diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index b8aede32d2..96bd0ad8ee 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -6142,6 +6142,26 @@ qemuBuildSmbiosBaseBoardStr(virSysinfoBaseBoardDefPtr def)
 }
 
 
+static char *
+qemuBuildSmbiosOEMStringsStr(virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr def)
+{
+    virBuffer buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!def)
+        return NULL;
+
+    virBufferAddLit(&buf, "type=11");
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->nvalues; i++) {
+        virBufferAddLit(&buf, ",value=");
+        virQEMUBuildBufferEscapeComma(&buf, def->values[i]);
+    }
+
+    return virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuBuildSmbiosCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
                            virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
@@ -6212,6 +6232,14 @@ qemuBuildSmbiosCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
             virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "-smbios", smbioscmd, NULL);
             VIR_FREE(smbioscmd);
         }
+
+        if (source->oemStrings) {
+            if (!(smbioscmd = qemuBuildSmbiosOEMStringsStr(source->oemStrings)))
+                return -1;
+
+            virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "-smbios", smbioscmd, NULL);
+            VIR_FREE(smbioscmd);
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.args
index 3d94a109f9..d27d436a3a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.args
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ serial=32dfcb37-5af1-552b-357c-be8c3aa38310,\
 uuid=c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809,sku=1234567890,family=Red Hat' \
 -smbios 'type=2,manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard,product=0B4Ch,version=D,\
 serial=CZC1065993,asset=CZC1065993,location=Upside down' \
+-smbios 'type=11,value=Hello,value=World,value=This is,,\
+ more tricky value=escaped' \
 -nographic \
 -nodefaults \
 -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/monitor.sock,\
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.xml
index c12477dcb5..319bdf61df 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/smbios.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
       <entry name='asset'>CZC1065993</entry>
       <entry name='location'>Upside down</entry>
     </baseBoard>
+    <oemStrings>
+      <entry>Hello</entry>
+      <entry>World</entry>
+      <entry>This is, more tricky value=escaped</entry>
+    </oemStrings>
   </sysinfo>
   <os>
     <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/smbios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/smbios.xml
index d21f6275f0..cbe616c7da 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/smbios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/smbios.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
       <entry name='asset'>CZC1065993</entry>
       <entry name='location'>Upside down</entry>
     </baseBoard>
+    <oemStrings>
+      <entry>Hello</entry>
+      <entry>World</entry>
+      <entry>This is, more tricky value=escaped</entry>
+    </oemStrings>
   </sysinfo>
   <os>
     <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>