diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain-snapshot.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain-snapshot.h
index 90673ed0fb..d729d1a532 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain-snapshot.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain-snapshot.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_RUNNING = 1 << 0, /* Run after revert */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_PAUSED  = 1 << 1, /* Pause after revert */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_FORCE   = 1 << 2, /* Allow risky reverts */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_RESET_NVRAM = 1 << 3, /* Re-initialize NVRAM from template */
 } virDomainSnapshotRevertFlags;
 
 /* Revert the domain to a point-in-time snapshot.  The
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index 374859fdff..8c16598817 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 2, /* Avoid file system cache pollution */
     VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT   = 1 << 3, /* Boot, discarding any managed save */
     VIR_DOMAIN_START_VALIDATE     = 1 << 4, /* Validate the XML document against schema */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_START_RESET_NVRAM  = 1 << 5, /* Re-initialize NVRAM from template */
 } virDomainCreateFlags;
 
 
@@ -1268,6 +1269,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 0, /* Avoid file system cache pollution */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_RUNNING      = 1 << 1, /* Favor running over paused */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_PAUSED       = 1 << 2, /* Favor paused over running */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_RESET_NVRAM  = 1 << 3, /* Re-initialize NVRAM from template */
 } virDomainSaveRestoreFlags;
 
 int                     virDomainSave           (virDomainPtr domain,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain-snapshot.c b/src/libvirt-domain-snapshot.c
index edbf25b04d..69845918a2 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain-snapshot.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain-snapshot.c
@@ -979,6 +979,10 @@ virDomainSnapshotHasMetadata(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
  * inactive snapshots with a @flags request to start the domain after
  * the revert.
  *
+ * If @flags includes VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_RESET_NVRAM, then
+ * libvirt will discard any existing NVRAM file and re-initialize
+ * NVRAM from the pristine template.
+ *
  * Returns 0 if the creation is successful, -1 on error.
  */
 int
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index f2d5f834ef..b8a6f10333 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ virDomainGetConnect(virDomainPtr dom)
  * block attempts at migration. Hypervisors may also block save-to-file,
  * or snapshots.
  *
+ * If @flags includes VIR_DOMAIN_START_RESET_NVRAM, then libvirt will
+ * discard any existing NVRAM file and re-initialize NVRAM from the
+ * pristine template.
+ *
  * virDomainFree should be used to free the resources after the
  * domain object is no longer needed.
  *
@@ -1015,6 +1019,10 @@ virDomainRestore(virConnectPtr conn, const char *from)
  * @flags will override the default read from the file.  These two
  * flags are mutually exclusive.
  *
+ * If @flags includes VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_RESET_NVRAM, then libvirt will
+ * discard any existing NVRAM file and re-initialize NVRAM from the
+ * pristine template.
+ *
  * Returns 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.
  */
 int
@@ -6763,6 +6771,10 @@ virDomainCreate(virDomainPtr domain)
  * If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT flag is set, then any managed save
  * file for this domain is discarded, and the domain boots from scratch.
  *
+ * If @flags includes VIR_DOMAIN_START_RESET_NVRAM, then libvirt will
+ * discard any existing NVRAM file and re-initialize NVRAM from the
+ * pristine template.
+ *
  * Returns 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error
  */
 int
@@ -6835,6 +6847,10 @@ virDomainCreateWithFlags(virDomainPtr domain, unsigned int flags)
  * If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT flag is set, then any managed save
  * file for this domain is discarded, and the domain boots from scratch.
  *
+ * If @flags includes VIR_DOMAIN_START_RESET_NVRAM, then libvirt will
+ * discard any existing NVRAM file and re-initialize NVRAM from the
+ * pristine template.
+ *
  * Returns 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error
  */
 int