diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index e092b11df5..2321660281 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -975,6 +975,18 @@ libxlMakeDisk(virDomainDiskDefPtr l_disk, libxl_device_disk *x_disk)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (l_disk->domain_name) {
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_DEVICE_BACKEND_DOMNAME
+        if (VIR_STRDUP(x_disk->backend_domname, l_disk->domain_name) < 0)
+            return -1;
+#else
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL, "%s",
+                _("this version of libxenlight does not "
+                  "support backend domain name"));
+        return -1;
+#endif
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1113,6 +1125,18 @@ libxlMakeNic(virDomainDefPtr def,
             return -1;
     }
 
+    if (l_nic->domain_name) {
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_DEVICE_BACKEND_DOMNAME
+        if (VIR_STRDUP(x_nic->backend_domname, l_nic->domain_name) < 0)
+            return -1;
+#else
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL, "%s",
+                _("this version of libxenlight does not "
+                  "support backend domain name"));
+        return -1;
+#endif
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }