diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index 9ea37595a5..e98fe52ea6 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "secret_util.h"
 #include "cpu/cpu.h"
 #include "xen_common.h"
+#include "xen_xl.h"
 
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LIBXL
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ libxlMakeDomBuildInfo(virDomainDefPtr def,
             def->cpu && def->cpu->mode == (VIR_CPU_MODE_HOST_PASSTHROUGH)) {
             bool hasHwVirt = false;
             bool svm = false, vmx = false;
+            char xlCPU[32];
 
             /* enable nested HVM only if global nested_hvm option enable it and
              * host support it*/
@@ -411,17 +413,45 @@ libxlMakeDomBuildInfo(virDomainDefPtr def,
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_DISABLE:
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_FORBID:
                             if ((vmx && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "vmx")) ||
-                                (svm && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "svm")))
+                                (svm && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "svm"))) {
                                 hasHwVirt = false;
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
+                            snprintf(xlCPU,
+                                    sizeof(xlCPU),
+                                    "%s=0",
+                                    xenTranslateCPUFeature(
+                                        def->cpu->features[i].name,
+                                        false));
+                            if (libxl_cpuid_parse_config(&b_info->cpuid, xlCPU)) {
+                                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                                        _("unsupported cpu feature '%s'"),
+                                        def->cpu->features[i].name);
+                                return -1;
+                            }
                             break;
 
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_FORCE:
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_REQUIRE:
                             if ((vmx && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "vmx")) ||
-                                (svm && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "svm")))
+                                (svm && STREQ(def->cpu->features[i].name, "svm"))) {
                                 hasHwVirt = true;
-                            break;
+                                continue;
+                            }
 
+                            snprintf(xlCPU,
+                                    sizeof(xlCPU),
+                                    "%s=1",
+                                    xenTranslateCPUFeature(
+                                        def->cpu->features[i].name, false));
+                            if (libxl_cpuid_parse_config(&b_info->cpuid, xlCPU)) {
+                                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                                        _("unsupported cpu feature '%s'"),
+                                        def->cpu->features[i].name);
+                                return -1;
+                            }
+                            break;
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_OPTIONAL:
                         case VIR_CPU_FEATURE_LAST:
                             break;
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
index ea5cacb2b8..f60ee088d1 100644
--- a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
@@ -218,6 +218,41 @@ xenParseXLOS(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def, virCapsPtr caps)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Translate CPU feature name from libvirt to libxl (from_libxl=false) or from
+ * libxl to libvirt (from_libxl=true).
+ */
+const char *
+xenTranslateCPUFeature(const char *feature_name, bool from_libxl)
+{
+    static const char *translation_table[][2] = {
+        /* libvirt name, libxl name */
+        { "cx16", "cmpxchg16" },
+        { "cid", "cntxid" },
+        { "ds_cpl", "dscpl" },
+        { "pclmuldq", "pclmulqdq" },
+        { "pni", "sse3" },
+        { "ht", "htt" },
+        { "pn", "psn" },
+        { "clflush", "clfsh" },
+        { "sep", "sysenter" },
+        { "cx8", "cmpxchg8" },
+        { "nodeid_msr", "nodeid" },
+        { "cr8legacy", "altmovcr8" },
+        { "lahf_lm", "lahfsahf" },
+        { "cmp_legacy", "cmplegacy" },
+        { "fxsr_opt", "ffxsr" },
+        { "pdpe1gb", "page1gb" },
+        { "spec-ctrl", "ibrsb" },
+    };
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_CARDINALITY(translation_table); i++)
+        if (STREQ(translation_table[i][from_libxl], feature_name))
+            return translation_table[i][!from_libxl];
+    return feature_name;
+}
+
 
 static int
 xenParseXLSpice(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h
index dd963268e0..68f332aca5 100644
--- a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.h
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ virDomainDefPtr xenParseXL(virConfPtr conn,
 
 virConfPtr xenFormatXL(virDomainDefPtr def, virConnectPtr);
 
+const char *xenTranslateCPUFeature(const char *feature_name, bool from_libxl);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_XEN_XL_H__ */