diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index b227949ae..7a27b6925 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use libc::{EFD_NONBLOCK, SIGINT, SIGTERM, TCSANOW, tcsetattr, termios};
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use memory_manager::MemoryManagerSnapshotData;
 use pci::PciBdf;
-use seccompiler::{SeccompAction, apply_filter};
+use seccompiler::{BpfProgram, SeccompAction, apply_filter};
 use serde::ser::{SerializeStruct, Serializer};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use signal_hook::iterator::{Handle, Signals};
@@ -1531,6 +1531,7 @@ impl Vmm {
         hypervisor: &dyn hypervisor::Hypervisor,
         send_data_migration: &VmSendMigrationData,
         initial_vm_state: VmState,
+        seccomp_action: &SeccompAction,
     ) -> result::Result<(), MigratableError> {
         // State machine that is updated with more context as we progress.
         let mut ctx = OngoingMigrationContext::new();
@@ -1667,9 +1668,19 @@ impl Vmm {
                 send_data_migration.tls_dir.as_deref(),
             )?;
             let guest_memory = vm.guest_memory();
+            // Build the seccomp filter on the parent thread so any failure aborts
+            // the migration before the serve thread is spawned.
+            let seccomp_filter = get_seccomp_filter(
+                seccomp_action,
+                Thread::MigrateSendPostcopy,
+                None,
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!("creating postcopy serve seccomp filter: {e}"))
+            })?;
             let handle = thread::Builder::new()
                 .name("migrate-send-postcopy".to_owned())
-                .spawn(move || Self::serve_postcopy(fault_stream, guest_memory))
+                .spawn(move || Self::serve_postcopy(seccomp_filter, fault_stream, guest_memory))
                 .map_err(|e| {
                     MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!("spawning postcopy serve thread: {e}"))
                 })?;
@@ -1751,9 +1762,19 @@ impl Vmm {
         reason = "runs on a dedicated thread and must own its arguments"
     )]
     fn serve_postcopy(
+        seccomp_filter: BpfProgram,
         mut socket: SocketStream,
         guest_memory: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
     ) -> result::Result<(), MigratableError> {
+        // Apply the dedicated seccomp filter for this thread. It is empty when
+        // seccomp is disabled (SeccompAction::Allow), in which case there is
+        // nothing to apply.
+        if !seccomp_filter.is_empty() {
+            apply_filter(&seccomp_filter).map_err(|e| {
+                MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!("applying postcopy serve seccomp filter: {e}"))
+            })?;
+        }
+
         let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
         info!("Postcopy: source entering PageFault serve loop");
 
@@ -3099,6 +3120,7 @@ impl RequestHandler for Vmm {
             #[cfg(all(feature = "kvm", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
             self.hypervisor.clone(),
             initial_vm_state,
+            self.seccomp_action.clone(),
         ) {
             Ok(handle) => {
                 self.vm = VmOwnership::Migration {
diff --git a/vmm/src/migration/worker.rs b/vmm/src/migration/worker.rs
index 986615aee..16f3a97a8 100644
--- a/vmm/src/migration/worker.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/migration/worker.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 
 use event_monitor::event;
 use log::warn;
+use seccompiler::SeccompAction;
 use vm_migration::MigratableError;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ pub struct MigrationWorker {
     #[cfg(all(feature = "kvm", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
     hypervisor: Arc<dyn hypervisor::Hypervisor>,
     initial_vm_state: VmState,
+    seccomp_action: SeccompAction,
 }
 
 impl MigrationWorker {
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ impl MigrationWorker {
             self.hypervisor.as_ref(),
             &self.config,
             self.initial_vm_state,
+            &self.seccomp_action,
         )
         .inspect(|_| event!("vm", "migration-finished"))
         .inspect_err(|_| event!("vm", "migration-failed"));
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ impl MigrationWorker {
             dyn hypervisor::Hypervisor,
         >,
         initial_vm_state: VmState,
+        seccomp_action: SeccompAction,
     ) -> Result<MigrationWorkerHandle, MigrationWorkerSpawnError> {
         let (vm_sender, vm_receiver) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel(0);
         let worker = MigrationWorker {
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ impl MigrationWorker {
             #[cfg(all(feature = "kvm", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
             hypervisor,
             initial_vm_state,
+            seccomp_action,
         };
 
         let inner_handle = match thread::Builder::new()
diff --git a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index f00f3a3f3..f9a106ff0 100644
--- a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub enum Thread {
     Vmm,
     PtyForeground,
     SerialManager,
+    MigrateSendPostcopy,
 }
 
 /// Shorthand for chaining `SeccompCondition`s with the `and` operator  in a `SeccompRule`.
@@ -1084,6 +1085,35 @@ fn serial_manager_thread_rules() -> Result<Vec<(i64, Vec<SeccompRule>)>, Backend
     ])
 }
 
+// The filter containing the white listed syscall rules required by the
+// migration postcopy thread.
+fn migrate_send_postcopy_thread_rules() -> Result<Vec<(i64, Vec<SeccompRule>)>, BackendError> {
+    Ok(vec![
+        (libc::SYS_brk, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_clock_gettime, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_close, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_exit, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_futex, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_getrandom, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_gettid, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_madvise, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_mmap, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_mprotect, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_munmap, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_read, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_recvfrom, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_recvmsg, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_rt_sigprocmask, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_rt_sigreturn, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_sched_yield, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_sendmsg, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_sendto, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_sigaltstack, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_write, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_writev, vec![]),
+    ])
+}
+
 fn get_seccomp_rules(
     thread_type: Thread,
     hypervisor_type: Option<HypervisorType>,
@@ -1102,6 +1132,7 @@ fn get_seccomp_rules(
             hypervisor_type.expect("hypervisor_type is required for Vmm threads"),
         )?),
         Thread::PtyForeground => Ok(pty_foreground_thread_rules()?),
+        Thread::MigrateSendPostcopy => Ok(migrate_send_postcopy_thread_rules()?),
     }
 }