diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 1941e19932..4afd57cf5f 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -959,7 +959,19 @@ STEXI
 @item migrate_cancel
 @findex migrate_cancel
 Cancel the current VM migration.
+ETEXI
 
+    {
+        .name       = "migrate_continue",
+        .args_type  = "state:s",
+        .params     = "state",
+        .help       = "Continue migration from the given paused state",
+        .cmd        = hmp_migrate_continue,
+    },
+STEXI
+@item migrate_continue @var{state}
+@findex migrate_continue
+Continue migration from the paused state @var{state}
 ETEXI
 
     {
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index ec61329ebb..41fcce6f5a 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,19 @@ void hmp_migrate_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qmp_migrate_cancel(NULL);
 }
 
+void hmp_migrate_continue(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    const char *state = qdict_get_str(qdict, "state");
+    int val = qapi_enum_parse(&MigrationStatus_lookup, state, -1, &err);
+
+    if (val >= 0) {
+        qmp_migrate_continue(val, &err);
+    }
+
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
+}
+
 void hmp_migrate_incoming(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 3605003e4c..a6f56b1f29 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void hmp_savevm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_migrate_continue(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_incoming(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_set_downtime(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_set_speed(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);