diff --git a/hw/xen_disk.c b/hw/xen_disk.c
index b7c7977870..9ee72a0ded 100644
--- a/hw/xen_disk.c
+++ b/hw/xen_disk.c
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ static int max_requests = 32;
 #define BLOCK_SIZE  512
 #define IOCB_COUNT  (BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST + 2)
 
+struct PersistentGrant {
+    void *page;
+    struct XenBlkDev *blkdev;
+};
+
+typedef struct PersistentGrant PersistentGrant;
+
 struct ioreq {
     blkif_request_t     req;
     int16_t             status;
@@ -68,6 +75,7 @@ struct ioreq {
     int                 prot;
     void                *page[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
     void                *pages;
+    int                 num_unmap;
 
     /* aio status */
     int                 aio_inflight;
@@ -104,6 +112,12 @@ struct XenBlkDev {
     int                 requests_inflight;
     int                 requests_finished;
 
+    /* Persistent grants extension */
+    gboolean            feature_persistent;
+    GTree               *persistent_gnts;
+    unsigned int        persistent_gnt_count;
+    unsigned int        max_grants;
+
     /* qemu block driver */
     DriveInfo           *dinfo;
     BlockDriverState    *bs;
@@ -137,6 +151,29 @@ static void ioreq_reset(struct ioreq *ioreq)
     qemu_iovec_reset(&ioreq->v);
 }
 
+static gint int_cmp(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    uint ua = GPOINTER_TO_UINT(a);
+    uint ub = GPOINTER_TO_UINT(b);
+    return (ua > ub) - (ua < ub);
+}
+
+static void destroy_grant(gpointer pgnt)
+{
+    PersistentGrant *grant = pgnt;
+    XenGnttab gnt = grant->blkdev->xendev.gnttabdev;
+
+    if (xc_gnttab_munmap(gnt, grant->page, 1) != 0) {
+        xen_be_printf(&grant->blkdev->xendev, 0,
+                      "xc_gnttab_munmap failed: %s\n",
+                      strerror(errno));
+    }
+    grant->blkdev->persistent_gnt_count--;
+    xen_be_printf(&grant->blkdev->xendev, 3,
+                  "unmapped grant %p\n", grant->page);
+    g_free(grant);
+}
+
 static struct ioreq *ioreq_start(struct XenBlkDev *blkdev)
 {
     struct ioreq *ioreq = NULL;
@@ -265,21 +302,21 @@ static void ioreq_unmap(struct ioreq *ioreq)
     XenGnttab gnt = ioreq->blkdev->xendev.gnttabdev;
     int i;
 
-    if (ioreq->v.niov == 0 || ioreq->mapped == 0) {
+    if (ioreq->num_unmap == 0 || ioreq->mapped == 0) {
         return;
     }
     if (batch_maps) {
         if (!ioreq->pages) {
             return;
         }
-        if (xc_gnttab_munmap(gnt, ioreq->pages, ioreq->v.niov) != 0) {
+        if (xc_gnttab_munmap(gnt, ioreq->pages, ioreq->num_unmap) != 0) {
             xen_be_printf(&ioreq->blkdev->xendev, 0, "xc_gnttab_munmap failed: %s\n",
                           strerror(errno));
         }
-        ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map -= ioreq->v.niov;
+        ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map -= ioreq->num_unmap;
         ioreq->pages = NULL;
     } else {
-        for (i = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ioreq->num_unmap; i++) {
             if (!ioreq->page[i]) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -297,41 +334,120 @@ static void ioreq_unmap(struct ioreq *ioreq)
 static int ioreq_map(struct ioreq *ioreq)
 {
     XenGnttab gnt = ioreq->blkdev->xendev.gnttabdev;
-    int i;
+    uint32_t domids[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
+    uint32_t refs[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
+    void *page[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
+    int i, j, new_maps = 0;
+    PersistentGrant *grant;
+    /* domids and refs variables will contain the information necessary
+     * to map the grants that are needed to fulfill this request.
+     *
+     * After mapping the needed grants, the page array will contain the
+     * memory address of each granted page in the order specified in ioreq
+     * (disregarding if it's a persistent grant or not).
+     */
 
     if (ioreq->v.niov == 0 || ioreq->mapped == 1) {
         return 0;
     }
-    if (batch_maps) {
+    if (ioreq->blkdev->feature_persistent) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+            grant = g_tree_lookup(ioreq->blkdev->persistent_gnts,
+                                    GUINT_TO_POINTER(ioreq->refs[i]));
+
+            if (grant != NULL) {
+                page[i] = grant->page;
+                xen_be_printf(&ioreq->blkdev->xendev, 3,
+                              "using persistent-grant %" PRIu32 "\n",
+                              ioreq->refs[i]);
+            } else {
+                    /* Add the grant to the list of grants that
+                     * should be mapped
+                     */
+                    domids[new_maps] = ioreq->domids[i];
+                    refs[new_maps] = ioreq->refs[i];
+                    page[i] = NULL;
+                    new_maps++;
+            }
+        }
+        /* Set the protection to RW, since grants may be reused later
+         * with a different protection than the one needed for this request
+         */
+        ioreq->prot = PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ;
+    } else {
+        /* All grants in the request should be mapped */
+        memcpy(refs, ioreq->refs, sizeof(refs));
+        memcpy(domids, ioreq->domids, sizeof(domids));
+        memset(page, 0, sizeof(page));
+        new_maps = ioreq->v.niov;
+    }
+
+    if (batch_maps && new_maps) {
         ioreq->pages = xc_gnttab_map_grant_refs
-            (gnt, ioreq->v.niov, ioreq->domids, ioreq->refs, ioreq->prot);
+            (gnt, new_maps, domids, refs, ioreq->prot);
         if (ioreq->pages == NULL) {
             xen_be_printf(&ioreq->blkdev->xendev, 0,
                           "can't map %d grant refs (%s, %d maps)\n",
-                          ioreq->v.niov, strerror(errno), ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map);
+                          new_maps, strerror(errno), ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map);
             return -1;
         }
-        for (i = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
-            ioreq->v.iov[i].iov_base = ioreq->pages + i * XC_PAGE_SIZE +
-                (uintptr_t)ioreq->v.iov[i].iov_base;
+        for (i = 0, j = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+            if (page[i] == NULL) {
+                page[i] = ioreq->pages + (j++) * XC_PAGE_SIZE;
+            }
         }
-        ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map += ioreq->v.niov;
-    } else  {
-        for (i = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+        ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map += new_maps;
+    } else if (new_maps)  {
+        for (i = 0; i < new_maps; i++) {
             ioreq->page[i] = xc_gnttab_map_grant_ref
-                (gnt, ioreq->domids[i], ioreq->refs[i], ioreq->prot);
+                (gnt, domids[i], refs[i], ioreq->prot);
             if (ioreq->page[i] == NULL) {
                 xen_be_printf(&ioreq->blkdev->xendev, 0,
                               "can't map grant ref %d (%s, %d maps)\n",
-                              ioreq->refs[i], strerror(errno), ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map);
+                              refs[i], strerror(errno), ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map);
                 ioreq_unmap(ioreq);
                 return -1;
             }
-            ioreq->v.iov[i].iov_base = ioreq->page[i] + (uintptr_t)ioreq->v.iov[i].iov_base;
             ioreq->blkdev->cnt_map++;
         }
+        for (i = 0, j = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+            if (page[i] == NULL) {
+                page[i] = ioreq->page[j++];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (ioreq->blkdev->feature_persistent) {
+        while ((ioreq->blkdev->persistent_gnt_count < ioreq->blkdev->max_grants)
+              && new_maps) {
+            /* Go through the list of newly mapped grants and add as many
+             * as possible to the list of persistently mapped grants.
+             *
+             * Since we start at the end of ioreq->page(s), we only need
+             * to decrease new_maps to prevent this granted pages from
+             * being unmapped in ioreq_unmap.
+             */
+            grant = g_malloc0(sizeof(*grant));
+            new_maps--;
+            if (batch_maps) {
+                grant->page = ioreq->pages + (new_maps) * XC_PAGE_SIZE;
+            } else {
+                grant->page = ioreq->page[new_maps];
+            }
+            grant->blkdev = ioreq->blkdev;
+            xen_be_printf(&ioreq->blkdev->xendev, 3,
+                          "adding grant %" PRIu32 " page: %p\n",
+                          refs[new_maps], grant->page);
+            g_tree_insert(ioreq->blkdev->persistent_gnts,
+                          GUINT_TO_POINTER(refs[new_maps]),
+                          grant);
+            ioreq->blkdev->persistent_gnt_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < ioreq->v.niov; i++) {
+        ioreq->v.iov[i].iov_base += (uintptr_t)page[i];
     }
     ioreq->mapped = 1;
+    ioreq->num_unmap = new_maps;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -679,6 +795,7 @@ static int blk_init(struct XenDevice *xendev)
 
     /* fill info */
     xenstore_write_be_int(&blkdev->xendev, "feature-barrier", 1);
+    xenstore_write_be_int(&blkdev->xendev, "feature-persistent", 1);
     xenstore_write_be_int(&blkdev->xendev, "info",            info);
     xenstore_write_be_int(&blkdev->xendev, "sector-size",     blkdev->file_blk);
     xenstore_write_be_int(&blkdev->xendev, "sectors",
@@ -702,6 +819,7 @@ out_error:
 static int blk_connect(struct XenDevice *xendev)
 {
     struct XenBlkDev *blkdev = container_of(xendev, struct XenBlkDev, xendev);
+    int pers;
 
     if (xenstore_read_fe_int(&blkdev->xendev, "ring-ref", &blkdev->ring_ref) == -1) {
         return -1;
@@ -710,6 +828,11 @@ static int blk_connect(struct XenDevice *xendev)
                              &blkdev->xendev.remote_port) == -1) {
         return -1;
     }
+    if (xenstore_read_fe_int(&blkdev->xendev, "feature-persistent", &pers)) {
+        blkdev->feature_persistent = FALSE;
+    } else {
+        blkdev->feature_persistent = !!pers;
+    }
 
     blkdev->protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE;
     if (blkdev->xendev.protocol) {
@@ -753,6 +876,15 @@ static int blk_connect(struct XenDevice *xendev)
     }
     }
 
+    if (blkdev->feature_persistent) {
+        /* Init persistent grants */
+        blkdev->max_grants = max_requests * BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST;
+        blkdev->persistent_gnts = g_tree_new_full((GCompareDataFunc)int_cmp,
+                                             NULL, NULL,
+                                             (GDestroyNotify)destroy_grant);
+        blkdev->persistent_gnt_count = 0;
+    }
+
     xen_be_bind_evtchn(&blkdev->xendev);
 
     xen_be_printf(&blkdev->xendev, 1, "ok: proto %s, ring-ref %d, "
@@ -793,6 +925,11 @@ static int blk_free(struct XenDevice *xendev)
         blk_disconnect(xendev);
     }
 
+    /* Free persistent grants */
+    if (blkdev->feature_persistent) {
+        g_tree_destroy(blkdev->persistent_gnts);
+    }
+
     while (!QLIST_EMPTY(&blkdev->freelist)) {
         ioreq = QLIST_FIRST(&blkdev->freelist);
         QLIST_REMOVE(ioreq, list);