diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 42a3fb6fd4..3ea28d0773 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Mar 2 12:25:58 EST 2009 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/network_driver.c src/network_conf.c: Mark 'defined' networks
+	  as persistent.
+
 Mon Mar  2 17:35:09 CET 2009 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
 
 	* docs/schemas/domain.rng src/domain_conf.c src/domain_conf.h
diff --git a/src/network_conf.c b/src/network_conf.c
index e19f0fe3ab..6ad0d01fd7 100644
--- a/src/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/network_conf.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ virNetworkObjPtr virNetworkLoadConfig(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto error;
 
     net->autostart = autostart;
+    net->persistent = 1;
 
     VIR_FREE(configFile);
     VIR_FREE(autostartLink);
diff --git a/src/network_driver.c b/src/network_driver.c
index 3c765c8ec6..4b9c666623 100644
--- a/src/network_driver.c
+++ b/src/network_driver.c
@@ -1153,6 +1153,8 @@ static virNetworkPtr networkDefine(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
         goto cleanup;
     def = NULL;
 
+    network->persistent = 1;
+
     if (virNetworkSaveConfig(conn,
                              driver->networkConfigDir,
                              network->newDef ? network->newDef : network->def) < 0) {