diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index f69d8d42b0..fd5a8db0f8 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ int64_t ramblock_recv_bitmap_send(QEMUFile *file,
 
     g_free(le_bitmap);
 
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 8 + size + 8);
     if (qemu_file_get_error(file)) {
         return qemu_file_get_error(file);
     }
@@ -1392,6 +1393,7 @@ static int find_dirty_block(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
                     return ret;
                 }
                 qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MULTIFD_FLUSH);
+                stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 8);
                 qemu_fflush(f);
             }
             /*
@@ -3020,6 +3022,7 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     RAMState **rsp = opaque;
     RAMBlock *block;
     int ret;
+    size_t size = 0;
 
     if (compress_threads_save_setup()) {
         return -1;
@@ -3038,16 +3041,20 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         qemu_put_be64(f, ram_bytes_total_with_ignored()
                          | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE);
 
+        size += 8;
         RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
             qemu_put_byte(f, strlen(block->idstr));
             qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)block->idstr, strlen(block->idstr));
             qemu_put_be64(f, block->used_length);
+            size += 1 + strlen(block->idstr) + 8;
             if (migrate_postcopy_ram() && block->page_size !=
                                           qemu_host_page_size) {
                 qemu_put_be64(f, block->page_size);
+                size += 8;
             }
             if (migrate_ignore_shared()) {
                 qemu_put_be64(f, block->mr->addr);
+                size += 8;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -3064,11 +3071,14 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
     if (!migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section()) {
         qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MULTIFD_FLUSH);
+        size += 8;
     }
 
     qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
+    size += 8;
     qemu_fflush(f);
 
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3209,6 +3219,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     RAMState **temp = opaque;
     RAMState *rs = *temp;
     int ret = 0;
+    size_t size = 0;
 
     rs->last_stage = !migration_in_colo_state();
 
@@ -3253,8 +3264,11 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
     if (!migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section()) {
         qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MULTIFD_FLUSH);
+        size += 8;
     }
     qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
+    size += 8;
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size);
     qemu_fflush(f);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index e33788343a..c7af9050c2 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ static void save_section_header(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
     qemu_put_byte(f, section_type);
     qemu_put_be32(f, se->section_id);
 
+    size_t size = 1 + 4;
     if (section_type == QEMU_VM_SECTION_FULL ||
         section_type == QEMU_VM_SECTION_START) {
         /* ID string */
@@ -961,7 +962,9 @@ static void save_section_header(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
 
         qemu_put_be32(f, se->instance_id);
         qemu_put_be32(f, se->version_id);
+        size += 1 + len + 4 + 4;
     }
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -973,6 +976,7 @@ static void save_section_footer(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se)
     if (migrate_get_current()->send_section_footer) {
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_SECTION_FOOTER);
         qemu_put_be32(f, se->section_id);
+        stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 1 + 4);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1032,6 +1036,7 @@ static void qemu_savevm_command_send(QEMUFile *f,
     qemu_put_be16(f, (uint16_t)command);
     qemu_put_be16(f, len);
     qemu_put_buffer(f, data, len);
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 1 + 2 + 2 + len);
     qemu_fflush(f);
 }
 
@@ -1212,11 +1217,13 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f)
     trace_savevm_state_header();
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION);
-
+    size_t size = 4 + 4;
     if (migrate_get_current()->send_configuration) {
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION);
+        size += 1;
         vmstate_save_state(f, &vmstate_configuration, &savevm_state, 0);
     }
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size);
 }
 
 bool qemu_savevm_state_guest_unplug_pending(void)
@@ -1384,6 +1391,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_complete_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
     int ret;
+    size_t size = 0;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
         if (!se->ops || !se->ops->save_live_complete_postcopy) {
@@ -1398,7 +1406,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_complete_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
         /* Section type */
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_SECTION_END);
         qemu_put_be32(f, se->section_id);
-
+        size += 1 + 4;
         ret = se->ops->save_live_complete_postcopy(f, se->opaque);
         trace_savevm_section_end(se->idstr, se->section_id, ret);
         save_section_footer(f, se);
@@ -1409,6 +1417,8 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_complete_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
     }
 
     qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_EOF);
+    size += 1;
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size);
     qemu_fflush(f);
 }
 
@@ -1484,6 +1494,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(QEMUFile *f,
     if (!in_postcopy) {
         /* Postcopy stream will still be going */
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_EOF);
+        stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 1);
     }
 
     json_writer_end_array(vmdesc);
@@ -1664,15 +1675,18 @@ void qemu_savevm_live_state(QEMUFile *f)
     /* save QEMU_VM_SECTION_END section */
     qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(f, true, false);
     qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_EOF);
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 1);
 }
 
 int qemu_save_device_state(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
+    size_t size = 0;
 
     if (!migration_in_colo_state()) {
         qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
         qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION);
+        size = 4 + 4;
     }
     cpu_synchronize_all_states();
 
@@ -1690,6 +1704,7 @@ int qemu_save_device_state(QEMUFile *f)
 
     qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_EOF);
 
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, size + 1);
     return qemu_file_get_error(f);
 }
 
diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
index af01d54b6f..ee3b70a6a8 100644
--- a/migration/vmstate.c
+++ b/migration/vmstate.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "migration.h"
+#include "migration-stats.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "savevm.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/json-writer.h"
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                 written_bytes = qemu_file_transferred_fast(f) - old_offset;
                 vmsd_desc_field_end(vmsd, vmdesc_loop, field, written_bytes, i);
 
+                stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, written_bytes);
                 /* Compressed arrays only care about the first element */
                 if (vmdesc_loop && vmsd_can_compress(field)) {
                     vmdesc_loop = NULL;
@@ -517,6 +519,7 @@ static int vmstate_subsection_save(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
             qemu_put_byte(f, len);
             qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)vmsdsub->name, len);
             qemu_put_be32(f, vmsdsub->version_id);
+            stat64_add(&mig_stats.transferred, 1 + 1 + len + 4);
             ret = vmstate_save_state(f, vmsdsub, opaque, vmdesc);
             if (ret) {
                 return ret;
diff --git a/migration/meson.build b/migration/meson.build
index dc8b1daef5..b3d0c537c8 100644
--- a/migration/meson.build
+++ b/migration/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Files needed by unit tests
 migration_files = files(
+  'migration-stats.c',
   'page_cache.c',
   'xbzrle.c',
   'vmstate-types.c',
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ softmmu_ss.add(files(
   'fd.c',
   'global_state.c',
   'migration-hmp-cmds.c',
-  'migration-stats.c',
   'migration.c',
   'multifd.c',
   'multifd-zlib.c',
