diff --git a/OvmfPkg/PlatformCI/PlatformBuildLib.py b/OvmfPkg/PlatformCI/PlatformBuildLib.py
index f829738cdd..00d454954b 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/PlatformCI/PlatformBuildLib.py
+++ b/OvmfPkg/PlatformCI/PlatformBuildLib.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 ##
 import os
+import shutil
 import logging
 import io
 
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ class PlatformBuilder( UefiBuilder, BuildSettingsManager):
 
     def FlashRomImage(self):
         VirtualDrive = os.path.join(self.env.GetValue("BUILD_OUTPUT_BASE"), "VirtualDrive")
-        os.makedirs(VirtualDrive, exist_ok=True)
+        VirtualDriveBoot = os.path.join(VirtualDrive, "EFI", "BOOT")
+        os.makedirs(VirtualDriveBoot, exist_ok=True)
         OutputPath_FV = os.path.join(self.env.GetValue("BUILD_OUTPUT_BASE"), "FV")
 
         if (self.env.GetValue("QEMU_SKIP") and
@@ -189,6 +191,14 @@ class PlatformBuilder( UefiBuilder, BuildSettingsManager):
             logging.info("skipping qemu boot test")
             return 0
 
+        # copy shell to VirtualDrive
+        for arch in self.env.GetValue("TARGET_ARCH").split():
+            src = os.path.join(self.env.GetValue("BUILD_OUTPUT_BASE"), arch, "Shell.efi")
+            dst = os.path.join(VirtualDriveBoot, f'BOOT{arch}.EFI')
+            if os.path.exists(src):
+                logging.info("copy %s -> %s", src, dst)
+                shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
+
         #
         # QEMU must be on the path
         #