diff --git a/bin/xen-create-image b/bin/xen-create-image
index b0e18db..bde74f4 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-image
+++ b/bin/xen-create-image
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ xen-create-image - Easily create new Xen instances with networking and OpenSSH.
                 Specify the installation method to use. Valid methods are:
 
                 * debootstrap
+                * cdebootstrap
                 * rinse
                 * rpmstrap (deprecated)
                 * tar (needs --install-source=tarball.tar)
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ Create a Xen configuration file in so that xm can start the new domain.
 
   #
   # Installation method:
-  # One of "copy", "debootstrap", "rinse", "rpmstrap", or "tar".
+  # One of "copy", "debootstrap", "cdebootstrap", "rinse", "rpmstrap", or "tar".
   #
   install-method = debootstrap
 
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ Create a Xen configuration file in so that xm can start the new domain.
 
   The new guest images may be installed in several different ways:
 
-  1.  Using the debootstrap command, which must be installed and present.
+  1.  Using the [c]debootstrap command, which must be installed and present.
   2.  Using the rpmstrap command, which must be installed and present.
   3.  using the rinse command, which must be installed and present.
   4.  By copying an existing installation.
@@ -1951,12 +1952,22 @@ sub checkArguments
     if ( defined( $CONFIG{ 'install-method' } ) )
     {
         foreach my $recognised (
-                         qw/ copy debootstrap rinse rpmstrap tar /)
+                        qw/ copy debootstrap cdebootstrap rinse rpmstrap tar /)
         {
             $valid = 1
               if ( lc( $CONFIG{ 'install-method' } ) eq lc($recognised) );
         }
 
+        #
+        #  If we have "cdebootstrap", set it to "debootstrap" and set
+        #  debootstrap-cmd to cdebootstrap instead.
+        #
+        if ( lc( $CONFIG{ 'install-method' } ) eq 'cdebootstrap' )
+        {
+            $CONFIG{ 'install-method' } = 'debootstrap';
+            $CONFIG{ 'debootstrap-cmd' } = 'cdebootstrap';
+        }
+
         #
         #  If we have "copy", or "tar" method then make sure we have a source.
         #