diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index efadc04c9fe7..97fbb0c2b301 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -139,6 +139,137 @@ static int vfio_migration_set_state(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t mask,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void *find_data_region(VFIORegion *region,
+                              uint64_t data_offset,
+                              uint64_t data_size)
+{
+    void *ptr = NULL;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < region->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+        if ((data_offset >= region->mmaps[i].offset) &&
+            (data_offset < region->mmaps[i].offset + region->mmaps[i].size) &&
+            (data_size <= region->mmaps[i].size)) {
+            ptr = region->mmaps[i].mmap + (data_offset -
+                                           region->mmaps[i].offset);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+static int vfio_save_buffer(QEMUFile *f, VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    VFIORegion *region = &migration->region;
+    uint64_t data_offset = 0, data_size = 0;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = pread(vbasedev->fd, &data_offset, sizeof(data_offset),
+                region->fd_offset + offsetof(struct vfio_device_migration_info,
+                                             data_offset));
+    if (ret != sizeof(data_offset)) {
+        error_report("%s: Failed to get migration buffer data offset %d",
+                     vbasedev->name, ret);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = pread(vbasedev->fd, &data_size, sizeof(data_size),
+                region->fd_offset + offsetof(struct vfio_device_migration_info,
+                                             data_size));
+    if (ret != sizeof(data_size)) {
+        error_report("%s: Failed to get migration buffer data size %d",
+                     vbasedev->name, ret);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (data_size > 0) {
+        void *buf = NULL;
+        bool buffer_mmaped;
+
+        if (region->mmaps) {
+            buf = find_data_region(region, data_offset, data_size);
+        }
+
+        buffer_mmaped = (buf != NULL);
+
+        if (!buffer_mmaped) {
+            buf = g_try_malloc(data_size);
+            if (!buf) {
+                error_report("%s: Error allocating buffer ", __func__);
+                return -ENOMEM;
+            }
+
+            ret = pread(vbasedev->fd, buf, data_size,
+                        region->fd_offset + data_offset);
+            if (ret != data_size) {
+                error_report("%s: Failed to get migration data %d",
+                             vbasedev->name, ret);
+                g_free(buf);
+                return -EINVAL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        qemu_put_be64(f, data_size);
+        qemu_put_buffer(f, buf, data_size);
+
+        if (!buffer_mmaped) {
+            g_free(buf);
+        }
+    } else {
+        qemu_put_be64(f, data_size);
+    }
+
+    trace_vfio_save_buffer(vbasedev->name, data_offset, data_size,
+                           migration->pending_bytes);
+
+    ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return data_size;
+}
+
+static int vfio_update_pending(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    VFIORegion *region = &migration->region;
+    uint64_t pending_bytes = 0;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = pread(vbasedev->fd, &pending_bytes, sizeof(pending_bytes),
+                region->fd_offset + offsetof(struct vfio_device_migration_info,
+                                             pending_bytes));
+    if ((ret < 0) || (ret != sizeof(pending_bytes))) {
+        error_report("%s: Failed to get pending bytes %d",
+                     vbasedev->name, ret);
+        migration->pending_bytes = 0;
+        return (ret < 0) ? ret : -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    migration->pending_bytes = pending_bytes;
+    trace_vfio_update_pending(vbasedev->name, pending_bytes);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int vfio_save_device_config_state(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_DEV_CONFIG_STATE);
+
+    if (vbasedev->ops && vbasedev->ops->vfio_save_config) {
+        vbasedev->ops->vfio_save_config(vbasedev, f);
+    }
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_END_OF_STATE);
+
+    trace_vfio_save_device_config_state(vbasedev->name);
+
+    return qemu_file_get_error(f);
+}
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static int vfio_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
@@ -157,7 +288,7 @@ static int vfio_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
         if (ret) {
             error_report("%s: Failed to mmap VFIO migration region %d: %s",
-                         vbasedev->name, migration->region.index,
+                         vbasedev->name, migration->region.nr,
                          strerror(-ret));
             return ret;
         }
@@ -196,9 +327,121 @@ static void vfio_save_cleanup(void *opaque)
     trace_vfio_save_cleanup(vbasedev->name);
 }
 
+static void vfio_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque,
+                              uint64_t threshold_size,
+                              uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
+                              uint64_t *res_compatible,
+                              uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = vfio_update_pending(vbasedev);
+    if (ret) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    *res_precopy_only += migration->pending_bytes;
+
+    trace_vfio_save_pending(vbasedev->name, *res_precopy_only,
+                            *res_postcopy_only, *res_compatible);
+}
+
+static int vfio_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
+    int ret, data_size;
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_DEV_DATA_STATE);
+
+    data_size = vfio_save_buffer(f, vbasedev);
+
+    if (data_size < 0) {
+        error_report("%s: vfio_save_buffer failed %s", vbasedev->name,
+                     strerror(errno));
+        return data_size;
+    }
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_END_OF_STATE);
+
+    ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    trace_vfio_save_iterate(vbasedev->name, data_size);
+    if (data_size == 0) {
+        /* indicates data finished, goto complete phase */
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int vfio_save_complete_precopy(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
+    VFIOMigration *migration = vbasedev->migration;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = vfio_migration_set_state(vbasedev, ~VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING,
+                                   VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_SAVING);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("%s: Failed to set state STOP and SAVING",
+                     vbasedev->name);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_save_device_config_state(f, opaque);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_update_pending(vbasedev);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    while (migration->pending_bytes > 0) {
+        qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_DEV_DATA_STATE);
+        ret = vfio_save_buffer(f, vbasedev);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("%s: Failed to save buffer", vbasedev->name);
+            return ret;
+        } else if (ret == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ret = vfio_update_pending(vbasedev);
+        if (ret) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, VFIO_MIG_FLAG_END_OF_STATE);
+
+    ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_migration_set_state(vbasedev, ~VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_SAVING, 0);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("%s: Failed to set state STOPPED", vbasedev->name);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    trace_vfio_save_complete_precopy(vbasedev->name);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static SaveVMHandlers savevm_vfio_handlers = {
     .save_setup = vfio_save_setup,
     .save_cleanup = vfio_save_cleanup,
+    .save_live_pending = vfio_save_pending,
+    .save_live_iterate = vfio_save_iterate,
+    .save_live_complete_precopy = vfio_save_complete_precopy,
 };
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/hw/vfio/trace-events b/hw/vfio/trace-events
index 86c18def016e..9a1c5e17d97f 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/vfio/trace-events
@@ -151,3 +151,9 @@ vfio_vmstate_change(const char *name, int running, const char *reason, uint32_t
 vfio_migration_state_notifier(const char *name, const char *state) " (%s) state %s"
 vfio_save_setup(const char *name) " (%s)"
 vfio_save_cleanup(const char *name) " (%s)"
+vfio_save_buffer(const char *name, uint64_t data_offset, uint64_t data_size, uint64_t pending) " (%s) Offset 0x%"PRIx64" size 0x%"PRIx64" pending 0x%"PRIx64
+vfio_update_pending(const char *name, uint64_t pending) " (%s) pending 0x%"PRIx64
+vfio_save_device_config_state(const char *name) " (%s)"
+vfio_save_pending(const char *name, uint64_t precopy, uint64_t postcopy, uint64_t compatible) " (%s) precopy 0x%"PRIx64" postcopy 0x%"PRIx64" compatible 0x%"PRIx64
+vfio_save_iterate(const char *name, int data_size) " (%s) data_size %d"
+vfio_save_complete_precopy(const char *name) " (%s)"
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index 28f55f66d019..c78033e4149d 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct VFIORegion {
 
 typedef struct VFIOMigration {
     VFIORegion region;
+    uint64_t pending_bytes;
 } VFIOMigration;
 
 typedef struct VFIOAddressSpace {
