diff --git a/hw/9pfs/Makefile.objs b/hw/9pfs/Makefile.objs
index 32197e6671..cab5e942ed 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/9pfs/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ common-obj-y += coth.o cofs.o codir.o cofile.o
 common-obj-y += coxattr.o 9p-synth.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_OPEN_BY_HANDLE) +=  9p-handle.o
 common-obj-y += 9p-proxy.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen-9p-backend.o
 
 obj-y += virtio-9p-device.o
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_backend.c b/hw/xen/xen_backend.c
index d34c49e152..c85f1637e4 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_backend.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_backend.c
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ void xen_be_register_common(void)
     xen_be_register("console", &xen_console_ops);
     xen_be_register("vkbd", &xen_kbdmouse_ops);
     xen_be_register("qdisk", &xen_blkdev_ops);
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
+    xen_be_register("9pfs", &xen_9pfs_ops);
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_LIBUSB
     xen_be_register("qusb", &xen_usb_ops);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
index 30811a1e5d..852c2ea64c 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ extern struct XenDevOps xen_console_ops;      /* xen_console.c     */
 extern struct XenDevOps xen_kbdmouse_ops;     /* xen_framebuffer.c */
 extern struct XenDevOps xen_framebuffer_ops;  /* xen_framebuffer.c */
 extern struct XenDevOps xen_blkdev_ops;       /* xen_disk.c        */
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
+extern struct XenDevOps xen_9pfs_ops;       /* xen-9p-backend.c        */
+#endif
 extern struct XenDevOps xen_netdev_ops;       /* xen_nic.c         */
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_LIBUSB
 extern struct XenDevOps xen_usb_ops;          /* xen-usb.c         */