diff --git a/internal/constants/constants.go b/internal/constants/constants.go
index a7b7aba..d77b3a9 100644
--- a/internal/constants/constants.go
+++ b/internal/constants/constants.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const (
 	ProcDomainUndefineFlags        = 231
 	ProcDomainDestroyFlags         = 234
 	ProcDomainReset                = 245
+	ProcDomainSetBlockIOTune       = 252
+	ProcDomainGetBlockIOTune       = 253
 	ProcDomainShutdownFlags        = 258
 	ProcConnectListAllDomains      = 273
 	ProcConnectListAllStoragePools = 281
@@ -78,4 +80,8 @@ const (
 
 	// UUIDSize is the length of a UUID, in bytes.
 	UUIDSize = 16
+
+	// TypedParamFieldLength is VIR_TYPED_PARAM_FIELD_LENGTH, and is the maximum
+	// length of the Field string in virTypedParameter structs.
+	TypedParamFieldLength = 80
 )
diff --git a/libvirt.go b/libvirt.go
index cbe2d69..c12355b 100644
--- a/libvirt.go
+++ b/libvirt.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package libvirt
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -94,6 +95,86 @@ type qemuError struct {
 // DomainXMLFlags specifies options for dumping a domain's XML.
 type DomainXMLFlags uint32
 
+// DomainAffectFlags specifies options for whether an operation affects the
+// running VM, or the persistent VM configuration on disk. See FlagDomain...
+// consts for values.
+type DomainAffectFlags uint32
+
+// Consts used for flags
+
+// virDomainModificationImpact and virTypedParameterFlags values. These are
+// combined here because they are both used to set the same flags fields in the
+// libvirt API.
+const (
+	// FlagDomainAffectCurrent means affect the current domain state
+	FlagDomainAffectCurrent DomainAffectFlags = 0
+	// FlagDomainAffectLive means affect the running domain state
+	FlagDomainAffectLive = 1 << (iota - 1)
+	// FlagDomainAffectConfig means affect the persistent domain state.
+	FlagDomainAffectConfig
+	// FlagTypedParamStringOkay tells the server that this client understands
+	// TypedParameStrings.
+	FlagTypedParamStringOkay
+)
+
+// Consts relating to TypedParams:
+const (
+	// TypedParamInt is a C int.
+	TypedParamInt = iota + 1
+	// TypedParamUInt is a C unsigned int.
+	TypedParamUInt
+	// TypedParamLLong is a C long long int.
+	TypedParamLLong
+	// TypedParamULLong is a C unsigned long long int.
+	TypedParamULLong
+	// TypedParamDouble is a C double.
+	TypedParamDouble
+	// TypedParamBoolean is a C char.
+	TypedParamBoolean
+	// TypedParamString is a C char*.
+	TypedParamString
+
+	// TypedParamLast is just an end-of-enum marker.
+	TypedParamLast
+)
+
+// TypedParam represents libvirt's virTypedParameter, which is used to pass
+// typed parameters to libvirt functions. The `Value` field defined as a union
+// in libvirt, and given the current set of types inside it, is 8 bytes long.
+type TypedParam struct {
+	Field string
+	Type  int
+	Value [8]byte
+}
+
+// NewTypedParamInt returns a TypedParam encoding for an int.
+func NewTypedParamInt(name string, v int) *TypedParam {
+	// Truncate the field name if it's longer than the limit.
+	if len(name) > constants.TypedParamFieldLength {
+		name = name[:constants.TypedParamFieldLength]
+	}
+	tp := TypedParam{
+		Field: name,
+		Type:  TypedParamInt,
+	}
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(tp.Value[:], uint32(v))
+	return &tp
+}
+
+// NewTypedParamULongLong returns a TypedParam encoding for an unsigned long long.
+func NewTypedParamULongLong(name string, v uint64) *TypedParam {
+	// Truncate the field name if it's longer than the limit.
+	if len(name) > constants.TypedParamFieldLength {
+		name = name[:constants.TypedParamFieldLength]
+	}
+	tp := TypedParam{
+		Field: name,
+		Type:  TypedParamULLong,
+	}
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(tp.Value[:], v)
+	return &tp
+}
+
 const (
 	// DomainXMLFlagSecure dumps XML with sensitive information included.
 	DomainXMLFlagSecure DomainXMLFlags = 1 << iota
@@ -601,7 +682,7 @@ func (l *Libvirt) Events(dom string) (<-chan DomainEvent, error) {
 
 	res := <-resp
 	if res.Status != StatusOK {
-		err := decodeError(res.Payload)
+		err = decodeError(res.Payload)
 		if err == ErrUnsupported {
 			return nil, ErrEventsNotSupported
 		}
@@ -1199,6 +1280,148 @@ func (l *Libvirt) Reset(dom string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// BlockLimit contains a name and value pair for a Get/SetBlockIOTune limit. The
+// Name field is the name of the limit (to see a list of the limits that can be
+// applied, execute the 'blkdeviotune' command on a VM in virsh). Callers can
+// use the QEMUBlockIO... constants below for the Name value. The Value field is
+// the limit to apply.
+type BlockLimit struct {
+	Name  string
+	Value uint64
+}
+
+// BlockIOTune-able values. These tunables are different for different
+// hypervisors; currently only the tunables for QEMU are defined here. These are
+// not necessarily the only possible values; different libvirt versions may add
+// or remove parameters from this list.
+const (
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalBytesSec          = "total_bytes_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadBytesSec           = "read_bytes_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteBytesSec          = "write_bytes_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalIOPSSec           = "total_iops_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadIOPSSec            = "read_iops_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteIOPSSec           = "write_iops_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalBytesSecMax       = "total_bytes_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadBytesSecMax        = "read_bytes_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteBytesSecMax       = "write_bytes_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalIOPSSecMax        = "total_iops_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadIOPSSecMax         = "read_iops_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteIOPSSecMax        = "write_iops_sec_max"
+	QEMUBlockIOSizeIOPSSec            = "size_iops_sec"
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalBytesSecMaxLength = "total_bytes_sec_max_length"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadBytesSecMaxLength  = "read_bytes_sec_max_length"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteBytesSecMaxLength = "write_bytes_sec_max_length"
+	QEMUBlockIOTotalIOPSSecMaxLength  = "total_iops_sec_max_length"
+	QEMUBlockIOReadIOPSSecMaxLength   = "read_iops_sec_max_length"
+	QEMUBlockIOWriteIOPSSecMaxLength  = "write_iops_sec_max_length"
+)
+
+// SetBlockIOTune changes the per-device block I/O tunables within a guest.
+// Parameters are the name of the VM, the name of the disk device to which the
+// limits should be applied, and 1 or more BlockLimit structs containing the
+// actual limits.
+//
+// The limits which can be applied here are enumerated in the QEMUBlockIO...
+// constants above, and you can also see the full list by executing the
+// 'blkdeviotune' command on a VM in virsh.
+//
+// Example usage:
+//  SetBlockIOTune("vm-name", "vda", BlockLimit{libvirt.QEMUBlockIOWriteBytesSec, 1000000})
+func (l *Libvirt) SetBlockIOTune(dom string, disk string, limits ...BlockLimit) error {
+	d, err := l.lookup(dom)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// https://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virDomainSetBlockIoTune
+	payload := struct {
+		Domain Domain
+		Disk   string
+		Params []TypedParam
+		Flags  DomainAffectFlags
+	}{
+		Domain: *d,
+		Disk:   disk,
+		Flags:  FlagDomainAffectLive,
+	}
+
+	for _, limit := range limits {
+		tp := NewTypedParamULongLong(limit.Name, limit.Value)
+		payload.Params = append(payload.Params, *tp)
+	}
+
+	buf, err := encode(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := l.request(constants.ProcDomainSetBlockIOTune, constants.ProgramRemote, &buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	r := <-resp
+	if r.Status != StatusOK {
+		return decodeError(r.Payload)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetBlockIOTune returns a slice containing the current block I/O tunables for
+// a disk.
+func (l *Libvirt) GetBlockIOTune(dom string, disk string) ([]BlockLimit, error) {
+	d, err := l.lookup(dom)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	payload := struct {
+		Domain     Domain
+		Disk       []string
+		ParamCount uint32
+		Flags      DomainAffectFlags
+	}{
+		Domain:     *d,
+		Disk:       []string{disk},
+		ParamCount: 32,
+		Flags:      FlagTypedParamStringOkay,
+	}
+
+	buf, err := encode(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := l.request(constants.ProcDomainGetBlockIOTune, constants.ProgramRemote, &buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	r := <-resp
+	if r.Status != StatusOK {
+		return nil, decodeError(r.Payload)
+	}
+
+	dec := xdr.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(r.Payload))
+	result := struct {
+		Limits     []TypedParam
+		ParamCount uint32
+	}{}
+	_, err = dec.Decode(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	limits := make([]BlockLimit, len(result.Limits))
+	for ix := range result.Limits {
+		limits[ix].Name = result.Limits[ix].Field
+		limits[ix].Value = binary.BigEndian.Uint64(result.Limits[ix].Value[:])
+	}
+
+	return limits, nil
+}
+
 // lookup returns a domain as seen by libvirt.
 func (l *Libvirt) lookup(name string) (*Domain, error) {
 	payload := struct {
diff --git a/libvirt_test.go b/libvirt_test.go
index 9d8c315..ccf0017 100644
--- a/libvirt_test.go
+++ b/libvirt_test.go
@@ -437,3 +437,27 @@ func TestReset(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected reset error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetBlockIOTune(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := libvirttest.New()
+	l := New(conn)
+
+	if err := l.SetBlockIOTune("test", "vda", BlockLimit{"write_bytes_sec", 5000000}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected SetBlockIOTune error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetBlockIOTune(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := libvirttest.New()
+	l := New(conn)
+
+	limits, err := l.GetBlockIOTune("do-test", "vda")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected GetBlockIOTune error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	lim := BlockLimit{"write_bytes_sec", 500000}
+	if limits[2] != lim {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected result in limits list: %v", limits[2])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libvirttest/libvirt.go b/libvirttest/libvirt.go
index 5de6191..8e965c3 100644
--- a/libvirttest/libvirt.go
+++ b/libvirttest/libvirt.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/digitalocean/go-libvirt/internal/constants"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/digitalocean/go-libvirt/internal/constants"
 )
 
 var testDomainResponse = []byte{
@@ -399,6 +400,128 @@ var testRebootReply = []byte{
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // status
 }
 
+var testSetBlockIoTuneReply = []byte{
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, // length
+	0x20, 0x00, 0x80, 0x86, // program
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, // version
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfc, // procedure
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // type
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // serial
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // status
+}
+
+// This result block was obtained by calling `fmt.Printf("%#v", r.Payload)` on
+// the result returned by an actual call to GetBlockIoTune, and then adding the
+// standard header to the beginning. The length parameter has to be correct!
+var testGetBlockIoTuneReply = []byte{
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0xe0, // length
+	0x20, 0x00, 0x80, 0x86, // program
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, // version
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd, // procedure
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // type
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // serial
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // status
+
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x13, // 13 TypedParams follow
+
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xf, // field name is 15 bytes, padded to a multiple of 4
+	0x74, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x5f, 0x62, 0x79, 0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x5f, 0x73, 0x65, 0x63, 0x0,
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4, // type
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, // value
+
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xe,
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+
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+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4,
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0,
+
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, // End of TypedParams
+}
+
 // MockLibvirt provides a mock libvirt server for testing.
 type MockLibvirt struct {
 	net.Conn
@@ -486,6 +609,10 @@ func (m *MockLibvirt) handleRemote(procedure uint32, conn net.Conn) {
 		conn.Write(m.reply(testCreateWithFlags))
 	case constants.ProcDomainShutdownFlags:
 		conn.Write(m.reply(testShutdownReply))
+	case constants.ProcDomainSetBlockIOTune:
+		conn.Write(m.reply(testSetBlockIoTuneReply))
+	case constants.ProcDomainGetBlockIOTune:
+		conn.Write(m.reply(testGetBlockIoTuneReply))
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "unknown procedure", procedure)
 	}