diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
index 43e6c52e68..9564480651 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t vm86_tss;
     uint64_t console_pfn;
     uint64_t acpi_ioport_location;
+    uint64_t viridian;
 } pagebuf_t;
 
 static int pagebuf_init(pagebuf_t* buf)
@@ -804,6 +805,16 @@ static int pagebuf_get_one(xc_interface *xch, struct restore_ctx *ctx,
         }
         return pagebuf_get_one(xch, ctx, buf, fd, dom);
 
+    case XC_SAVE_ID_HVM_VIRIDIAN:
+        /* Skip padding 4 bytes then read the acpi ioport location. */
+        if ( RDEXACT(fd, &buf->viridian, sizeof(uint32_t)) ||
+             RDEXACT(fd, &buf->viridian, sizeof(uint64_t)) )
+        {
+            PERROR("error read the viridian flag");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        return pagebuf_get_one(xch, ctx, buf, fd, dom);
+
     default:
         if ( (count > MAX_BATCH_SIZE) || (count < 0) ) {
             ERROR("Max batch size exceeded (%d). Giving up.", count);
@@ -1353,6 +1364,9 @@ int xc_domain_restore(xc_interface *xch, int io_fd, uint32_t dom,
             fcntl(io_fd, F_SETFL, orig_io_fd_flags | O_NONBLOCK);
     }
 
+    if (pagebuf.viridian != 0)
+        xc_set_hvm_param(xch, dom, HVM_PARAM_VIRIDIAN, 1);
+
     if (pagebuf.acpi_ioport_location == 1) {
         DBGPRINTF("Use new firmware ioport from the checkpoint\n");
         xc_set_hvm_param(xch, dom, HVM_PARAM_ACPI_IOPORTS_LOCATION, 1);
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c
index 4deca18a16..c32aef61cd 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c
@@ -1642,6 +1642,18 @@ int xc_domain_save(xc_interface *xch, int io_fd, uint32_t dom, uint32_t max_iter
             PERROR("Error when writing the firmware ioport version");
             goto out;
         }
+
+        chunk.id = XC_SAVE_ID_HVM_VIRIDIAN;
+        chunk.data = 0;
+        xc_get_hvm_param(xch, dom, HVM_PARAM_VIRIDIAN,
+                         (unsigned long *)&chunk.data);
+
+        if ( (chunk.data != 0) &&
+             wrexact(io_fd, &chunk, sizeof(chunk)) )
+        {
+            PERROR("Error when writing the viridian flag");
+            goto out;
+        }
     }
 
     if ( !callbacks->checkpoint )
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h b/tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h
index 02116012e2..9648e80c3a 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h
+++ b/tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 #define XC_SAVE_ID_HVM_CONSOLE_PFN    -8 /* (HVM-only) */
 #define XC_SAVE_ID_LAST_CHECKPOINT    -9 /* Commit to restoring after completion of current iteration. */
 #define XC_SAVE_ID_HVM_ACPI_IOPORTS_LOCATION -10
+#define XC_SAVE_ID_HVM_VIRIDIAN       -11
 
 /*
 ** We process save/restore/migrate in batches of pages; the below