diff --git a/qubes/storage/__init__.py b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
index 5b0505f0..aa094240 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Volume(object):
     usage = 0
 
     def __init__(self, name, pool, volume_type, vid=None, size=0,
-                 removable=False, **kwargs):
+                 removable=False, internal=False, **kwargs):
         super(Volume, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.name = str(name)
         self.pool = str(pool)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Volume(object):
         self.size = size
         self.volume_type = volume_type
         self.removable = removable
+        self.internal = internal
 
     def __xml__(self):
         return lxml.etree.Element('volume', **self.config)
diff --git a/qubes/storage/kernels.py b/qubes/storage/kernels.py
index f07e0aad..9ff47207 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/kernels.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/kernels.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class LinuxKernel(Pool):
                              kernel_version,
                              pool=self.name,
                              name=kernel_version,
+                             internal=True,
                              volume_type='read-only')
                 for kernel_version in os.listdir(self.dir_path)]
 
diff --git a/qubes/vm/appvm.py b/qubes/vm/appvm.py
index 6924d3b7..f567213a 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/appvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/appvm.py
@@ -45,23 +45,27 @@ class AppVM(qubes.vm.qubesvm.QubesVM):
                 'name': 'root',
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'volume_type': 'snapshot',
+                'internal': True
             },
             'private': {
                 'name': 'private',
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'volume_type': 'origin',
                 'size': defaults['private_img_size'],
+                'internal': True
             },
             'volatile': {
                 'name': 'volatile',
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'volume_type': 'volatile',
                 'size': defaults['root_img_size'],
+                'internal': True
             },
             'kernel': {
                 'name': 'kernel',
                 'pool': 'linux-kernel',
                 'volume_type': 'read-only',
+                'internal': True
             }
         }
         super(AppVM, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/qubes/vm/templatevm.py b/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
index ca97dec4..e681f5a0 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
@@ -62,23 +62,27 @@ class TemplateVM(QubesVM):
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'volume_type': 'origin',
                 'size': defaults['root_img_size'],
+                'internal': True
             },
             'private': {
                 'name': 'private',
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'volume_type': 'read-write',
                 'size': defaults['private_img_size'],
+                'internal': True
             },
             'volatile': {
                 'name': 'volatile',
                 'pool': 'default',
                 'size': defaults['root_img_size'],
                 'volume_type': 'volatile',
+                'internal': True
             },
             'kernel': {
                 'name': 'kernel',
                 'pool': 'linux-kernel',
                 'volume_type': 'read-only',
+                'internal': True
             }
         }
         super(TemplateVM, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)