diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 7a43046bac..1b6be424eb 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -5226,6 +5226,28 @@ static int remoteDispatchIsSecure(struct qemud_server *server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 
+static int
+remoteDispatchCpuCompare(struct qemud_server *server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                         struct qemud_client *client ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                         virConnectPtr conn,
+                         remote_message_header *hdr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                         remote_error *err,
+                         remote_cpu_compare_args *args,
+                         remote_cpu_compare_ret *ret)
+{
+    int result;
+
+    result = virConnectCompareCPU(conn, args->xml, args->flags);
+    if (result == VIR_CPU_COMPARE_ERROR) {
+        remoteDispatchConnError(err, conn);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret->result = result;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 /*----- Helpers. -----*/
 
 /* get_nonnull_domain and get_nonnull_network turn an on-wire
diff --git a/daemon/remote_dispatch_args.h b/daemon/remote_dispatch_args.h
index 87dcdae95d..82264fcb3b 100644
--- a/daemon/remote_dispatch_args.h
+++ b/daemon/remote_dispatch_args.h
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@
     remote_storage_pool_is_active_args val_remote_storage_pool_is_active_args;
     remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_args val_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_args;
     remote_interface_is_active_args val_remote_interface_is_active_args;
+    remote_cpu_compare_args val_remote_cpu_compare_args;
diff --git a/daemon/remote_dispatch_prototypes.h b/daemon/remote_dispatch_prototypes.h
index b05a9a48e5..98f2ef2ee9 100644
--- a/daemon/remote_dispatch_prototypes.h
+++ b/daemon/remote_dispatch_prototypes.h
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ static int remoteDispatchClose(
     remote_error *err,
     void *args,
     void *ret);
+static int remoteDispatchCpuCompare(
+    struct qemud_server *server,
+    struct qemud_client *client,
+    virConnectPtr conn,
+    remote_message_header *hdr,
+    remote_error *err,
+    remote_cpu_compare_args *args,
+    remote_cpu_compare_ret *ret);
 static int remoteDispatchDomainAttachDevice(
     struct qemud_server *server,
     struct qemud_client *client,
diff --git a/daemon/remote_dispatch_ret.h b/daemon/remote_dispatch_ret.h
index 4543dc5e2f..cee29ccd49 100644
--- a/daemon/remote_dispatch_ret.h
+++ b/daemon/remote_dispatch_ret.h
@@ -115,3 +115,4 @@
     remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_ret val_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_ret;
     remote_interface_is_active_ret val_remote_interface_is_active_ret;
     remote_get_lib_version_ret val_remote_get_lib_version_ret;
+    remote_cpu_compare_ret val_remote_cpu_compare_ret;
diff --git a/daemon/remote_dispatch_table.h b/daemon/remote_dispatch_table.h
index f7c8a13ea1..72b70935de 100644
--- a/daemon/remote_dispatch_table.h
+++ b/daemon/remote_dispatch_table.h
@@ -792,3 +792,8 @@
     .args_filter = (xdrproc_t) xdr_void,
     .ret_filter = (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_get_lib_version_ret,
 },
+{   /* CpuCompare => 158 */
+    .fn = (dispatch_fn) remoteDispatchCpuCompare,
+    .args_filter = (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_cpu_compare_args,
+    .ret_filter = (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_cpu_compare_ret,
+},
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.c b/src/remote/remote_protocol.c
index a10558a1ba..07724095d3 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * It was generated using rpcgen.
  */
 
-#include "remote_protocol.h"
+#include "./remote/remote_protocol.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
@@ -2856,6 +2856,26 @@ xdr_remote_interface_is_active_ret (XDR *xdrs, remote_interface_is_active_ret *o
         return TRUE;
 }
 
+bool_t
+xdr_remote_cpu_compare_args (XDR *xdrs, remote_cpu_compare_args *objp)
+{
+
+         if (!xdr_remote_nonnull_string (xdrs, &objp->xml))
+                 return FALSE;
+         if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->flags))
+                 return FALSE;
+        return TRUE;
+}
+
+bool_t
+xdr_remote_cpu_compare_ret (XDR *xdrs, remote_cpu_compare_ret *objp)
+{
+
+         if (!xdr_int (xdrs, &objp->result))
+                 return FALSE;
+        return TRUE;
+}
+
 bool_t
 xdr_remote_procedure (XDR *xdrs, remote_procedure *objp)
 {
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.h b/src/remote/remote_protocol.h
index 2ba9be42c2..f8124f1b4e 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.h
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.h
@@ -1616,6 +1616,17 @@ struct remote_interface_is_active_ret {
         int active;
 };
 typedef struct remote_interface_is_active_ret remote_interface_is_active_ret;
+
+struct remote_cpu_compare_args {
+        remote_nonnull_string xml;
+        u_int flags;
+};
+typedef struct remote_cpu_compare_args remote_cpu_compare_args;
+
+struct remote_cpu_compare_ret {
+        int result;
+};
+typedef struct remote_cpu_compare_ret remote_cpu_compare_ret;
 #define REMOTE_PROGRAM 0x20008086
 #define REMOTE_PROTOCOL_VERSION 1
 
@@ -1777,6 +1788,7 @@ enum remote_procedure {
         REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_IS_PERSISTENT = 155,
         REMOTE_PROC_INTERFACE_IS_ACTIVE = 156,
         REMOTE_PROC_GET_LIB_VERSION = 157,
+        REMOTE_PROC_CPU_COMPARE = 158,
 };
 typedef enum remote_procedure remote_procedure;
 
@@ -2074,6 +2086,8 @@ extern  bool_t xdr_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_args (XDR *, remote_storage
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_ret (XDR *, remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_ret*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_interface_is_active_args (XDR *, remote_interface_is_active_args*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_interface_is_active_ret (XDR *, remote_interface_is_active_ret*);
+extern  bool_t xdr_remote_cpu_compare_args (XDR *, remote_cpu_compare_args*);
+extern  bool_t xdr_remote_cpu_compare_ret (XDR *, remote_cpu_compare_ret*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_procedure (XDR *, remote_procedure*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_message_type (XDR *, remote_message_type*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_remote_message_status (XDR *, remote_message_status*);
@@ -2345,6 +2359,8 @@ extern bool_t xdr_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_args ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_storage_pool_is_persistent_ret ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_interface_is_active_args ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_interface_is_active_ret ();
+extern bool_t xdr_remote_cpu_compare_args ();
+extern bool_t xdr_remote_cpu_compare_ret ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_procedure ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_message_type ();
 extern bool_t xdr_remote_message_status ();
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index 92f7010f79..32820cd0d5 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -1433,6 +1433,16 @@ struct remote_interface_is_active_ret {
 };
 
 
+struct remote_cpu_compare_args {
+    remote_nonnull_string xml;
+    unsigned flags;
+};
+
+struct remote_cpu_compare_ret {
+    int result;
+};
+
+
 /*----- Protocol. -----*/
 
 /* Define the program number, protocol version and procedure numbers here. */
@@ -1611,7 +1621,8 @@ enum remote_procedure {
     REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_IS_ACTIVE = 154,
     REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_IS_PERSISTENT = 155,
     REMOTE_PROC_INTERFACE_IS_ACTIVE = 156,
-    REMOTE_PROC_GET_LIB_VERSION = 157
+    REMOTE_PROC_GET_LIB_VERSION = 157,
+    REMOTE_PROC_CPU_COMPARE = 158
 
     /*
      * Notice how the entries are grouped in sets of 10 ?