diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index f4bdfde..af04010 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "replication.h"
 #include "net/colo-compare.h"
 #include "net/colo.h"
+#include "block/block.h"
 
 static bool vmstate_loading;
 static Notifier packets_compare_notifier;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ static void secondary_vm_do_failover(void)
 {
     int old_state;
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* Can not do failover during the process of VM's loading VMstate, Or
      * it will break the secondary VM.
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ static void secondary_vm_do_failover(void)
     migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO,
                       MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
 
+    replication_stop_all(true, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_report_err(local_err);
+    }
+
     if (!autostart) {
         error_report("\"-S\" qemu option will be ignored in secondary side");
         /* recover runstate to normal migration finish state */
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ static void primary_vm_do_failover(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     int old_state;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO,
                       MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
@@ -133,6 +141,13 @@ static void primary_vm_do_failover(void)
                      FailoverStatus_str(old_state));
         return;
     }
+
+    replication_stop_all(true, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_report_err(local_err);
+        local_err = NULL;
+    }
+
     /* Notify COLO thread that failover work is finished */
     qemu_sem_post(&s->colo_exit_sem);
 }
@@ -356,6 +371,11 @@ static int colo_do_checkpoint_transaction(MigrationState *s,
     qemu_savevm_state_header(fb);
     qemu_savevm_state_setup(fb);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+    replication_do_checkpoint_all(&local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+        goto out;
+    }
     qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(fb, false, false);
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
 
@@ -446,6 +466,12 @@ static void colo_process_checkpoint(MigrationState *s)
     object_unref(OBJECT(bioc));
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+    replication_start_all(REPLICATION_MODE_PRIMARY, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     vm_start();
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
     trace_colo_vm_state_change("stop", "run");
@@ -586,6 +612,11 @@ void *colo_process_incoming_thread(void *opaque)
     object_unref(OBJECT(bioc));
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+    replication_start_all(REPLICATION_MODE_SECONDARY, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+        goto out;
+    }
     vm_start();
     trace_colo_vm_state_change("stop", "run");
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
@@ -666,6 +697,18 @@ void *colo_process_incoming_thread(void *opaque)
             goto out;
         }
 
+        replication_get_error_all(&local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+            goto out;
+        }
+        /* discard colo disk buffer */
+        replication_do_checkpoint_all(&local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+            goto out;
+        }
+
         vmstate_loading = false;
         vm_start();
         trace_colo_vm_state_change("stop", "run");
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 32ce058..bf5fcd1 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
     PostcopyState ps;
     int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(mis->from_src_file);
     mis->migration_incoming_co = qemu_coroutine_self();
@@ -418,6 +419,15 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
 
     /* we get COLO info, and know if we are in COLO mode */
     if (!ret && migration_incoming_enable_colo()) {
+        /* Make sure all file formats flush their mutable metadata */
+        bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(&local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
+                    MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
+            error_report_err(local_err);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
         qemu_thread_create(&mis->colo_incoming_thread, "COLO incoming",
              colo_process_incoming_thread, mis, QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
         mis->have_colo_incoming_thread = true;
