diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 095420f8b0..068234d2c3 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ F: pc-bios/s390-ccw.img
 F: target/s390x/
 F: docs/system/target-s390x.rst
 F: docs/system/s390x/
-F: tests/migration/s390x/
+F: tests/qtest/migration/s390x/
 K: ^Subject:.*(?i)s390x?
 L: qemu-s390x@nongnu.org
 
@@ -3416,10 +3416,11 @@ F: include/qemu/userfaultfd.h
 F: migration/
 F: scripts/vmstate-static-checker.py
 F: tests/vmstate-static-checker-data/
+F: tests/qtest/migration/
 F: tests/qtest/migration-*
 F: docs/devel/migration/
 F: qapi/migration.json
-F: tests/migration/
+F: tests/migration-stress/
 F: util/userfaultfd.c
 X: migration/rdma*
 
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 907a4c1c98..f96c1be574 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ endif
 subdir('unit')
 subdir('qapi-schema')
 subdir('qtest')
-subdir('migration')
+subdir('migration-stress')
 subdir('functional')
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf-batch.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf-batch.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf-batch.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf-batch.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf-plot.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf-plot.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf-plot.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf-plot.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/__init__.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/__init__.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/comparison.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/comparison.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/comparison.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/comparison.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/engine.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/engine.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/hardware.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/hardware.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/hardware.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/hardware.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/plot.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/plot.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/plot.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/plot.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/progress.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/progress.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/progress.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/progress.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/report.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/report.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/report.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/report.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/scenario.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/scenario.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/scenario.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/scenario.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/shell.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/shell.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/shell.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/shell.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/timings.py b/tests/migration-stress/guestperf/timings.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/guestperf/timings.py
rename to tests/migration-stress/guestperf/timings.py
diff --git a/tests/migration/initrd-stress.sh b/tests/migration-stress/initrd-stress.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/initrd-stress.sh
rename to tests/migration-stress/initrd-stress.sh
diff --git a/tests/migration/meson.build b/tests/migration-stress/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/meson.build
rename to tests/migration-stress/meson.build
diff --git a/tests/migration/stress.c b/tests/migration-stress/stress.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/stress.c
rename to tests/migration-stress/stress.c
diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
index 74df687c78..ff778ac659 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "ppc-util.h"
 
 #include "migration-helpers.h"
-#include "tests/migration/migration-test.h"
+#include "migration/migration-test.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_GNUTLS
 # include "tests/unit/crypto-tls-psk-helpers.h"
 # ifdef CONFIG_TASN1
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ static char *bootpath;
 /* The boot file modifies memory area in [start_address, end_address)
  * repeatedly. It outputs a 'B' at a fixed rate while it's still running.
  */
-#include "tests/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h"
-#include "tests/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h"
-#include "tests/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h"
-#include "tests/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h"
+#include "migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h"
+#include "migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h"
+#include "migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h"
+#include "migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h"
 
 static void bootfile_delete(void)
 {
diff --git a/tests/migration/Makefile b/tests/qtest/migration/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/Makefile
rename to tests/qtest/migration/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/migration/aarch64/Makefile b/tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/aarch64/Makefile
rename to tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.S b/tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.S
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.S
rename to tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.S
diff --git a/tests/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h b/tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h
rename to tests/qtest/migration/aarch64/a-b-kernel.h
diff --git a/tests/migration/i386/Makefile b/tests/qtest/migration/i386/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/i386/Makefile
rename to tests/qtest/migration/i386/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.S b/tests/qtest/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.S
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.S
rename to tests/qtest/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.S
diff --git a/tests/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h b/tests/qtest/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h
rename to tests/qtest/migration/i386/a-b-bootblock.h
diff --git a/tests/migration/migration-test.h b/tests/qtest/migration/migration-test.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/migration-test.h
rename to tests/qtest/migration/migration-test.h
diff --git a/tests/migration/ppc64/Makefile b/tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/ppc64/Makefile
rename to tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.S b/tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.S
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.S
rename to tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.S
diff --git a/tests/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h b/tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h
rename to tests/qtest/migration/ppc64/a-b-kernel.h
diff --git a/tests/migration/s390x/Makefile b/tests/qtest/migration/s390x/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/s390x/Makefile
rename to tests/qtest/migration/s390x/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.c b/tests/qtest/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.c
rename to tests/qtest/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.c
diff --git a/tests/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h b/tests/qtest/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h
rename to tests/qtest/migration/s390x/a-b-bios.h
