diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
index 8599a6a..2d06038 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
@@ -710,9 +710,6 @@ static char ** libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc *gc,
             flexarray_append(dm_args, "-net");
             flexarray_append(dm_args, "none");
         }
-        if (libxl_defbool_val(b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru)) {
-            flexarray_append(dm_args, "-gfx_passthru");
-        }
     } else {
         if (!sdl && !vnc) {
             flexarray_append(dm_args, "-nographic");
@@ -757,6 +754,18 @@ static char ** libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc *gc,
                                             machinearg, max_ram_below_4g);
             }
         }
+
+        if (b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru_kind ==
+                LIBXL_GFX_PASSTHRU_KIND_DEFAULT) {
+            if (libxl__is_igd_vga_passthru(gc, guest_config))
+                machinearg = GCSPRINTF("%s,igd-passthru=on", machinearg);
+        } else if (b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru_kind ==
+                        LIBXL_GFX_PASSTHRU_KIND_IGD) {
+                machinearg = GCSPRINTF("%s,igd-passthru=on", machinearg);
+        } else {
+            LOG(WARN, "gfx_passthru_kind is invalid so ignored.\n");
+        }
+
         flexarray_append(dm_args, machinearg);
         for (i = 0; b_info->extra_hvm && b_info->extra_hvm[i] != NULL; i++)
             flexarray_append(dm_args, b_info->extra_hvm[i]);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_pci.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_pci.c
index fc060c6..9a534cc 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_pci.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_pci.c
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ bool libxl__is_igd_vga_passthru(libxl__gc *gc,
             device = fixup_ids[j].device;
 
             if (pt_vendor == vendor &&  pt_device == device)
-                return 1;
+                return true;
         }
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl b/tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl
index 02be466..d64ad10 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ libxl_tsc_mode = Enumeration("tsc_mode", [
     (3, "native_paravirt"),
     ])
 
+libxl_gfx_passthru_kind = Enumeration("gfx_passthru_kind", [
+    (0, "default"),
+    (1, "igd"),
+    ])
+
 # Consistent with the values defined for HVM_PARAM_TIMER_MODE.
 libxl_timer_mode = Enumeration("timer_mode", [
     (-1, "unknown"),
@@ -430,6 +435,7 @@ libxl_domain_build_info = Struct("domain_build_info",[
                                        ("spice",            libxl_spice_info),
                                        
                                        ("gfx_passthru",     libxl_defbool),
+                                       ("gfx_passthru_kind", libxl_gfx_passthru_kind),
                                        
                                        ("serial",           string),
                                        ("boot",             string),
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
index 440db78..d0d6ce3 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
@@ -1953,8 +1953,26 @@ skip_vfb:
         xlu_cfg_replace_string (config, "spice_streaming_video",
                                 &b_info->u.hvm.spice.streaming_video, 0);
         xlu_cfg_get_defbool(config, "nographic", &b_info->u.hvm.nographic, 0);
-        xlu_cfg_get_defbool(config, "gfx_passthru",
-                            &b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru, 0);
+        if (!xlu_cfg_get_long(config, "gfx_passthru", &l, 1)) {
+            if (!l) {
+                libxl_defbool_set(&b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru, false);
+            } else if (i == 1) {
+                libxl_defbool_set(&b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru, true);
+            } else {
+                fprintf(stderr,
+                        "ERROR: invalid value %ld for \"gfx_passthru\"\n", l);
+                exit (1);
+            }
+        } else if (!xlu_cfg_get_string(config, "gfx_passthru", &buf, 0)) {
+            if (libxl_gfx_passthru_kind_from_string(buf,
+                                        &b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru_kind)) {
+                fprintf(stderr,
+                        "ERROR: invalid value \"%s\" for \"gfx_passthru\"\n",
+                        buf);
+                exit (1);
+            }
+            libxl_defbool_set(&b_info->u.hvm.gfx_passthru, false);
+        }
         switch (xlu_cfg_get_list_as_string_list(config, "serial",
                                                 &b_info->u.hvm.serial_list,
                                                 1))
