diff --git a/man/virt-clone.pod b/man/virt-clone.pod
index 0cd79a42c..a4c518d12 100644
--- a/man/virt-clone.pod
+++ b/man/virt-clone.pod
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ Force cloning the passed disk target ('hdc', 'sda', etc.). By default,
 C<virt-clone> will skip certain disks, such as those marked 'readonly' or
 'shareable'.
 
+=item B<--skip-copy> TARGET
+
+Skip cloning the passed disk target ('hdc', 'sda', etc.). By default,
+C<virt-clone> will clone certain disk images, typically read/write
+devices. Use this to skip copying of a specific device, so the new
+VM uses the same storage path as the original VM.
+
 =item B<--nonsparse>
 
 Fully allocate the new storage if the path being cloned is a sparse file.
diff --git a/tests/clitest.py b/tests/clitest.py
index d77eacf8a..6b61e357e 100644
--- a/tests/clitest.py
+++ b/tests/clitest.py
@@ -1273,6 +1273,7 @@ c.add_valid("-o test --auto-clone")  # Auto flag, no storage
 c.add_valid("-o test --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG2)s")  # Nodisk, but with spurious files passed
 c.add_valid("-o test --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG2)s --prompt")  # Working scenario w/ prompt shouldn't ask anything
 c.add_valid("--original-xml " + _CLONE_UNMANAGED + " --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG2)s")  # XML File with 2 disks
+c.add_valid("--original-xml " + _CLONE_UNMANAGED + " --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --skip-copy=hda")  # XML w/ disks, skipping one disk target
 c.add_valid("--original-xml " + _CLONE_UNMANAGED + " --file virt-install --file %(EXISTIMG1)s --preserve")  # XML w/ disks, overwriting existing files with --preserve
 c.add_valid("--original-xml " + _CLONE_UNMANAGED + " --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG2)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG3)s --force-copy=hdc")  # XML w/ disks, force copy a readonly target
 c.add_valid("--original-xml " + _CLONE_UNMANAGED + " --file %(NEWCLONEIMG1)s --file %(NEWCLONEIMG2)s --force-copy=fda")  # XML w/ disks, force copy a target with no media
diff --git a/virt-clone b/virt-clone
index 14fba2c90..096f651fa 100755
--- a/virt-clone
+++ b/virt-clone
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ def parse_args():
     stog.add_argument("--force-copy", dest="target", action="append",
                     help=_("Force to copy devices (eg, if 'hdc' is a "
                            "readonly cdrom device, --force-copy=hdc)"))
+    stog.add_argument("--skip-copy", action="append",
+                    help=_("Skip copy of the device target. (eg, if 'vda' is a "
+                           "disk you don't want to copy and use the same path "
+                           "in the new VM, use --skip-copy=vda)"))
     stog.add_argument("--nonsparse", action="store_false", dest="sparse",
                     default=True,
                     help=_("Do not use a sparse file for the clone's "
@@ -176,6 +180,8 @@ def main(conn=None):
         design.reflink = True
     for i in options.target or []:
         design.force_target = i
+    for i in options.skip_copy or []:
+        design.skip_target = i
     design.clone_sparse = options.sparse
     design.preserve = options.preserve