diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm-dt.h b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77c79cbdd9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef HW_I386_MICROVM_DT_H
+#define HW_I386_MICROVM_DT_H
+
+#include "hw/i386/microvm.h"
+
+void dt_setup_microvm(MicrovmMachineState *mms);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/microvm.h b/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
index f25f8374413f..4d9c732d4b2b 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ struct MicrovmMachineState {
     Notifier machine_done;
     Notifier powerdown_req;
     struct GPEXConfig gpex;
+
+    /* device tree */
+    void *fdt;
+    uint32_t ioapic_phandle[2];
 };
 
 #define TYPE_MICROVM_MACHINE   MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("microvm")
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..875ba9196394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+/*
+ * microvm device tree support
+ *
+ * This generates an device tree for microvm and exports it via fw_cfg
+ * as "etc/fdt" to the firmware (edk2 specifically).
+ *
+ * The use case is to allow edk2 find the pcie ecam and the virtio
+ * devices, without adding an ACPI parser, reusing the fdt parser
+ * which is needed anyway for the arm platform.
+ *
+ * Note 1: The device tree is incomplete. CPUs and memory is missing
+ *         for example, those can be detected using other fw_cfg files.
+ *         Also pci ecam irq routing is not there, edk2 doesn't use
+ *         interrupts.
+ *
+ * Note 2: This is for firmware only. OSes should use the more
+ *         complete ACPI tables for hardware discovery.
+ *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2 or later, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/i386/fw_cfg.h"
+#include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.h"
+#include "hw/usb/xhci.h"
+
+#include "microvm-dt.h"
+
+static bool debug;
+
+static void dt_add_microvm_irq(MicrovmMachineState *mms,
+                               const char *nodename, uint32_t irq)
+{
+    int index = 0;
+
+    if (irq >= IO_APIC_SECONDARY_IRQBASE) {
+        irq -= IO_APIC_SECONDARY_IRQBASE;
+        index++;
+    }
+
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "interrupt-parent",
+                          mms->ioapic_phandle[index]);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "interrupts", irq, 0);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_virtio(MicrovmMachineState *mms, VirtIOMMIOProxy *mmio)
+{
+    SysBusDevice *dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(mmio);
+    VirtioBusState *mmio_virtio_bus = &mmio->bus;
+    BusState *mmio_bus = &mmio_virtio_bus->parent_obj;
+    char *nodename;
+
+    if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&mmio_bus->children)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    hwaddr base = dev->mmio[0].addr;
+    hwaddr size = 512;
+    unsigned index = (base - VIRTIO_MMIO_BASE) / size;
+    uint32_t irq = mms->virtio_irq_base + index;
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/virtio_mmio@%" PRIx64, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, nodename, "compatible", "virtio,mmio");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg", 2, base, 2, size);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "dma-coherent", NULL, 0);
+    dt_add_microvm_irq(mms, nodename, irq);
+    g_free(nodename);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_xhci(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
+{
+    const char compat[] = "generic-xhci";
+    uint32_t irq = MICROVM_XHCI_IRQ;
+    hwaddr base = MICROVM_XHCI_BASE;
+    hwaddr size = XHCI_LEN_REGS;
+    char *nodename;
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/usb@%" PRIx64, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "compatible", compat, sizeof(compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg", 2, base, 2, size);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "dma-coherent", NULL, 0);
+    dt_add_microvm_irq(mms, nodename, irq);
+    g_free(nodename);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_pcie(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
+{
+    hwaddr base = PCIE_MMIO_BASE;
+    int nr_pcie_buses;
+    char *nodename;
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pcie@%" PRIx64, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, nodename,
+                            "compatible", "pci-host-ecam-generic");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, nodename, "device_type", "pci");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "#address-cells", 3);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "#size-cells", 2);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "linux,pci-domain", 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "dma-coherent", NULL, 0);
+
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg",
+                                 2, PCIE_ECAM_BASE, 2, PCIE_ECAM_SIZE);
+    if (mms->gpex.mmio64.size) {
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "ranges",
+
+                                     1, FDT_PCI_RANGE_MMIO,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.size,
+
+                                     1, FDT_PCI_RANGE_MMIO_64BIT,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio64.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio64.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio64.size);
+    } else {
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "ranges",
+
+                                     1, FDT_PCI_RANGE_MMIO,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.base,
+                                     2, mms->gpex.mmio32.size);
+    }
+
+    nr_pcie_buses = PCIE_ECAM_SIZE / PCIE_MMCFG_SIZE_MIN;
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "bus-range", 0,
+                           nr_pcie_buses - 1);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_ioapic(MicrovmMachineState *mms, SysBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    hwaddr base = dev->mmio[0].addr;
+    char *nodename;
+    uint32_t ph;
+    int index;
+
+    switch (base) {
+    case IO_APIC_DEFAULT_ADDRESS:
+        index = 0;
+        break;
+    case IO_APIC_SECONDARY_ADDRESS:
+        index = 1;
+        break;
+    default:
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown ioapic @ %" PRIx64 "\n", base);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/ioapic%d@%" PRIx64, index + 1, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, nodename,
+                            "compatible", "intel,ce4100-ioapic");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "interrupt-controller", NULL, 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "#interrupt-cells", 0x2);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "#address-cells", 0x2);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg",
+                                 2, base, 2, 0x1000);
+
+    ph = qemu_fdt_alloc_phandle(mms->fdt);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "phandle", ph);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, nodename, "linux,phandle", ph);
+    mms->ioapic_phandle[index] = ph;
+
+    g_free(nodename);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_isa_serial(MicrovmMachineState *mms, ISADevice *dev)
+{
+    const char compat[] = "ns16550";
+    uint32_t irq = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(dev), "irq", NULL);
+    hwaddr base = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(dev), "iobase", NULL);
+    hwaddr size = 8;
+    char *nodename;
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/serial@%" PRIx64, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "compatible", compat, sizeof(compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg", 2, base, 2, size);
+    dt_add_microvm_irq(mms, nodename, irq);
+
+    if (base == 0x3f8 /* com1 */) {
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, "/chosen", "stdout-path", nodename);
+    }
+
+    g_free(nodename);
+}
+
+static void dt_add_isa_rtc(MicrovmMachineState *mms, ISADevice *dev)
+{
+    const char compat[] = "motorola,mc146818";
+    uint32_t irq = RTC_ISA_IRQ;
+    hwaddr base = RTC_ISA_BASE;
+    hwaddr size = 8;
+    char *nodename;
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/rtc@%" PRIx64, base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(mms->fdt, nodename, "compatible", compat, sizeof(compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(mms->fdt, nodename, "reg", 2, base, 2, size);
+    dt_add_microvm_irq(mms, nodename, irq);
+    g_free(nodename);
+}
+
+static void dt_setup_isa_bus(MicrovmMachineState *mms, DeviceState *bridge)
+{
+    BusState *bus = qdev_get_child_bus(bridge, "isa.0");
+    BusChild *kid;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+        DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
+
+        /* serial */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_ISA_SERIAL);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_isa_serial(mms, ISA_DEVICE(obj));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* rtc */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_MC146818_RTC);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_isa_rtc(mms, ISA_DEVICE(obj));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (debug) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: unhandled: %s\n", __func__,
+                    object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void dt_setup_sys_bus(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
+{
+    BusState *bus;
+    BusChild *kid;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    /* sysbus devices */
+    bus = sysbus_get_default();
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+        DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
+
+        /* ioapic */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_IOAPIC);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_ioapic(mms, SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj));
+            continue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+        DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
+
+        /* virtio */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MMIO);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_virtio(mms, VIRTIO_MMIO(obj));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* xhci */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_XHCI_SYSBUS);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_xhci(mms);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* pcie */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_GPEX_HOST);
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_add_pcie(mms);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* isa */
+        obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), "isabus-bridge");
+        if (obj) {
+            dt_setup_isa_bus(mms, DEVICE(obj));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (debug) {
+            obj = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_IOAPIC);
+            if (obj) {
+                /* ioapic already added in first pass */
+                continue;
+            }
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: unhandled: %s\n", __func__,
+                    object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void dt_setup_microvm(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
+{
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(mms);
+    int size = 0;
+
+    mms->fdt = create_device_tree(&size);
+
+    /* root node */
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(mms->fdt, "/", "compatible", "linux,microvm");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, "/", "#address-cells", 0x2);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mms->fdt, "/", "#size-cells", 0x2);
+
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mms->fdt, "/chosen");
+    dt_setup_sys_bus(mms);
+
+    /* add to fw_cfg */
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: add etc/fdt to fw_cfg\n", __func__);
+    fw_cfg_add_file(x86ms->fw_cfg, "etc/fdt", mms->fdt, size);
+
+    if (debug) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: writing microvm.fdt\n", __func__);
+        g_file_set_contents("microvm.fdt", mms->fdt, size, NULL);
+        int ret = system("dtc -I dtb -O dts microvm.fdt");
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: oops, dtc not installed?\n", __func__);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index f257ec5a0bc1..8d6ebea3414d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "acpi-microvm.h"
+#include "microvm-dt.h"
 
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ static void microvm_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
                                             machine_done);
 
     acpi_setup_microvm(mms);
+    dt_setup_microvm(mms);
 }
 
 static void microvm_powerdown_req(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
index 5c378e35f91f..6c1301e91287 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ build-without-default-features:
     CONFIGURE_ARGS:
       --without-default-features
       --disable-capstone
-      --disable-fdt
       --disable-pie
       --disable-qom-cast-debug
       --disable-slirp
diff --git a/configs/targets/i386-softmmu.mak b/configs/targets/i386-softmmu.mak
index 5babf71895db..6b3c99fc86c5 100644
--- a/configs/targets/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 TARGET_ARCH=i386
 TARGET_SUPPORTS_MTTCG=y
+TARGET_NEED_FDT=y
 TARGET_XML_FILES= gdb-xml/i386-32bit.xml
diff --git a/configs/targets/x86_64-softmmu.mak b/configs/targets/x86_64-softmmu.mak
index 75e42bc84047..197817c94346 100644
--- a/configs/targets/x86_64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/x86_64-softmmu.mak
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 TARGET_ARCH=x86_64
 TARGET_BASE_ARCH=i386
 TARGET_SUPPORTS_MTTCG=y
+TARGET_NEED_FDT=y
 TARGET_XML_FILES= gdb-xml/i386-64bit.xml
diff --git a/hw/i386/meson.build b/hw/i386/meson.build
index c502965219d6..213e2e82b3d7 100644
--- a/hw/i386/meson.build
+++ b/hw/i386/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_X86_IOMMU', if_true: files('x86-iommu.c'),
                                       if_false: files('x86-iommu-stub.c'))
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU', if_true: files('amd_iommu.c'))
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_I440FX', if_true: files('pc_piix.c'))
-i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MICROVM', if_true: files('microvm.c', 'acpi-microvm.c'))
+i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MICROVM', if_true: files('microvm.c', 'acpi-microvm.c', 'microvm-dt.c'))
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_Q35', if_true: files('pc_q35.c'))
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VMMOUSE', if_true: files('vmmouse.c'))
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VMPORT', if_true: files('vmport.c'))
