diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
index 73d0d20fd4..eeb155969e 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ def dispatch(domid, fn, args):
     info = lookup(domid)
     return getattr(info, fn)(*args)
 
-def domain(domid):
+def domain(domid, full = 0):
     info = lookup(domid)
-    return fixup_sxpr(info.sxpr())
+    return fixup_sxpr(info.sxpr(not full))
 
 def domains(detail=1, full = 0):
     if detail < 1: