diff --git a/include/hw/i386/smbios.h b/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
index b08ec71..18fb970 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/smbios.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 
 void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts);
+void smbios_set_type1_defaults(const char *manufacturer,
+                               const char *product, const char *version);
 uint8_t *smbios_get_table(size_t *length);
 
 /*
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 646b65f..9fc3b11 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/i386/apic.h"
+#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci_ids.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ static const int ide_irq[MAX_IDE_BUS] = { 14, 15 };
 
 static bool has_pci_info;
 static bool has_acpi_build = true;
+static bool smbios_type1_defaults = true;
 
 /* PC hardware initialisation */
 static void pc_init1(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args,
@@ -128,6 +130,12 @@ static void pc_init1(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args,
     guest_info->has_pci_info = has_pci_info;
     guest_info->isapc_ram_fw = !pci_enabled;
 
+    if (smbios_type1_defaults) {
+        /* These values are guest ABI, do not change */
+        smbios_set_type1_defaults("QEMU", "Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)",
+                                  args->machine->name);
+    }
+
     /* allocate ram and load rom/bios */
     if (!xen_enabled()) {
         fw_cfg = pc_memory_init(system_memory,
@@ -233,8 +241,14 @@ static void pc_init_pci(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     pc_init1(args, 1, 1);
 }
 
+static void pc_compat_1_7(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    smbios_type1_defaults = false;
+}
+
 static void pc_compat_1_6(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    pc_compat_1_7(args);
     has_pci_info = false;
     rom_file_in_ram = false;
     has_acpi_build = false;
@@ -265,6 +279,12 @@ static void pc_compat_1_2(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     disable_kvm_pv_eoi();
 }
 
+static void pc_init_pci_1_7(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    pc_compat_1_7(args);
+    pc_init_pci(args);
+}
+
 static void pc_init_pci_1_6(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     pc_compat_1_6(args);
@@ -301,6 +321,7 @@ static void pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     has_pci_info = false;
     has_acpi_build = false;
+    smbios_type1_defaults = false;
     disable_kvm_pv_eoi();
     enable_compat_apic_id_mode();
     pc_init1(args, 1, 0);
@@ -310,6 +331,7 @@ static void pc_init_isa(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     has_pci_info = false;
     has_acpi_build = false;
+    smbios_type1_defaults = false;
     if (!args->cpu_model) {
         args->cpu_model = "486";
     }
@@ -354,7 +376,7 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_i440fx_machine_v2_0 = {
 static QEMUMachine pc_i440fx_machine_v1_7 = {
     PC_I440FX_1_7_MACHINE_OPTIONS,
     .name = "pc-i440fx-1.7",
-    .init = pc_init_pci,
+    .init = pc_init_pci_1_7,
 };
 
 #define PC_I440FX_1_6_MACHINE_OPTIONS PC_I440FX_MACHINE_OPTIONS
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 4c47026..b4e39f0 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci-host/q35.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/i386/ich9.h"
+#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/ide/pci.h"
 #include "hw/ide/ahci.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 
 static bool has_pci_info;
 static bool has_acpi_build = true;
+static bool smbios_type1_defaults = true;
 
 /* PC hardware initialisation */
 static void pc_q35_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
@@ -113,6 +115,12 @@ static void pc_q35_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     guest_info->isapc_ram_fw = false;
     guest_info->has_acpi_build = has_acpi_build;
 
+    if (smbios_type1_defaults) {
+        /* These values are guest ABI, do not change */
+        smbios_set_type1_defaults("QEMU", "Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)",
+                                  args->machine->name);
+    }
+
     /* allocate ram and load rom/bios */
     if (!xen_enabled()) {
         pc_memory_init(get_system_memory(),
@@ -217,8 +225,14 @@ static void pc_q35_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     }
 }
 
+static void pc_compat_1_7(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    smbios_type1_defaults = false;
+}
+
 static void pc_compat_1_6(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    pc_compat_1_7(args);
     has_pci_info = false;
     rom_file_in_ram = false;
     has_acpi_build = false;
@@ -236,6 +250,12 @@ static void pc_compat_1_4(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     x86_cpu_compat_set_features("Westmere", FEAT_1_ECX, 0, CPUID_EXT_PCLMULQDQ);
 }
 
+static void pc_q35_init_1_7(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    pc_compat_1_7(args);
+    pc_q35_init(args);
+}
+
 static void pc_q35_init_1_6(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     pc_compat_1_6(args);
diff --git a/hw/i386/smbios.c b/hw/i386/smbios.c
index d3f1ee6..e8f41ad 100644
--- a/hw/i386/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/i386/smbios.c
@@ -256,6 +256,20 @@ static void smbios_build_type_1_fields(void)
     }
 }
 
+void smbios_set_type1_defaults(const char *manufacturer,
+                               const char *product, const char *version)
+{
+    if (!type1.manufacturer) {
+        type1.manufacturer = manufacturer;
+    }
+    if (!type1.product) {
+        type1.product = product;
+    }
+    if (!type1.version) {
+        type1.version = version;
+    }
+}
+
 uint8_t *smbios_get_table(size_t *length)
 {
     if (!smbios_immutable) {
