diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/xen.config b/arch/x86/configs/xen.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d9fc7139fd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/xen.config
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# global x86 required specific stuff
+# On 32-bit HIGHMEM4G is not allowed
+CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y
+CONFIG_64BIT=y
+
+# These enable us to allow some of the
+# not so generic stuff below
+CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST=y
+CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y
+CONFIG_X86_MCE=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
+CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
+
+# x86 xen specific config options
+CONFIG_XEN_PVH=y
+CONFIG_XEN_MAX_DOMAIN_MEMORY=500
+CONFIG_XEN_SAVE_RESTORE=y
+# CONFIG_XEN_DEBUG_FS is not set
+CONFIG_XEN_MCE_LOG=y
+CONFIG_XEN_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
+# x86 specific backend drivers
+CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_BACKEND=m
+# x86 specific frontend drivers
+CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_FRONTEND=m
+# depends on MEMORY_HOTPLUG, arm64 doesn't enable this yet,
+# move to generic config if it ever does.
+CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/xen.config b/kernel/configs/xen.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff756221f112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/configs/xen.config
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# global stuff - these enable us to allow some
+# of the not so generic stuff below for xen
+CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y
+CONFIG_NET=y
+CONFIG_NET_CORE=y
+CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
+CONFIG_BLOCK=y
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_CORE=y
+CONFIG_SCSI=y
+CONFIG_FB=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
+CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
+CONFIG_TTY=y
+# Technically not required but otherwise produces
+# pretty useless systems starting from allnoconfig
+# You want TCP/IP and ELF binaries right?
+CONFIG_INET=y
+CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
+# generic config
+CONFIG_XEN=y
+CONFIG_XEN_DOM0=y
+# backend drivers
+CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND=y
+CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_BACKEND=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND=m
+CONFIG_HVC_XEN=y
+CONFIG_XEN_WDT=m
+CONFIG_XEN_SCSI_BACKEND=m
+# frontend drivers
+CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=m
+CONFIG_HVC_XEN_FRONTEND=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND=m
+CONFIG_XEN_SCSI_FRONTEND=m
+# others
+CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON=y
+CONFIG_XEN_SCRUB_PAGES=y
+CONFIG_XEN_DEV_EVTCHN=m
+CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND=m
+CONFIG_XENFS=m
+CONFIG_XEN_COMPAT_XENFS=y
+CONFIG_XEN_SYS_HYPERVISOR=y
+CONFIG_XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND=y
+CONFIG_XEN_GNTDEV=m
+CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DEV_ALLOC=m
+CONFIG_SWIOTLB_XEN=y
+CONFIG_XEN_PRIVCMD=m
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 6950032f06a5..f52abae0ec5f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ PHONY += kvmconfig
 kvmconfig: kvm_guest.config
 	@:
 
+PHONY += xenconfig
+xenconfig: xen.config
+	@:
+
 PHONY += tinyconfig
 tinyconfig:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile allnoconfig tiny.config
@@ -140,6 +144,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
 	@echo  '  olddefconfig	  - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value'
 	@echo  '  kvmconfig	  - Enable additional options for kvm guest kernel support'
+	@echo  '  xenconfig       - Enable additional options for xen dom0 and guest kernel support'
 	@echo  '  tinyconfig	  - Configure the tiniest possible kernel'
 
 # lxdialog stuff