diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index d6302a9..490a7d2 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ int libxl__device_disk_setdefault(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_device_disk *disk)
 }
 
 int libxl__device_from_disk(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
-                                   libxl_device_disk *disk,
+                                   const libxl_device_disk *disk,
                                    libxl__device *device)
 {
     int devid;
@@ -3002,6 +3002,7 @@ static char * libxl__alloc_vdev(libxl__gc *gc, void *get_vdev_user,
 /* Callbacks */
 
 char * libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(libxl__gc *gc, 
+                                          libxl_domid domid,
                                           const libxl_device_disk *disk,
                                           bool qdisk_direct) {
     char *path = NULL;
@@ -3032,6 +3033,37 @@ char * libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(libxl__gc *gc,
         path = libxl__strdup(gc, disk->pdev_path);
         LOG(DEBUG, "Directly accessing local QDISK target %s", path);
         goto out;
+    } 
+
+    /* 
+     * If the format isn't raw and / or we're using a script, then see
+     * if the script has written a path to the "cooked" node
+     */
+    if(disk->script && domid != INVALID_DOMID) {
+        libxl__device device;
+        char *be_path, *pdpath;
+        int rc;
+
+        LOG(DEBUG, "Run from a script; checking for physical-device-path (vdev %s)",
+            disk->vdev);
+
+        rc = libxl__device_from_disk(gc, domid, disk, &device);
+        if (rc < 0)
+            goto out;
+
+        be_path = libxl__device_backend_path(gc, &device);
+
+        pdpath = libxl__sprintf(gc, "%s/physical-device-path", be_path);
+
+        LOG(DEBUG, "Attempting to read node %s", pdpath);
+        path = libxl__xs_read(gc, XBT_NULL, pdpath);
+
+        if (path)
+            LOG(DEBUG, "Accessing cooked block device %s", path);
+        else
+            LOG(DEBUG, "No physical-device-path, can't access locally.");
+
+        goto out;
     }
 
  out:
@@ -3058,7 +3090,8 @@ void libxl__device_disk_local_initiate_attach(libxl__egc *egc,
 
     LOG(DEBUG, "Trying to find local path");
 
-    if ((dls->diskpath = libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(gc, in_disk, false))) {
+    if ((dls->diskpath = libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(gc, INVALID_DOMID,
+                                                            in_disk, false))) {
         LOG(DEBUG, "Local path found, executing callback.");
         dls->callback(egc, dls, 0);
     } else {
@@ -3073,7 +3106,6 @@ void libxl__device_disk_local_initiate_attach(libxl__egc *egc,
         rc = libxl__device_disk_setdefault(gc, disk);
         if (rc) goto out;
 
-        /* If we can't find a local path, attach it */
         libxl__prepare_ao_device(ao, &dls->aodev);
         dls->aodev.callback = local_device_attach_cb;
         device_disk_add(egc, LIBXL_TOOLSTACK_DOMID, disk, &dls->aodev,
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
index 917ebbf..646a49c 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
@@ -1206,8 +1206,7 @@ static int libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc *gc,
                     target_path = libxl__blktap_devpath(gc, disks[i].pdev_path,
                                                       disks[i].format);
                 else
-                    target_path = libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(gc, 
-                                                               &disks[i], true);
+                    target_path = libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(gc, guest_domid, &disks[i], true);
 
                 if (!target_path) {
                     LOG(WARN, "No way to get local access disk to image: %s", disks[i].vdev);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
index a511c6d..6291b9c 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ _hidden char *libxl__blktap_devpath(libxl__gc *gc,
 _hidden int libxl__device_destroy_tapdisk(libxl__gc *gc, const char *params);
 
 _hidden int libxl__device_from_disk(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
-                                   libxl_device_disk *disk,
+                                   const libxl_device_disk *disk,
                                    libxl__device *device);
 
 /* Calls poll() again - useful to check whether a signaled condition
@@ -2674,6 +2674,7 @@ static inline void libxl__device_disk_local_init(libxl__disk_local_state *dls)
  * See if we can find a way to access a disk locally
  */
 _hidden char * libxl__device_disk_find_local_path(libxl__gc *gc, 
+                                                  libxl_domid domid,
                                                   const libxl_device_disk *disk,
                                                   bool qdisk_direct);
 
