diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index b929877643..de2456812c 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -5070,6 +5070,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_TIMEZONE = (1 << 2), /* return timezone information */
     VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_HOSTNAME = (1 << 3), /* return hostname information */
     VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_FILESYSTEM = (1 << 4), /* return filesystem information */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_DISKS = (1 << 5), /* return disks information */
 } virDomainGuestInfoTypes;
 
 int virDomainGetGuestInfo(virDomainPtr domain,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 0d0041f983..35e95e5395 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -12341,6 +12341,23 @@ virDomainSetVcpu(virDomainPtr domain,
  *      "fs.<num>.disk.<num>.serial" - the serial number of the disk
  *      "fs.<num>.disk.<num>.device" - the device node of the disk
  *
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_DISKS:
+ *  Returns information about the disks within the domain.  The typed
+ *  parameter keys are in this format:
+ *
+ *      "disks.count" - the number of disks defined on this domain
+ *                      as an unsigned int
+ *      "disks.<num>.name" - device node (Linux) or device UNC (Windows)
+ *      "disks.<num>.partition" - whether this is a partition or disk
+ *      "disks.<num>.dependencies.count" - the number of device dependencies
+ *                      e.g. for LVs of the LVM this will
+ *                      hold the list of PVs, for LUKS encrypted volume this will
+ *                      contain the disk where the volume is placed. (Linux)
+ *      "disks.<num>.dependencies.<num>.name" - a dependency
+ *      "disks.<num>.alias" - the device alias of the disk (e.g. sda)
+ *      "disks.<num>.guest_alias" - optional alias assigned to the disk, on Linux
+ *                      this is a name assigned by device mapper
+ *
  * VIR_DOMAIN_GUEST_INFO_HOSTNAME:
  *  Returns information about the hostname of the domain. The typed
  *  parameter keys are in this format: