diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/Makefile b/drivers/xen/xenbus/Makefile
index a2ea363b9f34..31e2e9050c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ xenbus-objs += xenbus_probe.o
 xenbus-be-objs-$(CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND) += xenbus_probe_backend.o
 xenbus-objs += $(xenbus-be-objs-y)
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND) += xenbus_dev_backend.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND) += xenbus_probe_frontend.o
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2092bd97693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+
+#include <xen/page.h>
+#include <xen/xenbus_dev.h>
+
+#include "xenbus_comms.h"
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
+static int xenbus_backend_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	return nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
+}
+
+static long xenbus_backend_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long data)
+{
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+		case IOCTL_XENBUS_BACKEND_EVTCHN:
+			if (xen_store_evtchn > 0)
+				return xen_store_evtchn;
+			return -ENODEV;
+
+		default:
+			return -ENOTTY;
+	}
+}
+
+static int xenbus_backend_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	size_t size = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if ((size > PAGE_SIZE) || (vma->vm_pgoff != 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (remap_pfn_range(vma, vma->vm_start,
+			    virt_to_pfn(xen_store_interface),
+			    size, vma->vm_page_prot))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+const struct file_operations xenbus_backend_fops = {
+	.open = xenbus_backend_open,
+	.mmap = xenbus_backend_mmap,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = xenbus_backend_ioctl,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice xenbus_backend_dev = {
+	.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.name = "xen/xenbus_backend",
+	.fops = &xenbus_backend_fops,
+};
+
+static int __init xenbus_backend_init(void)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!xen_initial_domain())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	err = misc_register(&xenbus_backend_dev);
+	if (err)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not register xenbus backend device\n");
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void __exit xenbus_backend_exit(void)
+{
+	misc_deregister(&xenbus_backend_dev);
+}
+
+module_init(xenbus_backend_init);
+module_exit(xenbus_backend_exit);
diff --git a/include/xen/xenbus_dev.h b/include/xen/xenbus_dev.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac5f0fe47ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/xen/xenbus_dev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * evtchn.h
+ *
+ * Interface to /dev/xen/xenbus_backend.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; or, when distributed
+ * separately from the Linux kernel or incorporated into other
+ * software packages, subject to the following license:
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this source file (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,
+ * merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+ * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LINUX_XEN_XENBUS_DEV_H__
+#define __LINUX_XEN_XENBUS_DEV_H__
+
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+
+#define IOCTL_XENBUS_BACKEND_EVTCHN			\
+	_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'B', 0, 0)
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_XEN_XENBUS_DEV_H__ */