diff --git a/src/storage_backend_iscsi.c b/src/storage_backend_iscsi.c
index b516add..3f2a79d 100644
--- a/src/storage_backend_iscsi.c
+++ b/src/storage_backend_iscsi.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include "storage_backend_iscsi.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "memory.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_STORAGE
 
@@ -159,13 +163,57 @@ virStorageBackendISCSIConnection(virConnectPtr conn,
                                  const char *portal,
                                  const char *action)
 {
-    const char *const cmdargv[] = {
-        ISCSIADM, "--mode", "node", "--portal", portal,
-        "--targetname", pool->def->source.devices[0].path, action, NULL
-    };
-
-    if (virRun(conn, cmdargv, NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    DIR *dir;
+    struct dirent *entry;
+
+
+	if (pool->def->source.initiator[0].iqnname != NULL) {
+		int i = 0;
+    		while(pool->def->source.initiator[i].iqnname != NULL){
+    			if (!(dir = opendir(IFACES_DIR))) {
+        			if (errno == ENOENT)
+            			return 0;
+        			virReportSystemError(conn, errno, _("Failed to open dir '%s'"),
+                             	IFACES_DIR);
+        			return -1;
+    			}	
+    			while ((entry = readdir(dir))) {
+    				FILE *fp;
+    				char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+        			if (entry->d_name[0] == '.')
+ 	           			continue;
+
+    				sprintf(path,"%s", IFACES_DIR);
+    				strcat(path,(const char *)entry->d_name);
+
+       				if ((fp = fopen(path, "r"))){
+          				char buff[256];
+      					while (fp != NULL && fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), fp) != NULL) {
+       						if (strstr(buff, pool->def->source.initiator[i].iqnname) != NULL) {
+							const char *const cmdargv[] = {
+       								ISCSIADM, "--mode", "node", "--portal", portal,
+        							"--targetname", pool->def->source.devices[0].path, "-I", entry->d_name, action, NULL
+      								};
+
+       								if (virRun(conn, cmdargv, NULL) < 0)
+         								return -1;
+           						}
+						}	
+   					}
+   				fclose(fp);
+			}
+        	i++;
+		}
+	} 
+	else{
+    		const char *const cmdargv[] = {
+        	ISCSIADM, "--mode", "node", "--portal", portal,
+        	"--targetname", pool->def->source.devices[0].path, action, NULL
+    		};
+    		if (virRun(conn, cmdargv, NULL) < 0)
+        	return -1;
+ 	}	
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/storage_backend_iscsi.h b/src/storage_backend_iscsi.h
index 665ed13..14c2c5c 100644
--- a/src/storage_backend_iscsi.h
+++ b/src/storage_backend_iscsi.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define __VIR_STORAGE_BACKEND_ISCSI_H__
 
 #include "storage_backend.h"
-
 extern virStorageBackend virStorageBackendISCSI;
+#define IFACES_DIR "/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces/"
 
 #endif /* __VIR_STORAGE_BACKEND_ISCSI_H__ */
diff --git a/src/storage_conf.c b/src/storage_conf.c
index 788de15..0f2ace9 100644
--- a/src/storage_conf.c
+++ b/src/storage_conf.c
@@ -106,12 +106,13 @@ struct _virStorageVolOptions {
 
 /* Flags to indicate mandatory components in the pool source */
 enum {
-    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_HOST    = (1<<0),
-    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DEVICE  = (1<<1),
-    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DIR     = (1<<2),
-    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER = (1<<3),
-    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_NAME    = (1<<4),
-};
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_HOST             = (1<<0),
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DEVICE           = (1<<1),
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DIR              = (1<<2),
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER          = (1<<3),
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_NAME             = (1<<4),
+    VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_INITIATOR_IQN    = (1<<5),
+ };
 
 
 
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ static virStoragePoolTypeInfo poolTypeInfo[] = {
     { .poolType = VIR_STORAGE_POOL_ISCSI,
       .poolOptions = {
             .flags = (VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_HOST |
-                      VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DEVICE),
+                      VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DEVICE |
+		      VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_INITIATOR_IQN),
         },
       .volOptions = {
             .formatToString = virStoragePoolFormatDiskTypeToString,
@@ -532,6 +534,34 @@ virStoragePoolDefParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
             goto cleanup;
         }
     }
+    
+    if(options->flags & VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_INITIATOR_IQN) {
+      xmlNodePtr *nodeset = NULL;
+      int niqn, i;
+      
+      if((niqn = virXPathNodeSet(conn, "./initiator/iqnname", ctxt, &nodeset)) < 0) {
+         virStorageReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                        "%s", _("cannot extract storage pool source devices"));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        if (VIR_ALLOC_N(ret->source.initiator, niqn) < 0) {
+            VIR_FREE(nodeset);
+            virReportOOMError(conn);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        for (i = 0 ; i < niqn ; i++) {
+            xmlChar *name = xmlGetProp(nodeset[i], BAD_CAST "name");
+            if (name == NULL) {
+                VIR_FREE(nodeset);
+                virStorageReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                        "%s", _("missing storage pool source device path"));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+            ret->source.initiator[i].iqnname = (char *)name;
+	}
+        VIR_FREE(nodeset);
+      }
+
     if (options->flags & VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_DEVICE) {
         xmlNodePtr *nodeset = NULL;
         int nsource, i;
diff --git a/src/storage_conf.h b/src/storage_conf.h
index 9fedb12..c77d6ae 100644
--- a/src/storage_conf.h
+++ b/src/storage_conf.h
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ struct _virStoragePoolSourceDeviceExtent {
     int type;  /* free space type */
 };
 
+typedef struct _virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttr virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttr;
+typedef virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttr *virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttrPtr;
+struct _virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttr {
+    /* Initiator iqn name */
+    char *iqnname;
+};
+
 /*
  * Pools can be backed by one or more devices, and some
  * allow us to track free space on underlying devices.
@@ -223,6 +230,9 @@ struct _virStoragePoolSource {
     /* Or a name */
     char *name;
 
+    /* One or more initiator names */
+    virStoragePoolSourceInitiatorAttrPtr initiator;
+
     int authType;       /* virStoragePoolAuthType */
     union {
         virStoragePoolAuthChap chap;