diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index ee7a2a43d9..f66304c3f9 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * remote_driver.c: driver to provide access to libvirtd running
  *   on a remote machine
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -3404,6 +3404,37 @@ done:
     return rv;
 }
 
+static int
+remoteNodeDeviceDetachFlags(virNodeDevicePtr dev,
+                            const char *driverName,
+                            unsigned int flags)
+{
+    int rv = -1;
+    remote_node_device_detach_flags_args args;
+    /* This method is unusual in that it uses the HV driver, not the
+     * devMon driver hence its use of privateData, instead of
+     * nodeDevicePrivateData
+     */
+    struct private_data *priv = dev->conn->privateData;
+
+    remoteDriverLock(priv);
+
+    args.name = dev->name;
+    args.driverName = driverName ? (char**)&driverName : NULL;
+    args.flags = flags;
+
+    if (call(dev->conn, priv, 0, REMOTE_PROC_NODE_DEVICE_DETACH_FLAGS,
+             (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_node_device_detach_flags_args,
+             (char *) &args, (xdrproc_t) xdr_void, (char *) NULL) == -1)
+        goto done;
+
+    rv = 0;
+
+done:
+    remoteDriverUnlock(priv);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int
 remoteNodeDeviceReAttach(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
 {
@@ -6225,6 +6256,7 @@ static virDriver remote_driver = {
     .domainMigratePrepare2 = remoteDomainMigratePrepare2, /* 0.5.0 */
     .domainMigrateFinish2 = remoteDomainMigrateFinish2, /* 0.5.0 */
     .nodeDeviceDettach = remoteNodeDeviceDettach, /* 0.6.1 */
+    .nodeDeviceDetachFlags = remoteNodeDeviceDetachFlags, /* 1.0.5 */
     .nodeDeviceReAttach = remoteNodeDeviceReAttach, /* 0.6.1 */
     .nodeDeviceReset = remoteNodeDeviceReset, /* 0.6.1 */
     .domainMigratePrepareTunnel = remoteDomainMigratePrepareTunnel, /* 0.7.2 */
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
index 486d6403f7..512ba2e292 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
+++ b/src/remote/remote_protocol.x
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *   remote_internal driver and libvirtd.  This protocol is
  *   internal and may change at any time.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -1900,6 +1900,12 @@ struct remote_node_device_dettach_args {
     remote_nonnull_string name;
 };
 
+struct remote_node_device_detach_flags_args {
+    remote_nonnull_string name;
+    remote_string driverName;
+    unsigned int flags;
+};
+
 struct remote_node_device_re_attach_args {
     remote_nonnull_string name;
 };
@@ -4423,6 +4429,11 @@ enum remote_procedure {
     /**
      * @generate: both
      */
-    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_SET_COMPRESSION_CACHE = 300
+    REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_SET_COMPRESSION_CACHE = 300,
+
+    /**
+     * @generate: server
+     */
+    REMOTE_PROC_NODE_DEVICE_DETACH_FLAGS = 301
 
 };
diff --git a/src/remote_protocol-structs b/src/remote_protocol-structs
index 11a53a28b9..ea38ea2dd2 100644
--- a/src/remote_protocol-structs
+++ b/src/remote_protocol-structs
@@ -1440,6 +1440,11 @@ struct remote_node_device_list_caps_ret {
 struct remote_node_device_dettach_args {
         remote_nonnull_string      name;
 };
+struct remote_node_device_detach_flags_args {
+        remote_nonnull_string      name;
+        remote_string              driverName;
+        u_int                      flags;
+};
 struct remote_node_device_re_attach_args {
         remote_nonnull_string      name;
 };
@@ -2488,4 +2493,5 @@ enum remote_procedure {
         REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_GET_JOB_STATS = 298,
         REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_GET_COMPRESSION_CACHE = 299,
         REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_SET_COMPRESSION_CACHE = 300,
+        REMOTE_PROC_NODE_DEVICE_DETACH_FLAGS = 301,
 };