diff --git a/plugins/inventory/xen_orchestra.py b/plugins/inventory/xen_orchestra.py
index af4b327c53..1e19051fe8 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/xen_orchestra.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/xen_orchestra.py
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ simple_config_file:
     password: xo_pwd
     validate_certs: true
     use_ssl: true
+    groups:
+        kube_nodes: "'kube_node' in tags"
+    compose:
+        ansible_port: 2222
+
 '''
 
 import json
@@ -165,6 +170,12 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
             'hosts': self.get_object('host'),
         }
 
+    def _apply_constructable(self, name, variables):
+        strict = self.get_option('strict')
+        self._add_host_to_composed_groups(self.get_option('groups'), variables, name, strict=strict)
+        self._add_host_to_keyed_groups(self.get_option('keyed_groups'), variables, name, strict=strict)
+        self._set_composite_vars(self.get_option('compose'), variables, name, strict=strict)
+
     def _add_vms(self, vms, hosts, pools):
         for uuid, vm in vms.items():
             group = 'with_ip'
@@ -213,6 +224,8 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
             self.inventory.set_variable(
                 entry_name, 'os_version', vm['os_version'])
 
+            self._apply_constructable(entry_name, self.inventory.get_host(entry_name).get_vars())
+
     def _add_hosts(self, hosts, pools):
         for host in hosts.values():
             entry_name = host['uuid']
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_xen_orchestra.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_xen_orchestra.py
index 39ff60a602..4916446c13 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_xen_orchestra.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_xen_orchestra.py
@@ -129,6 +129,19 @@ objects = {
 }
 
 
+def get_option(option):
+    if option == 'groups':
+        return {}
+    elif option == 'keyed_groups':
+        return []
+    elif option == 'compose':
+        return {}
+    elif option == 'strict':
+        return False
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
 def serialize_groups(groups):
     return list(map(str, groups))
 
@@ -144,7 +157,8 @@ def test_verify_file_bad_config(inventory):
     assert inventory.verify_file('foobar.xen_orchestra.yml') is False
 
 
-def test_populate(inventory):
+def test_populate(inventory, mocker):
+    inventory.get_option = mocker.MagicMock(side_effect=get_option)
     inventory._populate(objects)
     actual = sorted(inventory.inventory.hosts.keys())
     expected = sorted(['c96ec4dd-28ac-4df4-b73c-4371bd202728', '222d8594-9426-468a-ad69-7a6f02330fa3',