diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 82c7c0a5fa..53bc968bd0 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -432,13 +432,25 @@ static void pc_i440fx_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     m->default_display = "std";
 }
 
-static void pc_i440fx_2_6_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
+static void pc_i440fx_2_7_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     pc_i440fx_machine_options(m);
     m->alias = "pc";
     m->is_default = 1;
 }
 
+DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_7, "pc-i440fx-2.7", NULL,
+                      pc_i440fx_2_7_machine_options);
+
+
+static void pc_i440fx_2_6_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
+{
+    pc_i440fx_2_7_machine_options(m);
+    m->is_default = 0;
+    m->alias = NULL;
+    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_6);
+}
+
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_6, "pc-i440fx-2.6", NULL,
                       pc_i440fx_2_6_machine_options);
 
@@ -447,8 +459,6 @@ static void pc_i440fx_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
     pc_i440fx_2_6_machine_options(m);
-    m->alias = NULL;
-    m->is_default = 0;
     pcmc->save_tsc_khz = false;
     m->legacy_fw_cfg_order = 1;
     SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_5);
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 31a6a59383..e4b541f7b2 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -283,12 +283,22 @@ static void pc_q35_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     m->no_floppy = 1;
 }
 
-static void pc_q35_2_6_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
+static void pc_q35_2_7_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     pc_q35_machine_options(m);
     m->alias = "q35";
 }
 
+DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_7, "pc-q35-2.7", NULL,
+                   pc_q35_2_7_machine_options);
+
+static void pc_q35_2_6_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
+{
+    pc_q35_2_7_machine_options(m);
+    m->alias = NULL;
+    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_6);
+}
+
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_6, "pc-q35-2.6", NULL,
                    pc_q35_2_6_machine_options);
 
@@ -296,7 +306,6 @@ static void pc_q35_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
     pc_q35_2_6_machine_options(m);
-    m->alias = NULL;
     pcmc->save_tsc_khz = false;
     m->legacy_fw_cfg_order = 1;
     SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_5);
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 9ca23098bd..ca23609cb7 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -356,7 +356,11 @@ int e820_add_entry(uint64_t, uint64_t, uint32_t);
 int e820_get_num_entries(void);
 bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
 
+#define PC_COMPAT_2_6 \
+    HW_COMPAT_2_6
+
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_5 \
+    PC_COMPAT_2_6 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_5
 
 /* Helper for setting model-id for CPU models that changed model-id