diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu_conf.c
index d9b82b2..1b68806 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,64 @@ static int qemudParseInputXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     return -1;
 }
 
+/* Sound device helper functions */
+static int qemudSoundModelFromString(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                      const char *model) {
+    if (STREQ(model, "sb16")) {
+        return QEMU_SOUND_SB16;
+    } else if (STREQ(model, "es1370")) {
+        return QEMU_SOUND_ES1370;
+    } else if (STREQ(model, "pcspk")) {
+        return QEMU_SOUND_PCSPK;
+    }
+
+    qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                     _("invalid sound model '%s'"), model);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static const char *qemudSoundModelToString(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                            const int model) {
+
+    if (model == QEMU_SOUND_SB16) {
+        return "sb16";
+    } else if (model == QEMU_SOUND_ES1370) {
+        return "es1370";
+    } else if (model == QEMU_SOUND_PCSPK) {
+        return "pcspk";
+    }
+
+    qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                     _("invalid sound model '%d'"), model);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static int qemudParseSoundXML(virConnectPtr conn,
+                              struct qemud_vm_sound_def *sound,
+                              xmlNodePtr node) {
+
+    xmlChar *model = NULL;
+    model = xmlGetProp(node, BAD_CAST "model");
+
+    if (!model) {
+        qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                         "%s", _("missing sound model"));
+        goto error;
+    }
+    if ((sound->model = qemudSoundModelFromString(conn, (char *) model)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (model)
+        xmlFree(model);
+    return 0;
+
+ error:
+    if (model)
+        xmlFree(model);
+    return -1;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Parses a libvirt XML definition of a guest, and populates the
@@ -1486,6 +1544,50 @@ static struct qemud_vm_def *qemudParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         }
     }
     xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);
+
+    /* Parse sound driver xml */
+    obj = xmlXPathEval(BAD_CAST "/domain/devices/sound", ctxt);
+    if ((obj != NULL) && (obj->type == XPATH_NODESET) &&
+        (obj->nodesetval != NULL) && (obj->nodesetval->nodeNr >= 0)) {
+        struct qemud_vm_sound_def *prev = NULL;
+        for (i = 0; i < obj->nodesetval->nodeNr; i++) {
+
+            struct qemud_vm_sound_def *sound = calloc(1, sizeof(*sound));
+            struct qemud_vm_sound_def *check = def->sounds;
+            int collision = 0;
+            if (!sound) {
+                qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY,
+                         "%s", _("failed to allocate space for sound dev"));
+                goto error;
+            }
+            if (qemudParseSoundXML(conn, sound,
+                                   obj->nodesetval->nodeTab[i]) < 0) {
+                free(sound);
+                goto error;
+            }
+
+            // Check that model type isn't already present in sound dev list
+            while(check) {
+                if (check->model == sound->model) {
+                    collision = 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+                check = check->next;
+            }
+            if (collision)
+                continue;
+
+            def->nsounds++;
+            sound->next = NULL;
+            if (def->sounds == NULL) {
+                def->sounds = sound;
+            } else {
+                prev->next = sound;
+            }
+            prev = sound;
+        }
+    }
+    xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);
     obj = NULL;
 
     /* If graphics are enabled, there's an implicit PS2 mouse */
@@ -1633,6 +1735,7 @@ int qemudBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
     struct qemud_vm_disk_def *disk = vm->def->disks;
     struct qemud_vm_net_def *net = vm->def->nets;
     struct qemud_vm_input_def *input = vm->def->inputs;
+    struct qemud_vm_sound_def *sound = vm->def->sounds;
     struct utsname ut;
     int disableKQEMU = 0;
 
@@ -1681,6 +1784,7 @@ int qemudBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         (vm->def->nnets > 0 ? (4 * vm->def->nnets) : 2) + /* networks */
         1 + /* usb */
         2 * vm->def->ninputs + /* input devices */
+        ((vm->def->nsounds > 0) ? 2 : 0) + /* sound */
         2 + /* memory*/
         2 + /* cpus */
         2 + /* boot device */
@@ -1970,6 +2074,27 @@ int qemudBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         /* SDL is the default. no args needed */
     }
 
+    /* Add sound hardware */
+    if (sound) {
+        int size = 100;
+        char *modstr = calloc(1, size+1);
+        if (!modstr)
+            goto no_memory;
+        if (!((*argv)[++n] = strdup("-soundhw")))
+            goto no_memory;
+
+        while(sound && size > 0) {
+            const char *model = qemudSoundModelToString(conn, sound->model);
+            strncat(modstr, model, size);
+            size -= strlen(model);
+            sound = sound->next;
+            if (sound)
+               strncat(modstr, ",", size--);
+        }
+        if (!((*argv)[++n] = modstr))
+            goto no_memory;
+    }
+
     if (vm->migrateFrom[0]) {
         if (!((*argv)[++n] = strdup("-S")))
             goto no_memory;
@@ -2081,6 +2206,9 @@ qemudParseVMDeviceDef(virConnectPtr conn,
     } else if (xmlStrEqual(node->name, BAD_CAST "input")) {
         dev->type = QEMUD_DEVICE_DISK;
         qemudParseInputXML(conn, &(dev->data.input), node);
+    } else if (xmlStrEqual(node->name, BAD_CAST "sound")) {
+        dev->type = QEMUD_DEVICE_SOUND;
+        qemudParseSoundXML(conn, &(dev->data.sound), node);
     } else {
         qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
                          "%s", _("unknown device type"));
@@ -2850,6 +2978,7 @@ char *qemudGenerateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     struct qemud_vm_disk_def *disk;
     struct qemud_vm_net_def *net;
     struct qemud_vm_input_def *input;
+    struct qemud_vm_sound_def *sound;
     const char *type = NULL;
     int n;
 
@@ -3125,7 +3254,12 @@ char *qemudGenerateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         break;
     }
 
-    if (def->graphicsType == QEMUD_GRAPHICS_VNC) {
+    sound = def->sounds;
+    while(sound) {
+        if (virBufferVSprintf(buf, "    <sound model='%s'/>\n",
+                              qemudSoundModelToString(conn, sound->model)) < 0)
+            goto no_memory;
+        sound = sound->next;
     }
 
     if (virBufferAddLit(buf, "  </devices>\n") < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu_conf.h
index c59b1fa..b9b1ca5 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.h
@@ -136,11 +136,24 @@ struct qemud_vm_input_def {
     struct qemud_vm_input_def *next;
 };
 
+enum qemu_vm_sound_model {
+    QEMU_SOUND_NONE   = 0,
+    QEMU_SOUND_SB16,
+    QEMU_SOUND_ES1370,
+    QEMU_SOUND_PCSPK,
+};
+
+struct qemud_vm_sound_def {
+    int model;
+    struct qemud_vm_sound_def *next;
+};
+
 /* Flags for the 'type' field in next struct */
 enum qemud_vm_device_type {
     QEMUD_DEVICE_DISK,
     QEMUD_DEVICE_NET,
     QEMUD_DEVICE_INPUT,
+    QEMUD_DEVICE_SOUND,
 };
 
 struct qemud_vm_device_def {
@@ -149,6 +162,7 @@ struct qemud_vm_device_def {
         struct qemud_vm_disk_def disk;
         struct qemud_vm_net_def net;
         struct qemud_vm_input_def input;
+        struct qemud_vm_sound_def sound;
     } data;
 };
 
@@ -223,6 +237,9 @@ struct qemud_vm_def {
 
     int ninputs;
     struct qemud_vm_input_def *inputs;
+
+    int nsounds;
+    struct qemud_vm_sound_def *sounds;
 };
 
 /* Guest VM runtime state */
diff --git a/src/xend_internal.c b/src/xend_internal.c
index 6ba4571..eff7653 100644
--- a/src/xend_internal.c
+++ b/src/xend_internal.c
@@ -852,6 +852,69 @@ urlencode(const char *string)
 
     return buffer;
 }
+
+/**
+ * sound_string_to_xml:
+ * @soundstr : soundhw string for the form m1,m2,m3 ...
+ *
+ * Parses the passed string and returns a heap allocated string containing
+ * the valid libvirt soundxml. Must be free'd by caller.
+ *
+ * Returns NULL on fail, xml string on success (can be the empty string).
+ */
+char *sound_string_to_xml(const char *sound) {
+
+    char *comma, *model, *dupe;
+    virBuffer buf;
+    int collision, modelsize;
+
+    if (!(buf.content = calloc(1, 1024)))
+        return NULL;
+    buf.size = 1024;
+    buf.use = 0;
+
+    while (sound) {
+
+        collision = 0;
+        model = NULL;
+        modelsize = strlen(sound);
+        if ((comma = strchr(sound, ','))) {
+            modelsize -= strlen(comma);
+        }
+
+        // Parse out first element up to comma
+        if (!strncmp(sound, "sb16", modelsize)) {
+            model = strdup("sb16");
+        } else if (!strncmp(sound, "es1370", modelsize)) {
+            model = strdup("es1370");
+        } else if (!strncmp(sound, "pcspk", modelsize)) {
+            model = strdup("pcspk");
+        }
+
+        // Check that model is not already in remaining soundstr
+        if (comma && model && (dupe = strstr(comma, model))) {
+            if (( (dupe == sound) ||                //(Start of line |
+                  (*(dupe - 1) == ',') ) &&         // Preceded by comma) &
+                ( (dupe[strlen(model)] == ',') ||   //(Ends with comma |
+                  (dupe[strlen(model)] == '\0') ))  // Ends whole string)
+                collision = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (!collision &&
+            virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "    <sound model='%s'/>\n", model)) {
+            free(model);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        sound = comma;
+        if (comma)
+            sound++;
+        free(model);
+    }
+
+    return buf.content;
+}
+
 #endif /* ! PROXY */
 
 /* PUBLIC FUNCTIONS */
@@ -1783,6 +1846,21 @@ xend_parse_sexp_desc(virConnectPtr conn, struct sexpr *root,
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if (sexpr_node(root, "domain/image/hvm/soundhw")) {
+            char *soundxml;
+            tmp = sexpr_node(root, "domain/image/hvm/soundhw");
+            if (tmp && *tmp) {
+                if ((soundxml = sound_string_to_xml(tmp))) {
+                    virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "%s", soundxml);
+                    free(soundxml);
+                } else {
+                    virXendError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                                 _("parsing soundhw string failed."));
+                    goto error;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /* Graphics device (HVM <= 3.0.4, or PV <= 3.0.3) vnc config */
diff --git a/src/xend_internal.h b/src/xend_internal.h
index e157e88..377b67b 100644
--- a/src/xend_internal.h
+++ b/src/xend_internal.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ char *xenDaemonDomainDumpXMLByName(virConnectPtr xend,
     int xend_log(virConnectPtr xend, char *buffer, size_t n_buffer);
 
   char *xend_parse_domain_sexp(virConnectPtr conn,  char *root, int xendConfigVersion);
+  char *sound_string_to_xml(const char *sound);
 
 /* refactored ones */
 int xenDaemonOpen(virConnectPtr conn, xmlURIPtr uri, virConnectAuthPtr auth, int flags);
diff --git a/src/xm_internal.c b/src/xm_internal.c
index 3d845dc..1ef0746 100644
--- a/src/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xm_internal.c
@@ -934,6 +934,18 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
             /* Ignore else branch - probably some other non-input device we don't
                support in libvirt yet */
         }
+
+        if ((xenXMConfigGetString(conf, "soundhw", &str) == 0) && str) {
+            char *soundxml;
+            if ((soundxml = sound_string_to_xml(str))) {
+                virBufferVSprintf(buf, "%s", soundxml);
+                free(soundxml);
+            } else {
+                xenXMError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                           _("parsing soundhw string failed."));
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /* HVM guests, or old PV guests use this config format */
@@ -1040,6 +1052,10 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
     buf->content = NULL;
     virBufferFree(buf);
     return (xml);
+
+  error:
+    virBufferFree(buf);
+    return (NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -2081,6 +2097,17 @@ virConfPtr xenXMParseXMLToConfig(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
         if (xenXMConfigSetStringFromXPath(conn, conf, ctxt, "usbdevice", "string(/domain/devices/input[@bus='usb' or (not(@bus) and @type='tablet')]/@type)", 1,
                                           "cannot set the usbdevice parameter") < 0)
             goto error;
+
+        if (virXPathNode("/domain/devices/sound", ctxt)) {
+            char *soundstr;
+            if (!(soundstr = virBuildSoundStringFromXML(conn, ctxt)))
+                goto error;
+            if (xenXMConfigSetString(conf, "soundhw", soundstr) < 0) {
+                free(soundstr);
+                goto error;
+            }
+            free(soundstr);
+        }
     }
 
     if (hvm || priv->xendConfigVersion < 3) {
diff --git a/src/xml.c b/src/xml.c
index 8e95103..3bd51f1 100644
--- a/src/xml.c
+++ b/src/xml.c
@@ -289,6 +289,85 @@ virConvertCpuSet(virConnectPtr conn, const char *str, int maxcpu) {
     free(cpuset);
     return (res);
 }
+
+/**
+ * virBuildSoundStringFromXML
+ * @sound buffer to populate
+ * @len size of preallocated buffer 'sound'
+ * @ctxt xml context to pull sound info from
+ *
+ * Builds a string of the form m1,m2,m3 from the different sound models
+ * in the xml. String must be free'd by caller.
+ *
+ * Returns string on success, NULL on error
+ */
+char * virBuildSoundStringFromXML(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                  xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt) {
+
+    int nb_nodes, size = 256;
+    char *dupe, *sound;
+    xmlNodePtr *nodes = NULL;
+
+    if (!(sound = calloc(1, size+1))) {
+        virXMLError(conn, VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY,
+                    _("failed to allocate sound string"), 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    nb_nodes = virXPathNodeSet("/domain/devices/sound", ctxt, &nodes);
+    if (nb_nodes > 0) {
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < nb_nodes && size > 0; i++) {
+            char *model = NULL;
+            int collision = 0;
+
+            model = (char *) xmlGetProp(nodes[i], (xmlChar *) "model");
+            if (!model) {
+                virXMLError(conn, VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                            _("no model for sound device"), 0);
+                goto error;
+            }
+
+            if (!(STREQ(model, "pcspk")||
+                  STREQ(model, "sb16") ||
+                  STREQ(model, "es1370"))) {
+                virXMLError(conn, VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                            _("unknown sound model type"), 0);
+                free(model);
+                goto error;
+            }
+
+            // Check for duplicates in currently built string
+            if (*sound && (dupe = strstr(sound, model))) {
+                if (( (dupe == sound) ||                //(Start of line |
+                      (*(dupe - 1) == ',') ) &&         // Preceded by comma) &
+                    ( (dupe[strlen(model)] == ',') ||   //(Ends with comma |
+                      (dupe[strlen(model)] == '\0') ))  // Ends whole string)
+                    collision = 1;
+            }
+
+            // If no collision, add to string
+            if (!collision) {
+                if (*sound && (size >= (strlen(model) + 1))) {
+                    strncat(sound, ",", size--);
+                } else if (*sound || size < strlen(model)) {
+                    free(model);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                strncat(sound, model, size);
+                size -= strlen(model);
+            }
+
+            free(model);
+        }
+    }
+    free(nodes);
+    return sound;
+
+  error:
+    free(nodes);
+    return NULL;
+}
 #endif /* WITH_XEN */
 #ifndef PROXY
 
@@ -877,6 +956,14 @@ virDomainParseXMLOSDescHVM(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node,
         nodes = NULL;
     }
 
+    cur = virXPathNode("/domain/devices/sound", ctxt);
+    if (cur) {
+        char *soundstr;
+        if (!(soundstr = virBuildSoundStringFromXML(conn, ctxt)))
+            goto error;
+        virBufferVSprintf(buf, "(soundhw '%s')", soundstr);
+        free(soundstr);
+    }
 
     res = virXPathBoolean("count(domain/devices/console) > 0", ctxt);
     if (res < 0) {
diff --git a/src/xml.h b/src/xml.h
index 2d30b65..f9a0e5b 100644
--- a/src/xml.h
+++ b/src/xml.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ int		virDomainXMLDevID(virDomainPtr domain,
                                  char *class,
                                  char *ref,
                                  int ref_len);
+char * virBuildSoundStringFromXML(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                  xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus