diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/config.py b/cloudcontrol/node/config.py
index cc326c893e696b764a3ade9e73378c3e78af28bf..207e90dd21971be830e74a87806a5328cc49104b 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/config.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/config.py
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class NodeConfigParser(object):
         self.attach_script = config.get('node', 'attach_script', default_attach_script)
         default_detach_script = 'hkvm-detach'
         self.detach_script = config.get('node', 'detach_script', default_detach_script)
+        default_boot_order_script = 'hkvm-boot-order'
+        self.boot_order_script = config.get('node', 'boot_order_script', default_boot_order_script)
 
         # RPC handler ACLs
         acl_section_name = 'node_handler'
diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/__init__.py b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/__init__.py
index 5aa9a6fc616f1565e5aafdf5195b2f29caf7512c..37f5a604962dab2c09307c1af5a9cd1cf0d86f20 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/__init__.py
@@ -304,6 +304,20 @@ class Handler(HostHandler):
             logger.error(msg)
             raise UndefinedDomain(msg)
 
+    @libvirt_handler
+    def vm_boot_order(self, name, order):
+        logger.debug('VM boot order %s -> %s', name, order)
+        if name in self.hypervisor.domains:
+            args_order = ['%s:%s' % tuple(x) for x in order]
+            rcode, output = execute(self.main, [self.main.config.boot_order_script,
+                                                name] + args_order)
+            if rcode != 0:
+                raise RuntimeError(output.strip().split('\n')[-1].strip())
+        else:
+            msg = 'Cannot change boot order of VM %s because it is not defined' % name
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise UndefinedDomain(msg)
+
     @libvirt_handler
     def vm_stop(self, name):
         logger.debug('VM stop %s', name)