diff --git a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
index c860458c4..9bba3c8aa 100644
--- a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -838,13 +838,14 @@ pub fn configure_system(
     _num_cpus: u8,
     rsdp_addr: Option<GuestAddress>,
     sgx_epc_region: Option<SgxEpcRegion>,
+    serial_number: Option<&str>,
 ) -> super::Result<()> {
     // Write EBDA address to location where ACPICA expects to find it
     guest_mem
         .write_obj((layout::EBDA_START.0 >> 4) as u16, layout::EBDA_POINTER)
         .map_err(Error::EbdaSetup)?;
 
-    let size = smbios::setup_smbios(guest_mem).map_err(Error::SmbiosSetup)?;
+    let size = smbios::setup_smbios(guest_mem, serial_number).map_err(Error::SmbiosSetup)?;
 
     // Place the MP table after the SMIOS table aligned to 16 bytes
     let offset = GuestAddress(layout::SMBIOS_START).unchecked_add(size);
@@ -1193,6 +1194,7 @@ mod tests {
             1,
             Some(layout::RSDP_POINTER),
             None,
+            None,
         );
         assert!(config_err.is_err());
 
@@ -1206,7 +1208,7 @@ mod tests {
             .collect();
         let gm = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&ram_regions).unwrap();
 
-        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None).unwrap();
+        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None, None).unwrap();
 
         // Now assigning some memory that is equal to the start of the 32bit memory hole.
         let mem_size = 3328 << 20;
@@ -1217,9 +1219,9 @@ mod tests {
             .map(|r| (r.0, r.1))
             .collect();
         let gm = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&ram_regions).unwrap();
-        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None).unwrap();
+        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None, None).unwrap();
 
-        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None).unwrap();
+        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None, None).unwrap();
 
         // Now assigning some memory that falls after the 32bit memory hole.
         let mem_size = 3330 << 20;
@@ -1230,9 +1232,9 @@ mod tests {
             .map(|r| (r.0, r.1))
             .collect();
         let gm = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&ram_regions).unwrap();
-        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None).unwrap();
+        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None, None).unwrap();
 
-        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None).unwrap();
+        configure_system(&gm, GuestAddress(0), &None, no_vcpus, None, None, None).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/arch/src/x86_64/smbios.rs b/arch/src/x86_64/smbios.rs
index 2edc49481..d3e1b2e56 100644
--- a/arch/src/x86_64/smbios.rs
+++ b/arch/src/x86_64/smbios.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fn write_string(
     Ok(curptr)
 }
 
-pub fn setup_smbios(mem: &GuestMemoryMmap) -> Result<u64> {
+pub fn setup_smbios(mem: &GuestMemoryMmap, serial_number: Option<&str>) -> Result<u64> {
     let physptr = GuestAddress(SMBIOS_START)
         .checked_add(mem::size_of::<Smbios30Entrypoint>() as u64)
         .ok_or(Error::NotEnoughMemory)?;
@@ -195,11 +195,15 @@ pub fn setup_smbios(mem: &GuestMemoryMmap) -> Result<u64> {
             handle,
             manufacturer: 1, // First string written in this section
             product_name: 2, // Second string written in this section
+            serial_number: serial_number.map(|_| 3).unwrap_or_default(), // 3rd string
             ..Default::default()
         };
         curptr = write_and_incr(mem, smbios_sysinfo, curptr)?;
         curptr = write_string(mem, "Cloud Hypervisor", curptr)?;
         curptr = write_string(mem, "cloud-hypervisor", curptr)?;
+        if let Some(serial_number) = serial_number {
+            curptr = write_string(mem, serial_number, curptr)?;
+        }
         curptr = write_and_incr(mem, 0u8, curptr)?;
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn entrypoint_checksum() {
         let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(SMBIOS_START), 4096)]).unwrap();
 
-        setup_smbios(&mem).unwrap();
+        setup_smbios(&mem, None).unwrap();
 
         let smbios_ep: Smbios30Entrypoint = mem.read_obj(GuestAddress(SMBIOS_START)).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index cf2a34a00..b7a21a4c6 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -1115,6 +1115,14 @@ impl Vm {
             .as_ref()
             .cloned();
 
+        let serial_number = self
+            .config
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .platform
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|p| p.serial_number.clone());
+
         arch::configure_system(
             &mem,
             arch::layout::CMDLINE_START,
@@ -1122,6 +1130,7 @@ impl Vm {
             boot_vcpus,
             rsdp_addr,
             sgx_epc_region,
+            serial_number.as_deref(),
         )
         .map_err(Error::ConfigureSystem)?;
         Ok(())