diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index fd7faf423cdc..65ce735d667b 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
 
+#include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "hw/vfio/vfio-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
@@ -22,6 +23,157 @@
 #include "exec/ram_addr.h"
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+
+static inline int vfio_mig_access(VFIODevice *vbasedev, void *val, int count,
+                                  off_t off, bool iswrite)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = iswrite ? pwrite(vbasedev->fd, val, count, off) :
+                    pread(vbasedev->fd, val, count, off);
+    if (ret < count) {
+        error_report("vfio_mig_%s %d byte %s: failed at offset 0x%lx, err: %s",
+                     iswrite ? "write" : "read", count,
+                     vbasedev->name, off, strerror(errno));
+        return (ret < 0) ? ret : -EINVAL;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int vfio_mig_rw(VFIODevice *vbasedev, __u8 *buf, size_t count,
+                       off_t off, bool iswrite)
+{
+    int ret, done = 0;
+    __u8 *tbuf = buf;
+
+    while (count) {
+        int bytes = 0;
+
+        if (count >= 8 && !(off % 8)) {
+            bytes = 8;
+        } else if (count >= 4 && !(off % 4)) {
+            bytes = 4;
+        } else if (count >= 2 && !(off % 2)) {
+            bytes = 2;
+        } else {
+            bytes = 1;
+        }
+
+        ret = vfio_mig_access(vbasedev, tbuf, bytes, off, iswrite);
+        if (ret) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        count -= bytes;
+        done += bytes;
+        off += bytes;
+        tbuf += bytes;
+    }
+    return done;
+}
+
+#define vfio_mig_read(f, v, c, o)       vfio_mig_rw(f, (__u8 *)v, c, o, false)
+#define vfio_mig_write(f, v, c, o)      vfio_mig_rw(f, (__u8 *)v, c, o, true)
+
+#define VFIO_MIG_STRUCT_OFFSET(f)       \
+                                 offsetof(struct vfio_device_migration_info, f)
+/*
+ * Change the device_state register for device @vbasedev. Bits set in @mask
+ * are preserved, bits set in @value are set, and bits not set in either @mask
+ * or @value are cleared in device_state. If the register cannot be accessed,
+ * the resulting state would be invalid, or the device enters an error state,
+ * an error is returned.
+ */
+
+static int vfio_migration_set_state(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t mask,
+                                    uint32_t value)
+{
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    VFIORegion *region = &migration->region;
+    off_t dev_state_off = region->fd_offset +
+                          VFIO_MIG_STRUCT_OFFSET(device_state);
+    uint32_t device_state;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = vfio_mig_read(vbasedev, &device_state, sizeof(device_state),
+                        dev_state_off);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    device_state = (device_state & mask) | value;
+
+    if (!VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_VALID(device_state)) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_mig_write(vbasedev, &device_state, sizeof(device_state),
+                         dev_state_off);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        int rret;
+
+        rret = vfio_mig_read(vbasedev, &device_state, sizeof(device_state),
+                             dev_state_off);
+
+        if ((rret < 0) || (VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_IS_ERROR(device_state))) {
+            hw_error("%s: Device in error state 0x%x", vbasedev->name,
+                     device_state);
+            return rret ? rret : -EIO;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    migration->device_state = device_state;
+    trace_vfio_migration_set_state(vbasedev->name, device_state);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void vfio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    uint32_t value, mask;
+    int ret;
+
+    if ((vbasedev->migration->vm_running == running)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (running) {
+        /*
+         * Here device state can have one of _SAVING, _RESUMING or _STOP bit.
+         * Transition from _SAVING to _RUNNING can happen if there is migration
+         * failure, in that case clear _SAVING bit.
+         * Transition from _RESUMING to _RUNNING occurs during resuming
+         * phase, in that case clear _RESUMING bit.
+         * In both the above cases, set _RUNNING bit.
+         */
+        mask = ~VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_MASK;
+        value = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
+    } else {
+        /*
+         * Here device state could be either _RUNNING or _SAVING|_RUNNING. Reset
+         * _RUNNING bit
+         */
+        mask = ~VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
+        value = 0;
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_migration_set_state(vbasedev, mask, value);
+    if (ret) {
+        /*
+         * Migration should be aborted in this case, but vm_state_notify()
+         * currently does not support reporting failures.
+         */
+        error_report("%s: Failed to set device state 0x%x", vbasedev->name,
+                     (migration->device_state & mask) | value);
+        qemu_file_set_error(migrate_get_current()->to_dst_file, ret);
+    }
+    vbasedev->migration->vm_running = running;
+    trace_vfio_vmstate_change(vbasedev->name, running, RunState_str(state),
+            (migration->device_state & mask) | value);
+}
 
 static void vfio_migration_exit(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 {
@@ -64,6 +216,9 @@ static int vfio_migration_init(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err;
     }
+
+    migration->vm_state = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(vfio_vmstate_change,
+                                                           vbasedev);
     return 0;
 
 err:
@@ -111,6 +266,9 @@ add_blocker:
 void vfio_migration_finalize(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 {
     if (vbasedev->migration) {
+        VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+
+        qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(migration->vm_state);
         vfio_migration_exit(vbasedev);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/trace-events b/hw/vfio/trace-events
index 9ced5ec6277c..41de81f12f60 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/vfio/trace-events
@@ -148,3 +148,5 @@ vfio_display_edid_write_error(void) ""
 
 # migration.c
 vfio_migration_probe(const char *name, uint32_t index) " (%s) Region %d"
+vfio_migration_set_state(const char *name, uint32_t state) " (%s) state %d"
+vfio_vmstate_change(const char *name, int running, const char *reason, uint32_t dev_state) " (%s) running %d reason %s device state %d"
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index 8275c4c68f45..9a571f1fb552 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
 #endif
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
 #define VFIO_MSG_PREFIX "vfio %s: "
 
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ typedef struct VFIORegion {
 } VFIORegion;
 
 typedef struct VFIOMigration {
+    VMChangeStateEntry *vm_state;
     VFIORegion region;
+    uint32_t device_state;
+    int vm_running;
 } VFIOMigration;
 
 typedef struct VFIOAddressSpace {
