diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index d7aa39e349a6..64d9c6dfc634 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(minor_lock);
 #define EXTENDED (1<<EXT_SHIFT)
 #define VDEV_IS_EXTENDED(dev) ((dev)&(EXTENDED))
 #define BLKIF_MINOR_EXT(dev) ((dev)&(~EXTENDED))
+#define EMULATED_HD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET (0)
+#define EMULATED_HD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET (EMULATED_HD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET / 256)
+#define EMULATED_SD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET (EMULATED_HD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET + (4 * 16))
+#define EMULATED_SD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET (EMULATED_HD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET + 4)
 
 #define DEV_NAME	"xvd"	/* name in /dev */
 
@@ -434,6 +438,65 @@ static void xlvbd_flush(struct blkfront_info *info)
 	       info->feature_flush ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 }
 
+static int xen_translate_vdev(int vdevice, int *minor, unsigned int *offset)
+{
+	int major;
+	major = BLKIF_MAJOR(vdevice);
+	*minor = BLKIF_MINOR(vdevice);
+	switch (major) {
+		case XEN_IDE0_MAJOR:
+			*offset = (*minor / 64) + EMULATED_HD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET;
+			*minor = ((*minor / 64) * PARTS_PER_DISK) +
+				EMULATED_HD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET;
+			break;
+		case XEN_IDE1_MAJOR:
+			*offset = (*minor / 64) + 2 + EMULATED_HD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET;
+			*minor = (((*minor / 64) + 2) * PARTS_PER_DISK) +
+				EMULATED_HD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET;
+			break;
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR:
+			*offset = (*minor / PARTS_PER_DISK) + EMULATED_SD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET;
+			*minor = *minor + EMULATED_SD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET;
+			break;
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK2_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK3_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK4_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK5_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK6_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK7_MAJOR:
+			*offset = (*minor / PARTS_PER_DISK) + 
+				((major - XEN_SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR + 1) * 16) +
+				EMULATED_SD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET;
+			*minor = *minor +
+				((major - XEN_SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR + 1) * 16 * PARTS_PER_DISK) +
+				EMULATED_SD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET;
+			break;
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK9_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK10_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK11_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK12_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK13_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK14_MAJOR:
+		case XEN_SCSI_DISK15_MAJOR:
+			*offset = (*minor / PARTS_PER_DISK) + 
+				((major - XEN_SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR + 8) * 16) +
+				EMULATED_SD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET;
+			*minor = *minor +
+				((major - XEN_SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR + 8) * 16 * PARTS_PER_DISK) +
+				EMULATED_SD_DISK_MINOR_OFFSET;
+			break;
+		case XENVBD_MAJOR:
+			*offset = *minor / PARTS_PER_DISK;
+			break;
+		default:
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "blkfront: your disk configuration is "
+					"incorrect, please use an xvd device instead\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static int xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(blkif_sector_t capacity,
 			       struct blkfront_info *info,
@@ -441,7 +504,7 @@ static int xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(blkif_sector_t capacity,
 {
 	struct gendisk *gd;
 	int nr_minors = 1;
-	int err = -ENODEV;
+	int err;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	int minor;
 	int nr_parts;
@@ -456,12 +519,20 @@ static int xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(blkif_sector_t capacity,
 	}
 
 	if (!VDEV_IS_EXTENDED(info->vdevice)) {
-		minor = BLKIF_MINOR(info->vdevice);
-		nr_parts = PARTS_PER_DISK;
+		err = xen_translate_vdev(info->vdevice, &minor, &offset);
+		if (err)
+			return err;		
+ 		nr_parts = PARTS_PER_DISK;
 	} else {
 		minor = BLKIF_MINOR_EXT(info->vdevice);
 		nr_parts = PARTS_PER_EXT_DISK;
+		offset = minor / nr_parts;
+		if (xen_hvm_domain() && offset <= EMULATED_HD_DISK_NAME_OFFSET + 4)
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "blkfront: vdevice 0x%x might conflict with "
+					"emulated IDE disks,\n\t choose an xvd device name"
+					"from xvde on\n", info->vdevice);
 	}
+	err = -ENODEV;
 
 	if ((minor % nr_parts) == 0)
 		nr_minors = nr_parts;
@@ -475,8 +546,6 @@ static int xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(blkif_sector_t capacity,
 	if (gd == NULL)
 		goto release;
 
-	offset = minor / nr_parts;
-
 	if (nr_minors > 1) {
 		if (offset < 26)
 			sprintf(gd->disk_name, "%s%c", DEV_NAME, 'a' + offset);
diff --git a/include/xen/interface/io/blkif.h b/include/xen/interface/io/blkif.h
index c2d1fa4dc1ee..68dd2b49635c 100644
--- a/include/xen/interface/io/blkif.h
+++ b/include/xen/interface/io/blkif.h
@@ -91,4 +91,25 @@ DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif, struct blkif_request, struct blkif_response);
 #define VDISK_REMOVABLE    0x2
 #define VDISK_READONLY     0x4
 
+/* Xen-defined major numbers for virtual disks, they look strangely
+ * familiar */
+#define XEN_IDE0_MAJOR	3
+#define XEN_IDE1_MAJOR	22
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR	8
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR	65
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK2_MAJOR	66
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK3_MAJOR	67
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK4_MAJOR	68
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK5_MAJOR	69
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK6_MAJOR	70
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK7_MAJOR	71
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR	128
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK9_MAJOR	129
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK10_MAJOR	130
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK11_MAJOR	131
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK12_MAJOR	132
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK13_MAJOR	133
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK14_MAJOR	134
+#define XEN_SCSI_DISK15_MAJOR	135
+
 #endif /* __XEN_PUBLIC_IO_BLKIF_H__ */