diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9d12079458..f37047599b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -891,6 +891,9 @@ if test $fail = 1; then
 fi
 
 if test "$with_libxl" = "yes"; then
+    dnl If building with libxl, use the libxl utility header and lib too
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([libxlutil.h])
+    LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxlutil"
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_LIBXL], 1, [whether libxenlight driver is enabled])
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_LIBXL], [test "$with_libxl" = "yes"])
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index e7cb2cc197..094c8e3704 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
 src/xenapi/xenapi_utils.c
 src/xenconfig/xen_common.c
 src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c
+src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
 src/xenconfig/xen_xm.c
 tests/virpolkittest.c
 tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e0e47d0658..216abac0e3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1005,6 +1005,10 @@ XENCONFIG_SOURCES =						\
 		xenconfig/xen_common.c xenconfig/xen_common.h   \
 		xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c xenconfig/xen_sxpr.h	\
 		xenconfig/xen_xm.c xenconfig/xen_xm.h
+if WITH_LIBXL
+XENCONFIG_SOURCES +=						\
+		xenconfig/xen_xl.c xenconfig/xen_xl.h
+endif WITH_LIBXL
 
 pkgdata_DATA =	cpu/cpu_map.xml
 
@@ -1061,6 +1065,7 @@ endif WITH_VMX
 if WITH_XENCONFIG
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_xenconfig.la
 libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_xenconfig.la
+libvirt_la_LIBADD += $(LIBXL_LIBS)
 libvirt_xenconfig_la_CFLAGS = \
 		-I$(srcdir)/conf $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_xenconfig_la_SOURCES = $(XENCONFIG_SOURCES)
@@ -1979,6 +1984,12 @@ else ! WITH_XENCONFIG
 SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_xenconfig.syms
 endif ! WITH_XENCONFIG
 
+if WITH_LIBXL
+USED_SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_xenxlconfig.syms
+else ! WITH_LIBXL
+SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_xenxlconfig.syms
+endif ! WITH_LIBXL
+
 if WITH_SASL
 USED_SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_sasl.syms
 else ! WITH_SASL
diff --git a/src/libvirt_xenxlconfig.syms b/src/libvirt_xenxlconfig.syms
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbe43aac79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libvirt_xenxlconfig.syms
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# These symbols are dependent upon --with-libxl via WITH_LIBXL.
+#
+
+#xenconfig/xen_xl.h
+xenFormatXL;
+xenParseXL;
+
+# Let emacs know we want case-insensitive sorting
+# Local Variables:
+# sort-fold-case: t
+# End:
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_common.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_common.c
index b40a72237b..a2a1474f56 100644
--- a/src/xenconfig/xen_common.c
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_common.c
@@ -1812,7 +1812,8 @@ xenFormatVfb(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def, int xendConfigVersion)
 {
     int hvm = STREQ(def->os.type, "hvm") ? 1 : 0;
 
-    if (def->ngraphics == 1) {
+    if (def->ngraphics == 1 &&
+        def->graphics[0]->type != VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SPICE) {
         if (hvm || (xendConfigVersion < XEND_CONFIG_MIN_VERS_PVFB_NEWCONF)) {
             if (def->graphics[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SDL) {
                 if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "sdl", 1) < 0)
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7913118fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,515 @@
+/*
+ * xen_xl.c: Xen XL parsing functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Kiarie Kahurani <davidkiarie4@gmail.com>
+ * Author: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <libxl.h>
+
+#include "virconf.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
+#include "domain_conf.h"
+#include "viralloc.h"
+#include "virstring.h"
+#include "virstoragefile.h"
+#include "xen_xl.h"
+
+#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
+
+/*
+ * Xen provides a libxl utility library, with several useful functions,
+ * specifically xlu_disk_parse for parsing xl disk config strings.
+ * Although the libxlutil library is installed, until recently the
+ * corresponding header file wasn't.  Use the header file if detected during
+ * configure, otherwise provide extern declarations for any functions used.
+ */
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBXLUTIL_H
+# include <libxlutil.h>
+#else
+typedef struct XLU_Config XLU_Config;
+
+extern XLU_Config *xlu_cfg_init(FILE *report,
+                                const char *report_filename);
+
+extern void xlu_cfg_destroy(XLU_Config*);
+
+extern int xlu_disk_parse(XLU_Config *cfg,
+                          int nspecs,
+                          const char *const *specs,
+                          libxl_device_disk *disk);
+#endif
+
+static int
+xenParseXLSpice(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
+{
+    virDomainGraphicsDefPtr graphics = NULL;
+    unsigned long port;
+    char *listenAddr = NULL;
+    int val;
+
+    if (STREQ(def->os.type, "hvm")) {
+        if (xenConfigGetBool(conf, "spice", &val, 0) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
+        if (val) {
+            if (VIR_ALLOC(graphics) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            graphics->type = VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SPICE;
+            if (xenConfigCopyStringOpt(conf, "spicehost", &listenAddr) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            if (listenAddr &&
+                virDomainGraphicsListenSetAddress(graphics, 0, listenAddr,
+                                                  -1, true) < 0) {
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+            VIR_FREE(listenAddr);
+
+            if (xenConfigGetULong(conf, "spicetls_port", &port, 0) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            graphics->data.spice.tlsPort = (int)port;
+
+            if (xenConfigGetULong(conf, "spiceport", &port, 0) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+
+            graphics->data.spice.port = (int)port;
+
+            if (!graphics->data.spice.tlsPort &&
+                !graphics->data.spice.port)
+            graphics->data.spice.autoport = 1;
+
+            if (xenConfigGetBool(conf, "spicedisable_ticketing", &val, 0) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            if (val) {
+                if (xenConfigCopyStringOpt(conf, "spicepasswd",
+                                           &graphics->data.spice.auth.passwd) < 0)
+                    goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (xenConfigGetBool(conf, "spiceagent_mouse",
+                                 &graphics->data.spice.mousemode, 0) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            if (xenConfigGetBool(conf, "spicedvagent", &val, 0) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            if (val) {
+                if (xenConfigGetBool(conf, "spice_clipboard_sharing",
+                                     &graphics->data.spice.copypaste,
+                                     0) < 0)
+                    goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (VIR_ALLOC_N(def->graphics, 1) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+            def->graphics[0] = graphics;
+            def->ngraphics = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    virDomainGraphicsDefFree(graphics);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For details on xl disk config syntax, see
+ * docs/misc/xl-disk-configuration.txt in the Xen sources.  The important
+ * section of text is:
+ *
+ *   More formally, the string is a series of comma-separated keyword/value
+ *   pairs, flags and positional parameters.  Parameters which are not bare
+ *   keywords and which do not contain "=" symbols are assigned to the
+ *   so-far-unspecified positional parameters, in the order below.  The
+ *   positional parameters may also be specified explicitly by name.
+ *
+ *   Each parameter may be specified at most once, either as a positional
+ *   parameter or a named parameter.  Default values apply if the parameter
+ *   is not specified, or if it is specified with an empty value (whether
+ *   positionally or explicitly).
+ *
+ *   Whitespace may appear before each parameter and will be ignored.
+ *
+ * The order of the positional parameters mentioned in the quoted text is:
+ *
+ *   target,format,vdev,access
+ *
+ * The following options must be specified by key=value:
+ *
+ *   devtype=<devtype>
+ *   backendtype=<backend-type>
+ *
+ * The following options are currently not supported:
+ *
+ *   backend=<domain-name>
+ *   script=<script>
+ *   direct-io-safe
+ *
+ */
+static int
+xenParseXLDisk(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    virConfValuePtr list = virConfGetValue(conf, "disk");
+    XLU_Config *xluconf;
+    libxl_device_disk *libxldisk;
+    virDomainDiskDefPtr disk = NULL;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(libxldisk) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (!(xluconf = xlu_cfg_init(stderr, "command line")))
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (list && list->type == VIR_CONF_LIST) {
+        list = list->list;
+        while (list) {
+            const char *disk_spec = list->str;
+
+            if (list->type != VIR_CONF_STRING || list->str == NULL)
+                goto skipdisk;
+
+            libxl_device_disk_init(libxldisk);
+
+            if (xlu_disk_parse(xluconf, 1, &disk_spec, libxldisk))
+                goto fail;
+
+            if (!(disk = virDomainDiskDefNew()))
+                goto fail;
+
+            if (VIR_STRDUP(disk->dst, libxldisk->vdev) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+            if (virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, libxldisk->pdev_path) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+            disk->src->readonly = !libxldisk->readwrite;
+            disk->removable = libxldisk->removable;
+
+            if (libxldisk->is_cdrom) {
+                if (virDomainDiskSetDriver(disk, "qemu") < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+                virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE);
+                disk->device = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_CDROM;
+                if (!disk->src->path || STREQ(disk->src->path, ""))
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_NONE;
+                else
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_RAW;
+            } else {
+                switch (libxldisk->format) {
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_QCOW:
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QCOW;
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_QCOW2:
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QCOW2;
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_VHD:
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_VHD;
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_RAW:
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_UNKNOWN:
+                    disk->src->format = VIR_STORAGE_FILE_RAW;
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_FORMAT_EMPTY:
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                switch (libxldisk->backend) {
+                case LIBXL_DISK_BACKEND_QDISK:
+                case LIBXL_DISK_BACKEND_UNKNOWN:
+                    if (virDomainDiskSetDriver(disk, "qemu") < 0)
+                        goto fail;
+                    virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE);
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_BACKEND_TAP:
+                    if (virDomainDiskSetDriver(disk, "tap") < 0)
+                        goto fail;
+                    virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE);
+                    break;
+
+                case LIBXL_DISK_BACKEND_PHY:
+                    if (virDomainDiskSetDriver(disk, "phy") < 0)
+                        goto fail;
+                    virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_BLOCK);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (STRPREFIX(libxldisk->vdev, "xvd") || !STREQ(def->os.type, "hvm"))
+                disk->bus = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_XEN;
+            else if (STRPREFIX(libxldisk->vdev, "sd"))
+                disk->bus = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_SCSI;
+            else
+                disk->bus = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_IDE;
+
+            if (VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(def->disks, def->ndisks, disk) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+            libxl_device_disk_dispose(libxldisk);
+
+        skipdisk:
+            list = list->next;
+        }
+    }
+    ret = 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
+    xlu_cfg_destroy(xluconf);
+    VIR_FREE(libxldisk);
+    return ret;
+
+ fail:
+    libxl_device_disk_dispose(libxldisk);
+    goto cleanup;
+}
+
+
+virDomainDefPtr
+xenParseXL(virConfPtr conf, virCapsPtr caps, int xendConfigVersion)
+{
+    virDomainDefPtr def = NULL;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(def) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    def->virtType = VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_XEN;
+    def->id = -1;
+
+    if (xenParseConfigCommon(conf, def, caps, xendConfigVersion) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (xenParseXLDisk(conf, def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (xenParseXLSpice(conf, def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    return def;
+
+ cleanup:
+    virDomainDefFree(def);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static int
+xenFormatXLDisk(virConfValuePtr list, virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
+{
+    virBuffer buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+    virConfValuePtr val, tmp;
+    const char *src = virDomainDiskGetSource(disk);
+    int format = virDomainDiskGetFormat(disk);
+    const char *driver = virDomainDiskGetDriver(disk);
+
+    /* target */
+    virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "%s,", src);
+    /* format */
+    switch (format) {
+        case VIR_STORAGE_FILE_RAW:
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "raw,");
+            break;
+        case VIR_STORAGE_FILE_VHD:
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "xvhd,");
+            break;
+        case VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QCOW:
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "qcow,");
+            break;
+        case VIR_STORAGE_FILE_QCOW2:
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "qcow2,");
+            break;
+      /* set default */
+        default:
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "raw,");
+    }
+
+    /* device */
+    virBufferAdd(&buf, disk->dst, -1);
+
+    virBufferAddLit(&buf, ",");
+
+    if (disk->src->readonly)
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "r,");
+    else if (disk->src->shared)
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "!,");
+    else
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "w,");
+    if (disk->transient) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                       _("transient disks not supported yet"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (STREQ_NULLABLE(driver, "qemu"))
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "backendtype=qdisk");
+    else if (STREQ_NULLABLE(driver, "tap"))
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "backendtype=tap");
+    else if (STREQ_NULLABLE(driver, "phy"))
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, "backendtype=phy");
+
+    if (disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_CDROM)
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, ",devtype=cdrom");
+
+    if (virBufferCheckError(&buf) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(val) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    val->type = VIR_CONF_STRING;
+    val->str = virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
+    tmp = list->list;
+    while (tmp && tmp->next)
+        tmp = tmp->next;
+    if (tmp)
+        tmp->next = val;
+    else
+        list->list = val;
+    return 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    virBufferFreeAndReset(&buf);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+static int
+xenFormatXLDomainDisks(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    virConfValuePtr diskVal;
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(diskVal) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    diskVal->type = VIR_CONF_LIST;
+    diskVal->list = NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->ndisks; i++) {
+        if (def->disks[i]->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_FLOPPY)
+            continue;
+
+        if (xenFormatXLDisk(diskVal, def->disks[i]) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (diskVal->list != NULL)
+        if (virConfSetValue(conf, "disk", diskVal) == 0)
+            diskVal = NULL;
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    virConfFreeValue(diskVal);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int
+xenFormatXLSpice(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
+{
+    const char *listenAddr = NULL;
+
+    if (STREQ(def->os.type, "hvm")) {
+        if (def->graphics[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SPICE) {
+            /* set others to false but may not be necessary */
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "sdl", 0) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "vnc", 0) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spice", 1) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spiceport",
+                                def->graphics[0]->data.spice.port) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spicetls_port",
+                                def->graphics[0]->data.spice.tlsPort) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (def->graphics[0]->data.spice.auth.passwd) {
+                if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spicedisable_ticketing", 1) < 0)
+                    return -1;
+
+                if (def->graphics[0]->data.spice.auth.passwd &&
+                    xenConfigSetString(conf, "spicepasswd",
+                                def->graphics[0]->data.spice.auth.passwd) < 0)
+                    return -1;
+            }
+
+            listenAddr = virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress(def->graphics[0], 0);
+            if (listenAddr &&
+                xenConfigSetString(conf, "spicehost", listenAddr) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spiceagent_mouse",
+                                def->graphics[0]->data.spice.mousemode) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            if (def->graphics[0]->data.spice.copypaste) {
+                if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spicedvagent", 1) < 0)
+                    return -1;
+                if (xenConfigSetInt(conf, "spice_clipboard_sharing",
+                                def->graphics[0]->data.spice.copypaste) < 0)
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+virConfPtr
+xenFormatXL(virDomainDefPtr def, virConnectPtr conn, int xendConfigVersion)
+{
+    virConfPtr conf = NULL;
+
+    if (!(conf = virConfNew()))
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (xenFormatConfigCommon(conf, def, conn, xendConfigVersion) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (xenFormatXLDomainDisks(conf, def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (xenFormatXLSpice(conf, def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    return conf;
+
+ cleanup:
+    if (conf)
+        virConfFree(conf);
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9838297418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * xen_xl.h: Xen XL parsing functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Kiarie Kahurani<davidkiarie4@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VIR_XEN_XL_H__
+# define __VIR_XEN_XL_H__
+
+# include "virconf.h"
+# include "domain_conf.h"
+# include "xen_common.h"
+
+virDomainDefPtr xenParseXL(virConfPtr conn, virCapsPtr caps,
+                           int xendConfigVersion);
+virConfPtr xenFormatXL(virDomainDefPtr def,
+                       virConnectPtr, int xendConfigVersion);
+
+#endif /* __VIR_XEN_XL_H__ */