diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 22f05222db..44da4d5642 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -3960,6 +3960,25 @@ qemuMonitorSetMigrationCapability(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 }
 
 
+int
+qemuMonitorSetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
+                                    virBitmapPtr caps,
+                                    virBitmapPtr states)
+{
+    char *capsStr = virBitmapFormat(caps);
+    char *statesStr = virBitmapFormat(states);
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("caps=%s, states=%s", NULLSTR(capsStr), NULLSTR(statesStr));
+
+    VIR_FREE(capsStr);
+    VIR_FREE(statesStr);
+
+    QEMU_CHECK_MONITOR_JSON(mon);
+
+    return qemuMonitorJSONSetMigrationCapabilities(mon, caps, states);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * qemuMonitorGetGICCapabilities:
  * @mon: QEMU monitor
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 9556a51341..0fdcada5c5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -763,6 +763,9 @@ int qemuMonitorGetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 int qemuMonitorSetMigrationCapability(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                       qemuMonitorMigrationCaps capability,
                                       bool state);
+int qemuMonitorSetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
+                                        virBitmapPtr caps,
+                                        virBitmapPtr states);
 
 int qemuMonitorGetGICCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                   virGICCapability **capabilities);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 57c2c4de0f..7ab73657a0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -6251,6 +6251,69 @@ qemuMonitorJSONSetMigrationCapability(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 }
 
 
+int
+qemuMonitorJSONSetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
+                                        virBitmapPtr caps,
+                                        virBitmapPtr states)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    qemuMonitorMigrationCaps bit;
+    virJSONValuePtr cmd = NULL;
+    virJSONValuePtr reply = NULL;
+    virJSONValuePtr cap = NULL;
+    virJSONValuePtr array;
+
+    if (!(array = virJSONValueNewArray()))
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    for (bit = 0; bit < QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_LAST; bit++) {
+        bool supported = false;
+        bool state = false;
+
+        ignore_value(virBitmapGetBit(caps, bit, &supported));
+        if (!supported)
+            continue;
+
+        ignore_value(virBitmapGetBit(states, bit, &state));
+
+        if (!(cap = virJSONValueNewObject()))
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if (virJSONValueObjectAppendString(cap, "capability",
+                                           qemuMonitorMigrationCapsTypeToString(bit)) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if (virJSONValueObjectAppendBoolean(cap, "state", state) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if (virJSONValueArrayAppend(array, cap) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        cap = NULL;
+    }
+
+    cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                                     "a:capabilities", &array,
+                                     NULL);
+    if (!cmd)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (qemuMonitorJSONCommand(mon, cmd, &reply) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (qemuMonitorJSONCheckError(cmd, reply) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    ret = 0;
+ cleanup:
+    virJSONValueFree(array);
+    virJSONValueFree(cap);
+    virJSONValueFree(cmd);
+    virJSONValueFree(reply);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * qemuMonitorJSONGetGICCapabilities:
  * @mon: QEMU JSON monitor
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
index 045df4919f..76e6738f44 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ int qemuMonitorJSONGetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 int qemuMonitorJSONSetMigrationCapability(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                           qemuMonitorMigrationCaps capability,
                                           bool state);
+int qemuMonitorJSONSetMigrationCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
+                                            virBitmapPtr caps,
+                                            virBitmapPtr states);
 
 int qemuMonitorJSONGetGICCapabilities(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                       virGICCapability **capabilities);