diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Include/Guid/OvmfPlatformConfig.h b/OvmfPkg/Include/Guid/OvmfPlatformConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea3c26c43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Include/Guid/OvmfPlatformConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/** @file
+  GUID for UEFI variables that are specific to OVMF configuration.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2014, Red Hat, Inc.
+
+  This program and the accompanying materials are licensed and made available
+  under the terms and conditions of the BSD License that accompanies this
+  distribution. The full text of the license may be found at
+  http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php.
+
+  THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+  WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
+
+**/
+
+#ifndef __OVMF_PLATFORM_CONFIG_H__
+#define __OVMF_PLATFORM_CONFIG_H__
+
+#define OVMF_PLATFORM_CONFIG_GUID \
+{0x7235c51c, 0x0c80, 0x4cab, {0x87, 0xac, 0x3b, 0x08, 0x4a, 0x63, 0x04, 0xb1}}
+
+extern EFI_GUID gOvmfPlatformConfigGuid;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec b/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
index b8a4cd5840..aca9cb7cc7 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
+++ b/OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg.dec
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 [Guids]
   gUefiOvmfPkgTokenSpaceGuid      = {0x93bb96af, 0xb9f2, 0x4eb8, {0x94, 0x62, 0xe0, 0xba, 0x74, 0x56, 0x42, 0x36}}
   gEfiXenInfoGuid                 = {0xd3b46f3b, 0xd441, 0x1244, {0x9a, 0x12, 0x0, 0x12, 0x27, 0x3f, 0xc1, 0x4d}}
+  gOvmfPlatformConfigGuid         = {0x7235c51c, 0x0c80, 0x4cab, {0x87, 0xac, 0x3b, 0x08, 0x4a, 0x63, 0x04, 0xb1}}
 
 [Protocols]
   gVirtioDeviceProtocolGuid       = {0xfa920010, 0x6785, 0x4941, {0xb6, 0xec, 0x49, 0x8c, 0x57, 0x9f, 0x16, 0x0a}}