diff --git a/tools/xen/README.md b/tools/xen/README.md
index b77bbb51ea..d102b01dfa 100644
--- a/tools/xen/README.md
+++ b/tools/xen/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Of course, use real passwords if this machine is exposed.
     ACTIVE_TIMEOUT=45
     # Interface on which you would like to access services
     HOST_IP_IFACE=ethX
+    # First time Ubuntu network install params
+    NETINSTALLIP="dhcp"
+    NAMESERVERS=""
+    NETMASK=""
+    GATEWAY=""
     EOF
 
 Step 4: Run ./install_os_domU.sh from the tools/xen directory
diff --git a/tools/xen/scripts/xenoneirictemplate.sh b/tools/xen/scripts/xenoneirictemplate.sh
index 003acd5781..1d9ec5e258 100755
--- a/tools/xen/scripts/xenoneirictemplate.sh
+++ b/tools/xen/scripts/xenoneirictemplate.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ## Author: Renuka Apte <renuka.apte@citrix.com>
 ## This is not an officially supported guest OS on XenServer 6.02
 
+BASE_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+source $BASE_DIR/../../../localrc
+
 LENNY=$(xe template-list name-label=Debian\ Lenny\ 5.0\ \(32-bit\) --minimal)
 
 if [[ -z $LENNY ]] ; then
@@ -22,11 +25,21 @@ for arch in ${arches[@]} ; do
     if [[ -n $(xe template-list name-label="$distro ($arch)" params=uuid --minimal) ]] ; then
         echo "$distro ($arch)" already exists, Skipping
     else
-
+        if [ -z $NETINSTALLIP ]
+        then
+            echo "NETINSTALLIP not set in localrc"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        pvargs="-- quiet console=hvc0 partman/default_filesystem=ext3 locale=en_US console-setup/ask_detect=false keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us netcfg/choose_interface=eth3 netcfg/get_hostname=os netcfg/get_domain=os auto url=${preseedurl}"
+        if [ "$NETINSTALLIP" != "dhcp" ]
+        then
+            netcfgargs="netcfg/disable_autoconfig=true netcfg/get_nameservers=${NAMESERVERS} netcfg/get_ipaddress=${NETINSTALLIP} netcfg/get_netmask=${NETMASK} netcfg/get_gateway=${GATEWAY} netcfg/confirm_static=true"
+            pvargs="${pvargs} ${netcfgargs}"
+        fi
         NEWUUID=$(xe vm-clone uuid=$LENNY new-name-label="$distro ($arch)")
         xe template-param-set uuid=$NEWUUID other-config:install-methods=http,ftp \
          other-config:install-repository=http://archive.ubuntu.net/ubuntu \
-         PV-args="-- quiet console=hvc0 partman/default_filesystem=ext3 locale=en_US console-setup/ask_detect=false keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us netcfg/choose_interface=eth3 netcfg/get_hostname=os netcfg/get_domain=os auto url=${preseedurl}" \
+         PV-args="$pvargs" \
          other-config:debian-release=oneiric \
          other-config:default_template=true