diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 7ad2a904eb..512fe51520 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -17919,6 +17919,22 @@ virDiskNameToBusDeviceIndex(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int
+virDomainFSInsert(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainFSDefPtr fs)
+{
+
+    return VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(def->fss, def->nfss, fs);
+}
+
+virDomainFSDefPtr
+virDomainFSRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i)
+{
+    virDomainFSDefPtr fs = def->fss[i];
+
+    VIR_DELETE_ELEMENT(def->fss, i, def->nfss);
+    return fs;
+}
+
 virDomainFSDefPtr
 virDomainGetRootFilesystem(virDomainDefPtr def)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index d8f2e49ded..9acb105124 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2555,7 +2555,10 @@ int virDiskNameToBusDeviceIndex(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
                                 int *devIdx);
 
 virDomainFSDefPtr virDomainGetRootFilesystem(virDomainDefPtr def);
+int virDomainFSInsert(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainFSDefPtr fs);
 int virDomainFSIndexByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name);
+virDomainFSDefPtr virDomainFSRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i);
+
 int virDomainVideoDefaultType(const virDomainDef *def);
 int virDomainVideoDefaultRAM(const virDomainDef *def, int type);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index c5a7637cf7..2c9536aa9a 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ virDomainFeatureStateTypeFromString;
 virDomainFeatureStateTypeToString;
 virDomainFSDefFree;
 virDomainFSIndexByName;
+virDomainFSInsert;
+virDomainFSRemove;
 virDomainFSTypeFromString;
 virDomainFSTypeToString;
 virDomainFSWrpolicyTypeFromString;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 8998201abb..944facb58d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6606,6 +6606,7 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
     virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev;
     virDomainLeaseDefPtr lease;
     virDomainControllerDefPtr controller;
+    virDomainFSDefPtr fs;
 
     switch (dev->type) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_DISK:
@@ -6687,6 +6688,19 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
         dev->data.chr = NULL;
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_FS:
+        fs = dev->data.fs;
+        if (virDomainFSIndexByName(vmdef, fs->dst) >= 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                         "%s", _("Target already exists"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (virDomainFSInsert(vmdef, fs) < 0)
+            return -1;
+        dev->data.fs = NULL;
+        break;
+
     default:
          virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
                         _("persistent attach of device '%s' is not supported"),
@@ -6707,6 +6721,7 @@ qemuDomainDetachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef,
     virDomainLeaseDefPtr lease, det_lease;
     virDomainControllerDefPtr cont, det_cont;
     virDomainChrDefPtr chr;
+    virDomainFSDefPtr fs;
     int idx;
     char mac[VIR_MAC_STRING_BUFLEN];
 
@@ -6783,6 +6798,19 @@ qemuDomainDetachDeviceConfig(virDomainDefPtr vmdef,
         dev->data.chr = NULL;
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_FS:
+        fs = dev->data.fs;
+        idx = virDomainFSIndexByName(vmdef, fs->dst);
+        if (idx < 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
+                           _("no matching filesystem device was found"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        fs = virDomainFSRemove(vmdef, idx);
+        virDomainFSDefFree(fs);
+        break;
+
     default:
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("persistent detach of device '%s' is not supported"),