diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Include/Library/BlobVerifierLib.h b/OvmfPkg/Include/Library/BlobVerifierLib.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65c01af9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Include/Library/BlobVerifierLib.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/** @file
+
+  Blob verification library
+
+  This library class allows verifiying whether blobs from external sources
+  (such as QEMU's firmware config) are trusted.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2021, IBM Corporation
+
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+**/
+
+#ifndef BLOB_VERIFIER_LIB_H_
+#define BLOB_VERIFIER_LIB_H_
+
+#include <Uefi/UefiBaseType.h>
+#include <Base.h>
+
+/**
+  Verify blob from an external source.
+
+  @param[in] BlobName           The name of the blob
+  @param[in] Buf                The data of the blob
+  @param[in] BufSize            The size of the blob in bytes
+
+  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           The blob was verified successfully.
+  @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED     The blob could not be verified, and therefore
+                                should be considered non-secure.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+VerifyBlob (
+  IN  CONST CHAR16    *BlobName,
+  IN  CONST VOID      *Buf,
+  IN  UINT32          BufSize
+  );
+
+#endif
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierLibNull.inf b/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierLibNull.inf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..850d398e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierLibNull.inf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+## @file
+#
+#  Null implementation of the blob verifier library.
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2021, IBM Corp
+#
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+#
+##
+
+[Defines]
+  INF_VERSION                    = 1.29
+  BASE_NAME                      = BlobVerifierLibNull
+  FILE_GUID                      = b1b5533e-e01a-43bb-9e54-414f00ca036e
+  MODULE_TYPE                    = BASE
+  VERSION_STRING                 = 1.0
+  LIBRARY_CLASS                  = BlobVerifierLib
+
+[Sources]
+  BlobVerifierNull.c
+
+[Packages]
+  MdePkg/MdePkg.dec
+  OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierNull.c b/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierNull.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..975d4dd52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Library/BlobVerifierLibNull/BlobVerifierNull.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/** @file
+
+  Null implementation of the blob verifier library.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2021, IBM Corporation
+
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+**/
+
+#include <Library/BaseLib.h>
+#include <Library/BlobVerifierLib.h>
+
+/**
+  Verify blob from an external source.
+
+  @param[in] BlobName           The name of the blob
+  @param[in] Buf                The data of the blob
+  @param[in] BufSize            The size of the blob in bytes
+
+  @retval EFI_SUCCESS           The blob was verified successfully.
+  @retval EFI_ACCESS_DENIED     The blob could not be verified, and therefore
+                                should be considered non-secure.
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+VerifyBlob (
+  IN  CONST CHAR16    *BlobName,
+  IN  CONST VOID      *Buf,
+  IN  UINT32          BufSize
+  )
+{
+  return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec b/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
index 6ae733f6e3..f82228d69c 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
+++ b/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
   ##  @libraryclass  Access bhyve's firmware control interface.
   BhyveFwCtlLib|Include/Library/BhyveFwCtlLib.h
 
+  ##  @libraryclass  Verify blobs read from the VMM
+  BlobVerifierLib|Include/Library/BlobVerifierLib.h
+
   ##  @libraryclass  Loads and boots a Linux kernel image
   #
   LoadLinuxLib|Include/Library/LoadLinuxLib.h