diff --git a/gns3server/compute/qemu/qemu_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/qemu/qemu_vm.py
index c8a0dbc8..1858c269 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/qemu/qemu_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/qemu/qemu_vm.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class QemuVM(BaseNode):
         self._kernel_command_line = ""
         self._replicate_network_connection_state = True
         self._tpm = False
+        self._uefi = False
         self._create_config_disk = False
         self._on_close = "power_off"
         self._cpu_throttling = 0  # means no CPU throttling
@@ -900,6 +901,30 @@ class QemuVM(BaseNode):
             log.info(f'QEMU VM "{self._name}" [{self._id}] has disabled the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)')
         self._tpm = tpm
 
+    @property
+    def uefi(self):
+        """
+        Returns whether UEFI boot mode is activated for this QEMU VM.
+
+        :returns: boolean
+        """
+
+        return self._uefi
+
+    @uefi.setter
+    def uefi(self, uefi):
+        """
+        Sets whether UEFI boot mode is activated for this QEMU VM.
+
+        :param uefi: boolean
+        """
+
+        if uefi:
+            log.info(f'QEMU VM "{self._name}" [{self._id}] has enabled the UEFI boot mode')
+        else:
+            log.info(f'QEMU VM "{self._name}" [{self._id}] has disabled the UEFI boot mode')
+        self._uefi = uefi
+
     @property
     def options(self):
         """
@@ -2245,6 +2270,8 @@ class QemuVM(BaseNode):
 
         options = []
         if self._bios_image:
+            if self._uefi:
+                raise QemuError("Cannot use a bios image and the UEFI boot mode at the same time")
             if not os.path.isfile(self._bios_image) or not os.path.exists(self._bios_image):
                 if os.path.islink(self._bios_image):
                     raise QemuError(
@@ -2253,6 +2280,8 @@ class QemuVM(BaseNode):
                 else:
                     raise QemuError(f"bios image '{self._bios_image}' is not accessible")
             options.extend(["-bios", self._bios_image.replace(",", ",,")])
+        elif self._uefi:
+            options.extend(["-bios", "OVMF.fd"])  # the OVMF bios image should be in the image directory
         return options
 
     def _linux_boot_options(self):
diff --git a/gns3server/db/models/templates.py b/gns3server/db/models/templates.py
index 05f09d13..210ce1c5 100644
--- a/gns3server/db/models/templates.py
+++ b/gns3server/db/models/templates.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class QemuTemplate(Template):
     replicate_network_connection_state = Column(Boolean)
     create_config_disk = Column(Boolean)
     tpm = Column(Boolean)
+    uefi = Column(Boolean)
     on_close = Column(String)
     cpu_throttling = Column(Integer)
     process_priority = Column(String)
diff --git a/gns3server/disks/OVMF.fd b/gns3server/disks/OVMF.fd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d05e10cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/gns3server/disks/OVMF.fd differ
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/compute/qemu_nodes.py b/gns3server/schemas/compute/qemu_nodes.py
index 45822437..4cb23e3c 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/compute/qemu_nodes.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/compute/qemu_nodes.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class QemuBase(BaseModel):
         None, description="Automatically create a config disk on HDD disk interface (secondary slave)"
     )
     tpm: Optional[bool] = Field(None, description="Enable Trusted Platform Module (TPM)")
+    uefi: Optional[bool] = Field(None, description="Enable UEFI boot mode")
     on_close: Optional[QemuOnCloseAction] = Field(None, description="Action to execute on the VM is closed")
     cpu_throttling: Optional[int] = Field(None, ge=0, le=800, description="Percentage of CPU allowed for QEMU")
     process_priority: Optional[QemuProcessPriority] = Field(None, description="Process priority for QEMU")
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/controller/templates/qemu_templates.py b/gns3server/schemas/controller/templates/qemu_templates.py
index d872cb42..6645a176 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/controller/templates/qemu_templates.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/controller/templates/qemu_templates.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class QemuTemplate(TemplateBase):
         False, description="Automatically create a config disk on HDD disk interface (secondary slave)"
     )
     tpm: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Enable Trusted Platform Module (TPM)")
+    uefi: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Enable UEFI boot mode")
     on_close: Optional[QemuOnCloseAction] = Field("power_off", description="Action to execute on the VM is closed")
     cpu_throttling: Optional[int] = Field(0, ge=0, le=800, description="Percentage of CPU allowed for QEMU")
     process_priority: Optional[QemuProcessPriority] = Field("normal", description="Process priority for QEMU")
diff --git a/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py b/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
index 347f1e11..8241fb64 100644
--- a/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
@@ -390,6 +390,25 @@ async def test_bios_option(vm, tmpdir, fake_qemu_img_binary):
     assert ' '.join(['-bios', str(tmpdir / "test.img")]) in ' '.join(options)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_uefi_boot_mode_option(vm, tmpdir, fake_qemu_img_binary):
+
+    vm.manager.get_qemu_version = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value="3.1.0")
+    vm._uefi = True
+    options = await vm._build_command()
+    assert ' '.join(['-bios', 'OVMF.fd']) in ' '.join(options)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_uefi_with_bios_image_already_configured(vm, tmpdir, fake_qemu_img_binary):
+
+    vm.manager.get_qemu_version = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value="3.1.0")
+    vm._bios_image = str(tmpdir / "test.img")
+    vm._uefi = True
+    with pytest.raises(QemuError):
+        await vm._build_command()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_vnc_option(vm, fake_qemu_img_binary):