diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
index a552f2e..e200bae 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @name = env[:domain_name]
           @cpus = config.cpus.to_i
           @cpu_mode = config.cpu_mode
+          @machine_type = config.machine_type
           @disk_bus = config.disk_bus
           @nested = config.nested
           @memory_size = config.memory.to_i*1024
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
index 12e049e..abe4213 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_accessor :memory
       attr_accessor :cpus
       attr_accessor :cpu_mode
+      attr_accessor :machine_type
       attr_accessor :disk_bus
       attr_accessor :nic_model_type
       attr_accessor :nested
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @memory            = UNSET_VALUE
         @cpus              = UNSET_VALUE
         @cpu_mode          = UNSET_VALUE
+        @machine_type      = UNSET_VALUE
         @disk_bus          = UNSET_VALUE
         @nic_model_type    = UNSET_VALUE
         @nested            = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @memory = 512 if @memory == UNSET_VALUE
         @cpus = 1 if @cpus == UNSET_VALUE
         @cpu_mode = 'host-model' if @cpu_mode == UNSET_VALUE
+        @machine_type = nil if @machine_type == UNSET_VALUE
         @disk_bus = 'virtio' if @disk_bus == UNSET_VALUE
         @nic_model_type = 'virtio' if @nic_model_type == UNSET_VALUE
         @nested = false if @nested == UNSET_VALUE
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
index 0ac20f1..747ca59 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
   <% end %>
 
   <os>
+  <% if @machine_type %>
+    <type machine='<%= @machine_type %>'>hvm</type>
+  <% else %>
     <type>hvm</type>
+  <% end %>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
     <kernel><%= @kernel %></kernel>
     <initrd><%= @initrd %></initrd>