diff --git a/0159-network-Try-to-load-xennet.patch b/0159-network-Try-to-load-xennet.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a473f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0159-network-Try-to-load-xennet.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 2a73a8c956bd3b34f19cadd17b44303d8c104a53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:34:54 +0200
+Subject: network: Try to load xennet
+
+bnc#896464
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+---
+ modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
+index 886866b..6a7e51a 100755
+--- a/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
++++ b/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ installkernel() {
+         =drivers/net/phy \
+         =drivers/net/team \
+         =drivers/net/ethernet \
+-        ecb arc4 bridge stp llc ipv6 bonding 8021q af_packet virtio_net
++        ecb arc4 bridge stp llc ipv6 bonding 8021q af_packet virtio_net xennet
+ }
+ 
+ # called by dracut
+-- 
+1.7.6.1
+
diff --git a/dracut.changes b/dracut.changes
index 29c8908..7df8b88 100644
--- a/dracut.changes
+++ b/dracut.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 22 13:33:11 UTC 2014 - trenn@suse.de
+
+- Try to load xennet driver in network module (if loaded).
+  bnc#896464
+* Add 0159-network-Try-to-load-xennet.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 11 13:36:03 UTC 2014 - trenn@suse.de
 
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index 850bfa8..121715d 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ Patch155:       0155-iscsi-iscsi.initiator-and-others-can-and-must-only-s.patch
 Patch156:       0156-dracut.usage.asc-Remove-distro-specific-help-from-ma.patch
 Patch157:       0157-Add-boot-zipl-to-host-devs-if-it-is-a-mount-point.patch
 Patch158:       0158-Add-SUSE-kernel-module-dependencies-in-etc-modprobe..patch
+Patch159:       0159-network-Try-to-load-xennet.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  asciidoc
 BuildRequires:  bash
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ and its cryptography during startup.
 %patch156 -p1
 %patch157 -p1
 %patch158 -p1
+%patch159 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure\