diff --git a/hw/xbox/smbus.h b/hw/xbox/smbus.h
index d2ac6ab72e..5e3b4f8229 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/smbus.h
+++ b/hw/xbox/smbus.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void smbus_adm1032_init(I2CBus *smbus, int address);
 
 bool xbox_smc_avpack_to_reg(const char *avpack, uint8_t *value);
 void xbox_smc_append_avpack_hint(Error **errp);
+void xbox_smc_append_smc_version_hint(Error **errp);
 void xbox_smc_power_button(void);
 void xbox_smc_eject_button(void);
 void xbox_smc_update_tray_state(void);
diff --git a/hw/xbox/smbus_xbox_smc.c b/hw/xbox/smbus_xbox_smc.c
index 5069998940..cc09ad3bda 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/smbus_xbox_smc.c
+++ b/hw/xbox/smbus_xbox_smc.c
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@
 #define SMC_REG_SCRATCH             0x1b
 #define     SMC_REG_SCRATCH_SHORT_ANIMATION 0x04
 
-static const char smc_version_string[] = "P01";
+#define SMC_VERSION_LENGTH 3
 
 typedef struct SMBusSMCDevice {
     SMBusDevice smbusdev;
+    char *version_string;
     int version_string_index;
     uint8_t cmd;
     uint8_t traystate_reg;
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ static uint8_t smc_receive_byte(SMBusDevice *dev)
 
     switch (cmd) {
     case SMC_REG_VER:
-        return smc_version_string[
-            smc->version_string_index++ % (sizeof(smc_version_string) - 1)];
+        return smc->version_string[
+            smc->version_string_index++ % SMC_VERSION_LENGTH];
 
     case SMC_REG_TRAYSTATE:
         return smc->traystate_reg;
@@ -233,11 +234,18 @@ void xbox_smc_append_avpack_hint(Error **errp)
     error_append_hint(errp, "Valid options are: composite, scart, svideo, vga, rfu, hdtv (default), none\n");
 }
 
+void xbox_smc_append_smc_version_hint(Error **errp)
+{
+    error_append_hint(errp, "Valid versions must have 3 characters total\n");
+}
+
 static void smbus_smc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     SMBusSMCDevice *smc = XBOX_SMC(dev);
     char *avpack;
+    char *smc_version;
 
+    smc->version_string = NULL;
     smc->version_string_index = 0;
     smc->traystate_reg = 0;
     smc->avpack_reg = 0; /* Default value for Chihiro machine */
@@ -259,6 +267,16 @@ static void smbus_smc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         g_free(avpack);
     }
 
+    smc_version = object_property_get_str(qdev_get_machine(), "smc-version", NULL);
+    if (smc_version) {
+        if (strlen(smc_version) != SMC_VERSION_LENGTH) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Unsupported SMC version string '%s'", smc_version);
+            xbox_smc_append_smc_version_hint(errp);
+        }
+        smc->version_string = g_strdup(smc_version);
+        g_free(smc_version);
+    }
+
     xbox_smc_update_tray_state();
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/xbox/xbox.c b/hw/xbox/xbox.c
index df54dc237a..9ace1b79e6 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/xbox.c
+++ b/hw/xbox/xbox.c
@@ -422,6 +422,28 @@ static bool machine_get_short_animation(Object *obj, Error **errp)
     return ms->short_animation;
 }
 
+static char *machine_get_smc_version(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    XboxMachineState *ms = XBOX_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    return g_strdup(ms->smc_version);
+}
+
+static void machine_set_smc_version(Object *obj, const char *value,
+                               Error **errp)
+{
+    XboxMachineState *ms = XBOX_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    if (strlen(value) != 3) {
+        error_setg(errp, "-machine smc-version=%s: unsupported option", value);
+        xbox_smc_append_smc_version_hint(errp);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_free(ms->smc_version);
+    ms->smc_version = g_strdup(value);
+}
+
 static inline void xbox_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     object_property_add_str(obj, "bootrom", machine_get_bootrom,
@@ -442,6 +464,12 @@ static inline void xbox_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
                                     "Skip Xbox boot animation");
     object_property_set_bool(obj, "short-animation", false, &error_fatal);
 
+    object_property_add_str(obj, "smc-version", machine_get_smc_version,
+                            machine_set_smc_version);
+    object_property_set_description(obj, "smc-version",
+                                    "Set the SMC version number, default is P01");
+    object_property_set_str(obj, "smc-version", "P01", &error_fatal);
+
 }
 
 static void xbox_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/xbox/xbox.h b/hw/xbox/xbox.h
index 5ec777ca49..665872faac 100644
--- a/hw/xbox/xbox.h
+++ b/hw/xbox/xbox.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct XboxMachineState {
     char *bootrom;
     char *avpack;
     bool short_animation;
+    char *smc_version;
 } XboxMachineState;
 
 typedef struct XboxMachineClass {