diff --git a/conf/templates/keystone/keystone.conf.tpl b/conf/templates/keystone/keystone.conf.tpl
index 294bbfff..876617c1 100644
--- a/conf/templates/keystone/keystone.conf.tpl
+++ b/conf/templates/keystone/keystone.conf.tpl
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ paste.filter_factory = keystone.middleware:TokenAuthMiddleware.factory
 [filter:admin_token_auth]
 paste.filter_factory = keystone.middleware:AdminTokenAuthMiddleware.factory
 
+[filter:xml_body]
+paste.filter_factory = keystone.middleware:XmlBodyMiddleware.factory
+
 [filter:json_body]
 paste.filter_factory = keystone.middleware:JsonBodyMiddleware.factory
 
@@ -71,10 +74,10 @@ paste.app_factory = keystone.service:public_app_factory
 paste.app_factory = keystone.service:admin_app_factory
 
 [pipeline:public_api]
-pipeline = token_auth admin_token_auth json_body debug ec2_extension s3_extension public_service
+pipeline = token_auth admin_token_auth xml_body json_body debug ec2_extension s3_extension public_service
 
 [pipeline:admin_api]
-pipeline = token_auth admin_token_auth json_body debug ec2_extension crud_extension admin_service
+pipeline = token_auth admin_token_auth xml_body json_body debug ec2_extension crud_extension admin_service
 
 [app:public_version_service]
 paste.app_factory = keystone.service:public_version_app_factory
@@ -83,10 +86,10 @@ paste.app_factory = keystone.service:public_version_app_factory
 paste.app_factory = keystone.service:admin_version_app_factory
 
 [pipeline:public_version_api]
-pipeline = public_version_service
+pipeline = xml_body public_version_service
 
 [pipeline:admin_version_api]
-pipeline = admin_version_service
+pipeline = xml_body admin_version_service
 
 [composite:main]
 use = egg:Paste#urlmap