diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index 077a413325..823453c977 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ static int block_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 static int block_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
     int ret;
-    int64_t last_ftell = qemu_ftell(f);
-    int64_t delta_ftell;
+    int64_t last_bytes = qemu_file_total_transferred(f);
+    int64_t delta_bytes;
 
     trace_migration_block_save("iterate", block_mig_state.submitted,
                                block_mig_state.transferred);
@@ -809,10 +809,10 @@ static int block_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     }
 
     qemu_put_be64(f, BLK_MIG_FLAG_EOS);
-    delta_ftell = qemu_ftell(f) - last_ftell;
-    if (delta_ftell > 0) {
+    delta_bytes = qemu_file_total_transferred(f) - last_bytes;
+    if (delta_bytes > 0) {
         return 1;
-    } else if (delta_ftell < 0) {
+    } else if (delta_bytes < 0) {
         return -1;
     } else {
         return 0;
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 5863af1b13..6d56eb1617 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -3539,7 +3539,8 @@ static MigThrError migration_detect_error(MigrationState *s)
 /* How many bytes have we transferred since the beginning of the migration */
 static uint64_t migration_total_bytes(MigrationState *s)
 {
-    return qemu_ftell(s->to_dst_file) + ram_counters.multifd_bytes;
+    return qemu_file_total_transferred(s->to_dst_file) +
+        ram_counters.multifd_bytes;
 }
 
 static void migration_calculate_complete(MigrationState *s)
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index eabc2d7c6e..7ee9b5bf05 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ int qemu_get_byte(QEMUFile *f)
     return result;
 }
 
-int64_t qemu_ftell_fast(QEMUFile *f)
+int64_t qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     int64_t ret = f->total_transferred;
     int i;
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ int64_t qemu_ftell_fast(QEMUFile *f)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int64_t qemu_ftell(QEMUFile *f)
+int64_t qemu_file_total_transferred(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     qemu_fflush(f);
     return f->total_transferred;
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.h b/migration/qemu-file.h
index 3f36d4dc8c..05f6aef903 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.h
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.h
@@ -124,8 +124,37 @@ QEMUFile *qemu_fopen_ops(void *opaque, const QEMUFileOps *ops, bool has_ioc);
 void qemu_file_set_hooks(QEMUFile *f, const QEMUFileHooks *hooks);
 int qemu_get_fd(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_fclose(QEMUFile *f);
-int64_t qemu_ftell(QEMUFile *f);
-int64_t qemu_ftell_fast(QEMUFile *f);
+
+/*
+ * qemu_file_total_transferred:
+ *
+ * Report the total number of bytes transferred with
+ * this file.
+ *
+ * For writable files, any pending buffers will be
+ * flushed, so the reported value will be equal to
+ * the number of bytes transferred on the wire.
+ *
+ * For readable files, the reported value will be
+ * equal to the number of bytes transferred on the
+ * wire.
+ *
+ * Returns: the total bytes transferred
+ */
+int64_t qemu_file_total_transferred(QEMUFile *f);
+
+/*
+ * qemu_file_total_transferred_fast:
+ *
+ * As qemu_file_total_transferred except for writable
+ * files, where no flush is performed and the reported
+ * amount will include the size of any queued buffers,
+ * on top of the amount actually transferred.
+ *
+ * Returns: the total bytes transferred and queued
+ */
+int64_t qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(QEMUFile *f);
+
 /*
  * put_buffer without copying the buffer.
  * The buffer should be available till it is sent asynchronously.
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index d9076897b8..75d05f1a84 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -916,9 +916,9 @@ static void vmstate_save_old_style(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
 {
     int64_t old_offset, size;
 
-    old_offset = qemu_ftell_fast(f);
+    old_offset = qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(f);
     se->ops->save_state(f, se->opaque);
-    size = qemu_ftell_fast(f) - old_offset;
+    size = qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(f) - old_offset;
 
     if (vmdesc) {
         json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "size", size);
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ bool save_snapshot(const char *name, bool overwrite, const char *vmstate,
         goto the_end;
     }
     ret = qemu_savevm_state(f, errp);
-    vm_state_size = qemu_ftell(f);
+    vm_state_size = qemu_file_total_transferred(f);
     ret2 = qemu_fclose(f);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto the_end;
diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
index 36ae8b9e19..924494bda3 100644
--- a/migration/vmstate.c
+++ b/migration/vmstate.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                 void *curr_elem = first_elem + size * i;
 
                 vmsd_desc_field_start(vmsd, vmdesc_loop, field, i, n_elems);
-                old_offset = qemu_ftell_fast(f);
+                old_offset = qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(f);
                 if (field->flags & VMS_ARRAY_OF_POINTER) {
                     assert(curr_elem);
                     curr_elem = *(void **)curr_elem;
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                     return ret;
                 }
 
-                written_bytes = qemu_ftell_fast(f) - old_offset;
+                written_bytes = qemu_file_total_transferred_fast(f) -
+                                    old_offset;
                 vmsd_desc_field_end(vmsd, vmdesc_loop, field, written_bytes, i);
 
                 /* Compressed arrays only care about the first element */