diff --git a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
index b5ec45c5..03534588 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
@@ -625,10 +625,12 @@ sub phase2 {
 	    $self->{target_drive}->{$targetdrive}->{volid} = $volid;
 	    $self->{target_drive}->{$targetdrive}->{nbd_uri} = $nbd_uri;
 
+	} elsif ($line =~ m/^QEMU: (.*)$/) {
+	    $self->log('info', "[$self->{node}] $1\n");
 	}
     }, errfunc => sub {
 	my $line = shift;
-	$self->log('info', $line);
+	$self->log('info', "[$self->{node}] $line");
     }, noerr => 1);
 
     die "remote command failed with exit code $exitcode\n" if $exitcode;
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 45fee3ca..c5330702 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -5411,6 +5411,18 @@ sub vm_start {
 	    noerr => 1,
 	);
 
+	# when migrating, prefix QEMU output so other side can pick up any
+	# errors that might occur and show the user
+	if ($migratedfrom) {
+	    $run_params{quiet} = 1;
+	    $run_params{logfunc} = sub {
+		my $msg = shift;
+		return if !$msg;
+		chomp $msg;
+		print "QEMU: $msg\n";
+	    };
+	}
+
 	my %properties = (
 	    Slice => 'qemu.slice',
 	    KillMode => 'none',