diff --git a/src/virtManager/connect.py b/src/virtManager/connect.py
index 1ee2f2e24..fa452e93e 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/connect.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/connect.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from virtManager.baseclass import vmmGObjectUI
 
 HV_XEN = 0
 HV_QEMU = 1
+HV_LXC = 2
 
 CONN_SSH = 0
 CONN_TCP = 1
@@ -293,8 +294,10 @@ class vmmConnect(vmmGObjectUI):
         hvstr = ""
         if hv == HV_XEN:
             hvstr = "xen"
-        else:
+        elif hv == HV_QEMU:
             hvstr = "qemu"
+        else:
+            hvstr = "lxc"
 
         addrstr = ""
         if user:
diff --git a/src/vmm-open-connection.glade b/src/vmm-open-connection.glade
index 9d6fe1bb4..c8980771f 100644
--- a/src/vmm-open-connection.glade
+++ b/src/vmm-open-connection.glade
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
               <widget class="GtkComboBox" id="hypervisor">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="items" translatable="yes">Xen
-QEMU/KVM</property>
+QEMU/KVM
+LXC (Linux Containers)</property>
                 <accessibility>
                   <atkproperty name="AtkObject::accessible-name" translatable="yes">Hypervisor Select</atkproperty>
                 </accessibility>