diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManagerLib.inf b/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManagerLib.inf
index 4b72c44bcf..d355d0440e 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManagerLib.inf
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManagerLib.inf
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   QemuFwCfgS3Lib
   LoadLinuxLib
   QemuBootOrderLib
+  ReportStatusCodeLib
   UefiLib
   Tcg2PhysicalPresenceLib
 
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/QemuKernel.c b/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/QemuKernel.c
index ef728dfdeb..f20df9533f 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/QemuKernel.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/QemuKernel.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <Library/LoadLinuxLib.h>
 #include <Library/MemoryAllocationLib.h>
 #include <Library/QemuFwCfgLib.h>
+#include <Library/ReportStatusCodeLib.h>
 #include <Library/UefiBootServicesTableLib.h>
 #include <Library/UefiLib.h>
 
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ TryRunningQemuKernel (
   //
   EfiSignalEventReadyToBoot();
 
+  REPORT_STATUS_CODE (EFI_PROGRESS_CODE,
+    (EFI_SOFTWARE_DXE_BS_DRIVER | EFI_SW_DXE_BS_PC_READY_TO_BOOT_EVENT));
+
   Status = LoadLinux (KernelBuf, SetupBuf);
 
 FreeAndReturn: