diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 235c406a5a..5b179a927d 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -5599,6 +5599,31 @@ remoteStreamRecvHole(virStreamPtr st,
 }
 
 
+static int
+remoteStreamInData(virStreamPtr st,
+                   int *data,
+                   long long *length)
+{
+    struct private_data *priv = st->conn->privateData;
+    virNetClientStream *privst = st->privateData;
+    int rv;
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("st=%p data=%p length=%p",
+              st, data, length);
+
+    remoteDriverLock(priv);
+    priv->localUses++;
+    remoteDriverUnlock(priv);
+
+    rv = virNetClientStreamInData(privst, data, length);
+
+    remoteDriverLock(priv);
+    priv->localUses--;
+    remoteDriverUnlock(priv);
+    return rv;
+}
+
+
 struct remoteStreamCallbackData {
     virStreamPtr st;
     virStreamEventCallback cb;
@@ -5745,6 +5770,7 @@ static virStreamDriver remoteStreamDrv = {
     .streamSend = remoteStreamSend,
     .streamSendHole = remoteStreamSendHole,
     .streamRecvHole = remoteStreamRecvHole,
+    .streamInData = remoteStreamInData,
     .streamFinish = remoteStreamFinish,
     .streamAbort = remoteStreamAbort,
     .streamEventAddCallback = remoteStreamEventAddCallback,