diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index dd686b4514..cf9830bb02 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@
 #include <err.h>
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "migration/migration.h"
+#include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost.h"
 
 /* Todo:need to add the multiqueue support here */
 typedef struct VhostVDPAState {
     NetClientState nc;
     struct vhost_vdpa vhost_vdpa;
+    Notifier migration_state;
     VHostNetState *vhost_net;
 
     /* Control commands shadow buffers */
@@ -241,10 +244,79 @@ static VhostVDPAState *vhost_vdpa_net_first_nc_vdpa(VhostVDPAState *s)
     return DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc0);
 }
 
+static void vhost_vdpa_net_log_global_enable(VhostVDPAState *s, bool enable)
+{
+    struct vhost_vdpa *v = &s->vhost_vdpa;
+    VirtIONet *n;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+    int data_queue_pairs, cvq, r;
+    NetClientState *peer;
+
+    /* We are only called on the first data vqs and only if x-svq is not set */
+    if (s->vhost_vdpa.shadow_vqs_enabled == enable) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    vdev = v->dev->vdev;
+    n = VIRTIO_NET(vdev);
+    if (!n->vhost_started) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    data_queue_pairs = n->multiqueue ? n->max_queue_pairs : 1;
+    cvq = virtio_vdev_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) ?
+                                  n->max_ncs - n->max_queue_pairs : 0;
+    /*
+     * TODO: vhost_net_stop does suspend, get_base and reset. We can be smarter
+     * in the future and resume the device if read-only operations between
+     * suspend and reset goes wrong.
+     */
+    vhost_net_stop(vdev, n->nic->ncs, data_queue_pairs, cvq);
+
+    peer = s->nc.peer;
+    for (int i = 0; i < data_queue_pairs + cvq; i++) {
+        VhostVDPAState *vdpa_state;
+        NetClientState *nc;
+
+        if (i < data_queue_pairs) {
+            nc = qemu_get_peer(peer, i);
+        } else {
+            nc = qemu_get_peer(peer, n->max_queue_pairs);
+        }
+
+        vdpa_state = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+        vdpa_state->vhost_vdpa.shadow_data = enable;
+
+        if (i < data_queue_pairs) {
+            /* Do not override CVQ shadow_vqs_enabled */
+            vdpa_state->vhost_vdpa.shadow_vqs_enabled = enable;
+        }
+    }
+
+    r = vhost_net_start(vdev, n->nic->ncs, data_queue_pairs, cvq);
+    if (unlikely(r < 0)) {
+        error_report("unable to start vhost net: %s(%d)", g_strerror(-r), -r);
+    }
+}
+
+static void vdpa_net_migration_state_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
+{
+    MigrationState *migration = data;
+    VhostVDPAState *s = container_of(notifier, VhostVDPAState,
+                                     migration_state);
+
+    if (migration_in_setup(migration)) {
+        vhost_vdpa_net_log_global_enable(s, true);
+    } else if (migration_has_failed(migration)) {
+        vhost_vdpa_net_log_global_enable(s, false);
+    }
+}
+
 static void vhost_vdpa_net_data_start_first(VhostVDPAState *s)
 {
     struct vhost_vdpa *v = &s->vhost_vdpa;
 
+    add_migration_state_change_notifier(&s->migration_state);
     if (v->shadow_vqs_enabled) {
         v->iova_tree = vhost_iova_tree_new(v->iova_range.first,
                                            v->iova_range.last);
@@ -258,6 +330,15 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_data_start(NetClientState *nc)
 
     assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
 
+    if (s->always_svq ||
+        migration_is_setup_or_active(migrate_get_current()->state)) {
+        v->shadow_vqs_enabled = true;
+        v->shadow_data = true;
+    } else {
+        v->shadow_vqs_enabled = false;
+        v->shadow_data = false;
+    }
+
     if (v->index == 0) {
         vhost_vdpa_net_data_start_first(s);
         return 0;
@@ -278,6 +359,10 @@ static void vhost_vdpa_net_client_stop(NetClientState *nc)
 
     assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
 
+    if (s->vhost_vdpa.index == 0) {
+        remove_migration_state_change_notifier(&s->migration_state);
+    }
+
     dev = s->vhost_vdpa.dev;
     if (dev->vq_index + dev->nvqs == dev->vq_index_end) {
         g_clear_pointer(&s->vhost_vdpa.iova_tree, vhost_iova_tree_delete);
@@ -741,6 +826,7 @@ static NetClientState *net_vhost_vdpa_init(NetClientState *peer,
     s->vhost_vdpa.device_fd = vdpa_device_fd;
     s->vhost_vdpa.index = queue_pair_index;
     s->always_svq = svq;
+    s->migration_state.notify = vdpa_net_migration_state_notifier;
     s->vhost_vdpa.shadow_vqs_enabled = svq;
     s->vhost_vdpa.iova_range = iova_range;
     s->vhost_vdpa.shadow_data = svq;
