diff --git a/hw/xen.h b/hw/xen.h
index 95029bb164..e432705f45 100644
--- a/hw/xen.h
+++ b/hw/xen.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ qemu_irq *xen_interrupt_controller_init(void);
 int xen_init(void);
 int xen_hvm_init(void);
 void xen_vcpu_init(void);
+void xenstore_store_pv_console_info(int i, struct CharDriverState *chr);
 
 #if defined(NEED_CPU_H) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 void xen_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t ram_addr, ram_addr_t size);
diff --git a/hw/xen_common.h b/hw/xen_common.h
index 2c79af64d0..0409ac7971 100644
--- a/hw/xen_common.h
+++ b/hw/xen_common.h
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ static inline int xc_domain_add_to_physmap(int xc_handle, uint32_t domid,
     return xc_memory_op(xc_handle, XENMEM_add_to_physmap, &xatp);
 }
 
+static inline struct xs_handle *xs_open(unsigned long flags)
+{
+    return xs_daemon_open();
+}
+
+static inline void xs_close(struct xs_handle *xsh)
+{
+    if (xsh != NULL) {
+        xs_daemon_close(xsh);
+    }
+}
+
 
 /* Xen 4.1 */
 #else
diff --git a/hw/xen_console.c b/hw/xen_console.c
index 2d613ee6e5..bdb8540542 100644
--- a/hw/xen_console.c
+++ b/hw/xen_console.c
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ static void xencons_send(struct XenConsole *con)
 static int con_init(struct XenDevice *xendev)
 {
     struct XenConsole *con = container_of(xendev, struct XenConsole, xendev);
-    char *type, *dom;
+    char *type, *dom, label[32];
     int ret = 0;
+    const char *output;
 
     /* setup */
     dom = xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, con->xendev.dom);
@@ -194,11 +195,14 @@ static int con_init(struct XenDevice *xendev)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (!serial_hds[con->xendev.dev])
-	xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "WARNING: serial line %d not configured\n",
-                      con->xendev.dev);
-    else
-        con->chr = serial_hds[con->xendev.dev];
+    output = xenstore_read_str(con->console, "output");
+    /* output is a pty by default */
+    if (output == NULL) {
+        output = "pty";
+    }
+    snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "xencons%d", con->xendev.dev);
+    con->chr = qemu_chr_open(label, output, NULL);
+    xenstore_store_pv_console_info(con->xendev.dev, con->chr);
 
 out:
     qemu_free(type);
diff --git a/xen-all.c b/xen-all.c
index fb9bcc8f72..8105c83683 100644
--- a/xen-all.c
+++ b/xen-all.c
@@ -737,6 +737,66 @@ static void cpu_handle_ioreq(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
+static int store_dev_info(int domid, CharDriverState *cs, const char *string)
+{
+    struct xs_handle *xs = NULL;
+    char *path = NULL;
+    char *newpath = NULL;
+    char *pts = NULL;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    /* Only continue if we're talking to a pty. */
+    if (strncmp(cs->filename, "pty:", 4)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    pts = cs->filename + 4;
+
+    /* We now have everything we need to set the xenstore entry. */
+    xs = xs_open(0);
+    if (xs == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not contact XenStore\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    path = xs_get_domain_path(xs, domid);
+    if (path == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "xs_get_domain_path() error\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+    newpath = realloc(path, (strlen(path) + strlen(string) +
+                strlen("/tty") + 1));
+    if (newpath == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "realloc error\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+    path = newpath;
+
+    strcat(path, string);
+    strcat(path, "/tty");
+    if (!xs_write(xs, XBT_NULL, path, pts, strlen(pts))) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "xs_write for '%s' fail", string);
+        goto out;
+    }
+    ret = 0;
+
+out:
+    free(path);
+    xs_close(xs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void xenstore_store_pv_console_info(int i, CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+    if (i == 0) {
+        store_dev_info(xen_domid, chr, "/console");
+    } else {
+        char buf[32];
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/device/console/%d", i);
+        store_dev_info(xen_domid, chr, buf);
+    }
+}
+
 static void xenstore_record_dm_state(XenIOState *s, const char *state)
 {
     char path[50];
diff --git a/xen-stub.c b/xen-stub.c
index a4f35a19fb..efe2ab55f2 100644
--- a/xen-stub.c
+++ b/xen-stub.c
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "hw/xen.h"
 
+void xenstore_store_pv_console_info(int i, CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+}
+
 int xen_pci_slot_get_pirq(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int irq_num)
 {
     return -1;