diff --git a/src/xml.c b/src/xml.c
index 22dc211..6e2f05d 100644
--- a/src/xml.c
+++ b/src/xml.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,8 @@ virDomainParseXMLDiskDesc(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node,
             typ = 0;
         else if (xmlStrEqual(type, BAD_CAST "block"))
             typ = 1;
+        else if (xmlStrEqual(type, BAD_CAST "pool"))
+            typ = 2;
         xmlFree(type);
     }
     device = xmlGetProp(node, BAD_CAST "device");
@@ -1312,8 +1314,22 @@ virDomainParseXMLDiskDesc(virConnectPtr conn, xmlNodePtr node,
 
                 if (typ == 0)
                     source = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "file");
-                else
+                else if (typ == 1)
                     source = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "dev");
+                else if (typ == 2) {
+                    xmlChar *pool   = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "pool");
+                    xmlChar *volume = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "volume");
+                    if (pool != NULL && volume != NULL) {
+                        virStoragePoolPtr virPool;
+                        virPool = virStoragePoolLookupByName(conn, (const char *) pool);
+                        if (virPool != NULL) {
+                            virStorageVolPtr virVol;
+                            virVol = virStorageVolLookupByName(virPool, (const char *) volume);
+                            if (virVol != NULL)
+                                source = BAD_CAST virStorageVolGetPath(virVol);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             } else if ((target == NULL) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "target"))) {
                 target = xmlGetProp(cur, BAD_CAST "dev");