diff --git a/ci-automation/ci-config.env b/ci-automation/ci-config.env
index 3a61831e35..18bf88f4c8 100644
--- a/ci-automation/ci-config.env
+++ b/ci-automation/ci-config.env
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ CI_GIT_EMAIL="infra+ci@flatcar-linux.org"
 CONTAINER_TORCX_ROOT="/home/sdk/build/torcx"
 CONTAINER_IMAGE_ROOT="/home/sdk/build/images"
 
+#
 # Image / vendor tests settings
+#
+
+# -- QEMU --
+
 QEMU_IMAGE_NAME="flatcar_production_image.bin"
 QEMU_PARALLEL="${PARALLEL_TESTS:-20}"
+
+# BIOS path within the SDK
+QEMU_BIOS="/usr/share/qemu/bios-256k.bin"
+
+# UEFI bios filename on build cache.
+# Published by vms.sh as part of the qemu vendor build.
+QEMU_UEFI_BIOS="flatcar_production_qemu_uefi_efi_code.fd"
+
diff --git a/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu.sh b/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu.sh
index 9f174a127c..fe3788d7c4 100755
--- a/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu.sh
+++ b/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu.sh
@@ -20,20 +20,44 @@ source ci-automation/ci_automation_common.sh
 mkdir -p "${work_dir}"
 cd "${work_dir}"
 
+testscript="$(basename "$0")"
+
+# ARM64 qemu tests only supported on UEFI
+if [ "${arch}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${testscript}" != "qemu_uefi.sh" ] ; then
+    echo "1..1" > "${tapfile}"
+    echo "not ok - all qemu tests" >> "${tapfile}"
+    echo "  ---" >> "${tapfile}"
+    echo "  ERROR: ARM64 tests only supported on qemu_uefi." | tee -a "${tapfile}"
+    echo "  ..." >> "${tapfile}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Fetch image and BIOS if not present
 if [ -f "${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME}" ] ; then
-    echo "++++ QEMU test: Using existing ${work_dir}/${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME} for testing ${vernum} (${arch}) ++++"
+    echo "++++ ${testscript}: Using existing ${work_dir}/${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME} for testing ${vernum} (${arch}) ++++"
 else
-    echo "++++ QEMU test: downloading ${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME} for ${vernum} (${arch}) ++++"
+    echo "++++ ${testscript}: downloading ${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME} for ${vernum} (${arch}) ++++"
     copy_from_buildcache "images/${arch}/${vernum}/${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME}" .
 fi
 
+bios="${QEMU_BIOS}"
+if [ "${testscript}" = "qemu_uefi.sh" ] ; then
+    bios="${QEMU_UEFI_BIOS}"
+    if [ -f "${bios}" ] ; then
+        echo "++++ ${testscript}: Using existing ${work_dir}/${bios} ++++"
+    else
+        echo "++++ ${testscript}: downloading ${bios} for ${vernum} (${arch}) ++++"
+        copy_from_buildcache "images/${arch}/${vernum}/${bios}" .
+    fi
+fi
+
 set -o noglob
 
 sudo kola run \
     --board="${arch}-usr" \
     --parallel="${QEMU_PARALLEL}" \
     --platform=qemu \
-    --qemu-bios=/usr/share/qemu/bios-256k.bin \
+    --qemu-bios=${bios} \
     --qemu-image="${QEMU_IMAGE_NAME}" \
     --tapfile="${tapfile}" \
     --torcx-manifest=../torcx_manifest.json \
diff --git a/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu_uefi.sh b/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu_uefi.sh
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..a142d967c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-automation/vendor-testing/qemu_uefi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qemu.sh
\ No newline at end of file