diff --git a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
index cd13d53e3b..591d78dd95 100644
--- a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
+++ b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ module Libvirtd_qemu =
                  | int_entry "keepalive_interval"
                  | int_entry "keepalive_count"
 
+   let network_entry = str_entry "migration_address"
+
    (* Each entry in the config is one of the following ... *)
    let entry = vnc_entry
              | spice_entry
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ module Libvirtd_qemu =
              | process_entry
              | device_entry
              | rpc_entry
+             | network_entry
 
    let comment = [ label "#comment" . del /#[ \t]*/ "# " .  store /([^ \t\n][^\n]*)?/ . del /\n/ "\n" ]
    let empty = [ label "#empty" . eol ]
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
index 5fd6263c8f..4403aaf41a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
@@ -424,3 +424,9 @@
 # Defaults to -1.
 #
 #seccomp_sandbox = 1
+
+
+
+# Override the listen address for all incoming migrations. Defaults to
+# 0.0.0.0 or :: in case if both host and qemu are capable of IPv6.
+#migration_address = "127.0.0.1"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index 1a41caf93f..16a0b920d3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ int virQEMUDriverConfigLoadFile(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
 
     GET_VALUE_LONG("seccomp_sandbox", cfg->seccompSandbox);
 
+    GET_VALUE_STR("migration_address", cfg->migrationAddress);
+
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
index da29a2aa2a..40adfcee18 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ struct _virQEMUDriverConfig {
     unsigned int keepAliveCount;
 
     int seccompSandbox;
+
+    /* The default for -incoming */
+    char *migrationAddress;
 };
 
 /* Main driver state */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index ebf5ccf017..fd61aa8420 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -10262,17 +10262,18 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                 unsigned int flags)
 {
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = dconn->privateData;
+    virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
     virDomainDefPtr def = NULL;
     const char *dom_xml = NULL;
     const char *dname = NULL;
     const char *uri_in = NULL;
-    const char *listenAddress = NULL;
+    const char *listenAddress = cfg->migrationAddress;
     char *origname = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
 
-    virCheckFlags(QEMU_MIGRATION_FLAGS, -1);
+    virCheckFlagsGoto(QEMU_MIGRATION_FLAGS, cleanup);
     if (virTypedParamsValidate(params, nparams, QEMU_MIGRATION_PARAMETERS) < 0)
-        return -1;
+        goto cleanup;
 
     if (virTypedParamsGetString(params, nparams,
                                 VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_DEST_XML,
@@ -10286,7 +10287,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
         virTypedParamsGetString(params, nparams,
                                 VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_LISTEN_ADDRESS,
                                 &listenAddress) < 0)
-        return -1;
+        goto cleanup;
 
     if (flags & VIR_MIGRATE_TUNNELLED) {
         /* this is a logical error; we never should have gotten here with
@@ -10313,6 +10314,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
 cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(origname);
     virDomainDefFree(def);
+    virObjectUnref(cfg);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
index ea770dc5a4..4b27db101a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
+++ b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ module Test_libvirtd_qemu =
 { "keepalive_interval" = "5" }
 { "keepalive_count" = "5" }
 { "seccomp_sandbox" = "1" }
+{ "migration_address" = "127.0.0.1" }