diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index 1a396521d5..228e685f52 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -679,6 +679,16 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_mig_mode = {
     .set_default_value = qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_enum,
 };
 
+const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_zero_page_detection = {
+    .name = "ZeroPageDetection",
+    .description = "zero_page_detection values, "
+                   "none,legacy",
+    .enum_table = &ZeroPageDetection_lookup,
+    .get = qdev_propinfo_get_enum,
+    .set = qdev_propinfo_set_enum,
+    .set_default_value = qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_enum,
+};
+
 /* --- Reserved Region --- */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h
index 06c359c190..839b170235 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_macaddr;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_reserved_region;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_multifd_compression;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_mig_mode;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_zero_page_detection;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_losttickpolicy;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blockdev_on_error;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans;
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_iothread_vq_mapping_list;
 #define DEFINE_PROP_MIG_MODE(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
     DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_mig_mode, \
                        MigMode)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_zero_page_detection, \
+                       ZeroPageDetection)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_LOSTTICKPOLICY(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
     DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_losttickpolicy, \
                         LostTickPolicy)
diff --git a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
index 99b49df5dd..7e96ae6ffd 100644
--- a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ void hmp_info_migrate_parameters(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %s\n",
             MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_MULTIFD_COMPRESSION),
             MultiFDCompression_str(params->multifd_compression));
+        assert(params->has_zero_page_detection);
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %s\n",
+            MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION),
+            qapi_enum_lookup(&ZeroPageDetection_lookup,
+                params->zero_page_detection));
         monitor_printf(mon, "%s: %" PRIu64 " bytes\n",
             MigrationParameter_str(MIGRATION_PARAMETER_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE),
             params->xbzrle_cache_size);
@@ -634,6 +639,10 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_parameter(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         p->has_multifd_zstd_level = true;
         visit_type_uint8(v, param, &p->multifd_zstd_level, &err);
         break;
+    case MIGRATION_PARAMETER_ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION:
+        p->has_zero_page_detection = true;
+        visit_type_ZeroPageDetection(v, param, &p->zero_page_detection, &err);
+        break;
     case MIGRATION_PARAMETER_XBZRLE_CACHE_SIZE:
         p->has_xbzrle_cache_size = true;
         if (!visit_type_size(v, param, &cache_size, &err)) {
diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index 40eb930940..8c849620dd 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ Property migration_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_MIG_MODE("mode", MigrationState,
                       parameters.mode,
                       MIG_MODE_NORMAL),
+    DEFINE_PROP_ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION("zero-page-detection", MigrationState,
+                       parameters.zero_page_detection,
+                       ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION_LEGACY),
 
     /* Migration capabilities */
     DEFINE_PROP_MIG_CAP("x-xbzrle", MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_XBZRLE),
@@ -931,6 +934,13 @@ uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void)
     return s->parameters.xbzrle_cache_size;
 }
 
+ZeroPageDetection migrate_zero_page_detection(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    return s->parameters.zero_page_detection;
+}
+
 /* parameter setters */
 
 void migrate_set_block_incremental(bool value)
@@ -1041,6 +1051,8 @@ MigrationParameters *qmp_query_migrate_parameters(Error **errp)
     params->vcpu_dirty_limit = s->parameters.vcpu_dirty_limit;
     params->has_mode = true;
     params->mode = s->parameters.mode;
+    params->has_zero_page_detection = true;
+    params->zero_page_detection = s->parameters.zero_page_detection;
 
     return params;
 }
@@ -1077,6 +1089,7 @@ void migrate_params_init(MigrationParameters *params)
     params->has_x_vcpu_dirty_limit_period = true;
     params->has_vcpu_dirty_limit = true;
     params->has_mode = true;
+    params->has_zero_page_detection = true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1391,6 +1404,10 @@ static void migrate_params_test_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params,
     if (params->has_mode) {
         dest->mode = params->mode;
     }
+
+    if (params->has_zero_page_detection) {
+        dest->zero_page_detection = params->zero_page_detection;
+    }
 }
 
 static void migrate_params_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
@@ -1541,6 +1558,10 @@ static void migrate_params_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
     if (params->has_mode) {
         s->parameters.mode = params->mode;
     }
+
+    if (params->has_zero_page_detection) {
+        s->parameters.zero_page_detection = params->zero_page_detection;
+    }
 }
 
 void qmp_migrate_set_parameters(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
diff --git a/migration/options.h b/migration/options.h
index 6ddd8dad9b..8b2481385a 100644
--- a/migration/options.h
+++ b/migration/options.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const char *migrate_tls_authz(void);
 const char *migrate_tls_creds(void);
 const char *migrate_tls_hostname(void);
 uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void);
+ZeroPageDetection migrate_zero_page_detection(void);
 
 /* parameters setters */
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index f4abc47bbf..930061d1eb 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,10 @@ static int save_zero_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
     QEMUFile *file = pss->pss_channel;
     int len = 0;
 
+    if (migrate_zero_page_detection() == ZERO_PAGE_DETECTION_NONE) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (!buffer_is_zero(p, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE)) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 51d188b902..83fdef73b9 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -670,6 +670,18 @@
 { 'enum': 'MigMode',
   'data': [ 'normal', 'cpr-reboot' ] }
 
+##
+# @ZeroPageDetection:
+#
+# @none: Do not perform zero page checking.
+#
+# @legacy: Perform zero page checking in main migration thread.
+#
+# Since: 9.0
+##
+{ 'enum': 'ZeroPageDetection',
+  'data': [ 'none', 'legacy' ] }
+
 ##
 # @BitmapMigrationBitmapAliasTransform:
 #
@@ -891,6 +903,10 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @zero-page-detection: Whether and how to detect zero pages.
+#     See description in @ZeroPageDetection.  Default is 'legacy'.
+#     (since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -924,7 +940,8 @@
            'block-bitmap-mapping',
            { 'name': 'x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period', 'features': ['unstable'] },
            'vcpu-dirty-limit',
-           'mode'] }
+           'mode',
+           'zero-page-detection'] }
 
 ##
 # @MigrateSetParameters:
@@ -1083,6 +1100,10 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @zero-page-detection: Whether and how to detect zero pages.
+#     See description in @ZeroPageDetection.  Default is 'legacy'.
+#     (since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -1136,7 +1157,8 @@
             '*x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period': { 'type': 'uint64',
                                             'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
             '*vcpu-dirty-limit': 'uint64',
-            '*mode': 'MigMode'} }
+            '*mode': 'MigMode',
+            '*zero-page-detection': 'ZeroPageDetection'} }
 
 ##
 # @migrate-set-parameters:
@@ -1311,6 +1333,10 @@
 # @mode: Migration mode. See description in @MigMode. Default is 'normal'.
 #        (Since 8.2)
 #
+# @zero-page-detection: Whether and how to detect zero pages.
+#     See description in @ZeroPageDetection.  Default is 'legacy'.
+#     (since 9.0)
+#
 # Features:
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated.  Use
@@ -1361,7 +1387,8 @@
             '*x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period': { 'type': 'uint64',
                                             'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
             '*vcpu-dirty-limit': 'uint64',
-            '*mode': 'MigMode'} }
+            '*mode': 'MigMode',
+            '*zero-page-detection': 'ZeroPageDetection'} }
 
 ##
 # @query-migrate-parameters:
