diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d55bc6c20..c23b5a79f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ New Features in 0.5.0
 - `DFUDriver` has been added to communicate with a `DFUDevice`, a device in DFU
   (Device Firmware Upgrade) mode.
 - ``labgrid-client dfu`` added to allow communcation with devices in DFU mode.
+- Support for QEMU Q35 machine added.
 
 Bug fixes in 0.5.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/qemudriver.py b/labgrid/driver/qemudriver.py
index f071e62be..033962d96 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/qemudriver.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/qemudriver.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ def on_activate(self):
                 self._cmd.append(
                     f"if=sd,format={disk_format},file={disk_path},id=mmc0")
                 boot_args.append("root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait")
+            if self.machine == "q35":
+                self._cmd.append("-drive")
+                self._cmd.append(
+                    f"format={disk_format},file={disk_path}")
             elif self.machine == "pc":
                 self._cmd.append("-drive")
                 self._cmd.append(