diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 4828997f63..4228635d18 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -3115,6 +3115,7 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s)
         if (!ret) {
             bool inactivate = !migrate_colo_enabled();
             ret = vm_stop_force_state(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE);
+            trace_migration_completion_vm_stop(ret);
             if (ret >= 0) {
                 ret = migration_maybe_pause(s, &current_active_state,
                                             MIGRATION_STATUS_DEVICE);
diff --git a/migration/trace-events b/migration/trace-events
index 860c4f4025..a1c0f034ab 100644
--- a/migration/trace-events
+++ b/migration/trace-events
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ migrate_pending(uint64_t size, uint64_t max, uint64_t pre, uint64_t compat, uint
 migrate_send_rp_message(int msg_type, uint16_t len) "%d: len %d"
 migrate_send_rp_recv_bitmap(char *name, int64_t size) "block '%s' size 0x%"PRIi64
 migration_completion_file_err(void) ""
+migration_completion_vm_stop(int ret) "ret %d"
 migration_completion_postcopy_end(void) ""
 migration_completion_postcopy_end_after_complete(void) ""
 migration_rate_limit_pre(int ms) "%d ms"