diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index b10f6cdfd7..ae1b98a9a3 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -2509,6 +2509,7 @@ static void virDomainObjDispose(void *obj)
     virDomainObjPtr dom = obj;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("obj=%p", dom);
+    virCondDestroy(&dom->cond);
     virDomainDefFree(dom->def);
     virDomainDefFree(dom->newDef);
 
@@ -2529,6 +2530,12 @@ virDomainObjNew(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt)
     if (!(domain = virObjectLockableNew(virDomainObjClass)))
         return NULL;
 
+    if (virCondInit(&domain->cond) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+                             _("failed to initialize domain condition"));
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     if (xmlopt->privateData.alloc) {
         if (!(domain->privateData = (xmlopt->privateData.alloc)()))
             goto error;
@@ -2651,6 +2658,46 @@ virDomainObjEndAPI(virDomainObjPtr *vm)
 }
 
 
+void
+virDomainObjSignal(virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    virCondSignal(&vm->cond);
+}
+
+
+void
+virDomainObjBroadcast(virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    virCondBroadcast(&vm->cond);
+}
+
+
+int
+virDomainObjWait(virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    if (virCondWait(&vm->cond, &vm->parent.lock) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+                             _("failed to wait for domain condition"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+int
+virDomainObjWaitUntil(virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                      unsigned long long whenms)
+{
+    if (virCondWaitUntil(&vm->cond, &vm->parent.lock, whenms) < 0 &&
+        errno != ETIMEDOUT) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+                             _("failed to wait for domain condition"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 /*
  *
  * If flags & VIR_DOMAIN_OBJ_LIST_ADD_CHECK_LIVE then
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index afee272d07..2e12b71cdf 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@ typedef struct _virDomainObj virDomainObj;
 typedef virDomainObj *virDomainObjPtr;
 struct _virDomainObj {
     virObjectLockable parent;
+    virCond cond;
 
     pid_t pid;
     virDomainStateReason state;
@@ -2437,6 +2438,11 @@ void virDomainObjEndAPI(virDomainObjPtr *vm);
 bool virDomainObjTaint(virDomainObjPtr obj,
                        virDomainTaintFlags taint);
 
+void virDomainObjSignal(virDomainObjPtr vm);
+void virDomainObjBroadcast(virDomainObjPtr vm);
+int virDomainObjWait(virDomainObjPtr vm);
+int virDomainObjWaitUntil(virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                          unsigned long long whenms);
 
 int virDomainDefCheckUnsupportedMemoryHotplug(virDomainDefPtr def);
 int virDomainDeviceDefCheckUnsupportedMemoryDevice(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index bf8ef76327..fa0b317175 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ virDomainNetTypeToString;
 virDomainNostateReasonTypeFromString;
 virDomainNostateReasonTypeToString;
 virDomainObjAssignDef;
+virDomainObjBroadcast;
 virDomainObjCopyPersistentDef;
 virDomainObjEndAPI;
 virDomainObjFormat;
@@ -409,8 +410,11 @@ virDomainObjParseNode;
 virDomainObjSetDefTransient;
 virDomainObjSetMetadata;
 virDomainObjSetState;
+virDomainObjSignal;
 virDomainObjTaint;
 virDomainObjUpdateModificationImpact;
+virDomainObjWait;
+virDomainObjWaitUntil;
 virDomainOSTypeFromString;
 virDomainOSTypeToString;
 virDomainParseMemory;