diff --git a/man/virt-install.pod b/man/virt-install.pod
index 153345f08..a19a01fdd 100644
--- a/man/virt-install.pod
+++ b/man/virt-install.pod
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/mandrake/official/2009.0/i586/
 
 ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/1
 
+=item ALT Linux
+
+ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/
+
 =back
 
 =item  --pxe
diff --git a/virtinst/OSDistro.py b/virtinst/OSDistro.py
index fc284481f..575bb5b89 100644
--- a/virtinst/OSDistro.py
+++ b/virtinst/OSDistro.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ def _storeForDistro(fetcher, baseuri, typ, progresscb, arch, distro=None,
         stores.append(MandrivaDistro)
     if distro == "mageia" or distro is None:
         stores.append(MageiaDistro)
+    if distro == "altlinux" or distro is None:
+        stores.append(ALTLinuxDistro)
     if distro == "solaris" or distro is None:
         stores.append(SolarisDistro)
     if distro == "solaris" or distro is None:
@@ -1029,6 +1031,30 @@ class MandrivaDistro(Distro):
 class MageiaDistro(MandrivaDistro):
     name = "Mageia"
 
+class ALTLinuxDistro(Distro):
+
+    name = "ALT Linux"
+    os_type = "linux"
+    _boot_iso_paths = [ ("altinst", "live") ]
+    _hvm_kernel_paths = [ ("syslinux/alt0/vmlinuz", "syslinux/alt0/full.cz")]
+    _xen_kernel_paths = []
+
+    def isValidStore(self, fetcher, progresscb):
+        # Don't support any paravirt installs
+        if self.type is not None and self.type != "hvm":
+            return False
+
+        if not fetcher.hasFile(".disk/info"):
+            return False
+
+        if self._fetchAndMatchRegex(fetcher, progresscb, ".disk/info",
+                                    ".*%s.*" % self.name):
+            logging.debug("Detected a %s distro" % self.name)
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+
 # Solaris and OpenSolaris distros
 
 
diff --git a/virtinst/osdict.py b/virtinst/osdict.py
index 0fde37a21..5f84b7ae1 100644
--- a/virtinst/osdict.py
+++ b/virtinst/osdict.py
@@ -476,6 +476,16 @@ OS_TYPES = {
        },
    },
 
+    "altlinux": {
+        "label": "ALT Linux",
+        "distro": "altlinux",
+        "supported": True,
+        "devices" : {
+            DISK : VIRTIO_DISK,
+            NET  : VIRTIO_NET,
+            INPUT: USB_TABLET,
+       }
+   },
 
     "debianetch": {
         "label": "Debian Etch",