diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index ebdad5d6c..718eccad2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - [New network] Ability for pool's admin to create a new network within the pool (PR [#5873](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/5873))
 - [Netbox] Synchronize primary IPv4 and IPv6 addresses [#5633](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/issues/5633) (PR [#5879](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/5879))
 - [Host] Add warning in case of unmaintained host version [#5840](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/issues/5840) (PR [#5847](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/5847))
+- [Backup] Use default migration network if set when importing/exporting VMs/VDIs (PR [#5883](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/5883))
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@
 >
 > In case of conflict, the highest (lowest in previous list) `$version` wins.
 
+- xen-api minor
+- @xen-orchestra/xapi minor
+- @xen-orchestra/backups minor
 - @xen-orchestra/fs minor
 - @xen-orchestra/log minor
 - @xen-orchestra/mixins patch
diff --git a/packages/xen-api/src/index.js b/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
index 4a11ef6f1..d0095b371 100644
--- a/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ import httpRequest from 'http-request-plus'
 import { Collection } from 'xo-collection'
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 import { map, noop, omit } from 'lodash'
-import { cancelable, defer, fromCallback, fromEvents, ignoreErrors, pDelay, pRetry, pTimeout } from 'promise-toolbox'
+import {
+  cancelable,
+  defer,
+  fromCallback,
+  fromEvents,
+  ignoreErrors,
+  pDelay,
+  pRetry,
+  pTimeout,
+  retry,
+} from 'promise-toolbox'
 import { limitConcurrency } from 'limit-concurrency-decorator'
 
 import autoTransport from './transports/auto'
@@ -359,22 +369,35 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
       }
     }
 
-    const response = await httpRequest(
-      $cancelToken,
-      this._url,
-      host !== undefined && {
-        hostname: await this._getHostAddress(this.getObject(host)),
-      },
+    let url = new URL('http://localhost')
+    url.protocol = this._url.protocol
+    url.hostname = await this._getHostAddress(await this.getRecord('host', host ?? this._pool.master))
+    url.pathname = pathname
+    url.search = new URLSearchParams(query)
+
+    const response = await retry(
+      async () =>
+        httpRequest($cancelToken, url.href, {
+          rejectUnauthorized: !this._allowUnauthorized,
+
+          // this is an inactivity timeout (unclear in Node doc)
+          timeout: this._httpInactivityTimeout,
+
+          maxRedirects: 0,
+
+          // Support XS <= 6.5 with Node => 12
+          minVersion: 'TLSv1',
+        }),
       {
-        pathname,
-        query,
-        rejectUnauthorized: !this._allowUnauthorized,
-
-        // this is an inactivity timeout (unclear in Node doc)
-        timeout: this._httpInactivityTimeout,
-
-        // Support XS <= 6.5 with Node => 12
-        minVersion: 'TLSv1',
+        when: { code: 302 },
+        onRetry: async error => {
+          const response = error.response
+          if (response === undefined) {
+            throw error
+          }
+          response.cancel()
+          url = await this._replaceHostAddressInUrl(new URL(response.headers.location, url))
+        },
       }
     )
 
@@ -421,32 +444,28 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
       headers['content-length'] = '1125899906842624'
     }
 
-    const doRequest = httpRequest.put.bind(
-      undefined,
-      $cancelToken,
-      this._url,
-      host !== undefined && {
-        hostname: await this._getHostAddress(this.getObject(host)),
-      },
-      {
-        body,
-        headers,
-        pathname,
-        query,
-        rejectUnauthorized: !this._allowUnauthorized,
+    const url = new URL('http://localhost')
+    url.protocol = this._url.protocol
+    url.hostname = await this._getHostAddress(await this.getRecord('host', host ?? this._pool.master))
+    url.pathname = pathname
+    url.search = new URLSearchParams(query)
 
-        // this is an inactivity timeout (unclear in Node doc)
-        timeout: this._httpInactivityTimeout,
+    const doRequest = httpRequest.put.bind(undefined, $cancelToken, {
+      body,
+      headers,
+      rejectUnauthorized: !this._allowUnauthorized,
 
-        // Support XS <= 6.5 with Node => 12
-        minVersion: 'TLSv1',
-      }
-    )
+      // this is an inactivity timeout (unclear in Node doc)
+      timeout: this._httpInactivityTimeout,
+
+      // Support XS <= 6.5 with Node => 12
+      minVersion: 'TLSv1',
+    })
 
     // if body is a stream, sends a dummy request to probe for a redirection
     // before consuming body
     const response = await (isStream
-      ? doRequest({
+      ? doRequest(url.href, {
           body: '',
 
           // omit task_id because this request will fail on purpose
@@ -456,9 +475,9 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
         }).then(
           response => {
             response.cancel()
-            return doRequest()
+            return doRequest(url.href)
           },
-          error => {
+          async error => {
             let response
             if (error != null && (response = error.response) != null) {
               response.cancel()
@@ -469,7 +488,9 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
               } = response
               if (statusCode === 302 && location !== undefined) {
                 // ensure the original query is sent
-                return doRequest(location, { query })
+                const newUrl = new URL(location, url)
+                newUrl.searchParams.set('task_id', query.task_id)
+                return doRequest((await this._replaceHostAddressInUrl(newUrl)).href)
               }
             }
 
@@ -792,7 +813,20 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
-  async _getHostAddress({ address }) {
+  async _getHostAddress({ address, PIFs, $pool }) {
+    const poolMigrationNetwork = $pool.other_config['xo:migrationNetwork']
+    if (poolMigrationNetwork !== undefined) {
+      const _PIFs = new Set(PIFs)
+      try {
+        const migrationNetworkPifRef = (await this.getRecordByUuid('network', poolMigrationNetwork)).PIFs.find(pifRef =>
+          _PIFs.has(pifRef)
+        )
+        address = await this.getField('PIF', migrationNetworkPifRef, 'IP')
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('unable to get the host address linked to the pool migration network', poolMigrationNetwork, error)
+      }
+    }
+
     if (this._reverseHostIpAddresses) {
       try {
         ;[address] = await fromCallback(dns.reverse, address)
@@ -862,6 +896,19 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  async _replaceHostAddressInUrl(url) {
+    try {
+      // TODO: look for hostname in all addresses of this host (including all its PIFs)
+      const host = (await this.getAllRecords('host')).find(host => host.address === url.hostname)
+      if (host !== undefined) {
+        url.hostname = await this._getHostAddress(host)
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('_replaceHostAddressInUrl', url, error)
+    }
+    return url
+  }
+
   _processEvents(events) {
     const flush = this._objects.bufferEvents()
     events.forEach(event => {