diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 53bbbee629..e1399806d5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -220,6 +220,43 @@ qemuMigrationSrcStoreDomainState(virDomainObj *vm)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * qemuMigrationBlockNodesReactivate:
+ *
+ * In case when we're keeping the VM paused qemu will not re-activate the block
+ * device backend tree so blockjobs would fail. In case when qemu supports the
+ * 'blockdev-set-active' command this function will re-activate the block nodes.
+ */
+static void
+qemuMigrationBlockNodesReactivate(virDomainObj *vm,
+                                  virDomainAsyncJob asyncJob)
+{
+    virErrorPtr orig_err;
+    qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = vm->privateData;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (!virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV_SET_ACTIVE))
+        return;
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("re-activating block nodes");
+
+    virErrorPreserveLast(&orig_err);
+
+    if (qemuDomainObjEnterMonitorAsync(vm, asyncJob) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    rc = qemuMonitorBlockdevSetActive(priv->mon, NULL, true);
+
+    qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(vm);
+
+    if (rc < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("failed to re-activate block nodes after migration of VM '%s'", vm->def->name);
+
+ cleanup:
+    virErrorRestore(&orig_err);
+}
+
+
 static void
 qemuMigrationSrcRestoreDomainState(virQEMUDriver *driver, virDomainObj *vm)
 {
@@ -236,14 +273,17 @@ qemuMigrationSrcRestoreDomainState(virQEMUDriver *driver, virDomainObj *vm)
               virDomainStateTypeToString(state),
               virDomainStateReasonToString(state, reason));
 
-    if (preMigrationState != VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING ||
-        state != VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED ||
+    if (state == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED &&
         reason == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_POSTCOPY_FAILED)
         return;
 
+    if (preMigrationState != VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING ||
+        state != VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED)
+        goto reactivate;
+
     if (reason == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_IOERROR) {
         VIR_DEBUG("Domain is paused due to I/O error, skipping resume");
-        return;
+        goto reactivate;
     }
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Restoring pre-migration state due to migration error");
@@ -266,7 +306,14 @@ qemuMigrationSrcRestoreDomainState(virQEMUDriver *driver, virDomainObj *vm)
                                                       VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_API_ERROR);
             virObjectEventStateQueue(driver->domainEventState, event);
         }
+
+        goto reactivate;
     }
+
+    return;
+
+ reactivate:
+    qemuMigrationBlockNodesReactivate(vm, VIR_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_OUT);
 }
 
 
@@ -6795,6 +6842,8 @@ qemuMigrationDstFinishFresh(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 
         if (*inPostCopy)
             *doKill = false;
+    } else {
+        qemuMigrationBlockNodesReactivate(vm, VIR_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_IN);
     }
 
     if (mig->jobData) {