diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 35384b5e7..b9023ef5d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -468,6 +468,14 @@ fn create_app(default_vcpus: String, default_memory: String, default_rng: String
             .num_args(1)
             .group("vm-config"),
     );
+    #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+    let app = app.arg(
+        Arg::new("host-data")
+            .long("host-data")
+            .help("Host specific data to SEV SNP guest")
+            .num_args(1)
+            .group("vm-config"),
+    );
     app.arg(
         Arg::new("version")
             .short('V')
@@ -879,6 +887,8 @@ mod unit_tests {
                 initramfs: None,
                 #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
                 igvm: None,
+                #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+                host_data: None,
             }),
             rate_limit_groups: None,
             disks: None,
diff --git a/vmm/src/config.rs b/vmm/src/config.rs
index b026b777b..e2ec76449 100644
--- a/vmm/src/config.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/config.rs
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ pub struct VmParams<'a> {
     pub tpm: Option<&'a str>,
     #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
     pub igvm: Option<&'a str>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+    pub host_data: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
@@ -495,6 +497,8 @@ impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
         let tpm: Option<&str> = args.get_one::<String>("tpm").map(|x| x as &str);
         #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
         let igvm = args.get_one::<String>("igvm").map(|x| x as &str);
+        #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+        let host_data = args.get_one::<String>("host-data").map(|x| x as &str);
         VmParams {
             cpus,
             memory,
@@ -529,6 +533,8 @@ impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
             tpm,
             #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
             igvm,
+            #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+            host_data,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2558,6 +2564,8 @@ impl VmConfig {
                 firmware: vm_params.firmware.map(PathBuf::from),
                 #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
                 igvm: vm_params.igvm.map(PathBuf::from),
+                #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+                host_data: vm_params.host_data.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             })
         } else {
             None
@@ -3452,6 +3460,8 @@ mod tests {
                 initramfs: None,
                 #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
                 igvm: None,
+                #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+                host_data: None,
             }),
             rate_limit_groups: None,
             disks: None,
diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index d163d106a..db90799ff 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -2084,6 +2084,8 @@ mod unit_tests {
                 initramfs: None,
                 #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
                 igvm: None,
+                #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+                host_data: None,
             }),
             rate_limit_groups: None,
             disks: None,
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm_config.rs b/vmm/src/vm_config.rs
index 51e7847e9..5c11b3a40 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm_config.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm_config.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ pub struct PayloadConfig {
     #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub igvm: Option<PathBuf>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub host_data: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub fn default_serial() -> ConsoleConfig {