    if (params->has_multifd_zero_page) {
+        s->parameters.multifd_zero_page = params->multifd_zero_page;
+    }
 }
 
 void qmp_migrate_set_parameters(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
diff --git a/migration/options.h b/migration/options.h
index 246c160aee..c080a6ba18 100644
--- a/migration/options.h
+++ b/migration/options.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ const char *migrate_tls_authz(void);
 const char *migrate_tls_creds(void);
 const char *migrate_tls_hostname(void);
 uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void);
+bool migrate_multifd_zero_page(void);
 
 /* parameters setters */
 
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 819708321d..ff033a0344 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -874,6 +874,11 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @multifd-zero-page: Multifd zero page checking. If the parameter is true,
+#     zero page checking is done on the multifd sender thread. If the parameter
+#     is false, zero page checking is done on the migration main thread. Default
+#     is set to true. (Since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -907,7 +912,8 @@
            'block-bitmap-mapping',
            { 'name': 'x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period', 'features': ['unstable'] },
            'vcpu-dirty-limit',
-           'mode'] }
+           'mode',
+           'multifd-zero-page'] }
 
 ##
 # @MigrateSetParameters:
@@ -1062,6 +1068,11 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @multifd-zero-page: Multifd zero page checking. If the parameter is true,
+#     zero page checking is done on the multifd sender thread. If the parameter
+#     is false, zero page checking is done on the migration main thread. Default
+#     is set to true. (Since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -1115,7 +1126,8 @@
             '*x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period': { 'type': 'uint64',
                                             'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
             '*vcpu-dirty-limit': 'uint64',
-            '*mode': 'MigMode'} }
+            '*mode': 'MigMode',
+            '*multifd-zero-page': 'bool'} }
 
 ##
 # @migrate-set-parameters:
@@ -1290,6 +1302,11 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @multifd-zero-page: Multifd zero page checking. If the parameter is true,
+#     zero page checking is done on the multifd sender thread. If the parameter
+#     is false, zero page checking is done on the migration main thread. Default
+#     is set to true. (Since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -1340,7 +1357,8 @@
             '*x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period': { 'type': 'uint64',
                                             'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
             '*vcpu-dirty-limit': 'uint64',
-            '*mode': 'MigMode'} }
+            '*mode': 'MigMode',
+            '*multifd-zero-page': 'bool'} }
 
 ##
 # @query-migrate-parameters:
