diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 95b2967192..5709d3ddb4 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3303,6 +3303,40 @@ void bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+static int bdrv_inactivate(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (bs->drv->bdrv_inactivate) {
+        ret = bs->drv->bdrv_inactivate(bs);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int bdrv_inactivate_all(void)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    int ret;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, device_list) {
+        AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+
+        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+        ret = bdrv_inactivate(bs);
+        aio_context_release(aio_context);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /**************************************************************/
 /* removable device support */
 
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 2b7d33c78e..25f36dcc74 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ BlockAIOCB *bdrv_aio_ioctl(BlockDriverState *bs,
 /* Invalidate any cached metadata used by image formats */
 void bdrv_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
 void bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(Error **errp);
+int bdrv_inactivate_all(void);
 
 /* Ensure contents are flushed to disk.  */
 int bdrv_flush(BlockDriverState *bs);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 256609dd3d..428fa3397e 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ struct BlockDriver {
      * Invalidate any cached meta-data.
      */
     void (*bdrv_invalidate_cache)(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
+    int (*bdrv_inactivate)(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
     /*
      * Flushes all data that was already written to the OS all the way down to
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index bc611e453b..aaca451cf8 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,11 @@ static int postcopy_start(MigrationState *ms, bool *old_vm_running)
     *old_vm_running = runstate_is_running();
     global_state_store();
     ret = vm_stop_force_state(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
 
+    ret = bdrv_inactivate_all();
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1541,6 +1545,9 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s, int current_active_state,
 
         if (!ret) {
             ret = vm_stop_force_state(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE);
+            if (ret >= 0) {
+                ret = bdrv_inactivate_all();
+            }
             if (ret >= 0) {
                 qemu_file_set_rate_limit(s->file, INT64_MAX);
                 qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(s->file, false);
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 3ff6db79b9..53affe2cfd 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ void qmp_cont(Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
+    /* Continuing after completed migration. Images have been inactivated to
+     * allow the destination to take control. Need to get control back now. */
+    if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE) ||
+        runstate_check(RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE))
+    {
+        bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(&local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_INMIGRATE)) {
         autostart = 1;
     } else {