diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 3daeffc95d..182b150b87 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1584,6 +1584,63 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'migrate-continue', 'data': {'state': 'MigrationStatus'} }
 
+##
+# @MigrationAddressType:
+#
+# The migration stream transport mechanisms.
+#
+# @socket: Migrate via socket.
+#
+# @exec: Direct the migration stream to another process.
+#
+# @rdma: Migrate via RDMA.
+#
+# @file: Direct the migration stream to a file.
+#
+# Since 8.2
+##
+{ 'enum': 'MigrationAddressType',
+  'data': [ 'socket', 'exec', 'rdma', 'file' ] }
+
+##
+# @FileMigrationArgs:
+#
+# @filename: The file to receive the migration stream
+#
+# @offset: The file offset where the migration stream will start
+#
+# Since 8.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'FileMigrationArgs',
+  'data': { 'filename': 'str',
+            'offset': 'uint64' } }
+
+##
+# @MigrationExecCommand:
+#
+# @args: command (list head) and arguments to execute.
+#
+# Since 8.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'MigrationExecCommand',
+  'data': {'args': [ 'str' ] } }
+
+##
+# @MigrationAddress:
+#
+# Migration endpoint configuration.
+#
+# Since 8.2
+##
+{ 'union': 'MigrationAddress',
+  'base': { 'transport' : 'MigrationAddressType'},
+  'discriminator': 'transport',
+  'data': {
+    'socket': 'SocketAddress',
+    'exec': 'MigrationExecCommand',
+    'rdma': 'InetSocketAddress',
+    'file': 'FileMigrationArgs' } }
+
 ##
 # @migrate:
 #