diff --git a/migration/file.c b/migration/file.c
index 94e8e08363..1a18e608fc 100644
--- a/migration/file.c
+++ b/migration/file.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "channel.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "migration.h"
-#include "multifd.h"
 #include "io/channel-file.h"
 #include "io/channel-util.h"
 #include "options.h"
@@ -195,3 +194,27 @@ int file_write_ramblock_iov(QIOChannel *ioc, const struct iovec *iov,
 
     return (ret < 0) ? -1 : 0;
 }
+
+int multifd_file_recv_data(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
+{
+    MultiFDRecvData *data = p->data;
+    size_t ret;
+    uint32_t flags = p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_COMPRESSION_MASK;
+
+    if (flags != MULTIFD_FLAG_NOCOMP) {
+        error_setg(errp, "multifd %u: flags received %x flags expected %x",
+                   p->id, flags, MULTIFD_FLAG_NOCOMP);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = qio_channel_pread(p->c, (char *) data->opaque,
+                            data->size, data->file_offset, errp);
+    if (ret != data->size) {
+        error_prepend(errp,
+                      "multifd recv (%u): read 0x%zx, expected 0x%zx",
+                      p->id, ret, data->size);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/migration/file.h b/migration/file.h
index 390dcc6821..9fe8af73fc 100644
--- a/migration/file.h
+++ b/migration/file.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 #include "io/task.h"
 #include "channel.h"
+#include "multifd.h"
 
 void file_start_incoming_migration(FileMigrationArgs *file_args, Error **errp);
 
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ bool file_send_channel_create(gpointer opaque, Error **errp);
 int file_send_channel_destroy(QIOChannel *ioc);
 int file_write_ramblock_iov(QIOChannel *ioc, const struct iovec *iov,
                             int niov, RAMBlock *block, Error **errp);
+int multifd_file_recv_data(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp);
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index b251c58ec2..a0202b5661 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "file.h"
-#include "ram.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration-stats.h"
 #include "socket.h"
@@ -251,9 +250,9 @@ static int nocomp_recv(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
             p->iov[i].iov_len = p->page_size;
         }
         return qio_channel_readv_all(p->c, p->iov, p->normal_num, errp);
+    } else {
+        return multifd_file_recv_data(p, errp);
     }
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static MultiFDMethods multifd_nocomp_ops = {
@@ -1317,13 +1316,40 @@ void multifd_recv_cleanup(void)
     multifd_recv_cleanup_state();
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Wait until all channels have finished receiving data. Once this
+ * function returns, cleanup routines are safe to run.
+ */
+static void multifd_file_recv_sync(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < migrate_multifd_channels(); i++) {
+        MultiFDRecvParams *p = &multifd_recv_state->params[i];
+
+        trace_multifd_recv_sync_main_wait(p->id);
+
+        qemu_sem_post(&p->sem);
+
+        trace_multifd_recv_sync_main_signal(p->id);
+        qemu_sem_wait(&p->sem_sync);
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 void multifd_recv_sync_main(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    if (!migrate_multifd() || !multifd_use_packets()) {
+    if (!migrate_multifd()) {
         return;
     }
+
+    if (!multifd_use_packets()) {
+        return multifd_file_recv_sync();
+    }
+
     for (i = 0; i < migrate_multifd_channels(); i++) {
         MultiFDRecvParams *p = &multifd_recv_state->params[i];
 
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 135f6ed098..8f89199721 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_MULTIFD_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_MULTIFD_H
 
+#include "ram.h"
+
 typedef struct MultiFDRecvData MultiFDRecvData;
 
 bool multifd_send_setup(void);
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index ad540ae9ce..826ac745a0 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
  * pages region in the migration file at a time.
  */
 #define FIXED_RAM_LOAD_BUF_SIZE 0x100000
+#define FIXED_RAM_MULTIFD_LOAD_BUF_SIZE 0x100000
 
 XBZRLECacheStats xbzrle_counters;
 
@@ -3950,6 +3951,27 @@ void colo_flush_ram_cache(void)
     trace_colo_flush_ram_cache_end();
 }
 
+static size_t ram_load_multifd_pages(void *host_addr, size_t size,
+                                     uint64_t offset)
+{
+    MultiFDRecvData *data = multifd_get_recv_data();
+
+    /*
+     * Pointing the opaque directly to the host buffer, no
+     * preprocessing needed.
+     */
+    data->opaque = host_addr;
+
+    data->file_offset = offset;
+    data->size = size;
+
+    if (!multifd_recv()) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return size;
+}
+
 static bool read_ramblock_fixed_ram(QEMUFile *f, RAMBlock *block,
                                     long num_pages, unsigned long *bitmap,
                                     Error **errp)
@@ -3959,6 +3981,8 @@ static bool read_ramblock_fixed_ram(QEMUFile *f, RAMBlock *block,
     ram_addr_t offset;
     void *host;
     size_t read, unread, size;
+    size_t buf_size = (migrate_multifd() ? FIXED_RAM_MULTIFD_LOAD_BUF_SIZE :
+                       FIXED_RAM_LOAD_BUF_SIZE);
 
     for (set_bit_idx = find_first_bit(bitmap, num_pages);
          set_bit_idx < num_pages;
@@ -3977,10 +4001,16 @@ static bool read_ramblock_fixed_ram(QEMUFile *f, RAMBlock *block,
                 return false;
             }
 
-            size = MIN(unread, FIXED_RAM_LOAD_BUF_SIZE);
+            size = MIN(unread, buf_size);
+
+            if (migrate_multifd()) {
+                read = ram_load_multifd_pages(host, size,
+                                              block->pages_offset + offset);
+            } else {
+                read = qemu_get_buffer_at(f, host, size,
+                                          block->pages_offset + offset);
+            }
 
-            read = qemu_get_buffer_at(f, host, size,
-                                      block->pages_offset + offset);
             if (!read) {
                 goto err;
             }
