diff --git a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
index b39c13c..9750936 100644
--- a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     BdrvDirtyBitmap *bitmap;
 
     bool before_vm_start_handled; /* set in dirty_bitmap_mig_before_vm_start */
+    BitmapMigrationBitmapAlias *bmap_inner;
 
     /*
      * cancelled
@@ -529,6 +530,7 @@
     }
 
     FOR_EACH_DIRTY_BITMAP(bs, bitmap) {
+        BitmapMigrationBitmapAliasTransform *bitmap_transform = NULL;
         bitmap_name = bdrv_dirty_bitmap_name(bitmap);
         if (!bitmap_name) {
             continue;
@@ -549,6 +551,9 @@
             }
 
             bitmap_alias = bmap_inner->alias;
+            if (bmap_inner->has_transform) {
+                bitmap_transform = bmap_inner->transform;
+            }
         } else {
             if (strlen(bitmap_name) > UINT8_MAX) {
                 error_report("Cannot migrate bitmap '%s' on node '%s': "
@@ -574,8 +579,15 @@
         if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_enabled(bitmap)) {
             dbms->flags |= DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_ENABLED;
         }
-        if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_get_persistence(bitmap)) {
-            dbms->flags |= DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_PERSISTENT;
+        if (bitmap_transform &&
+            bitmap_transform->has_persistent) {
+            if (bitmap_transform->persistent) {
+                dbms->flags |= DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_PERSISTENT;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (bdrv_dirty_bitmap_get_persistence(bitmap)) {
+                dbms->flags |= DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_PERSISTENT;
+            }
         }
 
         QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&s->dbms_list, dbms, entry);
@@ -783,6 +795,7 @@
     uint32_t granularity = qemu_get_be32(f);
     uint8_t flags = qemu_get_byte(f);
     LoadBitmapState *b;
+    bool persistent;
 
     if (s->cancelled) {
         return 0;
@@ -807,7 +820,15 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    if (flags & DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_PERSISTENT) {
+    if (s->bmap_inner &&
+        s->bmap_inner->has_transform &&
+        s->bmap_inner->transform->has_persistent) {
+        persistent = s->bmap_inner->transform->persistent;
+    } else {
+        persistent = flags & DIRTY_BITMAP_MIG_START_FLAG_PERSISTENT;
+    }
+
+    if (persistent) {
         bdrv_dirty_bitmap_set_persistence(s->bitmap, true);
     }
 
@@ -1091,6 +1112,8 @@
             } else {
                 bitmap_name = bmap_inner->name;
             }
+
+            s->bmap_inner = bmap_inner;
         }
 
         if (!s->cancelled) {
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index ce14d78..6e5943f 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -537,6 +537,19 @@
             { 'name': 'zstd', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_ZSTD)' } ] }
 
 ##
+# @BitmapMigrationBitmapAliasTransform:
+#
+# @persistent: If present, the bitmap will be made persistent
+#              or transient depending on this parameter.
+#
+# Since: 6.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'BitmapMigrationBitmapAliasTransform',
+  'data': {
+      '*persistent': 'bool'
+  } }
+
+##
 # @BitmapMigrationBitmapAlias:
 #
 # @name: The name of the bitmap.
@@ -544,12 +557,16 @@
 # @alias: An alias name for migration (for example the bitmap name on
 #         the opposite site).
 #
+# @transform: Allows the modification of the migrated bitmap.
+#             (since 6.0)
+#
 # Since: 5.2
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BitmapMigrationBitmapAlias',
   'data': {
       'name': 'str',
-      'alias': 'str'
+      'alias': 'str',
+      '*transform': 'BitmapMigrationBitmapAliasTransform'
   } }
 
 ##