diff --git a/include/net/filter.h b/include/net/filter.h
index 435acd6f82..49da666ac0 100644
--- a/include/net/filter.h
+++ b/include/net/filter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ typedef ssize_t (FilterReceiveIOV)(NetFilterState *nc,
 
 typedef void (FilterStatusChanged) (NetFilterState *nf, Error **errp);
 
+typedef void (FilterHandleEvent) (NetFilterState *nf, int event, Error **errp);
+
 typedef struct NetFilterClass {
     ObjectClass parent_class;
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct NetFilterClass {
     FilterSetup *setup;
     FilterCleanup *cleanup;
     FilterStatusChanged *status_changed;
+    FilterHandleEvent *handle_event;
     /* mandatory */
     FilterReceiveIOV *receive_iov;
 } NetFilterClass;
@@ -77,4 +80,6 @@ ssize_t qemu_netfilter_pass_to_next(NetClientState *sender,
                                     int iovcnt,
                                     void *opaque);
 
+void colo_notify_filters_event(int event, Error **errp);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_FILTER_H */
diff --git a/net/filter.c b/net/filter.c
index 2fd7d7d663..c9f9e5fa08 100644
--- a/net/filter.c
+++ b/net/filter.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "net/vhost_net.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
+#include "net/colo.h"
+#include "migration/colo.h"
 
 static inline bool qemu_can_skip_netfilter(NetFilterState *nf)
 {
@@ -245,11 +247,26 @@ static void netfilter_finalize(Object *obj)
     g_free(nf->netdev_id);
 }
 
+static void default_handle_event(NetFilterState *nf, int event, Error **errp)
+{
+    switch (event) {
+    case COLO_EVENT_CHECKPOINT:
+        break;
+    case COLO_EVENT_FAILOVER:
+        object_property_set_str(OBJECT(nf), "off", "status", errp);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
 static void netfilter_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+    NetFilterClass *nfc = NETFILTER_CLASS(oc);
 
     ucc->complete = netfilter_complete;
+    nfc->handle_event = default_handle_event;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo netfilter_info = {
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index cdcd5cf634..c66847ed76 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,25 @@ void hmp_info_network(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 }
 
+void colo_notify_filters_event(int event, Error **errp)
+{
+    NetClientState *nc;
+    NetFilterState *nf;
+    NetFilterClass *nfc = NULL;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(nc, &net_clients, next) {
+        QTAILQ_FOREACH(nf, &nc->filters, next) {
+            nfc = NETFILTER_GET_CLASS(OBJECT(nf));
+            nfc->handle_event(nf, event, &local_err);
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void qmp_set_link(const char *name, bool up, Error **errp)
 {
     NetClientState *ncs[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];