diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 6b915d7535..0bae9b9202 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -8647,6 +8647,20 @@ qemuDomainMachineIsPSeries(const char *machine,
 }
 
 
+static bool
+qemuDomainMachineIsMipsMalta(const char *machine,
+                             const virArch arch)
+{
+    if (!ARCH_IS_MIPS(arch))
+        return false;
+
+    if (STREQ(machine, "malta"))
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 /* You should normally avoid this function and use
  * qemuDomainHasBuiltinIDE() instead. */
 bool
@@ -8719,6 +8733,13 @@ qemuDomainIsPSeries(const virDomainDef *def)
 }
 
 
+bool
+qemuDomainIsMipsMalta(const virDomainDef *def)
+{
+    return qemuDomainMachineIsMipsMalta(def->os.machine, def->os.arch);
+}
+
+
 bool
 qemuDomainHasPCIRoot(const virDomainDef *def)
 {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index e5046367e3..78474b3f73 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ bool qemuDomainIsS390CCW(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainIsARMVirt(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainIsRISCVVirt(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainIsPSeries(const virDomainDef *def);
+bool qemuDomainIsMipsMalta(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainHasPCIRoot(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainHasPCIeRoot(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainHasBuiltinIDE(const virDomainDef *def);