diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 815748806a..27afb740cb 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -4604,6 +4604,10 @@ char *virConnectDomainXMLFromNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         virDispatchError(NULL);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
+        virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     virCheckNonNullArgGoto(nativeFormat, error);
     virCheckNonNullArgGoto(nativeConfig, error);
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index 4262c3439a..eaf645082e 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -3817,13 +3817,13 @@ enum remote_procedure {
 
     /**
      * @generate: both
-     * @acl: connect:read
+     * @acl: connect:write
      */
     REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_DOMAIN_XML_FROM_NATIVE = 135,
 
     /**
      * @generate: both
-     * @acl: connect:read
+     * @acl: connect:write
      */
     REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_DOMAIN_XML_TO_NATIVE = 136,