diff --git a/src/libxl/xen_xl.c b/src/libxl/xen_xl.c
index 3a41a4ad00c3cbcf267d28b5d6a7f84322758749..015f0aa620d5dbdd212d885881cbf1d153326852 100644
--- a/src/libxl/xen_xl.c
+++ b/src/libxl/xen_xl.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ xenParseXLOS(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def, virCapsPtr caps)
             }
         }
 
+        if (xenConfigCopyStringOpt(conf, "acpi_firmware", &def->os.slic_table) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
 #ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_KERNEL
         if (xenConfigCopyStringOpt(conf, "kernel", &def->os.kernel) < 0)
             return -1;
@@ -1247,6 +1250,10 @@ xenFormatXLOS(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
                 return -1;
         }
 
+        if (def->os.slic_table &&
+            xenConfigSetString(conf, "acpi_firmware", def->os.slic_table) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
 #ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_KERNEL
         if (def->os.kernel &&
             xenConfigSetString(conf, "kernel", def->os.kernel) < 0)
diff --git a/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.cfg b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99b17263433b3b5806102b3ba43335a9d5c4eb32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name = "XenGuest2"
+uuid = "c7a5fdb2-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809"
+maxmem = 579
+memory = 394
+vcpus = 1
+pae = 1
+acpi = 1
+apic = 1
+viridian = 0
+rtc_timeoffset = 0
+localtime = 0
+on_poweroff = "destroy"
+on_reboot = "restart"
+on_crash = "restart"
+device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-system-i386"
+sdl = 0
+vnc = 1
+vncunused = 1
+vnclisten = "127.0.0.1"
+vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:66:92:9c,bridge=xenbr1,script=vif-bridge,model=e1000" ]
+parallel = "none"
+serial = "none"
+builder = "hvm"
+acpi_firmware = "/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/SLIC"
+boot = "d"
+disk = [ "format=raw,vdev=hda,access=rw,backendtype=phy,target=/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2", "format=qcow2,vdev=hdb,access=rw,backendtype=qdisk,target=/var/lib/libvirt/images/XenGuest2-home", "format=raw,vdev=hdc,access=ro,backendtype=qdisk,devtype=cdrom,target=/root/boot.iso" ]
diff --git a/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.xml b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9727422f622603ded9f896951b73a22dcfe916c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-acpi-slic.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<domain type='xen'>
+  <name>XenGuest2</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdb2-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>592896</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>403456</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='xenfv'>hvm</type>
+    <loader type='rom'>/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader</loader>
+    <acpi>
+      <table type='slic'>/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/SLIC</table>
+    </acpi>
+    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <apic/>
+    <pae/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset='variable' adjustment='0' basis='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='phy' type='raw'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
+      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/XenGuest2-home'/>
+      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source file='/root/boot.iso'/>
+      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
+      <readonly/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='xenbus' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='00:16:3e:66:92:9c'/>
+      <source bridge='xenbr1'/>
+      <script path='vif-bridge'/>
+      <model type='e1000'/>
+    </interface>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1'>
+      <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
+    </graphics>
+    <video>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='8192' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
+    </video>
+    <memballoon model='xen'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/xlconfigtest.c b/tests/xlconfigtest.c
index 80ac9b2c9a7c7ff0ce2e1ca6b4324891d2096aba..f49202d292252b7b72ecbaeb7e37bb766f245340 100644
--- a/tests/xlconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/xlconfigtest.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-nestedhvm");
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-nestedhvm-disabled");
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-cpuid");
+    DO_TEST("fullvirt-acpi-slic");
 #ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_VNUMA
     DO_TEST("fullvirt-vnuma");
     DO_TEST_PARSE("fullvirt-vnuma-autocomplete", false);