diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
index bf49262..528ca3e 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
@@ -1728,10 +1728,17 @@ static int libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc *gc,
     }
 
     if (state->saved_state) {
-        /* This file descriptor is meant to be used by QEMU */
-        *dm_state_fd = open(state->saved_state, O_RDONLY);
-        flexarray_append(dm_args, "-incoming");
-        flexarray_append(dm_args, GCSPRINTF("fd:%d",*dm_state_fd));
+        if (is_stubdom) {
+            /* Linux stubdomain connects specific FD to STUBDOM_CONSOLE_RESTORE
+             */
+            flexarray_append(dm_args, "-incoming");
+            flexarray_append(dm_args, "fd:3");
+        } else {
+            /* This file descriptor is meant to be used by QEMU */
+            *dm_state_fd = open(state->saved_state, O_RDONLY);
+            flexarray_append(dm_args, "-incoming");
+            flexarray_append(dm_args, GCSPRINTF("fd:%d",*dm_state_fd));
+        }
     }
     for (i = 0; b_info->extra && b_info->extra[i] != NULL; i++)
         flexarray_append(dm_args, b_info->extra[i]);
@@ -2202,14 +2209,6 @@ void libxl__spawn_stub_dm(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__stub_dm_spawn_state *sdss)
 
     assert(libxl_defbool_val(guest_config->b_info.device_model_stubdomain));
 
-    if (libxl__stubdomain_is_linux(&guest_config->b_info)) {
-        if (d_state->saved_state) {
-            LOG(ERROR, "Save/Restore not supported yet with Linux Stubdom.");
-            ret = -1;
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
-
     sdss->pvqemu.guest_domid = 0;
 
     libxl_domain_create_info_init(&dm_config->c_info);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_qmp.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_qmp.c
index efaba91..0f38546 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_qmp.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_qmp.c
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ static void dm_stopped(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
                        const libxl__json_object *response, int rc);
 static void dm_state_fd_ready(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
                               const libxl__json_object *response, int rc);
+static void dm_state_save_to_fdset(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev, int fdset);
 static void dm_state_saved(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
                            const libxl__json_object *response, int rc);
 
@@ -994,10 +995,17 @@ static void dm_stopped(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
     EGC_GC;
     libxl__domain_suspend_state *dsps = CONTAINER_OF(ev, *dsps, qmp);
     const char *const filename = dsps->dm_savefile;
+    uint32_t dm_domid = libxl_get_stubdom_id(CTX, dsps->domid);
 
     if (rc)
         goto error;
 
+    if (dm_domid) {
+        /* see Linux stubdom interface in docs/stubdom.txt */
+        dm_state_save_to_fdset(egc, ev, 1);
+        return;
+    }
+
     ev->payload_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0600);
     if (ev->payload_fd < 0) {
         LOGED(ERROR, ev->domid,
@@ -1028,7 +1036,6 @@ static void dm_state_fd_ready(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
     EGC_GC;
     int fdset;
     const libxl__json_object *o;
-    libxl__json_object *args = NULL;
     libxl__domain_suspend_state *dsps = CONTAINER_OF(ev, *dsps, qmp);
 
     close(ev->payload_fd);
@@ -1043,6 +1050,21 @@ static void dm_state_fd_ready(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
         goto error;
     }
     fdset = libxl__json_object_get_integer(o);
+    dm_state_save_to_fdset(egc, ev, fdset);
+    return;
+
+error:
+    assert(rc);
+    libxl__remove_file(gc, dsps->dm_savefile);
+    dsps->callback_device_model_done(egc, dsps, rc);
+}
+
+static void dm_state_save_to_fdset(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev, int fdset)
+{
+    EGC_GC;
+    int rc;
+    libxl__json_object *args = NULL;
+    libxl__domain_suspend_state *dsps = CONTAINER_OF(ev, *dsps, qmp);
 
     ev->callback = dm_state_saved;
 
@@ -1060,6 +1082,7 @@ static void dm_state_fd_ready(libxl__egc *egc, libxl__ev_qmp *ev,
 
 error:
     assert(rc);
+    /* TODO: only in non-stubdom case */
     libxl__remove_file(gc, dsps->dm_savefile);
     dsps->callback_device_model_done(egc, dsps, rc);
 }
