diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 50dd61e8d9..22295abcf3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Wed Apr  1 11:16:22 BST 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/xm_internal.c: Add support for vifname= parameter in
+	VIF config
+	* tests/xmconfigtest.c: Add test for vifname= handling
+	* tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.cfg,
+	tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.xml: Data file
+	for new test
+
 Wed Apr  1 10:58:22 BST 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	Improve error reporting in SEXPR generation
diff --git a/src/xm_internal.c b/src/xm_internal.c
index 0201c4e3ae..cf9f57d5bf 100644
--- a/src/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xm_internal.c
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ xenXMDomainConfigParse(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
             char ip[16];
             char mac[18];
             char bridge[50];
+            char vifname[50];
             char *key;
 
             bridge[0] = '\0';
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ xenXMDomainConfigParse(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
             script[0] = '\0';
             ip[0] = '\0';
             model[0] = '\0';
+            vifname[0] = '\0';
 
             if ((list->type != VIR_CONF_STRING) || (list->str == NULL))
                 goto skipnic;
@@ -1034,6 +1036,12 @@ xenXMDomainConfigParse(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
                         len = sizeof(model)-1;
                     strncpy(model, data, len);
                     model[len] = '\0';
+                } else if (STRPREFIX(key, "vifname=")) {
+                    int len = nextkey ? (nextkey - data) : sizeof(vifname)-1;
+                    if (len > (sizeof(vifname)-1))
+                        len = sizeof(vifname)-1;
+                    strncpy(vifname, data, len);
+                    vifname[len] = '\0';
                 } else if (STRPREFIX(key, "ip=")) {
                     int len = nextkey ? (nextkey - data) : 15;
                     if (len > 15)
@@ -1103,6 +1111,10 @@ xenXMDomainConfigParse(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
                 !(net->model = strdup(model)))
                 goto no_memory;
 
+            if (vifname[0] &&
+                !(net->ifname = strdup(vifname)))
+                goto no_memory;
+
             if (VIR_REALLOC_N(def->nets, def->nnets+1) < 0)
                 goto no_memory;
             def->nets[def->nnets++] = net;
@@ -1910,6 +1922,10 @@ static int xenXMDomainConfigFormatNet(virConnectPtr conn,
         virBufferVSprintf(&buf, ",model=%s",
                           net->model);
 
+    if (net->ifname)
+        virBufferVSprintf(&buf, ",vifname=%s",
+                          net->ifname);
+
     if (VIR_ALLOC(val) < 0) {
         virReportOOMError(conn);
         goto cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.cfg b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..896aedfbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name = "XenGuest1"
+uuid = "c7a5fdb0-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809"
+maxmem = 579
+memory = 394
+vcpus = 1
+bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
+on_poweroff = "destroy"
+on_reboot = "restart"
+on_crash = "restart"
+vfb = [ "type=vnc,vncunused=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1,vncpasswd=123poi" ]
+disk = [ "phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest1,xvda,w" ]
+vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:66:94:9c,bridge=br0,model=e1000,vifname=net0" ]
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.xml b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55f25ac7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-vifname.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<domain type='xen'>
+  <name>XenGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdb0-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory>592896</memory>
+  <currentMemory>403456</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <bootloader>/usr/bin/pygrub</bootloader>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='xenpv'>linux</type>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='phy'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='xvda' bus='xen'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='00:16:3e:66:94:9c'/>
+      <source bridge='br0'/>
+      <target dev='net0'/>
+      <model type='e1000'/>
+    </interface>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+    </console>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='xen'/>
+    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1' passwd='123poi'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigtest.c b/tests/xmconfigtest.c
index bb2803f668..f25cf056b0 100644
--- a/tests/xmconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/xmconfigtest.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ mymain(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("paravirt-new-pvfb", 3);
     DO_TEST("paravirt-new-pvfb-vncdisplay", 3);
     DO_TEST("paravirt-net-e1000", 3);
+    DO_TEST("paravirt-net-vifname", 3);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-old-cdrom", 1);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-new-cdrom", 2);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-utc", 2);