diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index 064fbc4..22a7795 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -777,6 +777,8 @@ int libxl_domain_destroy(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid, int force)
     if (!xs_rm(ctx->xsh, XBT_NULL, dom_path))
         LIBXL__LOG_ERRNO(ctx, LIBXL__LOG_ERROR, "xs_rm failed for %s", dom_path);
 
+    xs_rm(ctx->xsh, XBT_NULL, libxl__xs_libxl_path(&gc, domid));
+
     libxl__userdata_destroyall(&gc, domid);
 
     rc = xc_domain_destroy(ctx->xch, domid);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
index 68d0fc3..9506aa4 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
@@ -316,12 +316,14 @@ int libxl__domain_make(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_domain_create_info *info,
     char *rw_paths[] = { "control/shutdown", "device", "device/suspend/event-channel" , "data"};
     char *ro_paths[] = { "cpu", "memory", "device", "error", "drivers",
                          "control", "attr", "messages" };
-    char *dom_path, *vm_path;
+    char *dom_path, *vm_path, *libxl_path;
     struct xs_permissions roperm[2];
     struct xs_permissions rwperm[1];
+    struct xs_permissions noperm[1];
     xs_transaction_t t = 0;
     xen_domain_handle_t handle;
 
+
     assert(!libxl_domid_valid_guest(*domid));
 
     uuid_string = libxl__uuid2string(gc, info->uuid);
@@ -368,6 +370,14 @@ int libxl__domain_make(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_domain_create_info *info,
         goto out;
     }
 
+    libxl_path = libxl__xs_libxl_path(gc, *domid);
+    if (!libxl_path) {
+        rc = ERROR_FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    noperm[0].id = 0;
+    noperm[0].perms = XS_PERM_NONE;
+
     roperm[0].id = 0;
     roperm[0].perms = XS_PERM_NONE;
     roperm[1].id = *domid;
@@ -386,6 +396,10 @@ retry_transaction:
     xs_mkdir(ctx->xsh, t, vm_path);
     xs_set_permissions(ctx->xsh, t, vm_path, roperm, ARRAY_SIZE(roperm));
 
+    xs_rm(ctx->xsh, t, libxl_path);
+    xs_mkdir(ctx->xsh, t, libxl_path);
+    xs_set_permissions(ctx->xsh, t, libxl_path, noperm, ARRAY_SIZE(noperm));
+
     xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/vm", dom_path), vm_path, strlen(vm_path));
     rc = libxl__domain_rename(gc, *domid, 0, info->name, t);
     if (rc)
@@ -429,6 +443,17 @@ retry_transaction:
     return rc;
 }
 
+static int store_libxl_entry(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
+                             libxl_device_model_info *dm_info)
+{
+    char *path = NULL;
+
+    path = libxl__xs_libxl_path(gc, domid);
+    path = libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/dm-version", path);
+    return libxl__xs_write(gc, XBT_NULL, path, libxl__strdup(gc,
+        libxl_device_model_version_to_string(dm_info->device_model_version)));
+}
+
 static int do_domain_create(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_domain_config *d_config,
                             libxl_console_ready cb, void *priv,
                             uint32_t *domid_out, int restore_fd)
@@ -485,6 +510,8 @@ static int do_domain_create(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_domain_config *d_config,
         goto error_out;
     }
 
+    store_libxl_entry(gc, domid, dm_info);
+
     for (i = 0; i < d_config->num_disks; i++) {
         ret = libxl_device_disk_add(ctx, domid, &d_config->disks[i]);
         if (ret) {
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.c
index 3993d8e..34edaf3 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.c
@@ -319,6 +319,29 @@ int libxl__fd_set_cloexec(int fd)
     return fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC);
 }
 
+libxl_device_model_version libxl__device_model_version_running(libxl__gc *gc,
+                                                               uint32_t domid)
+{
+    char *path = NULL;
+    char *dm_version = NULL;
+    libxl_device_model_version value;
+
+    path = libxl__xs_libxl_path(gc, domid);
+    path = libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/dm-version", path);
+    dm_version = libxl__xs_read(gc, XBT_NULL, path);
+    if (!dm_version) {
+        return LIBXL_DEVICE_MODEL_VERSION_QEMU_XEN_TRADITIONAL;
+    }
+
+    if (libxl_device_model_version_from_string(dm_version, &value) < 0) {
+        libxl_ctx *ctx = libxl__gc_owner(gc);
+        LIBXL__LOG(ctx, LIBXL__LOG_ERROR,
+                   "fatal: %s contain a wrong value (%s)", path, dm_version);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
index 2e26ac6..942d45b 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ _hidden char **libxl__xs_directory(libxl__gc *gc, xs_transaction_t t,
                                    char *path, unsigned int *nb);
    /* On error: returns NULL, sets errno (no logging) */
 
+_hidden char *libxl__xs_libxl_path(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid);
+
 /* from xl_dom */
 _hidden libxl_domain_type libxl__domain_type(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid);
 _hidden int libxl__domain_shutdown_reason(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid);
@@ -554,6 +556,11 @@ _hidden void libxl__json_object_free(libxl__gc *gc, libxl__json_object *obj);
 
 _hidden libxl__json_object *libxl__json_parse(libxl__gc *gc, const char *s);
 
+  /* Based on /local/domain/$domid/dm-version xenstore key
+   * default is qemu xen traditional */
+_hidden libxl_device_model_version
+libxl__device_model_version_running(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid);
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_xshelp.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_xshelp.c
index e41f962..4b09be3 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_xshelp.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_xshelp.c
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ char **libxl__xs_directory(libxl__gc *gc, xs_transaction_t t, char *path, unsign
     return ret;
 }
 
+char *libxl__xs_libxl_path(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid)
+{
+    libxl_ctx *ctx = libxl__gc_owner(gc);
+    char *s = libxl__sprintf(gc, "/libxl/%i", domid);
+    if (!s)
+        LIBXL__LOG(ctx, LIBXL__LOG_ERROR, "cannot allocate create paths");
+    return s;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
