diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 4a7959c111..8e5b421b97 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -462,7 +462,11 @@ void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
  */
 bool migration_has_all_channels(void)
 {
-    return true;
+    bool all_channels;
+
+    all_channels = multifd_recv_all_channels_created();
+
+    return all_channels;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1aa661e6ab..d5335c10b6 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -671,6 +671,17 @@ int multifd_load_setup(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void)
+{
+    int thread_count = migrate_multifd_channels();
+
+    if (!migrate_use_multifd()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return thread_count == atomic_read(&multifd_recv_state->count);
+}
+
 void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
 {
     /* nothing to do yet */
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index 06dbddc2a2..3f4b7daee8 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int multifd_save_setup(void);
 int multifd_save_cleanup(Error **errp);
 int multifd_load_setup(void);
 int multifd_load_cleanup(Error **errp);
+bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void);
 void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc);
 
 uint64_t ram_pagesize_summary(void);