diff --git a/nova/objects/migrate_data.py b/nova/objects/migrate_data.py
index 44dce4f4852c..04c7ab192cac 100644
--- a/nova/objects/migrate_data.py
+++ b/nova/objects/migrate_data.py
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ class LibvirtLiveMigrateBDMInfo(obj_base.NovaObject):
 class LibvirtLiveMigrateData(LiveMigrateData):
     # Version 1.0: Initial version
     # Version 1.1: Added target_connect_addr
-    VERSION = '1.1'
+    # Version 1.2: Added 'serial_listen_ports' to allow live migration with
+    #              serial console.
+    VERSION = '1.2'
 
     fields = {
         'filename': fields.StringField(),
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ class LibvirtLiveMigrateData(LiveMigrateData):
         'graphics_listen_addr_vnc': fields.IPAddressField(nullable=True),
         'graphics_listen_addr_spice': fields.IPAddressField(nullable=True),
         'serial_listen_addr': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
+        'serial_listen_ports': fields.ListOfIntegersField(),
         'bdms': fields.ListOfObjectsField('LibvirtLiveMigrateBDMInfo'),
         'target_connect_addr': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
     }
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ class LibvirtLiveMigrateData(LiveMigrateData):
         super(LibvirtLiveMigrateData, self).obj_make_compatible(
             primitive, target_version)
         target_version = versionutils.convert_version_to_tuple(target_version)
+        if target_version < (1, 2):
+            if 'serial_listen_ports' in primitive:
+                del primitive['serial_listen_ports']
         if target_version < (1, 1) and 'target_connect_addr' in primitive:
             del primitive['target_connect_addr']
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migrate_data.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migrate_data.py
index ffc07773eacc..33a11d5ef74f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migrate_data.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migrate_data.py
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ class _TestLiveMigrateData(object):
             migrate_data.LiveMigrateData.detect_implementation(legacy),
             migrate_data.XenapiLiveMigrateData)
 
+    def test_obj_make_compatible(self):
+        props = {
+            'serial_listen_addr': '127.0.0.1',
+            'serial_listen_ports': [1000, 10001, 10002, 10003],
+        }
+
+        obj = migrate_data.LibvirtLiveMigrateData(**props)
+        primitive = obj.obj_to_primitive()
+        self.assertIn('serial_listen_ports', primitive['nova_object.data'])
+        obj.obj_make_compatible(primitive['nova_object.data'], '1.1')
+        self.assertNotIn('serial_listen_ports', primitive['nova_object.data'])
+
 
 class TestLiveMigrateData(test_objects._LocalTest,
                           _TestLiveMigrateData):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
index 9f3b2e592b98..7d9d97eb7a5b 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ object_data = {
     'Inventory': '1.0-f4160797d47a533a58700e9ddcc9c5e2',
     'InventoryList': '1.0-de53f0fd078c27cc1d43400f4e8bcef8',
     'LibvirtLiveMigrateBDMInfo': '1.0-252aabb723ca79d5469fa56f64b57811',
-    'LibvirtLiveMigrateData': '1.1-4ecf40aae7fee7bb37fc3b2123e760de',
+    'LibvirtLiveMigrateData': '1.2-c489f63478d13eace828128ea3dfa57c',
     'KeyPair': '1.4-1244e8d1b103cc69d038ed78ab3a8cc6',
     'KeyPairList': '1.2-58b94f96e776bedaf1e192ddb2a24c4e',
     'Migration': '1.4-17979b9f2ae7f28d97043a220b2a8350',