diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 808d3f538df55dcb204bffcd38e681440c9fdc6b..6c2559a9a3e2ece571b6968b6e8895d479309443 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+Tue Apr 29 08:13:28 EST 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/qemu_conf.c, src/qemu_conf.h, src/xend_internal.c,
+	src/xm_internal.c, src/xml.c: Added support for network
+	interface model type setting
+	* tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c, tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c,
+	tests/sexpr2xmltest.c, tests/xmconfigtest.c,
+	tests/xml2sexprtest.c: Added test cases for NIC model type
+	* tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.{xml,args},
+	tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.{sexpr,xml},
+	tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.{sexpr,xml},
+	tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.{cfg,xml}: Added
+	new data files for test cases
+
 Tue Apr 29 21:43:28 CEST 2008 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	Fix build errors.
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu_conf.c
index a0c4a8ff7b4c30461866735034a3493f0fb279e0..1efd9e956d6d309170e6628c420ee302f5b2794e 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.c
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ static int qemudParseInterfaceXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     xmlChar *script = NULL;
     xmlChar *address = NULL;
     xmlChar *port = NULL;
+    xmlChar *model = NULL;
 
     net->type = QEMUD_NET_USER;
 
@@ -775,6 +776,8 @@ static int qemudParseInterfaceXML(virConnectPtr conn,
                        (net->type == QEMUD_NET_ETHERNET) &&
                        xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "script")) {
                 script = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "path");
+            } else if (xmlStrEqual (cur->name, BAD_CAST "model")) {
+                model = xmlGetProp (cur, BAD_CAST "type");
             }
         }
         cur = cur->next;
@@ -934,6 +937,39 @@ static int qemudParseInterfaceXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         xmlFree(address);
     }
 
+    /* NIC model (see -net nic,model=?).  We only check that it looks
+     * reasonable, not that it is a supported NIC type.  FWIW kvm
+     * supports these types as of April 2008:
+     * i82551 i82557b i82559er ne2k_pci pcnet rtl8139 e1000 virtio
+     */
+    if (model != NULL) {
+        int i, len, char_ok;
+
+        len = xmlStrlen (model);
+        if (len >= QEMUD_MODEL_MAX_LEN) {
+            qemudReportError (conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                              _("Model name '%s' is too long"), model);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+            char_ok =
+                (model[i] >= '0' && model[i] <= '9') ||
+                (model[i] >= 'a' && model[i] <= 'z') ||
+                (model[i] >= 'A' && model[i] <= 'Z') || model[i] == '_';
+            if (!char_ok) {
+                qemudReportError (conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                                  _("Model name contains invalid characters"));
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
+        strncpy (net->model, (const char*) model, len);
+        net->model[len] = '\0';
+
+        xmlFree (model);
+        model = NULL;
+    } else
+        net->model[0] = '\0';
+
     return 0;
 
  error:
@@ -943,6 +979,7 @@ static int qemudParseInterfaceXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     xmlFree(ifname);
     xmlFree(script);
     xmlFree(bridge);
+    xmlFree(model);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -2271,11 +2308,13 @@ int qemudBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         while (net) {
             char nic[100];
 
-            if (snprintf(nic, sizeof(nic), "nic,macaddr=%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x,vlan=%d",
+            if (snprintf(nic, sizeof(nic),
+                         "nic,macaddr=%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x,vlan=%d%s%s",
                          net->mac[0], net->mac[1],
                          net->mac[2], net->mac[3],
                          net->mac[4], net->mac[5],
-                         vlan) >= sizeof(nic))
+                         vlan,
+                         (net->model[0] ? ",model=" : ""), net->model) >= sizeof(nic))
                 goto error;
 
             if (!((*argv)[++n] = strdup("-net")))
@@ -3395,7 +3434,6 @@ static int qemudGenerateXMLChar(virBufferPtr buf,
             virBufferVSprintf(buf, "      <source mode='connect' service='%s'/>\n",
                               dev->srcData.udp.connectService);
         }
-
         break;
 
     case QEMUD_CHR_SRC_TYPE_TCP:
@@ -3609,6 +3647,11 @@ char *qemudGenerateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
                                   net->dst.socket.port);
         }
 
+        if (net->model && net->model[0] != '\0') {
+            virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <model type='%s'/>\n",
+                              net->model);
+        }
+
         virBufferAddLit(&buf, "    </interface>\n");
 
         net = net->next;
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu_conf.h
index 8a367e3eca429fbb9c4271aab96cb0fb82e6ffda..bd8d8b28af75c88248ca95f20f50c8ff1986db55 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct qemud_vm_disk_def {
 };
 
 #define QEMUD_MAC_ADDRESS_LEN 6
+#define QEMUD_MODEL_MAX_LEN 10
 #define QEMUD_OS_TYPE_MAX_LEN 10
 #define QEMUD_OS_ARCH_MAX_LEN 10
 #define QEMUD_OS_MACHINE_MAX_LEN 10
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ enum qemud_vm_net_forward_type {
 struct qemud_vm_net_def {
     int type;
     unsigned char mac[QEMUD_MAC_ADDRESS_LEN];
+    char model[QEMUD_MODEL_MAX_LEN];
     union {
         struct {
             char ifname[BR_IFNAME_MAXLEN];
diff --git a/src/xend_internal.c b/src/xend_internal.c
index b079fe663647a1f77d52decf18b1581f2af68cef..29a16dd55acb99e9d9b0e93c4ae095eff138b4c1 100644
--- a/src/xend_internal.c
+++ b/src/xend_internal.c
@@ -1893,9 +1893,10 @@ xend_parse_sexp_desc(virConnectPtr conn, struct sexpr *root,
             free(drvName);
             free(drvType);
         } else if (sexpr_lookup(node, "device/vif")) {
-            const char *tmp2;
+            const char *tmp2, *model;
             tmp2 = sexpr_node(node, "device/vif/script");
             tmp = sexpr_node(node, "device/vif/bridge");
+            model = sexpr_node(node, "device/vif/model");
             if ((tmp2 && strstr(tmp2, "bridge")) || tmp) {
                 virBufferAddLit(&buf, "    <interface type='bridge'>\n");
                 if (tmp != NULL)
@@ -1924,6 +1925,10 @@ xend_parse_sexp_desc(virConnectPtr conn, struct sexpr *root,
                 virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <script path='%s'/>\n",
                                   tmp2);
 
+            if (model)
+                virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <model type='%s'/>\n",
+                                  model);
+
             virBufferAddLit(&buf, "    </interface>\n");
             vif_index++;
         } else if (sexpr_lookup(node, "device/vfb")) {
diff --git a/src/xm_internal.c b/src/xm_internal.c
index 08e3e8e09e9836fe89b2058b2ff7da527e6d0b9f..815f08bf208e3391411f5edb39dcc12759dbf75c 100644
--- a/src/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xm_internal.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
         while (list) {
             int type = -1;
             char script[PATH_MAX];
+            char model[10];
             char ip[16];
             char mac[18];
             char bridge[50];
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
             mac[0] = '\0';
             script[0] = '\0';
             ip[0] = '\0';
+            model[0] = '\0';
 
             if ((list->type != VIR_CONF_STRING) || (list->str == NULL))
                 goto skipnic;
@@ -886,6 +888,12 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
                         len = PATH_MAX-1;
                     strncpy(script, data, len);
                     script[len] = '\0';
+                } else if (!strncmp(key, "model=", 6)) {
+                    int len = nextkey ? (nextkey - data) : sizeof(model)-1;
+                    if (len > (sizeof(model)-1))
+                        len = sizeof(model)-1;
+                    strncpy(model, data, len);
+                    model[len] = '\0';
                 } else if (!strncmp(key, "ip=", 3)) {
                     int len = nextkey ? (nextkey - data) : 15;
                     if (len > 15)
@@ -915,6 +923,8 @@ char *xenXMDomainFormatXML(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf) {
                 virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <script path='%s'/>\n", script);
             if (ip[0])
                 virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <ip address='%s'/>\n", ip);
+            if (model[0])
+                virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "      <model type='%s'/>\n", model);
             virBufferAddLit(&buf, "    </interface>\n");
 
         skipnic:
@@ -1772,6 +1782,7 @@ static char *xenXMParseXMLVif(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node, int hvm) {
     xmlChar *source = NULL;
     xmlChar *mac = NULL;
     xmlChar *script = NULL;
+    xmlChar *model = NULL;
     xmlChar *ip = NULL;
     int typ = 0;
     char *buf = NULL;
@@ -1803,6 +1814,9 @@ static char *xenXMParseXMLVif(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node, int hvm) {
             } else if ((mac == NULL) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "mac"))) {
                 mac = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "address");
+            } else if ((model == NULL) &&
+                       (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "model"))) {
+                model = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "type");
             } else if ((ip == NULL) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "ip"))) {
                 ip = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "address");
@@ -1838,6 +1852,8 @@ static char *xenXMParseXMLVif(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node, int hvm) {
         buflen += 11;
     if (script)
         buflen += 8 + strlen((const char*)script);
+    if (model)
+        buflen += 7 + strlen((const char*)model);
     if (ip)
         buflen += 4 + strlen((const char*)ip);
 
@@ -1865,6 +1881,10 @@ static char *xenXMParseXMLVif(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node, int hvm) {
         strcat(buf, ",script=");
         strcat(buf, (const char*)script);
     }
+    if (model) {
+        strcat(buf, ",model=");
+        strcat(buf, (const char*)model);
+    }
     if (ip) {
         strcat(buf, ",ip=");
         strcat(buf, (const char*)ip);
@@ -1876,6 +1896,7 @@ static char *xenXMParseXMLVif(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node, int hvm) {
     xmlFree(source);
     xmlFree(script);
     xmlFree(ip);
+    xmlFree(model);
 
     return buf;
 }
diff --git a/src/xml.c b/src/xml.c
index 25eba3d1b593c2234931276acce21b539fe5dcaf..5381cb1e6084dfb85def674bfc5138ce3df82b4e 100644
--- a/src/xml.c
+++ b/src/xml.c
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ virDomainParseXMLIfDesc(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     xmlChar *source = NULL;
     xmlChar *mac = NULL;
     xmlChar *script = NULL;
+    xmlChar *model = NULL;
     xmlChar *ip = NULL;
     int typ = 0;
     int ret = -1;
@@ -1404,6 +1405,9 @@ virDomainParseXMLIfDesc(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
             } else if ((script == NULL) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "script"))) {
                 script = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "path");
+            } else if ((model == NULL) &&
+                       (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "model"))) {
+                model = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "type");
             } else if ((ip == NULL) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "ip"))) {
                 /* XXX in future expect to need to have > 1 ip
@@ -1449,6 +1453,8 @@ virDomainParseXMLIfDesc(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     }
     if (script != NULL)
         virBufferVSprintf(buf, "(script '%s')", script);
+    if (model != NULL)
+        virBufferVSprintf(buf, "(model '%s')", model);
     if (ip != NULL)
         virBufferVSprintf(buf, "(ip '%s')", ip);
     /*
@@ -1465,6 +1471,7 @@ virDomainParseXMLIfDesc(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     xmlFree(source);
     xmlFree(script);
     xmlFree(ip);
+    xmlFree(model);
     return (ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1fa174f8af3b6b81e44cdbe22f7722486cbd66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/bin/qemu -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor pty -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net nic,macaddr=00:11:22:33:44:55,vlan=0,model=virtio -net user,vlan=0 -serial none -parallel none -usb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9c398ecae36f559b43249479e317fc4dee74bff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-virtio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory>219200</memory>
+  <currentMemory>219200</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='hda'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+    </interface>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 093ff87407dab6ba5c5f2927ee210fb213bba6c0..e7f602168b14f9a1c3969d15217cc6dce7629176 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("misc-acpi");
     DO_TEST("misc-no-reboot");
     DO_TEST("net-user");
+    DO_TEST("net-virtio");
 
     DO_TEST("serial-vc");
     DO_TEST("serial-pty");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 156d5093c69d72354072a62aa4d796e8cd22e433..76b46bdbcdeb4c700b8ec9fa8450e7437fed07ab 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("misc-acpi");
     DO_TEST("misc-no-reboot");
     DO_TEST("net-user");
+    DO_TEST("net-virtio");
 
     DO_TEST("serial-vc");
     DO_TEST("serial-pty");
diff --git a/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.sexpr b/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.sexpr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f349e204a4eac57b2a93f2f28b7390fcb30644d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.sexpr
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(domain (domid 6)(name 'pvtest')(memory 420)(maxmem 420)(vcpus 2)(uuid '596a5d2171f48fb2e068e2386a5c413e')(on_poweroff 'destroy')(on_reboot 'destroy')(on_crash 'destroy')(image (linux (kernel '/var/lib/xen/vmlinuz.2Dn2YT')(ramdisk '/var/lib/xen/initrd.img.0u-Vhq')(args ' method=http://download.fedora.devel.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.91/x86_64/os  ')))(device (vbd (dev 'xvda')(uname 'file:/root/some.img')(mode 'w')))(device (vif (mac '00:11:22:33:44:55')(bridge 'xenbr2')(script 'vif-bridge')(model 'e1000'))))
+
diff --git a/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.xml b/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5f1dc1e721dc6031f85360c153d98745e8ca9998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sexpr2xmldata/sexpr2xml-net-e1000.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<domain type='xen' id='6'>
+  <name>pvtest</name>
+  <uuid>596a5d21-71f4-8fb2-e068-e2386a5c413e</uuid>
+  <os>
+    <type>linux</type>
+    <kernel>/var/lib/xen/vmlinuz.2Dn2YT</kernel>
+    <initrd>/var/lib/xen/initrd.img.0u-Vhq</initrd>
+    <cmdline> method=http://download.fedora.devel.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.91/x86_64/os  </cmdline>
+  </os>
+  <memory>430080</memory>
+  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='file'/>
+      <source file='/root/some.img'/>
+      <target dev='xvda'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <source bridge='xenbr2'/>
+      <target dev='vif6.0'/>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
+      <script path='vif-bridge'/>
+      <model type='e1000'/>
+    </interface>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+    </console>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/sexpr2xmltest.c b/tests/sexpr2xmltest.c
index 0ec3155329e52dfe1d370c5819c4ec9920114ae8..b7103d624ccdd0c11be001d138943a114dd514f0 100644
--- a/tests/sexpr2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/sexpr2xmltest.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("curmem", "curmem", 1);
     DO_TEST("net-routed", "net-routed", 2);
     DO_TEST("net-bridged", "net-bridged", 2);
+    DO_TEST("net-e1000", "net-e1000", 2);
     DO_TEST("no-source-cdrom", "no-source-cdrom", 1);
 
     DO_TEST("fv-utc", "fv-utc", 1);
diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index 56f45fbc9717b92b3ffa133f609d8cb049b6a004..ea2c59f0e42945f87aa25d0730a335e8abb0c630 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "testutils.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PATHS_H
 #include <paths.h>
@@ -231,23 +232,27 @@ int virtTestDifference(FILE *stream,
     const char *expectEnd = expect + (strlen(expect)-1);
     const char *actualStart = actual;
     const char *actualEnd = actual + (strlen(actual)-1);
+    const char *debug;
 
-    if (getenv("DEBUG_TESTS") == NULL)
+    if ((debug = getenv("DEBUG_TESTS")) == NULL)
         return 0;
 
-    /* Skip to first character where they differ */
-    while (*expectStart && *actualStart &&
-           *actualStart == *expectStart) {
-        actualStart++;
-        expectStart++;
-    }
+    if (STREQ(debug, "") ||
+        STREQ(debug, "1")) {
+        /* Skip to first character where they differ */
+        while (*expectStart && *actualStart &&
+               *actualStart == *expectStart) {
+            actualStart++;
+            expectStart++;
+        }
 
-    /* Work backwards to last character where they differ */
-    while (actualEnd > actualStart &&
-           expectEnd > expectStart &&
-           *actualEnd == *expectEnd) {
-        actualEnd--;
-        expectEnd--;
+        /* Work backwards to last character where they differ */
+        while (actualEnd > actualStart &&
+               expectEnd > expectStart &&
+               *actualEnd == *expectEnd) {
+            actualEnd--;
+            expectEnd--;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Show the trimmed differences */
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.cfg b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.cfg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b01e8f238dec24f3dbee4b0a0b35c9f988e5b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name = "XenGuest1"
+uuid = "c7a5fdb0-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809"
+maxmem = 579
+memory = 394
+vcpus = 1
+bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
+on_poweroff = "destroy"
+on_reboot = "restart"
+on_crash = "restart"
+vfb = [ "type=vnc,vncunused=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1,vncpasswd=123poi" ]
+disk = [ "phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest1,xvda,w" ]
+vif = [ "mac=00:16:3E:66:94:9C,model=e1000,ip=192.168.0.9" ]
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.xml b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d12873c63bef34af348f284a508179eb7e397fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-paravirt-net-e1000.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<domain type='xen'>
+  <name>XenGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdb0-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <bootloader>/usr/bin/pygrub</bootloader>
+  <currentMemory>403456</currentMemory>
+  <memory>592896</memory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='phy'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='xvda'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='00:16:3E:66:94:9C'/>
+      <ip address='192.168.0.9'/>
+      <model type='e1000'/>
+    </interface>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='xen'/>
+    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' listen='127.0.0.1' passwd='123poi'/>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+    </console>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigtest.c b/tests/xmconfigtest.c
index 71b6830d5dcb9df6fb66b5f44cd86d1a44147c5d..de446aad294239633d7e2970aee2547564917041 100644
--- a/tests/xmconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/xmconfigtest.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     DO_TEST("paravirt-old-pvfb", 2);
     DO_TEST("paravirt-new-pvfb", 3);
+    DO_TEST("paravirt-net-e1000", 3);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-old-cdrom", 1);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-new-cdrom", 2);
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-utc", 2);
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.sexpr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b384ffc07ebe6b607d558c148e5bf061003d721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.sexpr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(vm (name 'pvtest')(memory 420)(maxmem 420)(vcpus 2)(uuid '596a5d2171f48fb2e068e2386a5c413e')(on_poweroff 'destroy')(on_reboot 'destroy')(on_crash 'destroy')(image (linux (kernel '/var/lib/xen/vmlinuz.2Dn2YT')(ramdisk '/var/lib/xen/initrd.img.0u-Vhq')(args ' method=http://download.fedora.devel.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.91/x86_64/os  ')))(device (vbd (dev 'xvda')(uname 'file:/root/some.img')(mode 'w')))(device (vif (mac '00:11:22:33:44:55')(bridge 'xenbr2')(script 'vif-bridge')(model 'e1000'))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.xml b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7542bcfc8afc5554996411f15b8fe3c137ea1687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-net-e1000.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<domain type='xen' id='15'>
+  <name>pvtest</name>
+  <uuid>596a5d2171f48fb2e068e2386a5c413e</uuid>
+  <os>
+    <type>linux</type>
+    <kernel>/var/lib/xen/vmlinuz.2Dn2YT</kernel>
+    <initrd>/var/lib/xen/initrd.img.0u-Vhq</initrd>
+    <cmdline> method=http://download.fedora.devel.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.91/x86_64/os  </cmdline>
+  </os>
+  <memory>430080</memory>
+  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <source file='/root/some.img'/>
+      <target dev='xvda'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type="bridge">
+      <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
+      <source bridge="xenbr2"/>
+      <script path="vif-bridge"/>
+      <model type='e1000'/>
+      <target dev="vif4.0"/>
+    </interface>
+    <console tty='/dev/pts/4'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
+
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprtest.c b/tests/xml2sexprtest.c
index a6d402edfdb4d5b6926f380074eac542a9f4fd5c..d04233af5f540591bdb09c223a1d55f7d425e439 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprtest.c
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprtest.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     DO_TEST("curmem", "curmem", "rhel5", 2);
     DO_TEST("net-routed", "net-routed", "pvtest", 2);
     DO_TEST("net-bridged", "net-bridged", "pvtest", 2);
+    DO_TEST("net-e1000", "net-e1000", "pvtest", 2);
     DO_TEST("no-source-cdrom", "no-source-cdrom", "test", 2);
 
     DO_TEST("fv-utc", "fv-utc", "fvtest", 1);