diff --git a/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/PlatformIntelBdsLib.inf b/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/PlatformIntelBdsLib.inf
index 9a3cfcd955..79ba7b2afb 100644
--- a/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/PlatformIntelBdsLib.inf
+++ b/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/PlatformIntelBdsLib.inf
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   QemuBootOrderLib
   QemuFwCfgLib
   UefiBootServicesTableLib
+  UefiLib
   UefiRuntimeServicesTableLib
 
 [FixedPcd]
diff --git a/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/QemuKernel.c b/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/QemuKernel.c
index 21545f066e..b882dd2713 100644
--- a/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/QemuKernel.c
+++ b/ArmVirtPkg/Library/PlatformIntelBdsLib/QemuKernel.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <Guid/FileSystemVolumeLabelInfo.h>
 #include <Library/PrintLib.h>
 #include <Library/QemuFwCfgLib.h>
+#include <Library/UefiLib.h>
 #include <Protocol/DevicePath.h>
 #include <Protocol/LoadedImage.h>
 #include <Protocol/SimpleFileSystem.h>
@@ -1065,6 +1066,11 @@ TryRunningQemuKernel (
       (CHAR16 *)KernelLoadedImage->LoadOptions));
   }
 
+  //
+  // Signal the EFI_EVENT_GROUP_READY_TO_BOOT event.
+  //
+  EfiSignalEventReadyToBoot();
+
   //
   // Start the image.
   //