diff --git a/hw/i386/smbios.c b/hw/i386/smbios.c
index aeb94bc671..17938215f6 100644
--- a/hw/i386/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/i386/smbios.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static DECLARE_BITMAP(have_fields_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1);
 
 static struct {
     const char *vendor, *version, *date;
-    bool have_major_minor;
+    bool have_major_minor, uefi;
     uint8_t major, minor;
 } type0;
 
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ static const QemuOptDesc qemu_smbios_type0_opts[] = {
         .name = "release",
         .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         .help = "revision number",
+    },{
+        .name = "uefi",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+        .help = "uefi support",
     },
     { /* end of list */ }
 };
@@ -497,13 +501,12 @@ static void smbios_build_type_0_table(void)
 
     t->bios_rom_size = 0; /* hardcoded in SeaBIOS with FIXME comment */
 
-    /* BIOS characteristics not supported */
-    memset(t->bios_characteristics, 0, 8);
-    t->bios_characteristics[0] = 0x08;
-
-    /* Enable targeted content distribution (needed for SVVP, per SeaBIOS) */
+    t->bios_characteristics = cpu_to_le64(0x08); /* Not supported */
     t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[0] = 0;
-    t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[1] = 4;
+    t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[1] = 0x14; /* TCD/SVVP | VM */
+    if (type0.uefi) {
+        t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[1] |= 0x08; /* |= UEFI */
+    }
 
     if (type0.have_major_minor) {
         t->system_bios_major_release = type0.major;
@@ -979,6 +982,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             save_opt(&type0.vendor, opts, "vendor");
             save_opt(&type0.version, opts, "version");
             save_opt(&type0.date, opts, "date");
+            type0.uefi = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "uefi", false);
 
             val = qemu_opt_get(opts, "release");
             if (val) {
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/smbios.h b/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
index 6d854b7f1e..5583f60405 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct smbios_type_0 {
     uint16_t bios_starting_address_segment;
     uint8_t bios_release_date_str;
     uint8_t bios_rom_size;
-    uint8_t bios_characteristics[8];
+    uint64_t bios_characteristics;
     uint8_t bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[2];
     uint8_t system_bios_major_release;
     uint8_t system_bios_minor_release;
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 781af14bf5..15779e723e 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
     "-smbios file=binary\n"
     "                load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
-    "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d]\n"
+    "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d][,uefi=on|off]\n"
     "                specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
     "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
     "              [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ STEXI
 @findex -smbios
 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
 
-@item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
+@item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}][,uefi=on|off]
 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
 
 @item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}] [,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}] [,family=@var{str}]