diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 5b3f4e4775..ec6fc8b735 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1719,6 +1719,9 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.d/libvirtd
 %ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/libxl/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/libxl/
 %endif
+%if %{with_xen}
+%dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/xen/
+%endif
 %if %{with_network}
 %ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/network/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/network/
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 54e9611383..1a2f94f790 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1771,6 +1771,9 @@ if WITH_UML
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/uml"
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/libvirt/uml"
 endif
+if WITH_XEN
+	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/xen"
+endif
 if WITH_NETWORK
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/network"
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq"
@@ -1817,6 +1820,9 @@ if WITH_UML
 	rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/uml" ||:
 	rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/libvirt/uml" ||:
 endif
+if WITH_XEN
+	rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/xen" ||:
+endif
 if WITH_NETWORK
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index 15e760d606..3786176db1 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@
 #include "command.h"
 #include "virnodesuspend.h"
 #include "nodeinfo.h"
+#include "configmake.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_XEN
+#define XEN_SAVE_DIR LOCALSTATEDIR "/lib/libvirt/xen/save"
 
 static int
 xenUnifiedNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn, virNodeInfoPtr info);
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ xenUnifiedOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
 {
     int i, ret = VIR_DRV_OPEN_DECLINED;
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv;
+    char ebuf[1024];
 
 #ifdef __sun
     /*
@@ -408,6 +411,17 @@ xenUnifiedOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
     }
 #endif
 
+    if (virAsprintf(&priv->saveDir, "%s", XEN_SAVE_DIR) == -1) {
+        virReportOOMError();
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    if (virFileMakePath(priv->saveDir) < 0) {
+        VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to create save dir '%s': %s"), priv->saveDir,
+                  virStrerror(errno, ebuf, sizeof(ebuf)));
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     return VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS;
 
 fail:
@@ -439,6 +453,7 @@ xenUnifiedClose(virConnectPtr conn)
         if (priv->opened[i])
             drivers[i]->xenClose(conn);
 
+    VIR_FREE(priv->saveDir);
     virMutexDestroy(&priv->lock);
     VIR_FREE(conn->privateData);
 
@@ -1082,6 +1097,77 @@ xenUnifiedDomainSave(virDomainPtr dom, const char *to)
     return xenUnifiedDomainSaveFlags(dom, to, NULL, 0);
 }
 
+static char *
+xenUnifiedDomainManagedSavePath(xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv, virDomainPtr dom)
+{
+    char *ret;
+
+    if (virAsprintf(&ret, "%s/%s.save", priv->saveDir, dom->name) < 0) {
+        virReportOOMError();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("managed save image: %s", ret);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+xenUnifiedDomainManagedSave(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
+{
+    GET_PRIVATE(dom->conn);
+    char *name;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+
+    name = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSavePath(priv, dom);
+    if (!name)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (priv->opened[XEN_UNIFIED_XEND_OFFSET])
+        ret = xenDaemonDomainSave(dom, name);
+
+cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(name);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+xenUnifiedDomainHasManagedSaveImage(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
+{
+    GET_PRIVATE(dom->conn);
+    char *name;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+
+    name = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSavePath(priv, dom);
+    if (!name)
+        return ret;
+
+    ret = virFileExists(name);
+    VIR_FREE(name);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+xenUnifiedDomainManagedSaveRemove(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
+{
+    GET_PRIVATE(dom->conn);
+    char *name;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+
+    name = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSavePath(priv, dom);
+    if (!name)
+        return ret;
+
+    ret = unlink(name);
+    VIR_FREE(name);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 xenUnifiedDomainRestoreFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *from,
                              const char *dxml, unsigned int flags)
@@ -1507,15 +1593,35 @@ xenUnifiedDomainCreateWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
 {
     GET_PRIVATE(dom->conn);
     int i;
+    int ret = -1;
+    char *name = NULL;
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < XEN_UNIFIED_NR_DRIVERS; ++i)
-        if (priv->opened[i] && drivers[i]->xenDomainCreate &&
-            drivers[i]->xenDomainCreate(dom) == 0)
-            return 0;
+    name = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSavePath(priv, dom);
+    if (!name)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    return -1;
+    if (virFileExists(name)) {
+        if (priv->opened[XEN_UNIFIED_XEND_OFFSET]) {
+            ret = xenDaemonDomainRestore(dom->conn, name);
+            if (ret == 0)
+                unlink(name);
+        }
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < XEN_UNIFIED_NR_DRIVERS; ++i) {
+        if (priv->opened[i] && drivers[i]->xenDomainCreate &&
+            drivers[i]->xenDomainCreate(dom) == 0) {
+            ret = 0;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(name);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2220,6 +2326,9 @@ static virDriver xenUnifiedDriver = {
     .domainGetState = xenUnifiedDomainGetState, /* 0.9.2 */
     .domainSave = xenUnifiedDomainSave, /* 0.0.3 */
     .domainSaveFlags = xenUnifiedDomainSaveFlags, /* 0.9.4 */
+    .domainManagedSave = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSave, /* 1.0.1 */
+    .domainHasManagedSaveImage = xenUnifiedDomainHasManagedSaveImage, /* 1.0.1 */
+    .domainManagedSaveRemove = xenUnifiedDomainManagedSaveRemove, /* 1.0.1 */
     .domainRestore = xenUnifiedDomainRestore, /* 0.0.3 */
     .domainRestoreFlags = xenUnifiedDomainRestoreFlags, /* 0.9.4 */
     .domainCoreDump = xenUnifiedDomainCoreDump, /* 0.1.9 */
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.h b/src/xen/xen_driver.h
index b3fbcff557..078980e3e7 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.h
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ struct _xenUnifiedPrivate {
     /* Location of config files, either /etc
      * or /var/lib/xen */
     const char *configDir;
+    /* Location of managed save dir, default /var/lib/libvirt/xen/save */
+    char *saveDir;
 
 # if WITH_XEN_INOTIFY
     /* The inotify fd */