diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
index 379787dbb1..f55c9c76c3 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virNodeDevCap, VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_LAST,
               "usb",
               "net",
               "scsi_host",
+              "scsi_target",
               "scsi",
               "storage")
 
@@ -387,6 +388,12 @@ char *virNodeDeviceDefFormat(virConnectPtr conn,
             }
 
             break;
+
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
+            virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "    <target>%s</target>\n",
+                              data->scsi_target.name);
+            break;
+
         case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
             virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "    <host>%d</host>\n", data->scsi.host);
             virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "    <bus>%d</bus>\n", data->scsi.bus);
@@ -660,6 +667,36 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int
+virNodeDevCapScsiTargetParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
+                                virNodeDeviceDefPtr def,
+                                xmlNodePtr node,
+                                union _virNodeDevCapData *data)
+{
+    xmlNodePtr orignode;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    orignode = ctxt->node;
+    ctxt->node = node;
+
+    data->scsi_target.name = virXPathString(conn, "string(./name[1])", ctxt);
+    if (!data->scsi_target.name) {
+        virNodeDeviceReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                                 _("no target name supplied for '%s'"),
+                                 def->name);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+out:
+    ctxt->node = orignode;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int
 virNodeDevCapScsiHostParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
                               xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
@@ -1064,6 +1101,9 @@ virNodeDevCapsDefParseXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_HOST:
         ret = virNodeDevCapScsiHostParseXML(conn, ctxt, def, node, &caps->data, create);
         break;
+    case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
+        ret = virNodeDevCapScsiTargetParseXML(conn, ctxt, def, node, &caps->data);
+        break;
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
         ret = virNodeDevCapScsiParseXML(conn, ctxt, def, node, &caps->data);
         break;
@@ -1387,6 +1427,9 @@ void virNodeDevCapsDefFree(virNodeDevCapsDefPtr caps)
         VIR_FREE(data->scsi_host.wwnn);
         VIR_FREE(data->scsi_host.wwpn);
         break;
+    case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
+        VIR_FREE(data->scsi_target.name);
+        break;
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
         VIR_FREE(data->scsi.type);
         break;
diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
index e97242ada9..639a7e7a70 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum virNodeDevCapType {
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_INTERFACE,	/* USB interface */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET,		/* Network device */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_HOST,		/* SCSI Host Bus Adapter */
+    VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET,	/* SCSI Target */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI,		/* SCSI device */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE,		/* Storage device */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_LAST
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@ struct _virNodeDevCapsDef {
             char *wwpn;
             unsigned flags;
         } scsi_host;
+        struct {
+            char *name;
+        } scsi_target;
         struct {
             unsigned host;
             unsigned bus;
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index d608b764ea..010ff75489 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -601,6 +601,32 @@ out:
 }
 
 
+static int udevProcessSCSITarget(struct udev_device *device ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                 virNodeDeviceDefPtr def)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    const char *sysname = NULL;
+    union _virNodeDevCapData *data = &def->caps->data;
+
+    sysname = udev_device_get_sysname(device);
+
+    data->scsi_target.name = strdup(sysname);
+    if (data->scsi_target.name == NULL) {
+        virReportOOMError(NULL);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (udevGenerateDeviceName(device, def, NULL) != 0) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+out:
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int udevGetSCSIType(unsigned int type, char **typestring)
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -948,6 +974,11 @@ static int udevGetDeviceType(struct udev_device *device,
         goto out;
     }
 
+    if (devtype != NULL && STREQ(devtype, "scsi_target")) {
+        *type = VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     if (devtype != NULL && STREQ(devtype, "scsi_device")) {
         *type = VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI;
         goto out;
@@ -1008,6 +1039,9 @@ static int udevGetDeviceDetails(struct udev_device *device,
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_HOST:
         ret = udevProcessSCSIHost(device, def);
         break;
+    case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
+        ret = udevProcessSCSITarget(device, def);
+        break;
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
         ret = udevProcessSCSIDevice(device, def);
         break;