diff --git a/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c b/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
index 85fa17d401..c58a95cdb0 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/boot/smbios.c
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ const char *__attribute__((weak)) smbios_mainboard_version(void)
 	return CONFIG_MAINBOARD_VERSION;
 }
 
+#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;
@@ -290,6 +297,9 @@ static int smbios_write_type1(unsigned long *current, int handle)
 	t->product_name = smbios_add_string(t->eos, CONFIG_MAINBOARD_PART_NUMBER);
 	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 714579d5e1..2b7710ff12 100644
--- a/src/include/smbios.h
+++ b/src/include/smbios.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ int smbios_write_type41(unsigned long *current, int *handle,
 
 const char *smbios_mainboard_serial_number(void);
 const char *smbios_mainboard_version(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)