diff --git a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
index 82bae9ee79961cf22af8eef823c5b1503ca50b7a..e1983d1fd963bd49097d7ebbd040e7b1563e6f40 100644
--- a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
+++ b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ module Libvirtd_qemu =
                  | bool_entry "chardev_tls_x509_verify"
                  | str_entry "chardev_tls_x509_secret_uuid"
 
+   let migrate_entry = str_entry "migrate_tls_x509_cert_dir"
+                 | bool_entry "migrate_tls_x509_verify"
+                 | str_entry "migrate_tls_x509_secret_uuid"
+
    let nogfx_entry = bool_entry "nographics_allow_host_audio"
 
    let remote_display_entry = int_entry "remote_display_port_min"
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ module Libvirtd_qemu =
              | vnc_entry
              | spice_entry
              | chardev_entry
+             | migrate_entry
              | nogfx_entry
              | remote_display_entry
              | security_entry
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
index 9925ac92d0f8d5ccee1173b5dfbf9b9593b9ccc8..a609aa4339a99a8456b46620f623f23d6f536564 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@
 # an encrypted channel.
 #
 # It is possible to use x509 certificates for authentication too, by
-# issuing a x509 certificate to every client who needs to connect.
+# issuing an x509 certificate to every client who needs to connect.
 #
 # Enabling this option will reject any client who does not have a
 # certificate signed by the CA in /etc/pki/qemu/ca-cert.pem
 #
+# The default_tls_x509_cert_dir directory must also contain
+#
+#  client-cert.pem - the client certificate signed with the ca-cert.pem
+#  client-key.pem - the client private key
+#
 #default_tls_x509_verify = 1
 
 #
@@ -238,6 +243,43 @@
 #chardev_tls_x509_secret_uuid = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
 
 
+# In order to override the default TLS certificate location for migration
+# certificates, supply a valid path to the certificate directory. If the
+# provided path does not exist then the default_tls_x509_cert_dir path
+# will be used. Once/if a default certificate is enabled/defined, migration
+# will then be able to use the certificate via migration API flags.
+#
+#migrate_tls_x509_cert_dir = "/etc/pki/libvirt-migrate"
+
+
+# The default TLS configuration only uses certificates for the server
+# allowing the client to verify the server's identity and establish
+# an encrypted channel.
+#
+# It is possible to use x509 certificates for authentication too, by
+# issuing an x509 certificate to every client who needs to connect.
+#
+# Enabling this option will reject any client that does not have a
+# ca-cert.pem certificate signed by the CA in the migrate_tls_x509_cert_dir
+# (or default_tls_x509_cert_dir) as well as the corresponding client-*.pem
+# files described in default_tls_x509_cert_dir.
+#
+# If this option is not supplied, it will be set to the value of
+# "default_tls_x509_verify".
+#
+#migrate_tls_x509_verify = 1
+
+
+# Uncomment and use the following option to override the default secret
+# UUID provided in the default_tls_x509_secret_uuid parameter.
+#
+# NB This default all-zeros UUID will not work. Replace it with the
+# output from the UUID for the TLS secret from a 'virsh secret-list'
+# command and then uncomment the entry
+#
+#migrate_tls_x509_secret_uuid = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+
+
 # By default, if no graphical front end is configured, libvirt will disable
 # QEMU audio output since directly talking to alsa/pulseaudio may not work
 # with various security settings. If you know what you're doing, enable
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index 34646bdd7ef8a033fa944dbc530564ff003b470c..35869d441c9d7a648e5296fb901debdb58884c8f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ virQEMUDriverConfigPtr virQEMUDriverConfigNew(bool privileged)
     SET_TLS_X509_CERT_DEFAULT(vnc);
     SET_TLS_X509_CERT_DEFAULT(spice);
     SET_TLS_X509_CERT_DEFAULT(chardev);
+    SET_TLS_X509_CERT_DEFAULT(migrate);
 
 #undef SET_TLS_X509_CERT_DEFAULT
 
@@ -395,6 +396,9 @@ static void virQEMUDriverConfigDispose(void *obj)
     VIR_FREE(cfg->chardevTLSx509certdir);
     VIR_FREE(cfg->chardevTLSx509secretUUID);
 
+    VIR_FREE(cfg->migrateTLSx509certdir);
+    VIR_FREE(cfg->migrateTLSx509secretUUID);
+
     while (cfg->nhugetlbfs) {
         cfg->nhugetlbfs--;
         VIR_FREE(cfg->hugetlbfs[cfg->nhugetlbfs].mnt_dir);
@@ -556,6 +560,8 @@ int virQEMUDriverConfigLoadFile(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
         goto cleanup;
     GET_CONFIG_TLS_CERTINFO(chardev);
 
+    GET_CONFIG_TLS_CERTINFO(migrate);
+
 #undef GET_CONFIG_TLS_CERTINFO
 
     if (virConfGetValueUInt(conf, "remote_websocket_port_min", &cfg->webSocketPortMin) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
index e585f81afddcee43c494bb86c0d4d86820f33aa1..1407eef4d4f08d8e5584955c42690095c4e5445f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ struct _virQEMUDriverConfig {
     bool chardevTLSx509verify;
     char *chardevTLSx509secretUUID;
 
+    char *migrateTLSx509certdir;
+    bool migrateTLSx509verify;
+    char *migrateTLSx509secretUUID;
+
     unsigned int remotePortMin;
     unsigned int remotePortMax;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
index 6f03898c0cb43004a33571270fa5c460b0ce6727..3e317bc7e910df20806bd137970ea242bef1304a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
+++ b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ module Test_libvirtd_qemu =
 { "chardev_tls_x509_cert_dir" = "/etc/pki/libvirt-chardev" }
 { "chardev_tls_x509_verify" = "1" }
 { "chardev_tls_x509_secret_uuid" = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" }
+{ "migrate_tls_x509_cert_dir" = "/etc/pki/libvirt-migrate" }
+{ "migrate_tls_x509_verify" = "1" }
+{ "migrate_tls_x509_secret_uuid" = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" }
 { "nographics_allow_host_audio" = "1" }
 { "remote_display_port_min" = "5900" }
 { "remote_display_port_max" = "65535" }