diff --git a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
index ef67ea820158..7efc68674819 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_hcall.o spapr_iommu.o spapr_rtas.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_pci.o spapr_rtc.o spapr_drc.o spapr_rng.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_cpu_core.o spapr_ovec.o
 # IBM PowerNV
-obj-$(CONFIG_POWERNV) += pnv.o pnv_xscom.o pnv_core.o pnv_lpc.o pnv_psi.o pnv_occ.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_POWERNV) += pnv.o pnv_xscom.o pnv_core.o pnv_lpc.o pnv_psi.o pnv_occ.o pnv_bmc.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PCI)$(CONFIG_PSERIES)$(CONFIG_LINUX), yyy)
 obj-y += spapr_pci_vfio.o
 endif
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index ec5d62a479b3..bb9bb746e04a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "hw/intc/intc.h"
+#include "hw/ipmi/ipmi.h"
 
 #include "hw/ppc/xics.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/pnv_xscom.h"
@@ -458,16 +459,36 @@ static void *powernv_create_fdt(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     powernv_populate_isa(pnv->isa_bus, fdt);
+
+    if (pnv->bmc) {
+        pnv_bmc_populate_sensors(pnv->bmc, fdt);
+    }
+
     return fdt;
 }
 
 static void ppc_powernv_reset(void)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+    PnvMachineState *pnv = POWERNV_MACHINE(machine);
     void *fdt;
+    Object *obj;
 
     qemu_devices_reset();
 
+    /* OpenPOWER systems have a BMC, which can be defined on the
+     * command line with:
+     *
+     *   -device ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0
+     *
+     * This is the internal simulator but it could also be an external
+     * BMC.
+     */
+    obj = object_resolve_path_type("", TYPE_IPMI_BMC, NULL);
+    if (obj) {
+        pnv->bmc = IPMI_BMC(obj);
+    }
+
     fdt = powernv_create_fdt(machine);
 
     /* Pack resulting tree */
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0820dca559b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU PowerNV, BMC related functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "target/ppc/cpu.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "hw/ipmi/ipmi.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/fdt.h"
+
+#include "hw/ppc/pnv.h"
+
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+/* TODO: include definition in ipmi.h */
+#define IPMI_SDR_FULL_TYPE 1
+
+void pnv_bmc_populate_sensors(IPMIBmc *bmc, void *fdt)
+{
+    int offset;
+    int i;
+    const struct ipmi_sdr_compact *sdr;
+    uint16_t nextrec;
+
+    offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, "/bmc");
+    _FDT(offset);
+
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offset, "name", "bmc")));
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "#address-cells", 0x1)));
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "#size-cells", 0x0)));
+
+    offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offset, "sensors");
+    _FDT(offset);
+
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "#address-cells", 0x1)));
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "#size-cells", 0x0)));
+
+    for (i = 0; !ipmi_bmc_sdr_find(bmc, i, &sdr, &nextrec); i++) {
+        int off;
+        char *name;
+
+        if (sdr->header.rec_type != IPMI_SDR_COMPACT_TYPE &&
+            sdr->header.rec_type != IPMI_SDR_FULL_TYPE) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        name = g_strdup_printf("sensor@%x", sdr->sensor_owner_number);
+        off = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offset, name);
+        _FDT(off);
+        g_free(name);
+
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, off, "reg", sdr->sensor_owner_number)));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_string(fdt, off, "name", "sensor")));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_string(fdt, off, "compatible", "ibm,ipmi-sensor")));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, off, "ipmi-sensor-reading-type",
+                               sdr->reading_type)));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, off, "ipmi-entity-id",
+                               sdr->entity_id)));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, off, "ipmi-entity-instance",
+                               sdr->entity_instance)));
+        _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, off, "ipmi-sensor-type",
+                               sdr->sensor_type)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index b45a0d91c813..02f6cf565ca4 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ typedef struct PnvChipClass {
 #define POWERNV_MACHINE(obj) \
     OBJECT_CHECK(PnvMachineState, (obj), TYPE_POWERNV_MACHINE)
 
+typedef struct IPMIBmc IPMIBmc;
+
 typedef struct PnvMachineState {
     /*< private >*/
     MachineState parent_obj;
@@ -130,12 +132,19 @@ typedef struct PnvMachineState {
 
     ISABus       *isa_bus;
     uint32_t     cpld_irqstate;
+
+    IPMIBmc      *bmc;
 } PnvMachineState;
 
 #define PNV_FDT_ADDR          0x01000000
 #define PNV_TIMEBASE_FREQ     512000000ULL
 
 /*
+ * BMC helpers
+ */
+void pnv_bmc_populate_sensors(IPMIBmc *bmc, void *fdt);
+
+/*
  * POWER8 MMIO base addresses
  */
 #define PNV_XSCOM_SIZE        0x800000000ull
