diff --git a/hw/ide.h b/hw/ide.h
index 34d9394bcc..a490cbb6c5 100644
--- a/hw/ide.h
+++ b/hw/ide.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ISADevice *isa_ide_init(int iobase, int iobase2, int isairq,
 /* ide-pci.c */
 void pci_cmd646_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table,
                          int secondary_ide_enabled);
+PCIDevice *pci_piix3_xen_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn);
 PCIDevice *pci_piix3_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn);
 PCIDevice *pci_piix4_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn);
 void vt82c686b_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn);
diff --git a/hw/ide/piix.c b/hw/ide/piix.c
index 84f72b0a66..f527dbd57e 100644
--- a/hw/ide/piix.c
+++ b/hw/ide/piix.c
@@ -149,6 +149,42 @@ static int pci_piix_ide_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int pci_piix3_xen_ide_unplug(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    PCIDevice *pci_dev;
+    PCIIDEState *pci_ide;
+    DriveInfo *di;
+    int i = 0;
+
+    pci_dev = DO_UPCAST(PCIDevice, qdev, dev);
+    pci_ide = DO_UPCAST(PCIIDEState, dev, pci_dev);
+
+    for (; i < 3; i++) {
+        di = drive_get_by_index(IF_IDE, i);
+        if (di != NULL && di->bdrv != NULL && !di->bdrv->removable) {
+            DeviceState *ds = bdrv_get_attached(di->bdrv);
+            if (ds) {
+                bdrv_detach(di->bdrv, ds);
+            }
+            bdrv_close(di->bdrv);
+            pci_ide->bus[di->bus].ifs[di->unit].bs = NULL;
+            drive_put_ref(di);
+        }
+    }
+    qdev_reset_all(&(pci_ide->dev.qdev));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+PCIDevice *pci_piix3_xen_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn)
+{
+    PCIDevice *dev;
+
+    dev = pci_create_simple(bus, devfn, "piix3-ide-xen");
+    dev->qdev.info->unplug = pci_piix3_xen_ide_unplug;
+    pci_ide_create_devs(dev, hd_table);
+    return dev;
+}
+
 /* hd_table must contain 4 block drivers */
 /* NOTE: for the PIIX3, the IRQs and IOports are hardcoded */
 PCIDevice *pci_piix3_ide_init(PCIBus *bus, DriveInfo **hd_table, int devfn)
@@ -181,6 +217,14 @@ static PCIDeviceInfo piix_ide_info[] = {
         .vendor_id    = PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
         .device_id    = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371SB_1,
         .class_id     = PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE,
+    },{
+        .qdev.name    = "piix3-ide-xen",
+        .qdev.size    = sizeof(PCIIDEState),
+        .qdev.no_user = 1,
+        .init         = pci_piix_ide_initfn,
+        .vendor_id    = PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
+        .device_id    = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371SB_1,
+        .class_id     = PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE,
     },{
         .qdev.name    = "piix4-ide",
         .qdev.size    = sizeof(PCIIDEState),
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index c5c16b4571..40b73ea25c 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     ide_drive_get(hd, MAX_IDE_BUS);
     if (pci_enabled) {
         PCIDevice *dev;
-        dev = pci_piix3_ide_init(pci_bus, hd, piix3_devfn + 1);
+        if (xen_enabled()) {
+            dev = pci_piix3_xen_ide_init(pci_bus, hd, piix3_devfn + 1);
+        } else {
+            dev = pci_piix3_ide_init(pci_bus, hd, piix3_devfn + 1);
+        }
         idebus[0] = qdev_get_child_bus(&dev->qdev, "ide.0");
         idebus[1] = qdev_get_child_bus(&dev->qdev, "ide.1");
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/xen_platform.c b/hw/xen_platform.c
index f43e175b4e..fb6be6a464 100644
--- a/hw/xen_platform.c
+++ b/hw/xen_platform.c
@@ -76,6 +76,35 @@ static void log_writeb(PCIXenPlatformState *s, char val)
 }
 
 /* Xen Platform, Fixed IOPort */
+#define UNPLUG_ALL_IDE_DISKS 1
+#define UNPLUG_ALL_NICS 2
+#define UNPLUG_AUX_IDE_DISKS 4
+
+static void unplug_nic(PCIBus *b, PCIDevice *d)
+{
+    if (pci_get_word(d->config + PCI_CLASS_DEVICE) ==
+            PCI_CLASS_NETWORK_ETHERNET) {
+        qdev_unplug(&(d->qdev));
+    }
+}
+
+static void pci_unplug_nics(PCIBus *bus)
+{
+    pci_for_each_device(bus, 0, unplug_nic);
+}
+
+static void unplug_disks(PCIBus *b, PCIDevice *d)
+{
+    if (pci_get_word(d->config + PCI_CLASS_DEVICE) ==
+            PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE) {
+        qdev_unplug(&(d->qdev));
+    }
+}
+
+static void pci_unplug_disks(PCIBus *bus)
+{
+    pci_for_each_device(bus, 0, unplug_disks);
+}
 
 static void platform_fixed_ioport_writew(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
 {
@@ -83,10 +112,22 @@ static void platform_fixed_ioport_writew(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t v
 
     switch (addr - XEN_PLATFORM_IOPORT) {
     case 0:
-        /* TODO: */
         /* Unplug devices.  Value is a bitmask of which devices to
            unplug, with bit 0 the IDE devices, bit 1 the network
            devices, and bit 2 the non-primary-master IDE devices. */
+        if (val & UNPLUG_ALL_IDE_DISKS) {
+            DPRINTF("unplug disks\n");
+            qemu_aio_flush();
+            bdrv_flush_all();
+            pci_unplug_disks(s->pci_dev.bus);
+        }
+        if (val & UNPLUG_ALL_NICS) {
+            DPRINTF("unplug nics\n");
+            pci_unplug_nics(s->pci_dev.bus);
+        }
+        if (val & UNPLUG_AUX_IDE_DISKS) {
+            DPRINTF("unplug auxiliary disks not supported\n");
+        }
         break;
     case 2:
         switch (val) {