diff --git a/tools/libxc/xenctrl.h b/tools/libxc/xenctrl.h
--- a/tools/libxc/xenctrl.h
+++ b/tools/libxc/xenctrl.h
@@ -227,6 +227,25 @@ typedef union
     start_info_t s;
 } start_info_any_t;
 
+/**
+ * struct xc_dom_numa_info : Carries information required for NUMA memory 
+ * allocation for the guests.
+ */
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_AUTO     0  /* Let the allocator choose */
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_CONFINE  1
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_SPLIT    2
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_STRIPE   3
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_NONE     4
+
+#define XC_DOM_NUMA_DEF_STRIPE 32    /* in 4K pages */  
+
+typedef struct xc_domain_numa_config
+{
+    uint32_t strategy;      /* By default, DONTCARE (for now) */
+    uint32_t nr_nodes;      /* For SPLIT/STRIPE */
+    uint32_t stripe_size;   /* For STRIPE only */
+} xc_domain_numa_config_t;
+
 
 int xc_domain_create(xc_interface *xch,
                      uint32_t ssidref,
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.h b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t shadow_memkb;
     const char *kernel;
     int hvm;
+    struct xc_domain_numa_config numa_config;
     union {
         struct {
             bool pae;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
--- a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static void init_build_info(libxl_domain
     } else {
         b_info->u.pv.slack_memkb = 8 * 1024;
     }
+    b_info->numa_config.strategy = XC_DOM_NUMA_NONE;
 }
 
 static void init_dm_info(libxl_device_model_info *dm_info,
@@ -316,6 +317,37 @@ static void init_console_info(libxl_devi
         console->build_state = state;
 }
 
+static char *numa_val_to_str(uint32_t val)
+{
+    switch (val)
+    {
+        case XC_DOM_NUMA_AUTO:
+                return "AUTO";
+        case XC_DOM_NUMA_CONFINE:
+                return "CONFINE";
+        case XC_DOM_NUMA_SPLIT:
+                return "SPLIT";
+        case XC_DOM_NUMA_STRIPE:
+                return "STRIPE";
+        default:
+                return "NONE";
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t numa_str_to_val(const char *str)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(str, "AUTO"))
+        return XC_DOM_NUMA_AUTO;
+    if (!strcasecmp(str, "CONFINE"))
+        return XC_DOM_NUMA_CONFINE;
+    if (!strcasecmp(str, "SPLIT"))
+        return XC_DOM_NUMA_SPLIT;
+    if (!strcasecmp(str, "STRIPE"))
+        return XC_DOM_NUMA_STRIPE;
+
+    return XC_DOM_NUMA_NONE;
+}
+
 static void printf_info(int domid,
                         libxl_domain_create_info *c_info,
                         libxl_domain_build_info *b_info,
@@ -363,6 +395,10 @@ static void printf_info(int domid,
     printf("\t(tsc_mode %d)\n", b_info->tsc_mode);
     printf("\t(max_memkb %d)\n", b_info->max_memkb);
     printf("\t(target_memkb %d)\n", b_info->target_memkb);
+    printf("\t(numa_strategy %s)\n", 
+                            numa_val_to_str(b_info->numa_config.strategy));
+    printf("\t(numa_nodes %d)\n", b_info->numa_config.nr_nodes);
+    printf("\t(stripe_size %d)\n", b_info->numa_config.stripe_size);
 
     printf("\t(image\n");
     if (c_info->hvm) {
@@ -557,6 +593,14 @@ static void parse_config_data(const char
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_long (config, "videoram", &l))
         b_info->video_memkb = l * 1024;
 
+    if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "strategy", &buf)) {
+        b_info->numa_config.strategy = numa_str_to_val(buf);
+        if (!xlu_cfg_get_long (config, "vnodes", &l))
+            b_info->numa_config.nr_nodes = l;
+        if (!xlu_cfg_get_long (config, "stripesz", &l))
+            b_info->numa_config.stripe_size = l;
+    }
+
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "kernel", &buf))
         b_info->kernel = strdup(buf);
 
@@ -1066,6 +1110,9 @@ static int create_domain(struct domain_c
 
     parse_config_data(config_file, config_data, config_len, &info1, &info2, &disks, &num_disks, &vifs, &num_vifs, &vif2s, &num_vif2s, &pcidevs, &num_pcidevs, &vfbs, &num_vfbs, &vkbs, &num_vkbs, &dm_info);
 
+    if (debug)
+        printf_info(-1, &info1, &info2, disks, num_disks, vifs, num_vifs, pcidevs, num_pcidevs, vfbs, num_vfbs, vkbs, num_vkbs, &dm_info);
+
     if (dom_info->dryrun)
         return 0;
 
@@ -1083,9 +1130,6 @@ static int create_domain(struct domain_c
         }
     }
 
-    if (debug)
-        printf_info(-1, &info1, &info2, disks, num_disks, vifs, num_vifs, pcidevs, num_pcidevs, vfbs, num_vfbs, vkbs, num_vkbs, &dm_info);
-
 start:
     domid = 0;