diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
index 7b6a2f92d2..815ee7951b 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ retry_transaction:
     libxl__xs_writev(gc, t, libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/platform", dom_path), info->platformdata);
 
     xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/control/platform-feature-multiprocessor-suspend", dom_path), "1", 1);
+    xs_write(ctx->xsh, t, libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/control/platform-feature-xs_reset_watches", dom_path), "1", 1);
     if (!xs_transaction_end(ctx->xsh, t, 0)) {
         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
             t = 0;
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 9f7c4a30df..456e325923 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
         f('store/port',       self.store_port)
         f('store/ring-ref',   self.store_mfn)
 
+        f('control/platform-feature-xs_reset_watches', True)
         if arch.type == "x86":
             f('control/platform-feature-multiprocessor-suspend', True)