diff --git a/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-graphics-out.xml b/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-graphics-out.xml
index c2fad2608..5badfd3b2 100644
--- a/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-graphics-out.xml
+++ b/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-graphics-out.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <graphics type="vnc" autoport="no">
       <listen type="network" network="mynewnet"/>
     </graphics>
-    <graphics type="spice" passwd="newpass" port="6000" tlsPort="6001" listen="1.2.3.4" passwdValidTo="2011-01-07T19:08:00">
+    <graphics type="spice" passwd="newpass" port="6000" tlsPort="6001" listen="1.2.3.4" passwdValidTo="2011-01-07T19:08:00" connected="disconnect">
       <listen type="address" address="1.2.3.4"/>
       <channel name="inputs" mode="secure"/>
       <channel name="main" mode="any"/>
diff --git a/tests/xmlparse.py b/tests/xmlparse.py
index 20ca9fdde..5032ac98c 100644
--- a/tests/xmlparse.py
+++ b/tests/xmlparse.py
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ class XMLParseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         check = self._make_checker(dev6)
         check("type", "spice")
         check("passwd", "foobar", "newpass")
+        check("connected", None, "disconnect")
         check("port", 100, 6000)
         check("tlsPort", 101, 6001)
         check("listen", "0.0.0.0", "1.2.3.4")
diff --git a/virtinst/cli.py b/virtinst/cli.py
index bad1b173c..56666a208 100644
--- a/virtinst/cli.py
+++ b/virtinst/cli.py
@@ -1843,6 +1843,7 @@ class ParserGraphics(VirtCLIParser):
         self.set_param(None, "keymap", setter_cb=set_keymap_cb)
         self.set_param("passwd", "password")
         self.set_param("passwdValidTo", "passwordvalidto")
+        self.set_param("connected", "connected")
 
 
 ########################
diff --git a/virtinst/devicegraphics.py b/virtinst/devicegraphics.py
index 63ce090f7..37f268af1 100644
--- a/virtinst/devicegraphics.py
+++ b/virtinst/devicegraphics.py
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class VirtualGraphics(VirtualDevice):
     passwd = XMLProperty("./@passwd")
     passwdValidTo = XMLProperty("./@passwdValidTo")
     socket = XMLProperty("./@socket")
+    connected = XMLProperty("./@connected")
 
     listens = XMLChildProperty(_GraphicsListen)
     def remove_listen(self, obj):