diff --git a/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c b/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
index 4c3490db07..8b4fd68db3 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@ void __attribute__((weak)) smbios_mainboard_set_uuid(u8 *uuid)
 	/* leave all zero */
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAINBOARD_FAMILY
+const char *smbios_mainboard_family(void)
+{
+	return CONFIG_MAINBOARD_FAMILY;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MAINBOARD_FAMILY */
+
 static int smbios_write_type1(unsigned long *current, int handle)
 {
 	struct smbios_type1 *t = (struct smbios_type1 *)*current;
@@ -334,6 +341,9 @@ static int smbios_write_type2(unsigned long *current, int handle)
 	t->product_name = smbios_add_string(t->eos, smbios_mainboard_product_name());
 	t->serial_number = smbios_add_string(t->eos, smbios_mainboard_serial_number());
 	t->version = smbios_add_string(t->eos, smbios_mainboard_version());
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAINBOARD_FAMILY
+	t->family = smbios_add_string(t->eos, smbios_mainboard_family());
+#endif
 	len = t->length + smbios_string_table_len(t->eos);
 	*current += len;
 	return len;
diff --git a/src/include/smbios.h b/src/include/smbios.h
index 7d1c333393..c6132ec0fa 100644
--- a/src/include/smbios.h
+++ b/src/include/smbios.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const char *smbios_mainboard_version(void);
 void smbios_mainboard_set_uuid(u8 *uuid);
 const char *smbios_mainboard_bios_version(void);
 u8 smbios_mainboard_enclosure_type(void);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAINBOARD_FAMILY
+const char *smbios_mainboard_family(void);
+#endif
 
 #define BIOS_CHARACTERISTICS_PCI_SUPPORTED  (1 << 7)
 #define BIOS_CHARACTERISTICS_PC_CARD  (1 << 8)