diff --git a/qemu/qemu.go b/qemu/qemu.go
index f2f4f5b8b2..6022fe470a 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu.go
@@ -1126,6 +1126,10 @@ type Memory struct {
 	// MaxMem is the maximum amount of memory that can be made available
 	// to the guest through e.g. hot pluggable memory.
 	MaxMem string
+
+	// Path is the file path of the memory device. It points to a local
+	// file path used by FileBackedMem.
+	Path string
 }
 
 // Kernel is the guest kernel configuration structure.
@@ -1167,6 +1171,13 @@ type Knobs struct {
 	// MemPrealloc will allocate all the RAM upfront
 	MemPrealloc bool
 
+	// FileBackedMem requires Memory.Size and Memory.Path of the VM to
+	// be set.
+	FileBackedMem bool
+
+	// FileBackedMemShared will set the FileBackedMem device as shared.
+	FileBackedMemShared bool
+
 	// Mlock will control locking of memory
 	// Only active when Realtime is set to true
 	Mlock bool
@@ -1474,6 +1485,21 @@ func (config *Config) appendKnobs() {
 			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, "-device")
 			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, deviceMemParam)
 		}
+	} else if config.Knobs.FileBackedMem == true {
+		if config.Memory.Size != "" && config.Memory.Path != "" {
+			dimmName := "dimm1"
+			objMemParam := "memory-backend-file,id=" + dimmName + ",size=" + config.Memory.Size + ",mem-path=" + config.Memory.Path
+			if config.Knobs.FileBackedMemShared == true {
+				objMemParam += ",share=on"
+			}
+			numaMemParam := "node,memdev=" + dimmName
+
+			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, "-object")
+			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, objMemParam)
+
+			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, "-numa")
+			config.qemuParams = append(config.qemuParams, numaMemParam)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if config.Knobs.Realtime == true {
diff --git a/qemu/qemu_test.go b/qemu/qemu_test.go
index 895fe0f15c..09c6523771 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu_test.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu_test.go
@@ -390,13 +390,15 @@ func TestAppendEmptyDevice(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAppendKnobsAllTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	var knobsString = "-no-user-config -nodefaults -nographic -daemonize -realtime mlock=on"
 	knobs := Knobs{
-		NoUserConfig: true,
-		NoDefaults:   true,
-		NoGraphic:    true,
-		Daemonize:    true,
-		MemPrealloc:  true,
-		Realtime:     true,
-		Mlock:        true,
+		NoUserConfig:        true,
+		NoDefaults:          true,
+		NoGraphic:           true,
+		Daemonize:           true,
+		MemPrealloc:         true,
+		FileBackedMem:       true,
+		FileBackedMemShared: true,
+		Realtime:            true,
+		Mlock:               true,
 	}
 
 	testAppend(knobs, knobsString, t)
@@ -405,12 +407,14 @@ func TestAppendKnobsAllTrue(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAppendKnobsAllFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	var knobsString = "-realtime mlock=off"
 	knobs := Knobs{
-		NoUserConfig: false,
-		NoDefaults:   false,
-		NoGraphic:    false,
-		MemPrealloc:  false,
-		Realtime:     false,
-		Mlock:        false,
+		NoUserConfig:        false,
+		NoDefaults:          false,
+		NoGraphic:           false,
+		MemPrealloc:         false,
+		FileBackedMem:       false,
+		FileBackedMemShared: false,
+		Realtime:            false,
+		Mlock:               false,
 	}
 
 	testAppend(knobs, knobsString, t)
@@ -435,6 +439,7 @@ func TestAppendMemory(t *testing.T) {
 		Size:   "2G",
 		Slots:  2,
 		MaxMem: "3G",
+		Path:   "",
 	}
 
 	testAppend(memory, memoryString, t)