diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 295d5511b9..82c602b6d1 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -1200,6 +1200,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_MIGRATE_OFFLINE           = (1 << 10), /* offline migrate */
     VIR_MIGRATE_COMPRESSED        = (1 << 11), /* compress data during migration */
     VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR    = (1 << 12), /* abort migration on I/O errors happened during migration */
+    VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE     = (1 << 13), /* force convergence */
 } virDomainMigrateFlags;
 
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 2201b07336..c5c3136d0b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -4408,7 +4408,8 @@ virDomainMigrateVersion1(virDomainPtr domain,
     if (ret == 0 && info.state == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_PAUSED;
 
-    destflags = flags & ~VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR;
+    destflags = flags & ~(VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |
+                          VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE);
 
     /* Prepare the migration.
      *
@@ -4538,7 +4539,8 @@ virDomainMigrateVersion2(virDomainPtr domain,
     if (ret == 0 && info.state == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_PAUSED;
 
-    destflags = flags & ~VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR;
+    destflags = flags & ~(VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |
+                          VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Prepare2 %p flags=%lx", dconn, destflags);
     ret = dconn->driver->domainMigratePrepare2
@@ -4710,7 +4712,8 @@ virDomainMigrateVersion3Full(virDomainPtr domain,
     if (ret == 0 && state == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_PAUSED;
 
-    destflags = flags & ~VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR;
+    destflags = flags & ~(VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |
+                          VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Prepare3 %p flags=%x", dconn, destflags);
     cookiein = cookieout;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index ab6f2878ad..57e2436949 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -1621,6 +1621,41 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+qemuMigrationSetAutoConverge(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
+                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                             enum qemuDomainAsyncJob job)
+{
+    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (qemuDomainObjEnterMonitorAsync(driver, vm, job) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    ret = qemuMonitorGetMigrationCapability(
+                priv->mon,
+                QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_AUTO_CONVERGE);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    } else if (ret == 0) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_ARGUMENT_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                       _("Auto-Converge is not supported by "
+                         "QEMU binary"));
+        ret = -1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    ret = qemuMonitorSetMigrationCapability(
+                priv->mon,
+                QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_AUTO_CONVERGE);
+
+cleanup:
+    qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuMigrationWaitForSpice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                           virDomainObjPtr vm)
@@ -3234,6 +3269,11 @@ qemuMigrationRun(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                     QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_OUT) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (flags & VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE &&
+        qemuMigrationSetAutoConverge(driver, vm,
+                                     QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_OUT) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (qemuDomainObjEnterMonitorAsync(driver, vm,
                                        QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_OUT) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
@@ -3587,7 +3627,8 @@ static int doPeer2PeerMigrate2(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_PAUSED;
 
-    destflags = flags & ~VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR;
+    destflags = flags & ~(VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |
+                          VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Prepare2 %p", dconn);
     if (flags & VIR_MIGRATE_TUNNELLED) {
@@ -3780,7 +3821,8 @@ doPeer2PeerMigrate3(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (virDomainObjGetState(vm, NULL) == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_PAUSED;
 
-    destflags = flags & ~VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR;
+    destflags = flags & ~(VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |
+                          VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Prepare3 %p", dconn);
     cookiein = cookieout;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
index cafa2a2998..a802fb7ee6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
      VIR_MIGRATE_UNSAFE |                       \
      VIR_MIGRATE_OFFLINE |                      \
      VIR_MIGRATE_COMPRESSED |                   \
-     VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR)
+     VIR_MIGRATE_ABORT_ON_ERROR |               \
+     VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE)
 
 /* All supported migration parameters and their types. */
 # define QEMU_MIGRATION_PARAMETERS                              \
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 48fc51cf87..357c9709fc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuMonitorMigrationStatus,
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuMonitorMigrationCaps,
               QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_LAST,
-              "xbzrle")
+              "xbzrle", "auto-converge")
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuMonitorVMStatus,
               QEMU_MONITOR_VM_STATUS_LAST,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index f626cc1223..d8f1d10c32 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ int qemuMonitorGetSpiceMigrationStatus(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 
 typedef enum {
     QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_XBZRLE,
+    QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_AUTO_CONVERGE,
 
     QEMU_MONITOR_MIGRATION_CAPS_LAST
 } qemuMonitorMigrationCaps;
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index eb3397df56..0664774341 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -8757,6 +8757,10 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_migrate[] = {
      .type = VSH_OT_BOOL,
      .help = N_("compress repeated pages during live migration")
     },
+    {.name = "auto-converge",
+     .type = VSH_OT_BOOL,
+     .help = N_("force convergence during live migration")
+    },
     {.name = "abort-on-error",
      .type = VSH_OT_BOOL,
      .help = N_("abort on soft errors during migration")
@@ -8901,6 +8905,9 @@ doMigrate(void *opaque)
     if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "compressed"))
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_COMPRESSED;
 
+    if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "auto-converge"))
+        flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE;
+
     if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "offline")) {
         flags |= VIR_MIGRATE_OFFLINE;
     }