diff --git a/hw/acpi/Makefile.objs b/hw/acpi/Makefile.objs
index f3ade9a28e..faee86c5c4 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/acpi/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_X86) += core.o piix4.o pcihp.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_X86_ICH) += ich9.o tco.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG) += cpu_hotplug.o cpu_hotplug_acpi_table.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG) += memory_hotplug.o memory_hotplug_acpi_table.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_NVDIMM) += nvdimm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_NVDIMM) += nvdimm.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI) += acpi_interface.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI) += bios-linker-loader.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI) += aml-build.o
diff --git a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
index 49ee68e614..8568b20341 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
+#include "hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h"
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 
 static int nvdimm_plugged_device_list(Object *obj, void *opaque)
@@ -370,6 +371,40 @@ static void nvdimm_build_nfit(GSList *device_list, GArray *table_offsets,
     g_array_free(structures, true);
 }
 
+static uint64_t
+nvdimm_dsm_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+nvdimm_dsm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val, unsigned size)
+{
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps nvdimm_dsm_ops = {
+    .read = nvdimm_dsm_read,
+    .write = nvdimm_dsm_write,
+    .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
+    .valid = {
+        .min_access_size = 4,
+        .max_access_size = 4,
+    },
+};
+
+void nvdimm_init_acpi_state(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, MemoryRegion *io,
+                            FWCfgState *fw_cfg, Object *owner)
+{
+    memory_region_init_io(&state->io_mr, owner, &nvdimm_dsm_ops, state,
+                          "nvdimm-acpi-io", NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_LEN);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(io, NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_BASE, &state->io_mr);
+
+    state->dsm_mem = g_array_new(false, true /* clear */, 1);
+    acpi_data_push(state->dsm_mem, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    fw_cfg_add_file(fw_cfg, NVDIMM_DSM_MEM_FILE, state->dsm_mem->data,
+                    state->dsm_mem->len);
+}
+
 #define NVDIMM_COMMON_DSM      "NCAL"
 
 static void nvdimm_build_common_dsm(Aml *dev)
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 0e32395604..9ff3f5c94f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/block/fdc.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h"
-#include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/tpm.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm_backend.h"
@@ -2659,13 +2658,6 @@ static bool acpi_has_iommu(void)
     return intel_iommu && !ambiguous;
 }
 
-static bool acpi_has_nvdimm(void)
-{
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-
-    return pcms->nvdimm;
-}
-
 static
 void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables)
 {
@@ -2750,7 +2742,7 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables)
         build_dmar_q35(tables_blob, tables->linker);
     }
 
-    if (acpi_has_nvdimm()) {
+    if (pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled) {
         nvdimm_build_acpi(table_offsets, tables_blob, tables->linker);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 898f119977..b9541348ca 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1853,14 +1853,14 @@ static bool pc_machine_get_nvdimm(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
 
-    return pcms->nvdimm;
+    return pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled;
 }
 
 static void pc_machine_set_nvdimm(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
 
-    pcms->nvdimm = value;
+    pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled = value;
 }
 
 static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
                                     &error_abort);
 
     /* nvdimm is disabled on default. */
-    pcms->nvdimm = false;
+    pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled = false;
     object_property_add_bool(obj, PC_MACHINE_NVDIMM, pc_machine_get_nvdimm,
                              pc_machine_set_nvdimm, &error_abort);
 }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 6f8c2cd816..6a69b23abc 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     if (pcmc->pci_enabled) {
         pc_pci_device_init(pci_bus);
     }
+
+    if (pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled) {
+        nvdimm_init_acpi_state(&pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state, system_io,
+                               pcms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
+    }
 }
 
 /* Looking for a pc_compat_2_4() function? It doesn't exist.
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 46522c90da..17915b05c4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     PCIDevice *lpc;
     BusState *idebus[MAX_SATA_PORTS];
     ISADevice *rtc_state;
+    MemoryRegion *system_io = get_system_io();
     MemoryRegion *pci_memory;
     MemoryRegion *rom_memory;
     MemoryRegion *ram_memory;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     q35_host->mch.ram_memory = ram_memory;
     q35_host->mch.pci_address_space = pci_memory;
     q35_host->mch.system_memory = get_system_memory();
-    q35_host->mch.address_space_io = get_system_io();
+    q35_host->mch.address_space_io = system_io;
     q35_host->mch.below_4g_mem_size = pcms->below_4g_mem_size;
     q35_host->mch.above_4g_mem_size = pcms->above_4g_mem_size;
     /* pci */
@@ -251,6 +252,11 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (pcmc->pci_enabled) {
         pc_pci_device_init(host_bus);
     }
+
+    if (pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state.is_enabled) {
+        nvdimm_init_acpi_state(&pcms->acpi_nvdimm_state, system_io,
+                               pcms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
+    }
 }
 
 #define DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(suffix, name, compatfn, optionfn) \
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 6151ba7021..b0497769a1 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/compat.h"
 #include "hw/mem/pc-dimm.h"
+#include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 
 #define HPET_INTCAP "hpet-intcap"
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ struct PCMachineState {
     uint64_t max_ram_below_4g;
     OnOffAuto vmport;
     OnOffAuto smm;
-    bool nvdimm;
+
+    AcpiNVDIMMState acpi_nvdimm_state;
 
     /* RAM information (sizes, addresses, configuration): */
     ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size;
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
index 49183c126b..26d5b78911 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
@@ -25,8 +25,30 @@
 
 #include "hw/mem/pc-dimm.h"
 
-#define TYPE_NVDIMM      "nvdimm"
+#define TYPE_NVDIMM             "nvdimm"
 
+#define NVDIMM_DSM_MEM_FILE     "etc/acpi/nvdimm-mem"
+
+/*
+ * 32 bits IO port starting from 0x0a18 in guest is reserved for
+ * NVDIMM ACPI emulation.
+ */
+#define NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_BASE     0x0a18
+#define NVDIMM_ACPI_IO_LEN      4
+
+struct AcpiNVDIMMState {
+    /* detect if NVDIMM support is enabled. */
+    bool is_enabled;
+
+    /* the data of the fw_cfg file NVDIMM_DSM_MEM_FILE. */
+    GArray *dsm_mem;
+    /* the IO region used by OSPM to transfer control to QEMU. */
+    MemoryRegion io_mr;
+};
+typedef struct AcpiNVDIMMState AcpiNVDIMMState;
+
+void nvdimm_init_acpi_state(AcpiNVDIMMState *state, MemoryRegion *io,
+                            FWCfgState *fw_cfg, Object *owner);
 void nvdimm_build_acpi(GArray *table_offsets, GArray *table_data,
                        GArray *linker);
 #endif