diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 00982edf45..5ce08a79fd 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -6326,6 +6326,7 @@ static int bdrv_inactivate_recurse(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BdrvChild *child, *parent;
     int ret;
+    uint64_t cumulative_perms, cumulative_shared_perms;
 
     if (!bs->drv) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
@@ -6356,6 +6357,13 @@ static int bdrv_inactivate_recurse(BlockDriverState *bs)
         }
     }
 
+    bdrv_get_cumulative_perm(bs, &cumulative_perms,
+                             &cumulative_shared_perms);
+    if (cumulative_perms & (BLK_PERM_WRITE | BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED)) {
+        /* Our inactive parents still need write access. Inactivation failed. */
+        return -EPERM;
+    }
+
     bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
 
     /*
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-during-backup b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-during-backup
index 1046904c5a..34103229ee 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-during-backup
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-during-backup
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# group: migration disabled
+# group: migration
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Virtuozzo International GmbH
 #