diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
index a64bba026e63fe390b68a9444f587897a3d9b30f..1a511eb93477b44398d381fd9301e587e2bcab1f 100644
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ typedef int
     (*virDrvStorageVolDelete)               (virStorageVolPtr vol,
                                              unsigned int flags);
 
+typedef int
+    (*virDrvStorageVolWipe)                  (virStorageVolPtr vol,
+                                              unsigned int flags);
+
 typedef int
     (*virDrvStorageVolGetInfo)               (virStorageVolPtr vol,
                                               virStorageVolInfoPtr info);
@@ -791,6 +795,7 @@ struct _virStorageDriver {
     virDrvStorageVolCreateXML volCreateXML;
     virDrvStorageVolCreateXMLFrom volCreateXMLFrom;
     virDrvStorageVolDelete volDelete;
+    virDrvStorageVolWipe volWipe;
     virDrvStorageVolGetInfo volGetInfo;
     virDrvStorageVolGetXMLDesc volGetXMLDesc;
     virDrvStorageVolGetPath volGetPath;
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_storage_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_storage_driver.c
index b920f3b3c0c3ffea2611d1ca3a2c3b658d0c6af8..7b073a65e861acc7e226c07450811ab5fd77b4f1 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_storage_driver.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static virStorageDriver esxStorageDriver = {
     NULL,                                  /* volCreateXML */
     NULL,                                  /* volCreateXMLFrom */
     NULL,                                  /* volDelete */
+    NULL,                                  /* volWipe */
     NULL,                                  /* volGetInfo */
     NULL,                                  /* volGetXMLDesc */
     NULL,                                  /* volGetPath */