diff --git a/shared/cfg/base.cfg b/shared/cfg/base.cfg
index 738f5afdb77..83c23d3c59f 100644
--- a/shared/cfg/base.cfg
+++ b/shared/cfg/base.cfg
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ image_unbootable_pattern = "Hard Disk.*not a bootable disk"
 # export_ip: optional.
 # export_options: optional.
 
+# SAN support related params. Please fill the params based on the environment
+# storage_type = "SAN"
+# storage_lun_id can be retrieved from /dev/disk/by-id for the lun
+# that has to be given to the guest
+# storage_lun_id = "scsi-360050768028211d8b0000000000000b9"
+# image_device = "lun"
+# image_bus = "scsi"
+# drive_cache = "none"
+# image_format = "raw"
+# driver_name = "qemu"
+
 #
 # List of hypervisor-monitor object names (one per guest),
 # used to communicate with hypervisor to control guests.
diff --git a/virttest/libvirt_vm.py b/virttest/libvirt_vm.py
index dadd0e22d99..44a5b3fcb58 100644
--- a/virttest/libvirt_vm.py
+++ b/virttest/libvirt_vm.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def check_controller(virt_install_cmd_line, controller):
 
         def add_drive(help_text, filename, pool=None, vol=None, device=None,
                       bus=None, perms=None, size=None, sparse=False,
-                      cache=None, fmt=None):
+                      cache=None, fmt=None, driver_name=None):
             cmd = " --disk"
             if filename:
                 cmd += " path=%s" % filename
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ def add_drive(help_text, filename, pool=None, vol=None, device=None,
                 cmd += ",format=%s" % fmt
             if cache:
                 cmd += ",cache=%s" % cache
+            if driver_name:
+                cmd += ",driver_name=%s" % driver_name
             return cmd
 
         def add_floppy(help_text, filename):
@@ -1151,6 +1153,21 @@ def add_kernel(help_text, cmdline, kernel_path=None, initrd_path=None,
 
             filename = storage.get_image_filename(image_params,
                                                   base_dir)
+            if image_params.get("storage_type", None) == "SAN":
+                filename = image_params.get("storage_lun_id")
+                filename = os.path.join("/dev/disk/by-id", filename)
+                virt_install_cmd += add_drive(help_text,
+                                              filename,
+                                              None,
+                                              None,
+                                              image_params.get("image_device"),
+                                              image_params.get("image_bus"),
+                                              None,
+                                              None,
+                                              None,
+                                              image_params.get("drive_cache"),
+                                              image_params.get("image_format"),
+                                              image_params.get("driver_name"))
             if image_params.get("use_storage_pool") == "yes":
                 filename = None
                 virt_install_cmd += add_drive(help_text,
@@ -1167,7 +1184,7 @@ def add_kernel(help_text, cmdline, kernel_path=None, initrd_path=None,
 
             if image_params.get("boot_drive") == "no":
                 continue
-            if filename:
+            if filename and image_params.get("storage_type", None) != "SAN":
                 libvirt_controller = image_params.get(
                     "libvirt_controller", None)
                 _drive_format = image_params.get("drive_format")