diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu_conf.c
index 1efd9e9..d845d18 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.c
@@ -554,6 +554,21 @@ int qemudExtractVersion(virConnectPtr conn,
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Converts def->virtType to applicable string type
+ * @param type integer virt type
+ * @return string type on success, NULL on fail
+ */
+const char * qemudVirtTypeToString(int type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case QEMUD_VIRT_QEMU:
+            return "qemu";
+        case QEMUD_VIRT_KQEMU:
+            return "kqemu";
+        case QEMUD_VIRT_KVM:
+            return "kvm";
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 /* Parse the XML definition for a disk
  * @param disk pre-allocated & zero'd disk record
@@ -1699,9 +1714,12 @@ static struct qemud_vm_def *qemudParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     obj = xmlXPathEval(BAD_CAST "string(/domain/devices/emulator[1])", ctxt);
     if ((obj == NULL) || (obj->type != XPATH_STRING) ||
         (obj->stringval == NULL) || (obj->stringval[0] == 0)) {
-        const char *type = (def->virtType == QEMUD_VIRT_QEMU ? "qemu" :
-                            def->virtType == QEMUD_VIRT_KQEMU ? "kqemu":
-                            "kvm");
+        const char *type = qemudVirtTypeToString(def->virtType);
+        if (!type) {
+            qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                             "%s", _("unknown virt type"));
+            goto error;
+        }
         const char *emulator = virCapabilitiesDefaultGuestEmulator(driver->caps,
                                                                    def->os.type,
                                                                    def->os.arch,
@@ -3479,18 +3497,7 @@ char *qemudGenerateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     const char *type = NULL;
     int n;
 
-    switch (def->virtType) {
-    case QEMUD_VIRT_QEMU:
-        type = "qemu";
-        break;
-    case QEMUD_VIRT_KQEMU:
-        type = "kqemu";
-        break;
-    case QEMUD_VIRT_KVM:
-        type = "kvm";
-        break;
-    }
-    if (!type) {
+    if (!(type = qemudVirtTypeToString(def->virtType))) {
         qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                          _("unexpected domain type %d"), def->virtType);
         goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu_conf.h
index bd8d8b2..81e4aea 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.h
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ char *      qemudGenerateNetworkXML     (virConnectPtr conn,
                                          struct qemud_network *network,
                                          struct qemud_network_def *def);
 
+const char *qemudVirtTypeToString       (int type);
 
 #endif /* WITH_QEMU */
 
diff --git a/src/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu_driver.c
index e924633..cf52a07 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;
 
 
@@ -1563,21 +1565,23 @@ 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 (STRCASEEQ(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 (STRCASEEQ(type, "kvm"))
         return 1;
 
-    if (!strcmp(type, "kqemu"))
+    if (STRCASEEQ(type, "kqemu"))
         return 1;
+
+    qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                     _("unknown type '%s'"), type);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -2161,6 +2165,67 @@ static int qemudDomainSave(virDomainPtr dom,
 }
 
 
+static int qemudDomainSetVcpus(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int nvcpus) {
+    const 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, "%s",
+                         _("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);
+    const 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 = qemudVirtTypeToString(vm->def->virtType))) {
+        qemudReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                         _("unknown virt type in domain definition '%d'"),
+                         vm->def->virtType);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = qemudGetMaxVCPUs(dom->conn, type)) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int qemudDomainRestore(virConnectPtr conn,
                        const char *path) {
     struct qemud_driver *driver = (struct qemud_driver *)conn->privateData;
@@ -3081,10 +3146,10 @@ 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 */