diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 98c5281d6f28e227b71d536a83fc1081ba398334..716f7af99b0586b69e0e59ed5bb45069a6d5db36 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -1931,6 +1931,7 @@ int virStreamFree(virStreamPtr st);
 
 int virDomainIsActive(virDomainPtr dom);
 int virDomainIsPersistent(virDomainPtr dom);
+int virDomainIsUpdated(virDomainPtr dom);
 
 int virNetworkIsActive(virNetworkPtr net);
 int virNetworkIsPersistent(virNetworkPtr net);
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 10cbded60e90d4ccc16dab5b1ca265d997ca1a71..899b19f3951abd1c09051a6069a58ed3e5700288 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ struct _virDomainObj {
 
     unsigned int autostart : 1;
     unsigned int persistent : 1;
+    unsigned int updated : 1;
 
     virDomainDefPtr def; /* The current definition */
     virDomainDefPtr newDef; /* New definition to activate at shutdown */
diff --git a/src/libvirt_public.syms b/src/libvirt_public.syms
index 4ef4c5a2c6bee280a5851e88a822c797913379f7..96084ff95b52fdf149a59ef8335c868d80f81739 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_public.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_public.syms
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ LIBVIRT_0.8.5 {
 LIBVIRT_0.8.6 {
     global:
         virDomainOpenConsole;
+        virDomainIsUpdated;
 } LIBVIRT_0.8.5;
 
 # .... define new API here using predicted next version number ....