diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 9558467..b82921d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine)
         MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
         /* These values are guest ABI, do not change */
         smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", "Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)",
-                            mc->name, smbios_legacy_mode, smbios_uuid_encoded);
+                            mc->name, smbios_legacy_mode, smbios_uuid_encoded,
+                            SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_21);
     }
 
     /* allocate ram and load rom/bios */
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index c07d65b..7217cbf 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (smbios_defaults) {
         /* These values are guest ABI, do not change */
         smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", "Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)",
-                            mc->name, smbios_legacy_mode, smbios_uuid_encoded);
+                            mc->name, smbios_legacy_mode, smbios_uuid_encoded,
+                            SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_21);
     }
 
     /* allocate ram and load rom/bios */
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index efdbb5d..b81a1d3 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ static uint8_t *smbios_tables;
 static size_t smbios_tables_len;
 static unsigned smbios_table_max;
 static unsigned smbios_table_cnt;
-static struct smbios_entry_point ep;
+static SmbiosEntryPointType smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_21;
+
+static SmbiosEntryPoint ep;
 
 static int smbios_type4_count = 0;
 static bool smbios_immutable;
@@ -771,11 +773,12 @@ void smbios_set_cpuid(uint32_t version, uint32_t features)
 
 void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
                          const char *version, bool legacy_mode,
-                         bool uuid_encoded)
+                         bool uuid_encoded, SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type)
 {
     smbios_have_defaults = true;
     smbios_legacy = legacy_mode;
     smbios_uuid_encoded = uuid_encoded;
+    smbios_ep_type = ep_type;
 
     /* drop unwanted version of command-line file blob(s) */
     if (smbios_legacy) {
@@ -808,26 +811,53 @@ void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
 
 static void smbios_entry_point_setup(void)
 {
-    memcpy(ep.anchor_string, "_SM_", 4);
-    memcpy(ep.intermediate_anchor_string, "_DMI_", 5);
-    ep.length = sizeof(struct smbios_entry_point);
-    ep.entry_point_revision = 0; /* formatted_area reserved, per spec v2.1+ */
-    memset(ep.formatted_area, 0, 5);
-
-    /* compliant with smbios spec v2.8 */
-    ep.smbios_major_version = 2;
-    ep.smbios_minor_version = 8;
-    ep.smbios_bcd_revision = 0x28;
-
-    /* set during table construction, but BIOS may override: */
-    ep.structure_table_length = cpu_to_le16(smbios_tables_len);
-    ep.max_structure_size = cpu_to_le16(smbios_table_max);
-    ep.number_of_structures = cpu_to_le16(smbios_table_cnt);
-
-    /* BIOS must recalculate: */
-    ep.checksum = 0;
-    ep.intermediate_checksum = 0;
-    ep.structure_table_address = cpu_to_le32(0);
+    switch (smbios_ep_type) {
+    case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_21:
+        memcpy(ep.ep21.anchor_string, "_SM_", 4);
+        memcpy(ep.ep21.intermediate_anchor_string, "_DMI_", 5);
+        ep.ep21.length = sizeof(struct smbios_21_entry_point);
+        ep.ep21.entry_point_revision = 0; /* formatted_area reserved */
+        memset(ep.ep21.formatted_area, 0, 5);
+
+        /* compliant with smbios spec v2.8 */
+        ep.ep21.smbios_major_version = 2;
+        ep.ep21.smbios_minor_version = 8;
+        ep.ep21.smbios_bcd_revision = 0x28;
+
+        /* set during table construction, but BIOS may override: */
+        ep.ep21.structure_table_length = cpu_to_le16(smbios_tables_len);
+        ep.ep21.max_structure_size = cpu_to_le16(smbios_table_max);
+        ep.ep21.number_of_structures = cpu_to_le16(smbios_table_cnt);
+
+        /* BIOS must recalculate */
+        ep.ep21.checksum = 0;
+        ep.ep21.intermediate_checksum = 0;
+        ep.ep21.structure_table_address = cpu_to_le32(0);
+
+        break;
+    case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_30:
+        memcpy(ep.ep30.anchor_string, "_SM3_", 5);
+        ep.ep30.length = sizeof(struct smbios_30_entry_point);
+        ep.ep30.entry_point_revision = 1;
+        ep.ep30.reserved = 0;
+
+        /* compliant with smbios spec 3.0 */
+        ep.ep30.smbios_major_version = 3;
+        ep.ep30.smbios_minor_version = 0;
+        ep.ep30.smbios_doc_rev = 0;
+
+        /* set during table construct, but BIOS might override */
+        ep.ep30.structure_table_max_size = cpu_to_le32(smbios_tables_len);
+
+        /* BIOS must recalculate */
+        ep.ep30.checksum = 0;
+        ep.ep30.structure_table_address = cpu_to_le64(0);
+
+        break;
+    default:
+        abort();
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
 void smbios_get_tables(const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
@@ -885,7 +915,15 @@ void smbios_get_tables(const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
     *tables = smbios_tables;
     *tables_len = smbios_tables_len;
     *anchor = (uint8_t *)&ep;
-    *anchor_len = sizeof(struct smbios_entry_point);
+
+    /* calculate length based on anchor string */
+    if (!strncmp((char *)&ep, "_SM_", 4)) {
+        *anchor_len = sizeof(struct smbios_21_entry_point);
+    } else if (!strncmp((char *)&ep, "_SM3_", 5)) {
+        *anchor_len = sizeof(struct smbios_30_entry_point);
+    } else {
+        abort();
+    }
 }
 
 static void save_opt(const char **dest, QemuOpts *opts, const char *name)
diff --git a/include/hw/smbios/smbios.h b/include/hw/smbios/smbios.h
index 4269aab..7d999cd 100644
--- a/include/hw/smbios/smbios.h
+++ b/include/hw/smbios/smbios.h
@@ -23,25 +23,19 @@ struct smbios_phys_mem_area {
     uint64_t length;
 };
 
-void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts);
-void smbios_set_cpuid(uint32_t version, uint32_t features);
-void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
-                         const char *version, bool legacy_mode,
-                         bool uuid_encoded);
-uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(size_t *length);
-void smbios_get_tables(const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
-                       const unsigned int mem_array_size,
-                       uint8_t **tables, size_t *tables_len,
-                       uint8_t **anchor, size_t *anchor_len);
-
 /*
  * SMBIOS spec defined tables
  */
+typedef enum SmbiosEntryPointType {
+    SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_21,
+    SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_30,
+} SmbiosEntryPointType;
 
-/* SMBIOS entry point (anchor).
- * BIOS must place this at a 16-bit-aligned address between 0xf0000 and 0xfffff.
+/* SMBIOS entry point
+ * BIOS must place this at a 16-bit-aligned address between 0xf0000
+ * and 0xfffff.
  */
-struct smbios_entry_point {
+struct smbios_21_entry_point {
     uint8_t anchor_string[4];
     uint8_t checksum;
     uint8_t length;
@@ -58,6 +52,25 @@ struct smbios_entry_point {
     uint8_t smbios_bcd_revision;
 } QEMU_PACKED;
 
+/* SMBIOS 3.0 entry point */
+struct smbios_30_entry_point {
+    uint8_t anchor_string[5];
+    uint8_t checksum;
+    uint8_t length;
+    uint8_t smbios_major_version;
+    uint8_t smbios_minor_version;
+    uint8_t smbios_doc_rev;
+    uint8_t entry_point_revision;
+    uint8_t reserved;
+    uint32_t structure_table_max_size;
+    uint64_t structure_table_address;
+} QEMU_PACKED;
+
+typedef union {
+    struct smbios_21_entry_point ep21;
+    struct smbios_30_entry_point ep30;
+} QEMU_PACKED SmbiosEntryPoint;
+
 /* This goes at the beginning of every SMBIOS structure. */
 struct smbios_structure_header {
     uint8_t type;
@@ -232,4 +245,14 @@ struct smbios_type_127 {
     struct smbios_structure_header header;
 } QEMU_PACKED;
 
+void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts);
+void smbios_set_cpuid(uint32_t version, uint32_t features);
+void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
+                         const char *version, bool legacy_mode,
+                         bool uuid_encoded, SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type);
+uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(size_t *length);
+void smbios_get_tables(const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
+                       const unsigned int mem_array_size,
+                       uint8_t **tables, size_t *tables_len,
+                       uint8_t **anchor, size_t *anchor_len);
 #endif /*QEMU_SMBIOS_H */
