diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 50f7eed127..9d0da6827d 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -762,6 +762,18 @@ libxlDomainCleanup(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
         }
     }
 
+    if ((vm->def->nnets)) {
+        size_t i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < vm->def->nnets; i++) {
+            virDomainNetDefPtr net = vm->def->nets[i];
+
+            if (net->ifname &&
+                STRPREFIX(net->ifname, LIBXL_GENERATED_PREFIX_XEN))
+                VIR_FREE(net->ifname);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (virAsprintf(&file, "%s/%s.xml", cfg->stateDir, vm->def->name) > 0) {
         if (unlink(file) < 0 && errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR)
             VIR_DEBUG("Failed to remove domain XML for %s", vm->def->name);
@@ -929,6 +941,32 @@ libxlConsoleCallback(libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_event *ev, void *for_callback)
     libxl_event_free(ctx, ev);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create interface names for the network devices in parameter def.
+ * Names are created with the pattern 'vif<domid>.<devid><suffix>'.
+ * devid is extracted from the network devices in the d_config
+ * parameter. User-provided interface names are skipped.
+ */
+static void
+libxlDomainCreateIfaceNames(virDomainDefPtr def, libxl_domain_config *d_config)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->nnets && i < d_config->num_nics; i++) {
+        virDomainNetDefPtr net = def->nets[i];
+        libxl_device_nic *x_nic = &d_config->nics[i];
+        const char *suffix =
+            x_nic->nictype != LIBXL_NIC_TYPE_VIF ? "-emu" : "";
+
+        if (net->ifname)
+            continue;
+
+        ignore_value(virAsprintf(&net->ifname,
+                                 LIBXL_GENERATED_PREFIX_XEN "%d.%d%s",
+                                 def->id, x_nic->devid, suffix));
+    }
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Start a domain through libxenlight.
@@ -1073,6 +1111,7 @@ libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
     if (libxl_evenable_domain_death(cfg->ctx, vm->def->id, 0, &priv->deathW))
         goto cleanup_dom;
 
+    libxlDomainCreateIfaceNames(vm->def, &d_config);
 
     if ((dom_xml = virDomainDefFormat(vm->def, cfg->caps, 0)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup_dom;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 404016e6d3..29d65cd4c3 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "virhostdev.h"
 #include "network/bridge_driver.h"
 #include "locking/domain_lock.h"
+#include "virstats.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LIBXL
 
@@ -4661,6 +4662,56 @@ libxlDomainIsUpdated(virDomainPtr dom)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+libxlDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
+                          const char *path,
+                          virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
+{
+    libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver = dom->conn->privateData;
+    virDomainObjPtr vm;
+    size_t i;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    if (!(vm = libxlDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (virDomainInterfaceStatsEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (libxlDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, LIBXL_JOB_QUERY) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto endjob;
+    }
+
+    /* Check the path is one of the domain's network interfaces. */
+    for (i = 0; i < vm->def->nnets; i++) {
+        if (vm->def->nets[i]->ifname &&
+            STREQ(vm->def->nets[i]->ifname, path)) {
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ret == 0)
+        ret = virNetInterfaceStats(path, stats);
+    else
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
+                       _("'%s' is not a known interface"), path);
+
+ endjob:
+    if (!libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm))
+        vm = NULL;
+
+ cleanup:
+    if (vm)
+        virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 libxlDomainGetTotalCPUStats(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
@@ -5539,6 +5590,7 @@ static virHypervisorDriver libxlHypervisorDriver = {
     .domainGetJobStats = libxlDomainGetJobStats, /* 1.3.1 */
     .domainMemoryStats = libxlDomainMemoryStats, /* 1.3.0 */
     .domainGetCPUStats = libxlDomainGetCPUStats, /* 1.3.0 */
+    .domainInterfaceStats = libxlDomainInterfaceStats, /* 1.3.2 */
     .connectDomainEventRegister = libxlConnectDomainEventRegister, /* 0.9.0 */
     .connectDomainEventDeregister = libxlConnectDomainEventDeregister, /* 0.9.0 */
     .domainManagedSave = libxlDomainManagedSave, /* 0.9.2 */