diff --git a/vmm/src/migration_transport.rs b/vmm/src/migration_transport.rs
index a33ee503c..cda22dfac 100644
--- a/vmm/src/migration_transport.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/migration_transport.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use std::os::fd::{AsFd, BorrowedFd};
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -46,6 +47,32 @@ impl ReceiveListener {
                 .map_err(MigratableError::MigrateReceive),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Same as [`Self::accept`], but returns `None` if the abort event was signaled.
+    fn abortable_accept(
+        &mut self,
+        abort_event: &impl AsRawFd,
+    ) -> Result<Option<SocketStream>, MigratableError> {
+        if wait_for_readable(&self, abort_event)
+            .context("Error while waiting for socket to become readable")
+            .map_err(MigratableError::MigrateReceive)?
+        {
+            // The listener is readable; accept the connection.
+            Ok(Some(self.accept()?))
+        } else {
+            // The abort event was signaled before any connection arrived.
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsFd for ReceiveListener {
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        match self {
+            ReceiveListener::Tcp(listener) => listener.as_fd(),
+            ReceiveListener::Unix(listener) => listener.as_fd(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Transport-agnostic stream used by the migration protocol.
@@ -132,6 +159,55 @@ impl WriteVolatile for SocketStream {
     }
 }
 
+// Wait for `fd` to become readable. In this case, we return true. In case
+// `abort_event` was signaled, return false.
+fn wait_for_readable(fd: &impl AsFd, abort_event: &impl AsRawFd) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+    let fd = fd.as_fd().as_raw_fd();
+    let abort_event = abort_event.as_raw_fd();
+
+    let mut poll_fds = [
+        libc::pollfd {
+            fd: abort_event,
+            events: libc::POLLIN,
+            revents: 0,
+        },
+        libc::pollfd {
+            fd,
+            events: libc::POLLIN,
+            revents: 0,
+        },
+    ];
+
+    loop {
+        // SAFETY: This is safe, because the file descriptors are valid and the
+        // poll_fds array is properly initialized.
+        let ret = unsafe { libc::poll(poll_fds.as_mut_ptr(), poll_fds.len() as libc::nfds_t, -1) };
+
+        if ret >= 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
+        if err.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EINTR) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+
+    if poll_fds[0].revents & libc::POLLIN != 0 {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    if poll_fds[1].revents & libc::POLLIN != 0 {
+        return Ok(true);
+    }
+
+    Err(io::Error::other(
+        "Poll returned, but neither file descriptor is readable?",
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Extract a UNIX socket path from a "unix:" migration URL.
 fn socket_url_to_path(url: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, anyhow::Error> {
     url.strip_prefix("unix:")