diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 9374f90dff..00e933f317 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ enum mig_rp_message_type {
     MIG_RP_MSG_REQ_PAGES_ID, /* data (start: be64, len: be32, id: string) */
     MIG_RP_MSG_REQ_PAGES,    /* data (start: be64, len: be32) */
     MIG_RP_MSG_RECV_BITMAP,  /* send recved_bitmap back to source */
+    MIG_RP_MSG_RESUME_ACK,   /* tell source that we are ready to resume */
 
     MIG_RP_MSG_MAX
 };
@@ -546,6 +547,14 @@ void migrate_send_rp_recv_bitmap(MigrationIncomingState *mis,
     trace_migrate_send_rp_recv_bitmap(block_name, res);
 }
 
+void migrate_send_rp_resume_ack(MigrationIncomingState *mis, uint32_t value)
+{
+    uint32_t buf;
+
+    buf = cpu_to_be32(value);
+    migrate_send_rp_message(mis, MIG_RP_MSG_RESUME_ACK, sizeof(buf), &buf);
+}
+
 MigrationCapabilityStatusList *qmp_query_migrate_capabilities(Error **errp)
 {
     MigrationCapabilityStatusList *head = NULL;
@@ -1770,6 +1779,7 @@ static struct rp_cmd_args {
     [MIG_RP_MSG_REQ_PAGES]      = { .len = 12, .name = "REQ_PAGES" },
     [MIG_RP_MSG_REQ_PAGES_ID]   = { .len = -1, .name = "REQ_PAGES_ID" },
     [MIG_RP_MSG_RECV_BITMAP]    = { .len = -1, .name = "RECV_BITMAP" },
+    [MIG_RP_MSG_RESUME_ACK]     = { .len =  4, .name = "RESUME_ACK" },
     [MIG_RP_MSG_MAX]            = { .len = -1, .name = "MAX" },
 };
 
@@ -1827,6 +1837,25 @@ static int migrate_handle_rp_recv_bitmap(MigrationState *s, char *block_name)
     return ram_dirty_bitmap_reload(s, block);
 }
 
+static int migrate_handle_rp_resume_ack(MigrationState *s, uint32_t value)
+{
+    trace_source_return_path_thread_resume_ack(value);
+
+    if (value != MIGRATION_RESUME_ACK_VALUE) {
+        error_report("%s: illegal resume_ack value %"PRIu32,
+                     __func__, value);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Now both sides are active. */
+    migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_RECOVER,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE);
+
+    /* TODO: notify send thread that time to continue send pages */
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Handles messages sent on the return path towards the source VM
  *
@@ -1946,6 +1975,14 @@ retry:
             }
             break;
 
+        case MIG_RP_MSG_RESUME_ACK:
+            tmp32 = ldl_be_p(buf);
+            if (migrate_handle_rp_resume_ack(ms, tmp32)) {
+                mark_source_rp_bad(ms);
+                goto out;
+            }
+            break;
+
         default:
             break;
         }
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index 6c3f1c4e48..bb81b6c926 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
 #include "io/channel.h"
 
+#define  MIGRATION_RESUME_ACK_VALUE  (1)
+
 /* State for the incoming migration */
 struct MigrationIncomingState {
     QEMUFile *from_src_file;
@@ -243,5 +245,6 @@ int migrate_send_rp_req_pages(MigrationIncomingState *mis, const char* rbname,
                               ram_addr_t start, size_t len);
 void migrate_send_rp_recv_bitmap(MigrationIncomingState *mis,
                                  char *block_name);
+void migrate_send_rp_resume_ack(MigrationIncomingState *mis, uint32_t value);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index e6d699e150..3ba3ae5327 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,8 @@ static int loadvm_postcopy_handle_resume(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
 
     trace_loadvm_postcopy_handle_resume();
 
-    /* TODO: Tell source that "we are ready" */
+    /* Tell source that "we are ready" */
+    migrate_send_rp_resume_ack(mis, MIGRATION_RESUME_ACK_VALUE);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/migration/trace-events b/migration/trace-events
index d323abb75a..7422a395da 100644
--- a/migration/trace-events
+++ b/migration/trace-events
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ source_return_path_thread_entry(void) ""
 source_return_path_thread_loop_top(void) ""
 source_return_path_thread_pong(uint32_t val) "0x%x"
 source_return_path_thread_shut(uint32_t val) "0x%x"
+source_return_path_thread_resume_ack(uint32_t v) "%"PRIu32
 migrate_global_state_post_load(const char *state) "loaded state: %s"
 migrate_global_state_pre_save(const char *state) "saved state: %s"
 migration_thread_low_pending(uint64_t pending) "%" PRIu64
