diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index 38fb9f0593..17f85245d1 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ bhyveDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flag
                                        NULL, parse_flags)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index 17ef00fd97..166d4bcfcc 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -3051,6 +3051,9 @@ esxDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
     if (!def)
         return NULL;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     /* Check if an existing domain should be edited */
     if (esxVI_LookupVirtualMachineByUuid(priv->primary, def->uuid, NULL,
                                          &virtualMachine,
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index b2f3b162de..3efa91eee8 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -2791,6 +2791,9 @@ libxlDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flag
                                         NULL, parse_flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 4a0165a616..a6776a1933 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ lxcDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
                                         NULL, parse_flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index 38a562ed5d..1dfb1ccf49 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -1000,6 +1000,9 @@ openvzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
                                          NULL, parse_flags)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", vmdef->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (!(vm = virDomainObjListAdd(driver->domains, vmdef,
                                    driver->xmlopt,
                                    0, NULL)))
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index d039255beb..5ee3f93f9e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -7339,6 +7339,9 @@ qemuDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn,
                                         NULL, parse_flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index cc300f0e83..9eff82c129 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -2641,6 +2641,9 @@ static virDomainPtr testDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn,
                                        NULL, parse_flags)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (testDomainGenerateIfnames(def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
     if (!(dom = virDomainObjListAdd(privconn->domains,
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 4f4a69be4a..ad89e3ef7f 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -2074,6 +2074,9 @@ umlDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
                                         NULL, parse_flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
index 9a53b8da7b..d3497bd2d5 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ vmwareDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
                                          NULL, parse_flags)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", vmdef->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     /* generate vmx file */
     vmx = virVMXFormatConfig(&ctx, driver->xmlopt, vmdef, 7);
     if (vmx == NULL)
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index b2c3e31c5f..08f7961235 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -854,6 +854,9 @@ vzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
                                        NULL, parse_flags)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index 188c2d1e25..3f9bfa7a6c 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -1810,6 +1810,9 @@ xenUnifiedDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int
                                         NULL, parse_flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", def->name, "\n") < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virDomainDefineXMLFlagsEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index dcb79aa713..a9ed407bc5 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,11 @@ xenapiDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
     if (!defPtr)
         return NULL;
 
+    if (virXMLCheckIllegalChars("name", defPtr->name, "\n") < 0) {
+        virDomainDefFree(defPtr);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     if (createVMRecordFromXml(conn, defPtr, &record, &vm) != 0) {
         if (!priv->session->ok)
             xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, NULL);