diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration_cookie.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration_cookie.c
index 12887892db..559b1f0c15 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration_cookie.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration_cookie.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,7 @@ qemuMigrationEatCookie(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                        int cookieinlen,
                        unsigned int flags)
 {
+    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = dom->privateData;
     qemuMigrationCookiePtr mig = NULL;
 
     /* Parse & validate incoming cookie (if any) */
@@ -1340,6 +1341,9 @@ qemuMigrationEatCookie(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         }
     }
 
+    if (flags & QEMU_MIGRATION_COOKIE_STATS && mig->jobInfo)
+        mig->jobInfo->operation = priv->job.current->operation;
+
     return mig;
 
  error: