diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 41fe8f7..436ef3d 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version=0.4.3
 release=1
-libvirt.required=0.8.0
+libvirt.required=0.8.1
 java.required=1:1.5.0
 rpm.topdir=/home/bkearney/rpmbuild
 jar.dir=/usr/share/java
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/Domain.java b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/Domain.java
index 81ecf20..67c368b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/Domain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/Domain.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.libvirt.jna.DomainPointer;
 import org.libvirt.jna.DomainSnapshotPointer;
 import org.libvirt.jna.Libvirt;
+import org.libvirt.jna.virDomainBlockInfo;
 import org.libvirt.jna.virDomainBlockStats;
 import org.libvirt.jna.virDomainInfo;
 import org.libvirt.jna.virDomainInterfaceStats;
@@ -121,6 +122,22 @@ public void attachDeviceFlags(String xmlDesc, int flags) throws LibvirtException
         processError();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This function returns block device (disk) stats for block devices
+     * attached to the domain.
+     * 
+     * @param path
+     *            the path to the block device
+     * @return the info, or null if an error
+     * @throws LibvirtException
+     */
+    public DomainBlockInfo blockInfo(String path) throws LibvirtException {
+        virDomainBlockInfo info = new virDomainBlockInfo();
+        int success = libvirt.virDomainGetBlockInfo(VDP, path, info, 0);
+        processError();
+        return success == 0 ? new DomainBlockInfo(info) : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns block device (disk) stats for block devices attached to this
      * domain. The path parameter is the name of the block device. Get this by
@@ -138,9 +155,9 @@ public void attachDeviceFlags(String xmlDesc, int flags) throws LibvirtException
      */
     public DomainBlockStats blockStats(String path) throws LibvirtException {
         virDomainBlockStats stats = new virDomainBlockStats();
-        libvirt.virDomainBlockStats(VDP, path, stats, stats.size());
+        int success = libvirt.virDomainBlockStats(VDP, path, stats, stats.size());
         processError();
-        return new DomainBlockStats(stats);
+        return success == 0 ? new DomainBlockStats(stats) : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -516,8 +533,8 @@ public String getXMLDesc(int flags) throws LibvirtException {
     /**
      * Determine if the domain has a snapshot
      * 
-     * @see <a href="http://www.libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainHasCurrentSnapshot>Libvir
-     *      t Documentation</a>
+     * @see <a href="http://www.libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainHasCurrentSnapshot>Libvi
+     *      r t Documentation</a>
      * @return 1 if running, 0 if inactive, -1 on error
      * @throws LibvirtException
      */
@@ -530,8 +547,8 @@ public int hasCurrentSnapshot() throws LibvirtException {
     /**
      * Determine if the domain has a managed save image
      * 
-     * @see <a href="http://www.libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainHasManagedSaveImage>Libvir
-     *      t Documentation</a>
+     * @see <a href="http://www.libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainHasManagedSaveImage>Libvi
+     *      r t Documentation</a>
      * @return 0 if no image is present, 1 if an image is present, and -1 in
      *         case of error
      * @throws LibvirtException
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/DomainBlockInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/DomainBlockInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9116c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/DomainBlockInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.libvirt;
+
+import org.libvirt.jna.virDomainBlockInfo;
+
+public class DomainBlockInfo {
+    protected long capacity;
+    protected long allocation;
+    protected long physical;
+
+    public DomainBlockInfo(virDomainBlockInfo info) {
+        capacity = info.capacity;
+        allocation = info.allocation;
+        physical = info.physical;
+    }
+
+    public long getAllocation() {
+        return allocation;
+    }
+
+    public long getCapacity() {
+        return capacity;
+    }
+
+    public long getPhysical() {
+        return physical;
+    }
+
+    public void setAllocation(long allocation) {
+        this.allocation = allocation;
+    }
+
+    public void setCapacity(long capacity) {
+        this.capacity = capacity;
+    }
+
+    public void setPhysical(long physical) {
+        this.physical = physical;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/Libvirt.java b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/Libvirt.java
index 4aa36f0..1e9d222 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/Libvirt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/Libvirt.java
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ public String virConnectDomainXMLToNative(ConnectionPointer virConnectPtr, Strin
     public int virDomainDetachDeviceFlags(DomainPointer virDomainPtr, String deviceXML, int flags);    
     public int virDomainFree(DomainPointer virDomainPtr);
     public int virDomainGetAutostart(DomainPointer virDomainPtr, IntByReference value);
-    public ConnectionPointer virDomainGetConnect(DomainPointer virDomainPtr);    
+    public ConnectionPointer virDomainGetConnect(DomainPointer virDomainPtr);  
+    public int virDomainGetBlockInfo(DomainPointer virDomainPtr, String path, virDomainBlockInfo info, int flags);
     public int virDomainGetID(DomainPointer virDomainPtr);
     public int virDomainGetInfo(DomainPointer virDomainPtr, virDomainInfo vInfo);
     public int virDomainGetJobInfo(DomainPointer virDomainPtr, virDomainJobInfo vInfo);    
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/virDomainBlockInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/virDomainBlockInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234a381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/libvirt/jna/virDomainBlockInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.libvirt.jna;
+
+import com.sun.jna.Structure;
+
+public class virDomainBlockInfo extends Structure {
+    public long capacity;
+    public long allocation;
+    public long physical;
+
+}