diff --git a/hw/i386/smbios.c b/hw/i386/smbios.c
index fc8b3ef..58bef22 100644
--- a/hw/i386/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/i386/smbios.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ static struct {
     const char *sock_pfx, *manufacturer, *version, *serial, *asset, *part;
 } type4;
 
+static struct {
+    const char *loc_pfx, *bank, *manufacturer, *serial, *asset, *part;
+} type17;
+
 static QemuOptsList qemu_smbios_opts = {
     .name = "smbios",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_smbios_opts.head),
@@ -244,6 +248,39 @@ static const QemuOptDesc qemu_smbios_type4_opts[] = {
     { /* end of list */ }
 };
 
+static const QemuOptDesc qemu_smbios_type17_opts[] = {
+    {
+        .name = "type",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+        .help = "SMBIOS element type",
+    },{
+        .name = "loc_pfx",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "device locator string prefix",
+    },{
+        .name = "bank",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "bank locator string",
+    },{
+        .name = "manufacturer",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "manufacturer name",
+    },{
+        .name = "serial",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "serial number",
+    },{
+        .name = "asset",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "asset tag number",
+    },{
+        .name = "part",
+        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        .help = "part number",
+    },
+    { /* end of list */ }
+};
+
 static void smbios_register_config(void)
 {
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_smbios_opts);
@@ -466,6 +503,47 @@ static void smbios_build_type_4_table(unsigned instance)
     smbios_type4_count++;
 }
 
+static void smbios_build_type_16_table(unsigned memdev_count)
+{
+    unsigned ram_size_kb = ram_size >> 10;
+
+    SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_PRE(16, 0x1000, true); /* required */
+
+    t->location = 0x01; /* Other */
+    t->use = 0x03; /* System memory */
+    t->error_correction = 0x06; /* Multi-bit ECC (for Microsoft, per SeaBIOS) */
+    /* if ram_size < 2T, use value in Kilobytes; 0x80000000 == 2T and over;
+     * TODO: support smbios v2.7 extended capacity, or multiple arrays. */
+    t->maximum_capacity = (ram_size_kb < 0x80000000) ? ram_size_kb : 0x80000000;
+    t->memory_error_information_handle = 0xFFFE; /* Not provided */
+    t->number_of_memory_devices = memdev_count;
+
+    SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_POST;
+}
+
+static void smbios_build_type_17_table(unsigned instance, unsigned size_mb)
+{
+    char loc_str[128];
+
+    SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_PRE(17, 0x1100 + instance, true); /* required */
+
+    t->physical_memory_array_handle = 0x1000; /* Type 16 (Phys. Mem. Array) */
+    t->memory_error_information_handle = 0; /* SeaBIOS, should be 0xFFFE(N/A) */
+    t->total_width = 64; /* hardcoded in SeaBIOS */
+    t->data_width = 64; /* hardcoded in SeaBIOS */
+    assert(size_mb <= 0x7FFF);
+    t->size = size_mb;
+    t->form_factor = 0x09; /* DIMM */
+    t->device_set = 0; /* Not in a set */
+    snprintf(loc_str, sizeof(loc_str), "%s %d", type17.loc_pfx, instance);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(17, device_locator_str, loc_str);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(17, bank_locator_str, type17.bank);
+    t->memory_type = 0x07; /* RAM */
+    t->type_detail = 0; /* hardcoded in SeaBIOS */
+
+    SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_POST;
+}
+
 #define SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(field, value)                                  \
     if (!field) {                                                         \
         field = value;                                                    \
@@ -500,11 +578,12 @@ void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer,
     /* not set in SeaBIOS
     SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type4.version, version);
     */
+    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type17.loc_pfx, "DIMM");
 }
 
 uint8_t *smbios_get_table(size_t *length)
 {
-    unsigned i;
+    unsigned i, ram_size_mb, memdev_count;
 
     if (!smbios_immutable) {
         smbios_build_type_0_table();
@@ -515,6 +594,15 @@ uint8_t *smbios_get_table(size_t *length)
             /* count CPUs starting with 1, to minimize diff vs. SeaBIOS */
             smbios_build_type_4_table(i + 1);
         }
+        ram_size_mb = ram_size >> 20;
+        /* up to 16GB (0x4000MB) per memory device: */
+        memdev_count = (ram_size_mb + 0x3FFF) >> 14;
+        smbios_build_type_16_table(memdev_count);
+        for (i = 0; i < memdev_count; i++) {
+            uint32_t size_mb = (i == memdev_count - 1) ?
+                               ((ram_size_mb - 1) & 0x3FFF) + 1 : 0x4000;
+            smbios_build_type_17_table(i, size_mb);
+        }
         smbios_validate_table();
         smbios_immutable = true;
     }
@@ -685,6 +773,19 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             save_opt(&type4.asset, opts, "asset");
             save_opt(&type4.part, opts, "part");
             return;
+        case 17:
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type17_opts, &local_err);
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            save_opt(&type17.loc_pfx, opts, "loc_pfx");
+            save_opt(&type17.bank, opts, "bank");
+            save_opt(&type17.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
+            save_opt(&type17.serial, opts, "serial");
+            save_opt(&type17.asset, opts, "asset");
+            save_opt(&type17.part, opts, "part");
+            return;
         default:
             error_report("Don't know how to build fields for SMBIOS type %ld",
                          type);
