diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index be5fc505fe..b3f67f817a 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -380,13 +380,17 @@ libxlMakeDomBuildInfo(virDomainDefPtr def,
     b_info->max_memkb = virDomainDefGetMemoryInitial(def);
     b_info->target_memkb = def->mem.cur_balloon;
 
-#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_GRANT_LIMITS
     for (i = 0; i < def->ncontrollers; i++) {
-        if (def->controllers[i]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_XENBUS &&
-            def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxGrantFrames > 0)
-            b_info->max_grant_frames = def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxGrantFrames;
-    }
+        if (def->controllers[i]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_XENBUS) {
+            if (def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxEventChannels > 0)
+                b_info->event_channels = def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxEventChannels;
+
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_GRANT_LIMITS
+            if (def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxGrantFrames > 0)
+                b_info->max_grant_frames = def->controllers[i]->opts.xenbusopts.maxGrantFrames;
 #endif
+        }
+    }
 
     if (hvm || pvh) {
         if (caps &&
diff --git a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.json b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5b351beb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.json
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+    "c_info": {
+        "type": "hvm",
+        "name": "test-hvm",
+        "uuid": "2147d599-9cc6-c0dc-92ab-4064b5446e9b"
+    },
+    "b_info": {
+        "max_vcpus": 4,
+        "avail_vcpus": [
+            0,
+            1,
+            2,
+            3
+        ],
+        "max_memkb": 1048576,
+        "target_memkb": 1048576,
+        "video_memkb": 8192,
+        "shadow_memkb": 12288,
+        "event_channels": 2047,
+        "device_model_version": "qemu_xen",
+        "device_model": "/bin/true",
+        "sched_params": {
+
+        },
+        "type.hvm": {
+            "pae": "True",
+            "apic": "True",
+            "acpi": "True",
+            "vga": {
+                "kind": "cirrus"
+            },
+            "vnc": {
+                "enable": "True",
+                "listen": "0.0.0.0",
+                "findunused": "False"
+            },
+            "sdl": {
+                "enable": "False"
+            },
+            "spice": {
+
+            },
+            "boot": "c",
+            "rdm": {
+
+            }
+        },
+        "arch_arm": {
+
+        }
+    },
+    "disks": [
+        {
+            "pdev_path": "/var/lib/xen/images/test-hvm.img",
+            "vdev": "hda",
+            "backend": "qdisk",
+            "format": "raw",
+            "removable": 1,
+            "readwrite": 1
+        }
+    ],
+    "nics": [
+        {
+            "devid": 0,
+            "mac": "00:16:3e:66:12:b4",
+            "bridge": "br0",
+            "script": "/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge",
+            "nictype": "vif_ioemu"
+        }
+    ],
+    "vfbs": [
+        {
+	    "devid": -1,
+            "vnc": {
+                "enable": "True",
+                "listen": "0.0.0.0",
+                "findunused": "False"
+            },
+            "sdl": {
+                "enable": "False"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "vkbs": [
+        {
+            "devid": -1
+        }
+    ],
+    "on_reboot": "restart"
+}
diff --git a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.xml b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97b1440a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigdata/max-eventchannels-hvm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<domain type='xen'>
+  <name>test-hvm</name>
+  <description>None</description>
+  <uuid>2147d599-9cc6-c0dc-92ab-4064b5446e9b</uuid>
+  <memory>1048576</memory>
+  <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>4</vcpu>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <os>
+    <type>hvm</type>
+    <loader>/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader</loader>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <apic/>
+    <acpi/>
+    <pae/>
+  </features>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/bin/true</emulator>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu'/>
+      <source file='/var/lib/xen/images/test-hvm.img'/>
+      <target dev='hda'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='xenbus' maxEventChannels='2047'/>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <source bridge='br0'/>
+      <mac address='00:16:3e:66:12:b4'/>
+      <script path='/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge'/>
+    </interface>
+    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
index 893b48d282..a2ef9bed0b 100644
--- a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("max-gntframes-hvm");
 # endif
 
+    DO_TEST("max-eventchannels-hvm");
+
     unlink("libxl-driver.log");
 
     testXLFreeDriver(driver);