diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index c8a5b363f7d4..6e0af84bb9a1 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "file.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration-stats.h"
+#include "savevm.h"
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "tls.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ void multifd_send_fill_packet(MultiFDSendParams *p)
     uint32_t zero_num = pages->num - pages->normal_num;
     int i;
 
-    packet->flags = cpu_to_be32(p->flags);
+    packet->hdr.flags = cpu_to_be32(p->flags);
     packet->pages_alloc = cpu_to_be32(p->pages->allocated);
     packet->normal_pages = cpu_to_be32(pages->normal_num);
     packet->zero_pages = cpu_to_be32(zero_num);
@@ -432,28 +433,44 @@ void multifd_send_fill_packet(MultiFDSendParams *p)
                        p->flags, p->next_packet_size);
 }
 
-static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
+static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet_header(MultiFDRecvParams *p, MultiFDPacketHdr_t *hdr,
+                                             Error **errp)
 {
-    MultiFDPacket_t *packet = p->packet;
-    int i;
-
-    packet->magic = be32_to_cpu(packet->magic);
-    if (packet->magic != MULTIFD_MAGIC) {
+    hdr->magic = be32_to_cpu(hdr->magic);
+    if (hdr->magic != MULTIFD_MAGIC) {
         error_setg(errp, "multifd: received packet "
                    "magic %x and expected magic %x",
-                   packet->magic, MULTIFD_MAGIC);
+                   hdr->magic, MULTIFD_MAGIC);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    packet->version = be32_to_cpu(packet->version);
-    if (packet->version != MULTIFD_VERSION) {
+    hdr->version = be32_to_cpu(hdr->version);
+    if (hdr->version != MULTIFD_VERSION) {
         error_setg(errp, "multifd: received packet "
                    "version %u and expected version %u",
-                   packet->version, MULTIFD_VERSION);
+                   hdr->version, MULTIFD_VERSION);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    p->flags = be32_to_cpu(packet->flags);
+    p->flags = be32_to_cpu(hdr->flags);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet_device_state(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
+{
+    MultiFDPacketDeviceState_t *packet = p->packet_dev_state;
+
+    packet->instance_id = be32_to_cpu(packet->instance_id);
+    p->next_packet_size = be32_to_cpu(packet->next_packet_size);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet_ram(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
+{
+    MultiFDPacket_t *packet = p->packet;
+    int i;
 
     packet->pages_alloc = be32_to_cpu(packet->pages_alloc);
     /*
@@ -485,7 +502,6 @@ static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 
     p->next_packet_size = be32_to_cpu(packet->next_packet_size);
     p->packet_num = be64_to_cpu(packet->packet_num);
-    p->packets_recved++;
     p->total_normal_pages += p->normal_num;
     p->total_zero_pages += p->zero_num;
 
@@ -533,6 +549,19 @@ static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
+{
+    p->packets_recved++;
+
+    if (p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_DEVICE_STATE) {
+        return multifd_recv_unfill_packet_device_state(p, errp);
+    } else {
+        return multifd_recv_unfill_packet_ram(p, errp);
+    }
+
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}
+
 static bool multifd_send_should_exit(void)
 {
     return qatomic_read(&multifd_send_state->exiting);
@@ -1177,8 +1206,8 @@ bool multifd_send_setup(void)
             p->packet_len = sizeof(MultiFDPacket_t)
                           + sizeof(uint64_t) * page_count;
             p->packet = g_malloc0(p->packet_len);
-            p->packet->magic = cpu_to_be32(MULTIFD_MAGIC);
-            p->packet->version = cpu_to_be32(MULTIFD_VERSION);
+            p->packet->hdr.magic = cpu_to_be32(MULTIFD_MAGIC);
+            p->packet->hdr.version = cpu_to_be32(MULTIFD_VERSION);
 
             /* We need one extra place for the packet header */
             p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count + 1);
@@ -1353,6 +1382,7 @@ static void multifd_recv_cleanup_channel(MultiFDRecvParams *p)
     p->packet_len = 0;
     g_free(p->packet);
     p->packet = NULL;
+    g_clear_pointer(&p->packet_dev_state, g_free);
     g_free(p->iov);
     p->iov = NULL;
     g_free(p->normal);
@@ -1467,8 +1497,13 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
     rcu_register_thread();
 
     while (true) {
+        MultiFDPacketHdr_t hdr;
         uint32_t flags = 0;
+        bool is_device_state = false;
         bool has_data = false;
+        uint8_t *pkt_buf;
+        size_t pkt_len;
+
         p->normal_num = 0;
 
         if (use_packets) {
@@ -1476,8 +1511,27 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
                 break;
             }
 
-            ret = qio_channel_read_all_eof(p->c, (void *)p->packet,
-                                           p->packet_len, &local_err);
+            ret = qio_channel_read_all_eof(p->c, (void *)&hdr,
+                                           sizeof(hdr), &local_err);
+            if (ret == 0 || ret == -1) {   /* 0: EOF  -1: Error */
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ret = multifd_recv_unfill_packet_header(p, &hdr, &local_err);
+            if (ret) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            is_device_state = p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_DEVICE_STATE;
+            if (is_device_state) {
+                pkt_buf = (uint8_t *)p->packet_dev_state + sizeof(hdr);
+                pkt_len = sizeof(*p->packet_dev_state) - sizeof(hdr);
+            } else {
+                pkt_buf = (uint8_t *)p->packet + sizeof(hdr);
+                pkt_len = p->packet_len - sizeof(hdr);
+            }
+
+            ret = qio_channel_read_all_eof(p->c, (char *)pkt_buf, pkt_len, &local_err);
             if (ret == 0 || ret == -1) {   /* 0: EOF  -1: Error */
                 break;
             }
@@ -1520,8 +1574,33 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
             has_data = !!p->data->size;
         }
 
-        if (has_data) {
-            ret = multifd_recv_state->ops->recv(p, &local_err);
+        if (!is_device_state) {
+            if (has_data) {
+                ret = multifd_recv_state->ops->recv(p, &local_err);
+                if (ret != 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            g_autofree char *idstr = NULL;
+            g_autofree char *dev_state_buf = NULL;
+
+            assert(use_packets);
+
+            if (p->next_packet_size > 0) {
+                dev_state_buf = g_malloc(p->next_packet_size);
+
+                ret = qio_channel_read_all(p->c, dev_state_buf, p->next_packet_size, &local_err);
+                if (ret != 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            idstr = g_strndup(p->packet_dev_state->idstr, sizeof(p->packet_dev_state->idstr));
+            ret = qemu_loadvm_load_state_buffer(idstr,
+                                                p->packet_dev_state->instance_id,
+                                                dev_state_buf, p->next_packet_size,
+                                                &local_err);
             if (ret != 0) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -1529,6 +1608,11 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
 
         if (use_packets) {
             if (flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_SYNC) {
+                if (is_device_state) {
+                    error_setg(&local_err, "multifd: received SYNC device state packet");
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 qemu_sem_post(&multifd_recv_state->sem_sync);
                 qemu_sem_wait(&p->sem_sync);
             }
@@ -1600,6 +1684,7 @@ int multifd_recv_setup(Error **errp)
             p->packet_len = sizeof(MultiFDPacket_t)
                 + sizeof(uint64_t) * page_count;
             p->packet = g_malloc0(p->packet_len);
+            p->packet_dev_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*p->packet_dev_state));
         }
         p->name = g_strdup_printf("multifdrecv_%d", i);
         p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count);
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index c9d9b0923953..40ee613dd88a 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ MultiFDRecvData *multifd_get_recv_data(void);
 #define MULTIFD_FLAG_ZLIB (1 << 1)
 #define MULTIFD_FLAG_ZSTD (2 << 1)
 
+/*
+ * If set it means that this packet contains device state
+ * (MultiFDPacketDeviceState_t), not RAM data (MultiFDPacket_t).
+ */
+#define MULTIFD_FLAG_DEVICE_STATE (1 << 4)
+
 /* This value needs to be a multiple of qemu_target_page_size() */
 #define MULTIFD_PACKET_SIZE (512 * 1024)
 
@@ -48,6 +54,11 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t magic;
     uint32_t version;
     uint32_t flags;
+} __attribute__((packed)) MultiFDPacketHdr_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    MultiFDPacketHdr_t hdr;
+
     /* maximum number of allocated pages */
     uint32_t pages_alloc;
     /* non zero pages */
@@ -68,6 +79,16 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t offset[];
 } __attribute__((packed)) MultiFDPacket_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    MultiFDPacketHdr_t hdr;
+
+    char idstr[256] QEMU_NONSTRING;
+    uint32_t instance_id;
+
+    /* size of the next packet that contains the actual data */
+    uint32_t next_packet_size;
+} __attribute__((packed)) MultiFDPacketDeviceState_t;
+
 typedef struct {
     /* number of used pages */
     uint32_t num;
@@ -87,6 +108,13 @@ struct MultiFDRecvData {
     off_t file_offset;
 };
 
+typedef struct {
+    char *idstr;
+    uint32_t instance_id;
+    char *buf;
+    size_t buf_len;
+} MultiFDDeviceState_t;
+
 typedef struct {
     /* Fields are only written at creating/deletion time */
     /* No lock required for them, they are read only */
@@ -194,8 +222,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
     /* thread local variables. No locking required */
 
-    /* pointer to the packet */
+    /* pointers to the possible packet types */
     MultiFDPacket_t *packet;
+    MultiFDPacketDeviceState_t *packet_dev_state;
     /* size of the next packet that contains pages */
     uint32_t next_packet_size;
     /* packets received through this channel */
