diff --git a/PVE/ReplicationState.pm b/PVE/ReplicationState.pm
index 22649f9..ae4deaf 100644
--- a/PVE/ReplicationState.pm
+++ b/PVE/ReplicationState.pm
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ sub read_job_state {
     return extract_job_state($stateobj, $jobcfg);
 }
 
+# update state for a single job
 sub write_job_state {
     my ($jobcfg, $state) = @_;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,25 @@ sub write_job_state {
     PVE::GuestHelpers::guest_migration_lock($vmid, undef, $code);
 }
 
+# update all job states related to a specific $vmid
+sub write_vmid_job_states {
+    my ($vmid_state, $vmid) = @_;
+
+    my $update = sub {
+	my $stateobj = read_state();
+	$stateobj->{$vmid} = $vmid_state;
+	PVE::Tools::file_set_contents($state_path, encode_json($stateobj));
+    };
+
+    my $code = sub {
+	PVE::Tools::lock_file($state_lock, 10, $update);
+	die $@ if $@;
+    };
+
+    # make sure we have guest_migration_lock during update
+    PVE::GuestHelpers::guest_migration_lock($vmid, undef, $code);
+}
+
 sub replication_snapshot_name {
     my ($jobid, $last_sync) = @_;