diff --git a/tools/include/libxl.h b/tools/include/libxl.h
index 29931626a2..9a4d7514ed 100644
--- a/tools/include/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/include/libxl.h
@@ -1706,12 +1706,32 @@ static inline int libxl_retrieve_domain_configuration_0x041200(
     libxl_retrieve_domain_configuration_0x041200
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * LIBXL_HAVE_DOMAIN_SUSPEND_PROPS indicates that the
+ * libxl_domain_suspend_props() function takes a props struct.
+ */
+#define LIBXL_HAVE_DOMAIN_SUSPEND_PROPS 1
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t flags; /* LIBXL_SUSPEND_* */
+} libxl_domain_suspend_props;
+#define LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG 1
+#define LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE 2
+
 int libxl_domain_suspend(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid, int fd,
-                         int flags, /* LIBXL_SUSPEND_* */
+                         libxl_domain_suspend_props *props,
                          const libxl_asyncop_how *ao_how)
                          LIBXL_EXTERNAL_CALLERS_ONLY;
-#define LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG 1
-#define LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE 2
+#if defined(LIBXL_API_VERSION) && LIBXL_API_VERSION < 0x041600
+static inline int libxl_domain_suspend_0x041500(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid,
+                         int fd, int flags, /* LIBXL_SUSPEND_* */
+                         const libxl_asyncop_how *ao_how)
+{
+    libxl_domain_suspend_props props = { .flags = flags, };
+    return libxl_domain_suspend(ctx, domid, fd, &props, ao_how);
+}
+#define libxl_domain_suspend libxl_domain_suspend_0x041500
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Only suspend domain, do not save its state to file, do not destroy it.
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_domain.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_domain.c
index c00c36c928..5dbd27900f 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_domain.c
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ static void domain_suspend_cb(libxl__egc *egc,
 
 }
 
-int libxl_domain_suspend(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid, int fd, int flags,
+int libxl_domain_suspend(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid, int fd,
+                         libxl_domain_suspend_props *props,
                          const libxl_asyncop_how *ao_how)
 {
     AO_CREATE(ctx, domid, ao_how);
@@ -526,8 +527,8 @@ int libxl_domain_suspend(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid, int fd, int flags,
     dss->domid = domid;
     dss->fd = fd;
     dss->type = type;
-    dss->live = flags & LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE;
-    dss->debug = flags & LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG;
+    dss->live = props->flags & LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE;
+    dss->debug = props->flags & LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG;
     dss->checkpointed_stream = LIBXL_CHECKPOINTED_STREAM_NONE;
 
     rc = libxl__fd_flags_modify_save(gc, dss->fd,
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/xl/xenlight_stubs.c b/tools/ocaml/libs/xl/xenlight_stubs.c
index 352a00134d..eaf7bce35a 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/xl/xenlight_stubs.c
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/xl/xenlight_stubs.c
@@ -614,10 +614,11 @@ value stub_libxl_domain_suspend(value ctx, value domid, value fd, value async, v
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t c_domid = Int_val(domid);
 	int c_fd = Int_val(fd);
+    libxl_domain_suspend_props props = {};
 	libxl_asyncop_how *ao_how = aohow_val(async);
 
 	caml_enter_blocking_section();
-	ret = libxl_domain_suspend(CTX, c_domid, c_fd, 0, ao_how);
+	ret = libxl_domain_suspend(CTX, c_domid, c_fd, &props, ao_how);
 	caml_leave_blocking_section();
 
 	free(ao_how);
diff --git a/tools/xl/xl_migrate.c b/tools/xl/xl_migrate.c
index b8594f44a5..144890924f 100644
--- a/tools/xl/xl_migrate.c
+++ b/tools/xl/xl_migrate.c
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ static void migrate_domain(uint32_t domid, int preserve_domid,
     char *away_domname;
     char rc_buf;
     uint8_t *config_data;
-    int config_len, flags = LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE;
+    int config_len;
+    libxl_domain_suspend_props props = {
+        .flags = LIBXL_SUSPEND_LIVE,
+        };
 
     save_domain_core_begin(domid, preserve_domid, override_config_file,
                            &config_data, &config_len);
@@ -205,8 +208,8 @@ static void migrate_domain(uint32_t domid, int preserve_domid,
     xtl_stdiostream_adjust_flags(logger, XTL_STDIOSTREAM_HIDE_PROGRESS, 0);
 
     if (debug)
-        flags |= LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG;
-    rc = libxl_domain_suspend(ctx, domid, send_fd, flags, NULL);
+        props.flags |= LIBXL_SUSPEND_DEBUG;
+    rc = libxl_domain_suspend(ctx, domid, send_fd, &props, NULL);
     if (rc) {
         fprintf(stderr, "migration sender: libxl_domain_suspend failed"
                 " (rc=%d)\n", rc);
diff --git a/tools/xl/xl_saverestore.c b/tools/xl/xl_saverestore.c
index 953d791d1a..476d4d9a6a 100644
--- a/tools/xl/xl_saverestore.c
+++ b/tools/xl/xl_saverestore.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static int save_domain(uint32_t domid, int preserve_domid,
     int fd;
     uint8_t *config_data;
     int config_len;
+    libxl_domain_suspend_props props = {};
 
     save_domain_core_begin(domid, preserve_domid, override_config_file,
                            &config_data, &config_len);
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ static int save_domain(uint32_t domid, int preserve_domid,
 
     save_domain_core_writeconfig(fd, filename, config_data, config_len);
 
-    int rc = libxl_domain_suspend(ctx, domid, fd, 0, NULL);
+    int rc = libxl_domain_suspend(ctx, domid, fd, &props, NULL);
     close(fd);
 
     if (rc < 0) {
