diff --git a/nova/tests/test_libvirt_config.py b/nova/tests/test_libvirt_config.py
index f771d23f84d7..567c39e5026d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_libvirt_config.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_libvirt_config.py
@@ -301,6 +301,17 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
         """)
 
 
+class LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOSTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
+
+    def test_config_simple(self):
+        obj = config.LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOS()
+
+        xml = obj.to_xml()
+        self.assertXmlEqual(xml, """
+            <smbios mode="sysinfo"/>
+        """)
+
+
 class LibvirtConfigGuestSysinfoTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
 
     def test_config_simple(self):
@@ -743,6 +754,7 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
         obj.uuid = "b38a3f43-4be2-4046-897f-b67c2f5e0147"
         obj.os_type = "linux"
         obj.os_boot_dev = "hd"
+        obj.os_smbios = config.LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOS()
         obj.acpi = True
         obj.apic = True
 
@@ -776,6 +788,7 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
               <os>
                 <type>linux</type>
                 <boot dev="hd"/>
+                <smbios mode="sysinfo"/>
               </os>
               <features>
                 <acpi/>
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/config.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/config.py
index dcf5aeb40e66..14d940269df4 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/config.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/config.py
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestCPU(LibvirtConfigCPU):
         return cpu
 
 
+class LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOS(LibvirtConfigObject):
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOS, self).__init__(root_name="smbios",
+                                                       **kwargs)
+
+        self.mode = "sysinfo"
+
+    def format_dom(self):
+        smbios = super(LibvirtConfigGuestSMBIOS, self).format_dom()
+        smbios.set("mode", self.mode)
+
+        return smbios
+
+
 class LibvirtConfigGuestSysinfo(LibvirtConfigObject):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -678,6 +693,7 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuest(LibvirtConfigObject):
         self.os_root = None
         self.os_init_path = None
         self.os_boot_dev = None
+        self.os_smbios = None
         self.devices = []
 
     def _format_basic_props(self, root):
@@ -703,6 +719,8 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuest(LibvirtConfigObject):
             os.append(self._text_node("init", self.os_init_path))
         if self.os_boot_dev is not None:
             os.append(etree.Element("boot", dev=self.os_boot_dev))
+        if self.os_smbios is not None:
+            os.append(self.os_smbios.format_dom())
         root.append(os)
 
     def _format_features(self, root):