diff --git a/src/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu_driver.c
index b65ae66..8bedf5a 100644
--- a/src/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu_driver.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static int qemudShutdownNetworkDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
                                       struct qemud_driver *driver,
                                       struct qemud_network *network);
 
+static int qemudDomainGetMaxVcpus(virDomainPtr dom);
+
 static struct qemud_driver *qemu_driver = NULL;
 
 
@@ -1524,21 +1526,23 @@ static const char *qemudGetType(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {
     return "QEMU";
 }
 
-static int qemudGetMaxVCPUs(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                            const char *type) {
+static int qemudGetMaxVCPUs(virConnectPtr conn, const char *type) {
     if (!type)
         return 16;
 
-    if (!strcmp(type, "qemu"))
+    if (!strcasecmp(type, "qemu"))
         return 16;
 
     /* XXX future KVM will support SMP. Need to probe
        kernel to figure out KVM module version i guess */
-    if (!strcmp(type, "kvm"))
+    if (!strcasecmp(type, "kvm"))
         return 1;
 
-    if (!strcmp(type, "kqemu"))
+    if (!strcasecmp(type, "kqemu"))
         return 1;
+
+    qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                     _("unknown type '%s'"), type);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -2122,6 +2126,66 @@ static int qemudDomainSave(virDomainPtr dom,
 }
 
 
+static int qemudDomainSetVcpus(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int nvcpus) {
+    struct qemud_driver *driver = (struct qemud_driver *)dom->conn->privateData;
+    struct qemud_vm *vm = qemudFindVMByUUID(driver, dom->uuid);
+    int max;
+
+    if (!vm) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN,
+                         _("no domain with matching uuid '%s'"), dom->uuid);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (qemudIsActiveVM(vm)) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                         _("cannot change vcpu count of an active domain"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ((max = qemudDomainGetMaxVcpus(dom)) < 0) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                         _("could not determine max vcpus for the domain"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (nvcpus > max) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                         _("requested vcpus is greater than max allowable"
+                           " vcpus for the domain: %d > %d"), nvcpus, max);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    vm->def->vcpus = nvcpus;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int qemudDomainGetMaxVcpus(virDomainPtr dom) {
+    struct qemud_driver *driver = (struct qemud_driver *)dom->conn->privateData;
+    struct qemud_vm *vm = qemudFindVMByUUID(driver, dom->uuid);
+    char *type;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!vm) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN,
+                         _("no domain with matching uuid '%s'"), dom->uuid);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!(type = qemudDomainGetOSType(dom))) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = qemudGetMaxVCPUs(dom->conn, vm->def->virtType)) < 0) {
+        free(type);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    free(type);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int qemudDomainRestore(virConnectPtr conn,
                        const char *path) {
     struct qemud_driver *driver = (struct qemud_driver *)conn->privateData;
@@ -3042,10 +3106,10 @@ static virDriver qemuDriver = {
     qemudDomainSave, /* domainSave */
     qemudDomainRestore, /* domainRestore */
     NULL, /* domainCoreDump */
-    NULL, /* domainSetVcpus */
+    qemudDomainSetVcpus, /* domainSetVcpus */
     NULL, /* domainPinVcpu */
     NULL, /* domainGetVcpus */
-    NULL, /* domainGetMaxVcpus */
+    qemudDomainGetMaxVcpus, /* domainGetMaxVcpus */
     qemudDomainDumpXML, /* domainDumpXML */
     qemudListDefinedDomains, /* listDomains */
     qemudNumDefinedDomains, /* numOfDomains */