EX-99.906CERT

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2017 of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (the “Company”).

I, Theodore J. Brombach, the President and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

(i)

the report on Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(ii)

the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	December 7, 2017	/s/ Theodore J. Brombach
		Theodore J. Brombach
		President and Principal Executive Officer

I, John “Yogi” Spence, the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

(i)

the report on Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(ii)

the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	December 7, 2017	/s/ John “Yogi” Spence
		John “Yogi” Spence
		Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer