diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 5205a597ea..1903a8dbef 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -13051,6 +13051,82 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int
+qemuDomainOpenConsole(virDomainPtr dom,
+                      const char *devname,
+                      virStreamPtr st,
+                      unsigned int flags)
+{
+    struct qemud_driver *driver = dom->conn->privateData;
+    virDomainObjPtr vm = NULL;
+    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
+    int ret = -1;
+    int i;
+    virDomainChrDefPtr chr = NULL;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+
+    qemuDriverLock(driver);
+    virUUIDFormat(dom->uuid, uuidstr);
+    vm = virDomainFindByUUID(&driver->domains, dom->uuid);
+    if (!vm) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN,
+                        _("no domain with matching uuid '%s'"), uuidstr);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
+                        "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (devname) {
+        if (vm->def->console &&
+            STREQ(devname, vm->def->console->info.alias))
+            chr = vm->def->console;
+        for (i = 0 ; !chr && i < vm->def->nserials ; i++) {
+            if (STREQ(devname, vm->def->serials[i]->info.alias))
+                chr = vm->def->serials[i];
+        }
+        for (i = 0 ; !chr && i < vm->def->nparallels ; i++) {
+            if (STREQ(devname, vm->def->parallels[i]->info.alias))
+                chr = vm->def->parallels[i];
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (vm->def->console)
+            chr = vm->def->console;
+        else if (vm->def->nserials)
+            chr = vm->def->serials[0];
+    }
+
+    if (!chr) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                        _("cannot find character device %s"),
+                        NULLSTR(devname));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (chr->type != VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_TYPE_PTY) {
+        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                        _("character device %s is not using a PTY"),
+                        NULLSTR(devname));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (virFDStreamOpenFile(st, chr->data.file.path, O_RDWR) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    ret = 0;
+cleanup:
+    if (vm)
+        virDomainObjUnlock(vm);
+    qemuDriverUnlock(driver);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static virDriver qemuDriver = {
     VIR_DRV_QEMU,
     "QEMU",
@@ -13155,7 +13231,7 @@ static virDriver qemuDriver = {
     qemuDomainMonitorCommand, /* qemuDomainMonitorCommand */
     qemuDomainSetMemoryParameters, /* domainSetMemoryParameters */
     qemuDomainGetMemoryParameters, /* domainGetMemoryParameters */
-    NULL, /* domainOpenConsole */
+    qemuDomainOpenConsole, /* domainOpenConsole */
 };