diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
index a9fee97a67..1c66a3c0fe 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@ freezes: false
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa,sysadmin-main
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"
 
+volgroup: vmstore
+
+clients:
+  virt01:
+      hostname: virt01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+      macaddress: "52:54:00:a2:de:30"
+  virt02:
+      hostname: virt02.qa.fedoraproject.org
+      macaddress: "52:54:00:fe:22:ff"
+
diff --git a/roles/beaker/virthost/defaults/main.yml b/roles/beaker/virthost/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1359876a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/beaker/virthost/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+bridge_name: br0
diff --git a/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml b/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
index 89415d6ab3..d8289f7afe 100644
--- a/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0644
 
+- name: generate libvirt xml files for clients
+  template: src=client-libvirt.xml.j2 dest=/root/{{ item }}.libvirt.xml
+  with_items:
+    - "virt02"
+    - "virt03"
diff --git a/roles/beaker/virthost/templates/client-libvirt.xml.j2 b/roles/beaker/virthost/templates/client-libvirt.xml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19096ed0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/beaker/virthost/templates/client-libvirt.xml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<domain type='kvm'>
+  <name>{{ clients[item]['hostname'] }}</name>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>{{ mem_size_kb }}</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>{{ num_cpus }}</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-1.6'>hvm</type>
+    <bootmenu enable='yes'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <apic/>
+    <pae/>
+  </features>
+  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>
+    <model fallback='allow'>Nehalem</model>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset='utc'>
+    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
+    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
+    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
+  </clock>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+  <pm>
+    <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
+    <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
+  </pm>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/{{ volgroup }}/{{ clients[hostname]['hostname'] }}'/>
+      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
+      <boot order='2'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x7'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
+      <master startport='0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
+      <master startport='2'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x1'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
+      <master startport='4'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='{{ clients[item]['macaddress'] }}'/>
+      <source bridge='{{ bridge_name }}'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <boot order='1'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <serial type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+    </serial>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
+    </console>
+    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/>
+    <video>
+      <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </video>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
+