diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_console.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_console.c
index 853be15..870cb9c 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_console.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_console.c
@@ -344,6 +344,39 @@ out:
     return rc;
 }
 
+int libxl__device_vuart_add(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
+                            libxl__device_console *console,
+                            libxl__domain_build_state *state,
+                            libxl__device *device)
+{
+    flexarray_t *ro_front;
+    int rc;
+
+    ro_front = flexarray_make(gc, 16, 1);
+
+    device->backend_devid = console->devid;
+    device->backend_domid = console->backend_domid;
+    device->backend_kind = LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_VUART;
+    device->devid = console->devid;
+    device->domid = domid;
+    device->kind = LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_VUART;
+
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, "port");
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, GCSPRINTF("%"PRIu32, state->vuart_port));
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, "ring-ref");
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, GCSPRINTF("%lu", state->vuart_gfn));
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, "limit");
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, GCSPRINTF("%d", LIBXL_XENCONSOLE_LIMIT));
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, "type");
+    flexarray_append(ro_front, "xenconsoled");
+
+    rc = libxl__device_generic_add(gc, XBT_NULL, device,
+                                   NULL,
+                                   NULL,
+                                   libxl__xs_kvs_of_flexarray(gc, ro_front));
+    return rc;
+}
+
 int libxl__init_console_from_channel(libxl__gc *gc,
                                      libxl__device_console *console,
                                      int dev_num,
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
index 29daa35..39da2d0 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
@@ -1332,10 +1332,18 @@ static void domcreate_launch_dm(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__multidev *multidev,
     switch (d_config->c_info.type) {
     case LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_HVM:
     {
-        libxl__device_console console;
-        libxl__device device;
+        libxl__device_console console, vuart;
+        libxl__device device, vuart_device;
         libxl_device_vkb vkb;
 
+        if (d_config->b_info.vuart)
+        {
+            init_console_info(gc, &vuart, 0);
+            vuart.backend_domid = state->console_domid;
+            libxl__device_vuart_add(gc, domid, &vuart, state, &vuart_device);
+            libxl__device_console_dispose(&vuart);
+        }
+
         init_console_info(gc, &console, 0);
         console.backend_domid = state->console_domid;
         libxl__device_console_add(gc, domid, &console, state, &device);
@@ -1369,14 +1377,22 @@ static void domcreate_launch_dm(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__multidev *multidev,
     }
     case LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_PV:
     {
-        libxl__device_console console;
-        libxl__device device;
+        libxl__device_console console, vuart;
+        libxl__device device, vuart_device;
 
         for (i = 0; i < d_config->num_vfbs; i++) {
             libxl__device_vfb_add(gc, domid, &d_config->vfbs[i]);
             libxl__device_vkb_add(gc, domid, &d_config->vkbs[i]);
         }
 
+        if (d_config->b_info.vuart)
+        {
+            init_console_info(gc, &vuart, 0);
+            vuart.backend_domid = state->console_domid;
+            libxl__device_vuart_add(gc, domid, &vuart, state, &vuart_device);
+            libxl__device_console_dispose(&vuart);
+        }
+
         init_console_info(gc, &console, 0);
         console.backend_domid = state->console_domid;
         libxl__device_console_add(gc, domid, &console, state, &device);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_device.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_device.c
index 5e96676..bb25672 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_device.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_device.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ static char *libxl__device_frontend_path(libxl__gc *gc, libxl__device *device)
     if (device->kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_CONSOLE && device->devid == 0)
         return GCSPRINTF("%s/console", dom_path);
 
+    if (device->kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_VUART)
+        return GCSPRINTF("%s/vuart/%d", dom_path, device->devid);
+
     return GCSPRINTF("%s/device/%s/%d", dom_path,
                      libxl__device_kind_to_string(device->kind),
                      device->devid);
@@ -151,13 +154,19 @@ retry_transaction:
     if (rc) goto out;
 
     if (!libxl_only) {
-        rc = libxl__xs_write_checked(gc, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/frontend",libxl_path),
-                                     frontend_path);
-        if (rc) goto out;
+        if (fents || ro_fents)
+        {
+            rc = libxl__xs_write_checked(gc, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/frontend",libxl_path),
+                                         frontend_path);
+            if (rc) goto out;
+        }
 
-        rc = libxl__xs_write_checked(gc, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/backend",libxl_path),
-                                     backend_path);
-        if (rc) goto out;
+        if (bents)
+        {
+            rc = libxl__xs_write_checked(gc, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/backend",libxl_path),
+                                         backend_path);
+            if (rc) goto out;
+        }
     }
 
     /* xxx much of this function lacks error checks! */
@@ -170,14 +179,20 @@ retry_transaction:
          * historically contained other information, such as the
          * vnc-port, which we don't want the guest fiddling with.
          */
-        if (device->kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_CONSOLE && device->devid == 0)
+        if ((device->kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_CONSOLE && device->devid == 0) ||
+            (device->kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_VUART))
             xs_set_permissions(ctx->xsh, t, frontend_path,
                                ro_frontend_perms, ARRAY_SIZE(ro_frontend_perms));
         else
             xs_set_permissions(ctx->xsh, t, frontend_path,
                                frontend_perms, ARRAY_SIZE(frontend_perms));
-        xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/backend", frontend_path),
-                 backend_path, strlen(backend_path));
+        /*
+         * Create backend node only if there are entries to be populated in the
+         * backend node.
+         */
+        if (bents)
+            xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/backend", frontend_path),
+                     backend_path, strlen(backend_path));
         if (fents)
             libxl__xs_writev_perms(gc, t, frontend_path, fents,
                                    frontend_perms, ARRAY_SIZE(frontend_perms));
@@ -192,8 +207,13 @@ retry_transaction:
             xs_mkdir(ctx->xsh, t, backend_path);
             xs_set_permissions(ctx->xsh, t, backend_path, backend_perms,
                                ARRAY_SIZE(backend_perms));
-            xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/frontend", backend_path),
-                     frontend_path, strlen(frontend_path));
+            /*
+            * Create frontend node only if there are entries populated in the
+            * frontend node.
+            */
+            if (fents || ro_fents)
+                xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, GCSPRINTF("%s/frontend", backend_path),
+                         frontend_path, strlen(frontend_path));
             libxl__xs_writev(gc, t, backend_path, bents);
         }
 
@@ -800,7 +820,8 @@ void libxl__devices_destroy(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__devices_remove_state *drs)
                 dev->domid = domid;
                 dev->kind = kind;
                 dev->devid = atoi(devs[j]);
-                if (dev->backend_kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_CONSOLE) {
+                if (dev->backend_kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_CONSOLE ||
+                    dev->backend_kind == LIBXL__DEVICE_KIND_VUART) {
                     /* Currently console devices can be destroyed
                      * synchronously by just removing xenstore entries,
                      * this is what libxl__device_destroy does.
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
index 4e2c247..7a22db0 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
@@ -1202,6 +1202,10 @@ _hidden int libxl__device_console_add(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
                                       libxl__device_console *console,
                                       libxl__domain_build_state *state,
                                       libxl__device *device);
+_hidden int libxl__device_vuart_add(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
+                                    libxl__device_console *console,
+                                    libxl__domain_build_state *state,
+                                    libxl__device *device);
 
 /* Returns 1 if device exists, 0 if not, ERROR_* (<0) on error. */
 _hidden int libxl__device_exists(libxl__gc *gc, xs_transaction_t t,
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_types_internal.idl b/tools/libxl/libxl_types_internal.idl
index 7dc4d0f..c463c33 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_types_internal.idl
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_types_internal.idl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ libxl__device_kind = Enumeration("device_kind", [
     (9, "VUSB"),
     (10, "QUSB"),
     (11, "9PFS"),
+    (12, "VUART"),
     ])
 
 libxl__console_backend = Enumeration("console_backend", [
