diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index 2e9697bdd2..3609ce7e52 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -671,6 +671,29 @@ int postcopy_wake_shared(struct PostCopyFD *pcfd,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int postcopy_request_page(MigrationIncomingState *mis, RAMBlock *rb,
+                                 ram_addr_t start, uint64_t haddr)
+{
+    void *aligned = (void *)(uintptr_t)ROUND_DOWN(haddr, qemu_ram_pagesize(rb));
+
+    /*
+     * Discarded pages (via RamDiscardManager) are never migrated. On unlikely
+     * access, place a zeropage, which will also set the relevant bits in the
+     * recv_bitmap accordingly, so we won't try placing a zeropage twice.
+     *
+     * Checking a single bit is sufficient to handle pagesize > TPS as either
+     * all relevant bits are set or not.
+     */
+    assert(QEMU_IS_ALIGNED(start, qemu_ram_pagesize(rb)));
+    if (ramblock_page_is_discarded(rb, start)) {
+        bool received = ramblock_recv_bitmap_test_byte_offset(rb, start);
+
+        return received ? 0 : postcopy_place_page_zero(mis, aligned, rb);
+    }
+
+    return migrate_send_rp_req_pages(mis, rb, start, haddr);
+}
+
 /*
  * Callback from shared fault handlers to ask for a page,
  * the page must be specified by a RAMBlock and an offset in that rb
@@ -690,7 +713,7 @@ int postcopy_request_shared_page(struct PostCopyFD *pcfd, RAMBlock *rb,
                                         qemu_ram_get_idstr(rb), rb_offset);
         return postcopy_wake_shared(pcfd, client_addr, rb);
     }
-    migrate_send_rp_req_pages(mis, rb, aligned_rbo, client_addr);
+    postcopy_request_page(mis, rb, aligned_rbo, client_addr);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -984,8 +1007,8 @@ retry:
              * Send the request to the source - we want to request one
              * of our host page sizes (which is >= TPS)
              */
-            ret = migrate_send_rp_req_pages(mis, rb, rb_offset,
-                                            msg.arg.pagefault.address);
+            ret = postcopy_request_page(mis, rb, rb_offset,
+                                        msg.arg.pagefault.address);
             if (ret) {
                 /* May be network failure, try to wait for recovery */
                 if (ret == -EIO && postcopy_pause_fault_thread(mis)) {
@@ -993,7 +1016,7 @@ retry:
                     goto retry;
                 } else {
                     /* This is a unavoidable fault */
-                    error_report("%s: migrate_send_rp_req_pages() get %d",
+                    error_report("%s: postcopy_request_page() get %d",
                                  __func__, ret);
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index e8c06f207c..4f629de7d0 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -912,6 +912,27 @@ static uint64_t ramblock_dirty_bitmap_clear_discarded_pages(RAMBlock *rb)
     return cleared_bits;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if a host-page aligned page falls into a discarded range as managed by
+ * a RamDiscardManager responsible for the mapped memory region of the RAMBlock.
+ *
+ * Note: The result is only stable while migrating (precopy/postcopy).
+ */
+bool ramblock_page_is_discarded(RAMBlock *rb, ram_addr_t start)
+{
+    if (rb->mr && memory_region_has_ram_discard_manager(rb->mr)) {
+        RamDiscardManager *rdm = memory_region_get_ram_discard_manager(rb->mr);
+        MemoryRegionSection section = {
+            .mr = rb->mr,
+            .offset_within_region = start,
+            .size = int128_make64(qemu_ram_pagesize(rb)),
+        };
+
+        return !ram_discard_manager_is_populated(rdm, &section);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 /* Called with RCU critical section */
 static void ramblock_sync_dirty_bitmap(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *rb)
 {
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index 4833e9fd5b..dda1988f3d 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void ramblock_recv_bitmap_set_range(RAMBlock *rb, void *host_addr, size_t nr);
 int64_t ramblock_recv_bitmap_send(QEMUFile *file,
                                   const char *block_name);
 int ram_dirty_bitmap_reload(MigrationState *s, RAMBlock *rb);
+bool ramblock_page_is_discarded(RAMBlock *rb, ram_addr_t start);
 
 /* ram cache */
 int colo_init_ram_cache(void);