diff --git a/include/migration/colo.h b/include/migration/colo.h
index 1c899a0bc4..bf84b99cc5 100644
--- a/include/migration/colo.h
+++ b/include/migration/colo.h
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 bool colo_supported(void);
 void colo_info_init(void);
 
+void migrate_start_colo_process(MigrationState *s);
+bool migration_in_colo_state(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index d21505794e..f480431972 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -11,9 +11,38 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "migration/colo.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 bool colo_supported(void)
 {
     return false;
 }
+
+bool migration_in_colo_state(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    return (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO);
+}
+
+static void colo_process_checkpoint(MigrationState *s)
+{
+    qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+    vm_start();
+    qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+    trace_colo_vm_state_change("stop", "run");
+
+    /* TODO: COLO checkpoint savevm loop */
+
+}
+
+void migrate_start_colo_process(MigrationState *s)
+{
+    qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+    migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO);
+    colo_process_checkpoint(s);
+    qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+}
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index c7869e5779..aff3eb460d 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -695,6 +695,10 @@ MigrationInfo *qmp_query_migrate(Error **errp)
 
         get_xbzrle_cache_stats(info);
         break;
+    case MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO:
+        info->has_status = true;
+        /* TODO: display COLO specific information (checkpoint info etc.) */
+        break;
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED:
         get_xbzrle_cache_stats(info);
 
@@ -1113,7 +1117,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
     params.shared = has_inc && inc;
 
     if (migration_is_setup_or_active(s->state) ||
-        s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING) {
+        s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING ||
+        s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
         return;
     }
@@ -1661,7 +1666,11 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s, int current_active_state,
 
         if (!ret) {
             ret = vm_stop_force_state(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE);
-            if (ret >= 0) {
+            /*
+             * Don't mark the image with BDRV_O_INACTIVE flag if
+             * we will go into COLO stage later.
+             */
+            if (ret >= 0 && !migrate_colo_enabled()) {
                 ret = bdrv_inactivate_all();
             }
             if (ret >= 0) {
@@ -1703,8 +1712,11 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s, int current_active_state,
         goto fail_invalidate;
     }
 
-    migrate_set_state(&s->state, current_active_state,
-                      MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
+    if (!migrate_colo_enabled()) {
+        migrate_set_state(&s->state, current_active_state,
+                          MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
+    }
+
     return;
 
 fail_invalidate:
@@ -1749,6 +1761,7 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
     bool entered_postcopy = false;
     /* The active state we expect to be in; ACTIVE or POSTCOPY_ACTIVE */
     enum MigrationStatus current_active_state = MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE;
+    bool enable_colo = migrate_colo_enabled();
 
     rcu_register_thread();
 
@@ -1857,7 +1870,13 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
     end_time = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
-    qemu_savevm_state_cleanup();
+    /*
+     * The resource has been allocated by migration will be reused in COLO
+     * process, so don't release them.
+     */
+    if (!enable_colo) {
+        qemu_savevm_state_cleanup();
+    }
     if (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED) {
         uint64_t transferred_bytes = qemu_ftell(s->to_dst_file);
         s->total_time = end_time - s->total_time;
@@ -1870,6 +1889,15 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
         }
         runstate_set(RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE);
     } else {
+        if (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE && enable_colo) {
+            migrate_start_colo_process(s);
+            qemu_savevm_state_cleanup();
+            /*
+            * Fixme: we will run VM in COLO no matter its old running state.
+            * After exited COLO, we will keep running.
+            */
+            old_vm_running = true;
+        }
         if (old_vm_running && !entered_postcopy) {
             vm_start();
         } else {
diff --git a/migration/trace-events b/migration/trace-events
index dfee75abf4..a29e5a09ea 100644
--- a/migration/trace-events
+++ b/migration/trace-events
@@ -207,3 +207,6 @@ migration_tls_outgoing_handshake_complete(void) ""
 migration_tls_incoming_handshake_start(void) ""
 migration_tls_incoming_handshake_error(const char *err) "err=%s"
 migration_tls_incoming_handshake_complete(void) ""
+
+# migration/colo.c
+colo_vm_state_change(const char *old, const char *new) "Change '%s' => '%s'"
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 0fb4d7ed3d..8b212152a3 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -459,12 +459,14 @@
 #
 # @failed: some error occurred during migration process.
 #
+# @colo: VM is in the process of fault tolerance. (since 2.8)
+#
 # Since: 2.3
 #
 ##
 { 'enum': 'MigrationStatus',
   'data': [ 'none', 'setup', 'cancelling', 'cancelled',
-            'active', 'postcopy-active', 'completed', 'failed' ] }
+            'active', 'postcopy-active', 'completed', 'failed', 'colo' ] }
 
 ##
 # @MigrationInfo
diff --git a/stubs/migration-colo.c b/stubs/migration-colo.c
index d21505794e..0c8eef4f38 100644
--- a/stubs/migration-colo.c
+++ b/stubs/migration-colo.c
@@ -17,3 +17,12 @@ bool colo_supported(void)
 {
     return false;
 }
+
+bool migration_in_colo_state(void)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+void migrate_start_colo_process(MigrationState *s)
+{
+}