diff --git a/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c b/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
index 15eaf1863b..c172e61fac 100644
--- a/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
+++ b/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
@@ -348,20 +348,24 @@ xenParseSxprDisks(virDomainDefPtr def,
             const char *src = NULL;
             const char *dst = NULL;
             const char *mode = NULL;
+            const char *bootable = NULL;
 
             /* Again dealing with (vbd...) vs (tap ...) differences */
             if (sexpr_lookup(node, "device/vbd")) {
                 src = sexpr_node(node, "device/vbd/uname");
                 dst = sexpr_node(node, "device/vbd/dev");
                 mode = sexpr_node(node, "device/vbd/mode");
+                bootable = sexpr_node(node, "device/vbd/bootable");
             } else if (sexpr_lookup(node, "device/tap2")) {
                 src = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap2/uname");
                 dst = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap2/dev");
                 mode = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap2/mode");
+                bootable = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap2/bootable");
             } else {
                 src = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap/uname");
                 dst = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap/dev");
                 mode = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap/mode");
+                bootable = sexpr_node(node, "device/tap/bootable");
             }
 
             if (VIR_ALLOC(disk) < 0)
@@ -487,7 +491,13 @@ xenParseSxprDisks(virDomainDefPtr def,
             if (VIR_REALLOC_N(def->disks, def->ndisks+1) < 0)
                 goto no_memory;
 
-            def->disks[def->ndisks++] = disk;
+            /* re-order disks if there is a bootable device */
+            if (STREQ_NULLABLE(bootable, "1")) {
+                def->disks[def->ndisks++] = def->disks[0];
+                def->disks[0] = disk;
+            } else {
+                def->disks[def->ndisks++] = disk;
+            }
             disk = NULL;
         }
     }