diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default-revisions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default-revisions.inc
index 44723a0a6d..f8262fdcfb 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default-revisions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-default-revisions.inc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SRCREV_pn-linux-wrs_qemuarm ??= "caf3b232f003ac136f0fc99143cac027863af74b"
 SRCREV_pn-linux-wrs_qemumips ??= "5a7c9d5a35cd43308a2afd212824b670553179af"
 SRCREV_pn-linux-wrs_qemuppc ??= "bc33a1f5b5703df9ac169835161dc963abc55f6b"
 SRCREV_pn-linux-wrs_qemux86 ??= "09a39c638dd65dc27c549c119abe1af2631b2ae0"
+SRCREV_pn-linux-wrs_qemux86-64 ??= "09a39c638dd65dc27c549c119abe1af2631b2ae0"
 SRCREV_pn-linux-libc-headers-wrs ??= "09a39c638dd65dc27c549c119abe1af2631b2ae0"
 SRCREV_pn-matchbox-config-gtk ??= "2081"
 SRCREV_pn-matchbox-desktop-sato ??= "76"
diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf b/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d79f686f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: common_pc
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running a common x86
+
+TARGET_ARCH = "x86_64"
+PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS = "x86"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl  = "mesa-dri"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libx11 ?= "libx11-trim"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xf86-dri-lite"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver-xf86 ?= "xserver-xf86-dri-lite"
+
+require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES += "x86"
+
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "bzImage"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+
+# We bypass swrast but we need it to be present for X to load correctly
+XSERVER ?= "xserver-xf86-dri-lite \
+           mesa-dri-driver-swrast \
+           xf86-input-vmmouse \
+           xf86-input-keyboard \
+           xf86-input-evdev \
+           xf86-video-vmware \
+           qemugl"
+
+GLIBC_ADDONS = "nptl"
+GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-tls"
+
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "v86d"
+
+TARGET_CC_ARCH = "-march=core2 -m64"
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-wrs_git.bb b/meta/packages/linux/linux-wrs_git.bb
index 3986fc7984..d6a81d1a59 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-wrs_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-wrs_git.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://git.pokylinux.org/linux-2.6-windriver.git;protocol=git;fullclon
 
 WRMACHINE = "${MACHINE}"
 WRMACHINE_qemux86  = "common_pc"
+WRMACHINE_qemux86-64  = "common_pc_64"
 WRMACHINE_qemuppc  = "qemu_ppc32"
 WRMACHINE_qemumips = "mti_malta32_be"
 WRMACHINE_qemuarm  = "arm_versatile_926ejs"