diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index d272cc1ba6..41ba4d41e3 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@
     <entry name='version'>0B98401 Pro</entry>
     <entry name='serial'>W1KS427111E</entry>
   </baseBoard>
+  <oemStrings>
+    <entry>myappname:some arbitrary data</entry>
+    <entry>otherappname:more arbitrary data</entry>
+  </oemStrings>
 </sysinfo>
 ...</pre>
 
@@ -498,6 +502,15 @@
             validation and <code>date</code> format checking, all values are
             passed as strings to the hypervisor driver.
           </dd>
+          <dt><code>oemStrings</code></dt>
+          <dd>
+            This is block 11 of SMBIOS. This element should appear once and
+            can have multiple <code>entry</code> child elements, each providing
+            arbitrary string data. There are no restrictions on what data can
+            be provided in the entries, however, if the data is intended to be
+            consumed by an application in the guest, it is recommended to use
+            the application name as a prefix in the string. (<span class="since">Since 4.1.0</span>)
+          </dd>
         </dl>
       </dd>
     </dl>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index f22c932f6c..a154b5a462 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4857,6 +4857,15 @@
             </oneOrMore>
           </element>
         </zeroOrMore>
+        <optional>
+          <element name="oemStrings">
+            <oneOrMore>
+              <element name="entry">
+                <ref name="sysinfo-value"/>
+              </element>
+            </oneOrMore>
+          </element>
+        </optional>
       </interleave>
     </element>
   </define>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index a1c25060f9..90a58686cb 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -14461,6 +14461,42 @@ virSysinfoBaseBoardParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
     return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int
+virSysinfoOEMStringsParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
+                             virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr *oem)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr def;
+    xmlNodePtr *strings = NULL;
+    int nstrings;
+    size_t i;
+
+    nstrings = virXPathNodeSet("./entry", ctxt, &strings);
+    if (nstrings < 0)
+        return -1;
+    if (nstrings == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (VIR_ALLOC_N(def->values, nstrings) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    def->nvalues = nstrings;
+    for (i = 0; i < nstrings; i++)
+        def->values[i] = virXMLNodeContentString(strings[i]);
+
+    *oem = def;
+    def = NULL;
+    ret = 0;
+ cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(strings);
+    virSysinfoOEMStringsDefFree(def);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static virSysinfoDefPtr
 virSysinfoParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
                   xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
@@ -14519,6 +14555,17 @@ virSysinfoParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
     if (virSysinfoBaseBoardParseXML(ctxt, &def->baseBoard, &def->nbaseBoard) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    /* Extract system related metadata */
+    if ((tmpnode = virXPathNode("./oemStrings[1]", ctxt)) != NULL) {
+        oldnode = ctxt->node;
+        ctxt->node = tmpnode;
+        if (virSysinfoOEMStringsParseXML(ctxt, &def->oemStrings) < 0) {
+            ctxt->node = oldnode;
+            goto error;
+        }
+        ctxt->node = oldnode;
+    }
+
  cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(type);
     return def;
diff --git a/src/util/virsysinfo.c b/src/util/virsysinfo.c
index 1fbdd778f9..855580d446 100644
--- a/src/util/virsysinfo.c
+++ b/src/util/virsysinfo.c
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ void virSysinfoBaseBoardDefClear(virSysinfoBaseBoardDefPtr def)
     VIR_FREE(def->location);
 }
 
+void virSysinfoOEMStringsDefFree(virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr def)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (def == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->nvalues; i++)
+        VIR_FREE(def->values[i]);
+    VIR_FREE(def->values);
+
+    VIR_FREE(def);
+}
+
 /**
  * virSysinfoDefFree:
  * @def: a sysinfo structure
@@ -157,6 +171,8 @@ void virSysinfoDefFree(virSysinfoDefPtr def)
     }
     VIR_FREE(def->memory);
 
+    virSysinfoOEMStringsDefFree(def->oemStrings);
+
     VIR_FREE(def);
 }
 
@@ -1294,6 +1310,24 @@ virSysinfoMemoryFormat(virBufferPtr buf, virSysinfoDefPtr def)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+virSysinfoOEMStringsFormat(virBufferPtr buf, virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr def)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!def)
+        return;
+
+    virBufferAddLit(buf, "<oemStrings>\n");
+    virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
+    for (i = 0; i < def->nvalues; i++) {
+        virBufferEscapeString(buf, "<entry>%s</entry>\n",
+                              def->values[i]);
+    }
+    virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -2);
+    virBufferAddLit(buf, "</oemStrings>\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * virSysinfoFormat:
  * @buf: buffer to append output to (may use auto-indentation)
@@ -1324,6 +1358,7 @@ virSysinfoFormat(virBufferPtr buf, virSysinfoDefPtr def)
     virSysinfoBaseBoardFormat(&childrenBuf, def->baseBoard, def->nbaseBoard);
     virSysinfoProcessorFormat(&childrenBuf, def);
     virSysinfoMemoryFormat(&childrenBuf, def);
+    virSysinfoOEMStringsFormat(&childrenBuf, def->oemStrings);
 
     virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<sysinfo type='%s'", type);
     if (virBufferUse(&childrenBuf)) {
diff --git a/src/util/virsysinfo.h b/src/util/virsysinfo.h
index 1e51d2cafa..ecb3a36eb8 100644
--- a/src/util/virsysinfo.h
+++ b/src/util/virsysinfo.h
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ struct _virSysinfoBaseBoardDef {
     /* XXX board type */
 };
 
+typedef struct _virSysinfoOEMStringsDef virSysinfoOEMStringsDef;
+typedef virSysinfoOEMStringsDef *virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr;
+struct _virSysinfoOEMStringsDef {
+    size_t nvalues;
+    char **values;
+};
+
 typedef struct _virSysinfoDef virSysinfoDef;
 typedef virSysinfoDef *virSysinfoDefPtr;
 struct _virSysinfoDef {
@@ -114,6 +121,8 @@ struct _virSysinfoDef {
 
     size_t nmemory;
     virSysinfoMemoryDefPtr memory;
+
+    virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr oemStrings;
 };
 
 virSysinfoDefPtr virSysinfoRead(void);
@@ -121,6 +130,7 @@ virSysinfoDefPtr virSysinfoRead(void);
 void virSysinfoBIOSDefFree(virSysinfoBIOSDefPtr def);
 void virSysinfoSystemDefFree(virSysinfoSystemDefPtr def);
 void virSysinfoBaseBoardDefClear(virSysinfoBaseBoardDefPtr def);
+void virSysinfoOEMStringsDefFree(virSysinfoOEMStringsDefPtr def);
 void virSysinfoDefFree(virSysinfoDefPtr def);
 
 int virSysinfoFormat(virBufferPtr buf, virSysinfoDefPtr def)