diff --git a/src/conf/interface_conf.c b/src/conf/interface_conf.c
index f3848bdaab..10377e7d5c 100644
--- a/src/conf/interface_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/interface_conf.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,44 @@ void virInterfaceObjListFree(virInterfaceObjListPtr interfaces)
     interfaces->count = 0;
 }
 
+int virInterfaceObjListClone(virInterfaceObjListPtr src,
+                             virInterfaceObjListPtr dest)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    unsigned int i, cnt;
+
+    if (!src || !dest)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    virInterfaceObjListFree(dest); /* start with an empty list */
+    cnt = src->count;
+    for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+        virInterfaceDefPtr def = src->objs[i]->def;
+        virInterfaceDefPtr backup;
+        virInterfaceObjPtr iface;
+        char *xml = virInterfaceDefFormat(def);
+
+        if (!xml)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if ((backup = virInterfaceDefParseString(xml)) == NULL) {
+            VIR_FREE(xml);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        VIR_FREE(xml);
+        if ((iface = virInterfaceAssignDef(dest, backup)) == NULL)
+            goto cleanup;
+        virInterfaceObjUnlock(iface); /* was locked by virInterfaceAssignDef */
+    }
+
+    ret = cnt;
+cleanup:
+    if ((ret < 0) && dest)
+       virInterfaceObjListFree(dest);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 virInterfaceObjPtr virInterfaceAssignDef(virInterfaceObjListPtr interfaces,
                                          const virInterfaceDefPtr def)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/interface_conf.h b/src/conf/interface_conf.h
index 6073b49a86..c5630d4c34 100644
--- a/src/conf/interface_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/interface_conf.h
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ virInterfaceObjPtr virInterfaceFindByName(const virInterfaceObjListPtr
 void virInterfaceDefFree(virInterfaceDefPtr def);
 void virInterfaceObjFree(virInterfaceObjPtr iface);
 void virInterfaceObjListFree(virInterfaceObjListPtr vms);
+int virInterfaceObjListClone(virInterfaceObjListPtr src,
+                             virInterfaceObjListPtr dest);
+
 
 virInterfaceObjPtr virInterfaceAssignDef(virInterfaceObjListPtr interfaces,
                                          const virInterfaceDefPtr def);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 2e2bd0a4a8..4bf8277d9f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ virInterfaceDefParseNode;
 virInterfaceDefParseString;
 virInterfaceFindByMACString;
 virInterfaceFindByName;
+virInterfaceObjListClone;
 virInterfaceObjListFree;
 virInterfaceObjLock;
 virInterfaceObjUnlock;
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index e86bc4e1e2..b703e9b6a9 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct _testConn {
     virDomainObjList domains;
     virNetworkObjList networks;
     virInterfaceObjList ifaces;
+    bool transaction_running;
+    virInterfaceObjList backupIfaces;
     virStoragePoolObjList pools;
     virNodeDeviceObjList devs;
     int numCells;
@@ -3455,6 +3457,84 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int testInterfaceChangeBegin(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                    unsigned int flags ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    testConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    testDriverLock(privconn);
+    if (privconn->transaction_running) {
+        testError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                  _("there is another transaction running."));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    privconn->transaction_running = true;
+
+    if (virInterfaceObjListClone(&privconn->ifaces,
+                                 &privconn->backupIfaces) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    ret = 0;
+cleanup:
+    testDriverUnlock(privconn);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int testInterfaceChangeCommit(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                     unsigned int flags ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    testConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    testDriverLock(privconn);
+
+    if (!privconn->transaction_running) {
+        testError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, _("no transaction running, "
+                  "nothing to be commited."));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    virInterfaceObjListFree(&privconn->backupIfaces);
+    privconn->transaction_running = false;
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+    testDriverUnlock(privconn);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int testInterfaceChangeRollback(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                       unsigned int flags ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    testConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    testDriverLock(privconn);
+
+    if (!privconn->transaction_running) {
+        testError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, _("no transaction running, "
+                  "nothing to rollback."));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    virInterfaceObjListFree(&privconn->ifaces);
+    privconn->ifaces.count = privconn->backupIfaces.count;
+    privconn->ifaces.objs = privconn->backupIfaces.objs;
+    privconn->backupIfaces.count = 0;
+    privconn->backupIfaces.objs = NULL;
+
+    privconn->transaction_running = false;
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+    testDriverUnlock(privconn);
+    return ret;
+}
 
 static char *testInterfaceGetXMLDesc(virInterfacePtr iface,
                                      unsigned int flags ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
@@ -5428,6 +5508,9 @@ static virInterfaceDriver testInterfaceDriver = {
     .interfaceCreate = testInterfaceCreate, /* 0.7.0 */
     .interfaceDestroy = testInterfaceDestroy, /* 0.7.0 */
     .interfaceIsActive = testInterfaceIsActive, /* 0.7.3 */
+    .interfaceChangeBegin = testInterfaceChangeBegin,   /* 0.9.2 */
+    .interfaceChangeCommit = testInterfaceChangeCommit,  /* 0.9.2 */
+    .interfaceChangeRollback = testInterfaceChangeRollback, /* 0.9.2 */
 };