diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
index 2fe6280349d..8fb054762b0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
@@ -98,17 +98,17 @@ func Migrate(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	gitServiceType := convert.ToGitServiceType(form.Service)
+
 	remoteAddr, err := git.ParseRemoteAddr(form.CloneAddr, form.AuthUsername, form.AuthPassword)
 	if err == nil {
-		err = migrations.IsMigrateURLAllowed(remoteAddr, ctx.Doer)
+		err = migrations.IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(remoteAddr, gitServiceType, ctx.Doer)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		handleRemoteAddrError(ctx, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	gitServiceType := convert.ToGitServiceType(form.Service)
-
 	if form.Mirror && setting.Mirror.DisableNewPull {
 		ctx.APIError(http.StatusForbidden, "the site administrator has disabled the creation of new pull mirrors")
 		return
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
index f927ec05697..bdddb3c6f8c 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func MigratePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	remoteAddr, err := git.ParseRemoteAddr(form.CloneAddr, form.AuthUsername, form.AuthPassword)
 	if err == nil {
-		err = migrations.IsMigrateURLAllowed(remoteAddr, ctx.Doer)
+		err = migrations.IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(remoteAddr, form.Service, ctx.Doer)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		handleMigrateRemoteAddrError(ctx, err, "clone_addr")
diff --git a/services/migrations/migrate.go b/services/migrations/migrate.go
index 313e930d285..ed7c13209ef 100644
--- a/services/migrations/migrate.go
+++ b/services/migrations/migrate.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
 	base "gitea.dev/modules/migration"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/structs"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/util"
 )
 
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@ func RegisterDownloaderFactory(factory base.DownloaderFactory) {
 	factories = append(factories, factory)
 }
 
+// IsMigrateURLAllowedForService checks the URL like IsMigrateURLAllowed, and additionally rejects local paths
+// unless it is a plain git migration, because other services are accessed by their remote API.
+func IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(remoteURL string, serviceType structs.GitServiceType, doer *user_model.User) error {
+	if serviceType != structs.PlainGitService {
+		if u, err := url.Parse(remoteURL); err == nil && (u.Scheme == "file" || u.Scheme == "") {
+			return &git.ErrInvalidCloneAddr{Host: remoteURL, IsProtocolInvalid: true}
+		}
+	}
+	return IsMigrateURLAllowed(remoteURL, doer)
+}
+
 // IsMigrateURLAllowed checks if an URL is allowed to be migrated from
 func IsMigrateURLAllowed(remoteURL string, doer *user_model.User) error {
 	// Remote address can be HTTP/HTTPS/Git URL or local path.
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ func IsMigrateURLAllowed(remoteURL string, doer *user_model.User) error {
 
 // MigrateRepository migrate repository according MigrateOptions
 func MigrateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, ownerName string, opts base.MigrateOptions, messenger base.Messenger) (*repo_model.Repository, error) {
-	err := IsMigrateURLAllowed(opts.CloneAddr, doer)
+	err := IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(opts.CloneAddr, opts.GitServiceType, doer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/services/migrations/migrate_test.go b/services/migrations/migrate_test.go
index 5683572285b..aad6930adf1 100644
--- a/services/migrations/migrate_test.go
+++ b/services/migrations/migrate_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitcmd"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/structs"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/test"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/util"
 
@@ -71,3 +73,15 @@ func TestMigrateWhiteBlocklist(t *testing.T) {
 
 	setting.ImportLocalPaths = old
 }
+
+func TestIsMigrateURLAllowedForServiceLocalPath(t *testing.T) {
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.ImportLocalPaths, true)()
+	admin := &user_model.User{IsAdmin: true}
+	for _, addr := range []string{"/tmp", "file:///tmp"} {
+		assert.NoError(t, IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(addr, structs.PlainGitService, admin))
+		for _, svc := range []structs.GitServiceType{structs.GithubService, structs.GiteaService, structs.GitlabService, structs.BitbucketServerService} {
+			err := IsMigrateURLAllowedForService(addr, svc, admin)
+			assert.ErrorAs(t, err, new(*git.ErrInvalidCloneAddr), "%s %d", addr, svc)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/bitbucketserver.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/bitbucketserver.tmpl
index 0032cf18531..bc0ad74619f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/bitbucketserver.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/bitbucketserver.tmpl
@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 				{{template "repo/migrate/variants" .}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
index 0ce6c59ef47..70c7848e4cb 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/codecommit.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/codecommit.tmpl
index 382c73c699c..cc4fca6b02e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/codecommit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/codecommit.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline required field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.codecommit.aws_access_key_id"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/common-clone-addr.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/common-clone-addr.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d296fd207fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/common-clone-addr.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{$allowImportLocal := $.AllowImportLocal}}
+<div class="inline required field">
+	<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
+	<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
+	<span class="help">
+		{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}
+		{{if $allowImportLocal}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
+	</span>
+</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
index 54befe80ddd..a25884e8353 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
@@ -8,14 +8,8 @@
 			{{template "base/alert" .}}
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr" (dict "AllowImportLocal" ctx.RootData.SignedUser.CanImportLocal)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}</label>
 					<input name="auth_username">
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
index 8370c1a6ec3..452406e906d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
index 2906ffaa48e..3f1a721ec63 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "access_token"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
index fc89df0664a..f57b06c2d82 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "access_token"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
index 16f0ac2de81..3b835728011 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "access_token"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
index 797c322a639..1b13c2267b8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "access_token"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
index 25d6a369d25..7dbdcad676a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 			<form class="ui form left-right-form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
 				{{template "repo/migrate/common-init" (dict "ServiceType" .service)}}
 
-				<div class="inline required field">
-					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address"}}</label>
-					<input name="clone_addr" autofocus required>
-					<span class="help">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_address_desc"}}{{if .ContextUser.CanImportLocal}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.migrate.clone_local_path"}}{{end}}
-					</span>
-				</div>
+				{{template "repo/migrate/common-clone-addr"}}
 
 				<div class="inline field">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}</label>