diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 9fe8fd2afd..b73ae3a72c 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2799,6 +2799,7 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     int current_active_state = s->state;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
         ret = migration_completion_precopy(s, &current_active_state);
@@ -2832,6 +2833,15 @@ static void migration_completion(MigrationState *s)
     return;
 
 fail:
+    if (qemu_file_get_error_obj(s->to_dst_file, &local_err)) {
+        migrate_set_error(s, local_err);
+        error_free(local_err);
+    } else if (ret) {
+        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -ret, "Error in migration completion");
+        migrate_set_error(s, local_err);
+        error_free(local_err);
+    }
+
     migration_completion_failed(s, current_active_state);
 }