--- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/vm/supervisor/domain_xml.py    2022-12-13 06:32:23.000000000 -0600
+++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/vm/supervisor/domain_xml.py.patched    2022-12-31 22:29:48.212387984 -0600
@@ -168,14 +168,20 @@
         # default if not all headless servers like ubuntu etc require it to boot
         devices.append(create_element('video'))
 
-    if spice_server_available:
-        # We always add spicevmc channel device when a spice display device is available to allow users
-        # to install guest agents for improved vm experience
-        devices.append(create_element(
-            'channel', type='spicevmc', attribute_dict={
-                'children': [create_element('target', type='virtio', name='com.redhat.spice.0')]
-            }
-        ))
+    # We always add spicevmc channel device to allow users
+    # to install guest agents for improved vm experience
+    devices.append(create_element(
+        'channel', type='spicevmc', attribute_dict={
+            'children': [create_element('target', type='virtio', name='com.redhat.spice.0')]
+        }
+    ))
+    devices.append(create_element(
+        'channel', type='unix', attribute_dict={
+            'children': [create_element('source', mode='bind', path='/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/f16x86_64.agent'),
+                         create_element('target', type='virtio', name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'),
+                        ]
+        }
+    ))
 
     devices.append(create_element('serial', type='pty'))
     return create_element('devices', attribute_dict={'children': devices})