diff --git a/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c b/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
index 7c95e4c..9b6d3b8 100644
--- a/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
+++ b/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ OvirtForeignMenu *ovirt_foreign_menu_new_from_file(VirtViewerFile *file)
 {
     OvirtProxy *proxy = NULL;
     OvirtForeignMenu *menu = NULL;
+    gboolean admin;
     char *ca_str = NULL;
     char *jsessionid = NULL;
     char *url = NULL;
@@ -836,6 +837,7 @@ OvirtForeignMenu *ovirt_foreign_menu_new_from_file(VirtViewerFile *file)
     vm_guid = virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_vm_guid(file);
     jsessionid = virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_jsessionid(file);
     ca_str = virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_ca(file);
+    admin = virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_admin(file);
 
     if ((url == NULL) || (vm_guid == NULL))
         goto end;
@@ -850,6 +852,7 @@ OvirtForeignMenu *ovirt_foreign_menu_new_from_file(VirtViewerFile *file)
     }
 
     g_object_set(G_OBJECT(proxy),
+                 "admin", admin,
                  "session-id", jsessionid,
                  "ca-cert", ca,
                  NULL);
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-file.c b/src/virt-viewer-file.c
index c8f04e8..69b6531 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-file.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-file.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
  * - jsessionid: string containing an authentication cookie to be used to
  *   connect to the oVirt engine without being asked for credentials
  * - ca: string PEM data (use \n to separate the lines)
+ * - admin: boolean (0 or 1) indicating whether the VM is visible in the user or
+ *   admin portal
  *
  * (the file can be extended with extra groups or keys, which should
  * be prefixed with x- to avoid later conflicts)
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ enum  {
     PROP_SECURE_CHANNELS,
     PROP_DELETE_THIS_FILE,
     PROP_SECURE_ATTENTION,
+    PROP_OVIRT_ADMIN,
     PROP_OVIRT_HOST,
     PROP_OVIRT_VM_GUID,
     PROP_OVIRT_JSESSIONID,
@@ -677,6 +680,19 @@ virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_ca(VirtViewerFile* self, const gchar* value)
     g_object_notify(G_OBJECT(self), "ovirt-ca");
 }
 
+gint
+virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_admin(VirtViewerFile* self)
+{
+    return virt_viewer_file_get_int(self, OVIRT_GROUP, "admin");
+}
+
+void
+virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_admin(VirtViewerFile* self, gint value)
+{
+    virt_viewer_file_set_int(self, OVIRT_GROUP, "admin", value);
+    g_object_notify(G_OBJECT(self), "ovirt-admin");
+}
+
 static void
 spice_hotkey_set_accel(const gchar *accel_path, const gchar *key)
 {
@@ -840,6 +856,9 @@ virt_viewer_file_set_property(GObject* object, guint property_id,
     case PROP_DELETE_THIS_FILE:
         virt_viewer_file_set_delete_this_file(self, g_value_get_int(value));
         break;
+    case PROP_OVIRT_ADMIN:
+        virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_admin(self, g_value_get_int(value));
+        break;
     case PROP_OVIRT_HOST:
         virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_host(self, g_value_get_string(value));
         break;
@@ -940,6 +959,9 @@ virt_viewer_file_get_property(GObject* object, guint property_id,
     case PROP_DELETE_THIS_FILE:
         g_value_set_int(value, virt_viewer_file_get_delete_this_file(self));
         break;
+    case PROP_OVIRT_ADMIN:
+        g_value_set_int(value, virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_admin(self));
+        break;
     case PROP_OVIRT_HOST:
         g_value_take_string(value, virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_host(self));
         break;
@@ -1087,6 +1109,10 @@ virt_viewer_file_class_init(VirtViewerFileClass* klass)
         g_param_spec_int("delete-this-file", "delete-this-file", "delete-this-file", 0, 1, 0,
                          G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
+    g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass), PROP_OVIRT_ADMIN,
+        g_param_spec_int("ovirt-admin", "ovirt-admin", "ovirt-admin", 0, 1, 0,
+                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
     g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass), PROP_OVIRT_HOST,
         g_param_spec_string("ovirt-host", "ovirt-host", "ovirt-host", NULL,
                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-file.h b/src/virt-viewer-file.h
index f4b030c..e84988a 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-file.h
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-file.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ gint virt_viewer_file_get_delete_this_file(VirtViewerFile* self);
 void virt_viewer_file_set_delete_this_file(VirtViewerFile* self, gint value);
 gchar* virt_viewer_file_get_secure_attention(VirtViewerFile* self);
 void virt_viewer_file_set_secure_attention(VirtViewerFile* self, const gchar* value);
+gint virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_admin(VirtViewerFile* self);
+void virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_admin(VirtViewerFile* self, gint value);
 gchar* virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_host(VirtViewerFile* self);
 void virt_viewer_file_set_ovirt_host(VirtViewerFile* self, const gchar* value);
 gchar* virt_viewer_file_get_ovirt_vm_guid(VirtViewerFile* self);