diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index cba4fa54c64bfeedfc36e7bb2bfb3b336cc46941..5605a94969fe6b8533f0ec06617c45dd40219a4f 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -4097,4 +4097,9 @@ int virDomainRename(virDomainPtr dom,
                     const char *new_name,
                     unsigned int flags);
 
+int virDomainGetGuestVcpus(virDomainPtr domain,
+                           virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                           unsigned int *nparams,
+                           unsigned int flags);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_LIBVIRT_DOMAIN_H__ */
diff --git a/src/driver-hypervisor.h b/src/driver-hypervisor.h
index 5ab5775b65a3564e3a77d98c60f739ac65d55653..93af2b664e9d1350168edde5ab2046b76d7cd4cf 100644
--- a/src/driver-hypervisor.h
+++ b/src/driver-hypervisor.h
@@ -1239,6 +1239,12 @@ typedef int
 (*virDrvConnectUnregisterCloseCallback)(virConnectPtr conn,
                                         virConnectCloseFunc cb);
 
+typedef int
+(*virDrvDomainGetGuestVcpus)(virDomainPtr domain,
+                             virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                             unsigned int *nparams,
+                             unsigned int flags);
+
 typedef struct _virHypervisorDriver virHypervisorDriver;
 typedef virHypervisorDriver *virHypervisorDriverPtr;
 
@@ -1475,6 +1481,7 @@ struct _virHypervisorDriver {
     virDrvConnectRegisterCloseCallback connectRegisterCloseCallback;
     virDrvConnectUnregisterCloseCallback connectUnregisterCloseCallback;
     virDrvDomainMigrateStartPostCopy domainMigrateStartPostCopy;
+    virDrvDomainGetGuestVcpus domainGetGuestVcpus;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 73ae369de0b038f08f3f5c5f262218aa9aa49eab..eb995b570f5b726d6e613a7d92eb8442b33e92bc 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11835,3 +11835,59 @@ virDomainInterfaceFree(virDomainInterfacePtr iface)
 
     VIR_FREE(iface);
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * virDomainGetGuestVcpus:
+ * @domain: pointer to domain object
+ * @params: pointer that will be filled with an array of typed parameters
+ * @nparams: pointer filled with number of elements in @params
+ * @flags: currently unused, callers shall pass 0
+ *
+ * Queries the guest agent for state and information regarding vCPUs from
+ * guest's perspective. The reported data depends on the guest agent
+ * implementation.
+ *
+ * Reported fields stored in @params:
+ * 'vcpus': string containing bitmap representing vCPU ids as reported by the
+ *          guest
+ * 'online': string containing bitmap representing online vCPUs as reported
+ *           by the guest agent.
+ * 'offlinable': string containing bitmap representing ids of vCPUs that can be
+ *               offlined
+ *
+ * This API requires the VM to run. The caller is responsible for calling
+ * virTypedParamsFree to free memory returned in @params.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+ */
+int
+virDomainGetGuestVcpus(virDomainPtr domain,
+                       virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                       unsigned int *nparams,
+                       unsigned int flags)
+{
+    VIR_DOMAIN_DEBUG(domain, "params=%p, nparams=%p, flags=%x",
+                     params, nparams, flags);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    virCheckDomainReturn(domain, -1);
+    virCheckNonNullArgGoto(params, error);
+    virCheckNonNullArgGoto(nparams, error);
+
+    if (domain->conn->driver->domainGetGuestVcpus) {
+        int ret;
+        ret = domain->conn->driver->domainGetGuestVcpus(domain, params, nparams,
+                                                        flags);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            goto error;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    virReportUnsupportedError();
+
+ error:
+    virDispatchError(domain->conn);
+    return -1;
+}
diff --git a/src/libvirt_public.syms b/src/libvirt_public.syms
index 06011ce489e9a3140fb33f1fb00e318b2f74fab8..30801c5a5430057deb5dce50aefaff4ba14946de 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_public.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_public.syms
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ LIBVIRT_2.0.0 {
     global:
         virConnectStoragePoolEventRegisterAny;
         virConnectStoragePoolEventDeregisterAny;
+        virDomainGetGuestVcpus;
 } LIBVIRT_1.3.3;
 
 # .... define new API here using predicted next version number ....
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 84b6d58c1131536e994ae798c6584fc23906e0c6..6a580c6c01d0a99a728efab85dab8f7b197225ea 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -7981,6 +7981,7 @@ static virHypervisorDriver hypervisor_driver = {
     .connectRegisterCloseCallback = remoteConnectRegisterCloseCallback, /* 1.3.2 */
     .connectUnregisterCloseCallback = remoteConnectUnregisterCloseCallback, /* 1.3.2 */
     .domainMigrateStartPostCopy = remoteDomainMigrateStartPostCopy, /* 1.3.3 */
+    .domainGetGuestVcpus = remoteDomainGetGuestVcpus, /* 2.0.0 */
 };
 
 static virNetworkDriver network_driver = {
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index cec6bd2fb19c63e82bef228ec8aa0fe1d6ae4ee3..f72918d2e36bfad8080a9ea95cd7cb1aab633581 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ const REMOTE_DOMAIN_INTERFACE_MAX = 2048;
 /* Upper limit on number of IP addresses per interface */
 const REMOTE_DOMAIN_IP_ADDR_MAX = 2048;
 
+/* Upper limit on number of guest vcpu information entries */
+const REMOTE_DOMAIN_GUEST_VCPU_PARAMS_MAX = 64;
+
 /* UUID.  VIR_UUID_BUFLEN definition comes from libvirt.h */
 typedef opaque remote_uuid[VIR_UUID_BUFLEN];
 
@@ -3292,6 +3295,16 @@ struct remote_domain_event_callback_device_removal_failed_msg {
     remote_nonnull_string devAlias;
 };
 
+struct remote_domain_get_guest_vcpus_args {
+    remote_nonnull_domain dom;
+    unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+struct remote_domain_get_guest_vcpus_ret {
+    remote_typed_param params<REMOTE_DOMAIN_GUEST_VCPU_PARAMS_MAX>; /* alloc@1@unsigned int@2 */
+};
+
+
 /*----- Protocol. -----*/
 
 /* Define the program number, protocol version and procedure numbers here. */
@@ -5839,5 +5852,11 @@ enum remote_procedure {
      * @generate: both
      * @acl: none
      */
-    REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_EVENT_LIFECYCLE = 370
+    REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_EVENT_LIFECYCLE = 370,
+
+    /**
+     * @generate: both
+     * @acl: domain:write
+     */
+    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_GET_GUEST_VCPUS = 371
 };
diff --git a/src/remote_protocol-structs b/src/remote_protocol-structs
index 3934e0751b283b4891bf7e4b96c90564eefa99c0..4e603dbe520adfae6a7cadf4425ef50e647f65b7 100644
--- a/src/remote_protocol-structs
+++ b/src/remote_protocol-structs
@@ -2751,6 +2751,16 @@ struct remote_domain_event_callback_device_removal_failed_msg {
         remote_nonnull_domain      dom;
         remote_nonnull_string      devAlias;
 };
+struct remote_domain_get_guest_vcpus_args {
+        remote_nonnull_domain      dom;
+        u_int                      flags;
+};
+struct remote_domain_get_guest_vcpus_ret {
+        struct {
+                u_int              params_len;
+                remote_typed_param * params_val;
+        } params;
+};
 enum remote_procedure {
         REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_OPEN = 1,
         REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_CLOSE = 2,
@@ -3122,4 +3132,5 @@ enum remote_procedure {
         REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_STORAGE_POOL_EVENT_REGISTER_ANY = 368,
         REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_STORAGE_POOL_EVENT_DEREGISTER_ANY = 369,
         REMOTE_PROC_STORAGE_POOL_EVENT_LIFECYCLE = 370,
+        REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_GET_GUEST_VCPUS = 371,
 };