diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index caa109dd7852358f37422a222c22bd46ad3ab622..713291f16e0b9faba294304fe46b55157ced2800 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -3321,6 +3321,10 @@ char *virConnectDomainXMLToNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         virDispatchError(NULL);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     if (nativeFormat == NULL || domainXml == NULL) {
         virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, __FUNCTION__);
@@ -9748,6 +9752,11 @@ virNodeDeviceDettach(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     if (dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceDettach) {
         int ret;
         ret = dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceDettach (dev);
@@ -9791,6 +9800,11 @@ virNodeDeviceReAttach(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     if (dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceReAttach) {
         int ret;
         ret = dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceReAttach (dev);
@@ -9836,6 +9850,11 @@ virNodeDeviceReset(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     if (dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceReset) {
         int ret;
         ret = dev->conn->driver->nodeDeviceReset (dev);
@@ -13131,6 +13150,10 @@ virDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
     }
 
     conn = snapshot->domain->conn;
+    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     if (conn->driver->domainRevertToSnapshot) {
         int ret = conn->driver->domainRevertToSnapshot(snapshot, flags);
@@ -13177,6 +13200,10 @@ virDomainSnapshotDelete(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
     }
 
     conn = snapshot->domain->conn;
+    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     if (conn->driver->domainSnapshotDelete) {
         int ret = conn->driver->domainSnapshotDelete(snapshot, flags);