diff --git a/src/virtManager/details.py b/src/virtManager/details.py
index e3b52ac39..cea3bb56b 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/details.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/details.py
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ class vmmDetails(gobject.GObject):
         details = self.window.get_widget("details-pages")
         page = details.get_current_page()
 
+        # If the dialog is visible, we want to make sure the XML is always
+        # up to date
+        if self.is_visible():
+           self.vm.refresh_xml()
+
         if (page == PAGE_DETAILS and
             self.get_hw_selection(HW_LIST_COL_TYPE) == HW_LIST_TYPE_STATS):
             self.refresh_stats_page()
diff --git a/src/virtManager/domain.py b/src/virtManager/domain.py
index f479bae51..7c3ae1cfc 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/domain.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/domain.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ class vmmDomain(gobject.GObject):
             self._invalidate_xml()
             return self.get_xml()
 
+    def refresh_xml(self):
+        self._update_xml()
+
     def _xml_fetch_helper(self, refresh_if_necc):
         # Helper to fetch xml with various options
         if self._xml is None: