diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 9f579a604d..7fa675ac96 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -4611,6 +4611,10 @@ char *virConnectDomainXMLFromNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         virDispatchError(NULL);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     virCheckNonNullArgGoto(nativeFormat, error);
     virCheckNonNullArgGoto(nativeConfig, error);
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index 810eeca515..f9426704ba 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -3826,13 +3826,13 @@ enum remote_procedure {
 
     /**
      * @generate: both
-     * @acl: connect:read
+     * @acl: connect:write
      */
     REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_DOMAIN_XML_FROM_NATIVE = 135,
 
     /**
      * @generate: both
-     * @acl: connect:read
+     * @acl: connect:write
      */
     REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_DOMAIN_XML_TO_NATIVE = 136,