diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index b78a3b98b1..1323e3dd4a 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ struct MigrationParams {
 
 typedef struct MigrationState MigrationState;
 
+/* State for the incoming migration */
+struct MigrationIncomingState {
+    QEMUFile *file;
+};
+
+MigrationIncomingState *migration_incoming_get_current(void);
+MigrationIncomingState *migration_incoming_state_new(QEMUFile *f);
+void migration_incoming_state_destroy(void);
+
 struct MigrationState
 {
     int64_t bandwidth_limit;
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index cde3314896..74dfad3821 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct MemoryListener MemoryListener;
 typedef struct MemoryMappingList MemoryMappingList;
 typedef struct MemoryRegion MemoryRegion;
 typedef struct MemoryRegionSection MemoryRegionSection;
+typedef struct MigrationIncomingState MigrationIncomingState;
 typedef struct MigrationParams MigrationParams;
 typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
 typedef struct MouseTransformInfo MouseTransformInfo;
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 438bf91b54..66c0b57b26 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static bool deferred_incoming;
    migrations at once.  For now we don't need to add
    dynamic creation of migration */
 
+/* For outgoing */
 MigrationState *migrate_get_current(void)
 {
     static MigrationState current_migration = {
@@ -71,6 +72,28 @@ MigrationState *migrate_get_current(void)
     return &current_migration;
 }
 
+/* For incoming */
+static MigrationIncomingState *mis_current;
+
+MigrationIncomingState *migration_incoming_get_current(void)
+{
+    return mis_current;
+}
+
+MigrationIncomingState *migration_incoming_state_new(QEMUFile* f)
+{
+    mis_current = g_malloc0(sizeof(MigrationIncomingState));
+    mis_current->file = f;
+
+    return mis_current;
+}
+
+void migration_incoming_state_destroy(void)
+{
+    g_free(mis_current);
+    mis_current = NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Called on -incoming with a defer: uri.
  * The migration can be started later after any parameters have been
@@ -115,9 +138,14 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
+    migration_incoming_state_new(f);
+
     ret = qemu_loadvm_state(f);
+
     qemu_fclose(f);
     free_xbzrle_decoded_buf();
+    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
+
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("load of migration failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
         migrate_decompress_threads_join();
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 903dbebf9f..d0991e810f 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1329,9 +1329,11 @@ int load_vmstate(const char *name)
     }
 
     qemu_system_reset(VMRESET_SILENT);
+    migration_incoming_state_new(f);
     ret = qemu_loadvm_state(f);
 
     qemu_fclose(f);
+    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("Error %d while loading VM state", ret);
         return ret;