diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
index 25f76016..7b9bb7c7 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@
     </graphics>
     <sound model="ich6"/>
     <sound model="ac97"/>
+    <sound model="ich6">
+      <codec type="micro"/>
+      <codec type="duplex"/>
+      <codec type="output"/>
+    </sound>
     <video>
       <model type="cirrus"/>
     </video>
diff --git a/tests/clitest.py b/tests/clitest.py
index c84156f9..09c3e2d6 100644
--- a/tests/clitest.py
+++ b/tests/clitest.py
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ c.add_compare(""" \
 \
 --soundhw default \
 --sound ac97 \
+--sound codec0.type=micro,codec1.type=duplex,codec2.type=output \
 \
 --video cirrus \
 --video model=qxl,vgamem=1,ram=2,vram=3,heads=4,accel3d=yes,vram64=65 \
diff --git a/virtinst/cli.py b/virtinst/cli.py
index e0ef8e59..0668c315 100644
--- a/virtinst/cli.py
+++ b/virtinst/cli.py
@@ -2754,9 +2754,18 @@ class ParserSound(VirtCLIParser):
             return
         return VirtCLIParser._parse(self, inst)
 
+    def codec_find_inst_cb(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        cliarg = "codec"  # codec[0-9]*
+        objpropname = "codecs"
+        cb = self._make_find_inst_cb(cliarg, objpropname)
+        return cb(*args, **kwargs)
+
 _register_virt_parser(ParserSound)
 _add_device_address_args(ParserSound)
 ParserSound.add_arg("model", "model", ignore_default=True)
+# Options for sound.codecs config
+ParserSound.add_arg("type", "codec[0-9]*.type",
+                  find_inst_cb=ParserSound.codec_find_inst_cb)
 
 
 #####################
diff --git a/virtinst/devices/sound.py b/virtinst/devices/sound.py
index e0f710a8..0eee6f64 100644
--- a/virtinst/devices/sound.py
+++ b/virtinst/devices/sound.py
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 from .device import Device
-from ..xmlbuilder import XMLProperty
+from ..xmlbuilder import XMLBuilder, XMLProperty, XMLChildProperty
+
+
+class _Codec(XMLBuilder):
+    """
+    Class for generating <sound> child <codec> XML
+    """
+    XML_NAME = "codec"
+
+    type = XMLProperty("./@type")
 
 
 class DeviceSound(Device):
@@ -25,3 +34,5 @@ class DeviceSound(Device):
     model = XMLProperty("./@model",
                         default_cb=lambda s: "es1370",
                         default_name=MODEL_DEFAULT)
+
+    codecs = XMLChildProperty(_Codec)