diff --git a/rtslib/config.py b/rtslib/config.py
index 0420f20..ae08f8a 100644
--- a/rtslib/config.py
+++ b/rtslib/config.py
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ def validate_val(self, value, val_type, parent=None):
         elif val_type == 'naa':
             if is_valid_wwn('naa', value):
                 valid_value = value
+        elif val_type == 'qla2xxx_wwn':
+            if is_valid_wwn('qla2xxx_wwn', value):
+                valid_value = value
         elif val_type == 'backend':
             if is_valid_backend(value, parent):
                 valid_value = value
diff --git a/rtslib/utils.py b/rtslib/utils.py
index 6974235..1a21b43 100644
--- a/rtslib/utils.py
+++ b/rtslib/utils.py
@@ -560,6 +560,10 @@ def is_valid_wwn(wwn_type, wwn, wwn_list=None):
             and re.match(
                 "[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}(-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}){3}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}$", wwn):
         return True
+    elif wwn_type == 'qla2xxx_wwn' \
+            and re.match(
+                "[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}){7}$", wwn):
+        return True
     else:
         return False