diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 294d455b7b..5c31ff1c9b 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint16;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint32;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint64;
 
+extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_float64;
+
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_buffer;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_unused_buffer;
@@ -543,6 +545,13 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_bitmap;
 #define VMSTATE_UINT32_TEST(_f, _s, _t)                                  \
     VMSTATE_SINGLE_TEST(_f, _s, _t, 0, vmstate_info_uint32, uint32_t)
 
+
+#define VMSTATE_FLOAT64_V(_f, _s, _v)                                 \
+    VMSTATE_SINGLE(_f, _s, _v, vmstate_info_float64, float64)
+
+#define VMSTATE_FLOAT64(_f, _s)                                       \
+    VMSTATE_FLOAT64_V(_f, _s, 0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_TIMER_TEST(_f, _s, _test)                             \
     VMSTATE_POINTER_TEST(_f, _s, _test, vmstate_info_timer, QEMUTimer *)
 
@@ -609,6 +618,12 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_bitmap;
 #define VMSTATE_INT64_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                               \
     VMSTATE_INT64_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
 
+#define VMSTATE_FLOAT64_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, _v)                       \
+    VMSTATE_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n, _v, vmstate_info_float64, float64)
+
+#define VMSTATE_FLOAT64_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                             \
+    VMSTATE_FLOAT64_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_V(_f, _s, _v)                                  \
     VMSTATE_STATIC_BUFFER(_f, _s, _v, NULL, 0, sizeof(typeof_field(_s, _f)))
 
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index cd98b0db1d..8f1344a959 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1133,6 +1133,29 @@ const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint16_equal = {
     .put  = put_uint16,
 };
 
+/* floating point */
+
+static int get_float64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)
+{
+    float64 *v = pv;
+
+    *v = make_float64(qemu_get_be64(f));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void put_float64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)
+{
+    uint64_t *v = pv;
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, float64_val(*v));
+}
+
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_float64 = {
+    .name = "float64",
+    .get  = get_float64,
+    .put  = put_float64,
+};
+
 /* timers  */
 
 static int get_timer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)