diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index cccc2d159041caef1228ad3958865e9a64f0430b..401383cf0aee45ca2e8505db5a160ea96a2053b8 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void do_migrate_set_speed(Monitor *mon, const char *value)
 {
     double d;
     char *ptr;
+    FdMigrationState *s;
 
     d = strtod(value, &ptr);
     switch (*ptr) {
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ void do_migrate_set_speed(Monitor *mon, const char *value)
     }
 
     max_throttle = (uint32_t)d;
+    s = migrate_to_fms(current_migration);
+
+    if (s) {
+        qemu_file_set_rate_limit(s->file, max_throttle);
+    }
+    
 }
 
 void do_info_migrate(Monitor *mon)