diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index f436cf5e50..f2235930bd 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ cmdDomblkinfo(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
  */
 static const vshCmdInfo info_domblklist[] = {
     {"help", N_("list all domain blocks")},
-    {"desc", N_("Get the names of block devices for a domain.")},
+    {"desc", N_("Get the summary of block devices for a domain.")},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -1914,6 +1914,8 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_domblklist[] = {
     {"domain", VSH_OT_DATA, VSH_OFLAG_REQ, N_("domain name, id or uuid")},
     {"inactive", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0,
      N_("get inactive rather than running configuration")},
+    {"details", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0,
+     N_("additionally display the type and device value")},
     {NULL, 0, 0, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -1929,10 +1931,13 @@ cmdDomblklist(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     int ndisks;
     xmlNodePtr *disks = NULL;
     int i;
+    bool details = false;
 
     if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "inactive"))
         flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INACTIVE;
 
+    details = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "details");
+
     if (!vshConnectionUsability(ctl, ctl->conn))
         return false;
 
@@ -1951,14 +1956,27 @@ cmdDomblklist(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     if (ndisks < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %s\n", _("Target"), _("Source"));
+    if (details)
+        vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %-10s %-10s %s\n", _("Type"),
+                 _("Device"), _("Target"), _("Source"));
+    else
+        vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %s\n", _("Target"), _("Source"));
+
     vshPrint(ctl, "------------------------------------------------\n");
 
     for (i = 0; i < ndisks; i++) {
+        char *type;
+        char *device;
         char *target;
         char *source;
 
         ctxt->node = disks[i];
+
+        if (details) {
+            type = virXPathString("string(./@type)", ctxt);
+            device = virXPathString("string(./@device)", ctxt);
+        }
+
         target = virXPathString("string(./target/@dev)", ctxt);
         if (!target) {
             vshError(ctl, "unable to query block list");
@@ -1968,7 +1986,15 @@ cmdDomblklist(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
                                 "|./source/@dev"
                                 "|./source/@dir"
                                 "|./source/@name)", ctxt);
-        vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %s\n", target, source ? source : "-");
+        if (details) {
+            vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %-10s %-10s %s\n", type, device,
+                     target, source ? source : "-");
+            VIR_FREE(type);
+            VIR_FREE(device);
+        } else {
+            vshPrint(ctl, "%-10s %s\n", target, source ? source : "-");
+        }
+
         VIR_FREE(target);
         VIR_FREE(source);
     }
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index d9ca46c048..c88395bfa1 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -512,15 +512,16 @@ to a unique target name (<target dev='name'/>) or source file (<source
 file='name'/>) for one of the disk devices attached to I<domain> (see
 also B<domblklist> for listing these names).
 
-=item B<domblklist> I<domain> [I<--inactive>]
+=item B<domblklist> I<domain> [I<--inactive>] [I<--details>]
 
-Print a table showing the names of all block devices associated with
-I<domain>, as well as the path to the source of each device.  If
-I<--inactive> is specified, query the block devices that will be used
-on the next boot, rather than those currently in use by a running
-domain.  Other contexts that require a block device name (such as
-I<domblkinfo> or I<snapshot-create> for disk snapshots) will accept
-either target or unique source names printed by this command.
+Print a table showing the brief information of all block devices
+associated with I<domain>. If I<--inactive> is specified, query the
+block devices that will be used on the next boot, rather than those
+currently in use by a running domain. If I<--details> is specified,
+disk type and device value will also be printed. Other contexts
+that require a block device name (such as I<domblkinfo> or
+I<snapshot-create> for disk snapshots) will accept either target
+or unique source names printed by this command.
 
 =item B<domiflist> I<domain> [I<--inactive>]