diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index e9fa6aac48..d102f3b222 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ typedef struct BDRVRawState {
     bool page_cache_inconsistent:1;
     bool has_fallocate;
     bool needs_alignment;
+    bool drop_cache;
     bool check_cache_dropped;
 
     PRManager *pr_mgr;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ typedef struct BDRVRawState {
 typedef struct BDRVRawReopenState {
     int fd;
     int open_flags;
+    bool drop_cache;
     bool check_cache_dropped;
 } BDRVRawReopenState;
 
@@ -433,6 +435,13 @@ static QemuOptsList raw_runtime_opts = {
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help = "id of persistent reservation manager object (default: none)",
         },
+#if defined(__linux__)
+        {
+            .name = "drop-cache",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+            .help = "invalidate page cache during live migration (default: on)",
+        },
+#endif
         {
             .name = "x-check-cache-dropped",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
@@ -524,6 +533,7 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
         }
     }
 
+    s->drop_cache = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "drop-cache", true);
     s->check_cache_dropped = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "x-check-cache-dropped",
                                                false);
 
@@ -933,6 +943,7 @@ static int raw_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *state,
         goto out;
     }
 
+    rs->drop_cache = qemu_opt_get_bool_del(opts, "drop-cache", true);
     rs->check_cache_dropped =
         qemu_opt_get_bool_del(opts, "x-check-cache-dropped", false);
 
@@ -977,6 +988,7 @@ static void raw_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *state)
     BDRVRawReopenState *rs = state->opaque;
     BDRVRawState *s = state->bs->opaque;
 
+    s->drop_cache = rs->drop_cache;
     s->check_cache_dropped = rs->check_cache_dropped;
     s->open_flags = rs->open_flags;
 
@@ -2562,6 +2574,10 @@ static void coroutine_fn raw_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!s->drop_cache) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (s->open_flags & O_DIRECT) {
         return; /* No host kernel page cache */
     }
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index ca684a8a04..12c5e73551 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2834,6 +2834,10 @@
 # @locking:     whether to enable file locking. If set to 'auto', only enable
 #               when Open File Descriptor (OFD) locking API is available
 #               (default: auto, since 2.10)
+# @drop-cache:  invalidate page cache during live migration.  This prevents
+#               stale data on the migration destination with cache.direct=off.
+#               Currently only supported on Linux hosts.
+#               (default: on, since: 4.0)
 # @x-check-cache-dropped: whether to check that page cache was dropped on live
 #                         migration.  May cause noticeable delays if the image
 #                         file is large, do not use in production.
@@ -2846,6 +2850,8 @@
             '*pr-manager': 'str',
             '*locking': 'OnOffAuto',
             '*aio': 'BlockdevAioOptions',
+	    '*drop-cache': {'type': 'bool',
+	                    'if': 'defined(CONFIG_LINUX)'},
             '*x-check-cache-dropped': 'bool' } }
 
 ##