diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c b/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
index 4b08488ef1..57f68fa81b 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <xen/softirq.h>
 #include <xen/irq.h>
 #include <xen/numa.h>
+#include <xen/sched.h>
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ static int __init hpet_assign_irq(struct hpet_event_channel *ch)
 {
     int irq;
 
-    if ( (irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE)) < 0 )
+    if ( (irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE, false)) < 0 )
         return irq;
 
     ch->msi.irq = irq;
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/irq.c b/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
index d96cf43542..e9b65b1d64 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ void __init clear_irq_vector(int irq)
 /*
  * Dynamic irq allocate and deallocation for MSI
  */
-int create_irq(nodeid_t node)
+
+int create_irq(nodeid_t node, bool grant_access)
 {
     int irq, ret;
     struct irq_desc *desc;
@@ -282,18 +283,25 @@ int create_irq(nodeid_t node)
         }
         ret = assign_irq_vector(irq, mask);
     }
+
+    ASSERT(desc->arch.creator_domid == DOMID_INVALID);
+
     if (ret < 0)
     {
         desc->arch.used = IRQ_UNUSED;
         irq = ret;
     }
-    else if ( hardware_domain )
+    else if ( grant_access )
     {
-        ret = irq_permit_access(hardware_domain, irq);
+        struct domain *currd = current->domain;
+
+        ret = irq_permit_access(currd, irq);
         if ( ret )
             printk(XENLOG_G_ERR
-                   "Could not grant Dom0 access to IRQ%d (error %d)\n",
-                   irq, ret);
+                   "Could not grant %pd access to IRQ%d (error %d)\n",
+                   currd, irq, ret);
+        else
+            desc->arch.creator_domid = currd->domain_id;
     }
 
     return irq;
@@ -307,14 +315,23 @@ void destroy_irq(unsigned int irq)
 
     BUG_ON(!MSI_IRQ(irq));
 
-    if ( hardware_domain )
+    if ( desc->arch.creator_domid != DOMID_INVALID )
     {
-        int err = irq_deny_access(hardware_domain, irq);
+        struct domain *d = get_domain_by_id(desc->arch.creator_domid);
 
-        if ( err )
-            printk(XENLOG_G_ERR
-                   "Could not revoke Dom0 access to IRQ%u (error %d)\n",
-                   irq, err);
+        if ( d )
+        {
+            int err = irq_deny_access(d, irq);
+
+            if ( err )
+                printk(XENLOG_G_ERR
+                       "Could not revoke %pd access to IRQ%u (error %d)\n",
+                       d, irq, err);
+
+            put_domain(d);
+        }
+
+        desc->arch.creator_domid = DOMID_INVALID;
     }
 
     spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
@@ -381,6 +398,7 @@ int arch_init_one_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc)
 
     desc->arch.vector = IRQ_VECTOR_UNASSIGNED;
     desc->arch.old_vector = IRQ_VECTOR_UNASSIGNED;
+    desc->arch.creator_domid = DOMID_INVALID;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2133,7 +2151,7 @@ int map_domain_pirq(
             spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 
             info = NULL;
-            irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE);
+            irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE, true);
             ret = irq >= 0 ? prepare_domain_irq_pirq(d, irq, pirq + nr, &info)
                            : irq;
             if ( ret < 0 )
@@ -2818,7 +2836,7 @@ int allocate_and_map_msi_pirq(struct domain *d, int index, int *pirq_p,
         if ( irq == -1 )
         {
     case MAP_PIRQ_TYPE_MULTI_MSI:
-            irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE);
+            irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE, true);
         }
 
         if ( irq < nr_irqs_gsi || irq >= nr_irqs )
diff --git a/xen/drivers/char/ns16550.c b/xen/drivers/char/ns16550.c
index 8667de6d67..fcd3979a39 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/char/ns16550.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/char/ns16550.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static void __init ns16550_init_irq(struct serial_port *port)
     struct ns16550 *uart = port->uart;
 
     if ( uart->msi )
-        uart->irq = create_irq(0);
+        uart->irq = create_irq(0, false);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
index 574f04dd81..6f53c7ec08 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static bool_t __init set_iommu_interrupt_handler(struct amd_iommu *iommu)
 {
     int irq, ret;
 
-    irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE);
+    irq = create_irq(NUMA_NO_NODE, false);
     if ( irq <= 0 )
     {
         dprintk(XENLOG_ERR, "IOMMU: no irqs\n");
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
index 3c17f11386..f08eec070d 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,8 @@ static int __init iommu_set_interrupt(struct acpi_drhd_unit *drhd)
     struct irq_desc *desc;
 
     irq = create_irq(rhsa ? pxm_to_node(rhsa->proximity_domain)
-                          : NUMA_NO_NODE);
+                          : NUMA_NO_NODE,
+                     false);
     if ( irq <= 0 )
     {
         dprintk(XENLOG_ERR VTDPREFIX, "IOMMU: no irq available!\n");
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/irq.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/irq.h
index d3124f7b5d..5f720d30d1 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/irq.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/irq.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ struct arch_irq_desc {
         unsigned move_cleanup_count;
         u8 move_in_progress : 1;
         s8 used;
+        /*
+         * Weak reference to domain having permission over this IRQ (which can
+         * be different from the domain actually having the IRQ assigned)
+         */
+        domid_t creator_domid;
 };
 
 /* For use with irq_desc.arch.used */
@@ -161,7 +166,11 @@ int  init_irq_data(void);
 void clear_irq_vector(int irq);
 
 int irq_to_vector(int irq);
-int create_irq(nodeid_t node);
+/*
+ * If grant_access is set the current domain is given permissions over
+ * the created IRQ.
+ */
+int create_irq(nodeid_t node, bool grant_access);
 void destroy_irq(unsigned int irq);
 int assign_irq_vector(int irq, const cpumask_t *);