diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 8d8342f351..d6265acd66 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1615,6 +1615,10 @@ virNetDevReplaceMacAddress;
 virNetDevReplaceNetConfig;
 virNetDevRestoreMacAddress;
 virNetDevRestoreNetConfig;
+virNetDevRxFilterFree;
+virNetDevRxFilterModeTypeFromString;
+virNetDevRxFilterModeTypeToString;
+virNetDevRxFilterNew;
 virNetDevSetIPv4Address;
 virNetDevSetMAC;
 virNetDevSetMTU;
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index 8815e18819..db5623ae77 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -1932,3 +1932,34 @@ virNetDevGetLinkInfo(const char *ifname,
     return 0;
 }
 #endif /* defined(__linux__) */
+
+
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virNetDevRxFilterMode,
+              VIR_NETDEV_RX_FILTER_MODE_LAST,
+              "none",
+              "normal",
+              "all");
+
+
+virNetDevRxFilterPtr
+virNetDevRxFilterNew(void)
+{
+    virNetDevRxFilterPtr filter;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(filter) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+    return filter;
+}
+
+
+void
+virNetDevRxFilterFree(virNetDevRxFilterPtr filter)
+{
+    if (filter) {
+        VIR_FREE(filter->name);
+        VIR_FREE(filter->unicast.table);
+        VIR_FREE(filter->multicast.table);
+        VIR_FREE(filter->vlan.table);
+        VIR_FREE(filter);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.h b/src/util/virnetdev.h
index 69e365e741..2a6e67d4b9 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.h
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -37,6 +37,42 @@ typedef struct ifreq virIfreq;
 typedef void virIfreq;
 # endif
 
+typedef enum {
+   VIR_NETDEV_RX_FILTER_MODE_NONE = 0,
+   VIR_NETDEV_RX_FILTER_MODE_NORMAL,
+   VIR_NETDEV_RX_FILTER_MODE_ALL,
+
+   VIR_NETDEV_RX_FILTER_MODE_LAST
+} virNetDevRxFilterMode;
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNetDevRxFilterMode)
+
+typedef struct _virNetDevRxFilter virNetDevRxFilter;
+typedef virNetDevRxFilter *virNetDevRxFilterPtr;
+struct _virNetDevRxFilter {
+    char *name; /* the alias used by qemu, *not* name used by guest */
+    virMacAddr mac;
+    bool promiscuous;
+    bool broadcastAllowed;
+
+    struct {
+        int mode; /* enum virNetDevRxFilterMode */
+        bool overflow;
+        virMacAddrPtr table;
+        size_t nTable;
+    } unicast;
+    struct {
+        int mode; /* enum virNetDevRxFilterMode */
+        bool overflow;
+        virMacAddrPtr table;
+        size_t nTable;
+    } multicast;
+    struct {
+        int mode; /* enum virNetDevRxFilterMode */
+        unsigned int *table;
+        size_t nTable;
+    } vlan;
+};
+
 int virNetDevSetupControl(const char *ifname,
                           virIfreq *ifr)
     ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
@@ -150,4 +186,8 @@ int virNetDevGetLinkInfo(const char *ifname,
                          virInterfaceLinkPtr lnk)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 
+virNetDevRxFilterPtr virNetDevRxFilterNew(void)
+   ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
+void virNetDevRxFilterFree(virNetDevRxFilterPtr filter);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_NETDEV_H__ */