diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 1d0211d893..464c4a33ca 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@
           <dt><code>name</code></dt>
           <dd>
             The <code>name</code> attribute selects which timer is
-            being modified, and can be one of "platform", "pit",
-            "rtc", "hpet", or "tsc".
+            being modified, and can be one of "platform", "hpet",
+            "kvmclock", "pit", "rtc", or "tsc".
           </dd>
           <dt><code>track</code></dt>
           <dd>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 4da6dca599..2e53e146ef 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -571,9 +571,10 @@
       <attribute name="name">
         <choice>
           <value>platform</value>
+          <value>hpet</value>
+          <value>kvmclock</value>
           <value>pit</value>
           <value>rtc</value>
-          <value>hpet</value>
           <value>tsc</value>
         </choice>
       </attribute>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index e872396cb7..978e91c8b9 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainTimerName, VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_LAST,
               "pit",
               "rtc",
               "hpet",
-              "tsc");
+              "tsc",
+              "kvmclock");
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainTimerTrack, VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_TRACK_LAST,
               "boot",
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 7a8f12dd81..1d2fb81fb8 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ enum virDomainTimerNameType {
     VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_RTC,
     VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_HPET,
     VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_TSC,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_KVMCLOCK,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_TIMER_NAME_LAST,
 };