diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/kvm_test_utils.py b/client/tests/kvm/kvm_test_utils.py
index c1bff29..c9a9b42 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/kvm_test_utils.py
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/kvm_test_utils.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def get_memory_info(lvms):
     return meminfo
 
 
-def run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir):
+def run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir, params):
     """
     Run an autotest control file inside a guest (linux only utility).
 
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ def run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir):
     @param timeout: Timeout under which the autotest control file must complete.
     @param outputdir: Path on host where we should copy the guest autotest
             results to.
+
+    The following params is used by the migration
+    @param params: Test params used in the migration test
     """
     def copy_if_hash_differs(vm, local_path, remote_path):
         """
@@ -515,6 +518,11 @@ def run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir):
         raise error.TestError("Invalid path to autotest control file: %s" %
                               control_path)
 
+    migrate_background = params.get("migrate_background") == "yes"
+    if migrate_background:
+        mig_timeout = float(params.get("mig_timeout", "3600"))
+        mig_protocol = params.get("migration_protocol", "tcp")
+
     compressed_autotest_path = "/tmp/autotest.tar.bz2"
 
     # To avoid problems, let's make the test use the current AUTODIR
@@ -551,12 +559,31 @@ def run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir):
     except kvm_subprocess.ShellError:
         pass
     try:
+        bg = None
         try:
             logging.info("---------------- Test output ----------------")
-            session.cmd_output("bin/autotest control", timeout=timeout,
-                               print_func=logging.info)
+            if migrate_background:
+                mig_timeout = float(params.get("mig_timeout", "3600"))
+                mig_protocol = params.get("migration_protocol", "tcp")
+
+                bg = kvm_utils.Thread(session.cmd_output,
+                                      kwargs={'cmd': "bin/autotest control",
+                                              'timeout': timeout,
+                                              'print_func': logging.info})
+
+                bg.start()
+
+                while bg.is_alive():
+                    logging.info("Tests is not ended, start a round of"
+                                 "migration ...")
+                    vm.migrate(timeout=mig_timeout, protocol=mig_protocol)
+            else:
+                session.cmd_output("bin/autotest control", timeout=timeout,
+                                   print_func=logging.info)
         finally:
             logging.info("------------- End of test output ------------")
+            if migrate_background and bg:
+                bg.join()
     except kvm_subprocess.ShellTimeoutError:
         if vm.is_alive():
             get_results()
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/tests/autotest.py b/client/tests/kvm/tests/autotest.py
index 0b97b03..37e1b00 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/tests/autotest.py
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/tests/autotest.py
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ def run_autotest(test, params, env):
 
     # Collect test parameters
     timeout = int(params.get("test_timeout", 300))
+    migrate = params.get("migrate" , "no") == "yes"
     control_path = os.path.join(test.bindir, "autotest_control",
                                 params.get("test_control_file"))
     outputdir = test.outputdir
 
-    kvm_test_utils.run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir)
+    kvm_test_utils.run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout, outputdir,
+                                params)
+
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample b/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
index 047b0f3..c5d9ca3 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ variants:
             - with_file_transfer:
                 iterations = 1
                 type = migration_with_file_transfer
+            - with_autotest:
+                type = autotest
+                migrate_background = yes
+                test_timeout = 1800
+                variants:
+                    - dbench:
+                        test_control_file = dbench.control
+                    - stress:
+                        test_control_file = stress.control
+                    - monotonic_time:
+                        test_control_file = monotonic_time.control
 
     - migrate_multi_host:      install setup unattended_install.cdrom
         type = migration_multi_host
