diff --git a/block/replication.c b/block/replication.c
index 97be7ef4de..52163f2d1f 100644
--- a/block/replication.c
+++ b/block/replication.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
-#include "replication.h"
+#include "block/replication.h"
 
 typedef enum {
     BLOCK_REPLICATION_NONE,             /* block replication is not started */
diff --git a/replication.h b/include/block/replication.h
similarity index 98%
rename from replication.h
rename to include/block/replication.h
index d49fc22cb9..21931b4f0c 100644
--- a/replication.h
+++ b/include/block/replication.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef struct ReplicationOps ReplicationOps;
 typedef struct ReplicationState ReplicationState;
 
 /**
- * SECTION:replication.h
+ * SECTION:block/replication.h
  * @title:Base Replication System
  * @short_description: interfaces for handling replication
  *
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct ReplicationState ReplicationState;
  * <example>
  *   <title>How to use replication interfaces</title>
  *   <programlisting>
- * #include "replication.h"
+ * #include "block/replication.h"
  *
  * typedef struct BDRVReplicationState {
  *     ReplicationState *rs;
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index de27662cab..e498fdb125 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "migration/failover.h"
 #include "migration/ram.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
-#include "replication.h"
+#include "block/replication.h"
 #endif
 #include "net/colo-compare.h"
 #include "net/colo.h"
diff --git a/replication.c b/replication.c
index be3a42f9c9..4acd3f8004 100644
--- a/replication.c
+++ b/replication.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "replication.h"
+#include "block/replication.h"
 
 static QLIST_HEAD(, ReplicationState) replication_states;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-replication.c b/tests/unit/test-replication.c
index b067240add..afff908d77 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-replication.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-replication.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
-#include "replication.h"
+#include "block/replication.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "block/qdict.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"