diff --git a/hw/arm/fby35.c b/hw/arm/fby35.c
index 03b458584c..5c5224d374 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fby35.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fby35.c
@@ -6,17 +6,55 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h"
 
 #define TYPE_FBY35 MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("fby35")
 OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(Fby35State, FBY35);
 
 struct Fby35State {
     MachineState parent_obj;
+
+    MemoryRegion bmc_memory;
+    MemoryRegion bmc_dram;
+    MemoryRegion bmc_boot_rom;
+
+    AspeedSoCState bmc;
 };
 
+#define FBY35_BMC_RAM_SIZE (2 * GiB)
+
+static void fby35_bmc_init(Fby35State *s)
+{
+    memory_region_init(&s->bmc_memory, OBJECT(s), "bmc-memory", UINT64_MAX);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->bmc_dram, OBJECT(s), "bmc-dram",
+                           FBY35_BMC_RAM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "bmc", &s->bmc, "ast2600-a3");
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->bmc), "ram-size", FBY35_BMC_RAM_SIZE,
+                            &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->bmc), "memory", OBJECT(&s->bmc_memory),
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->bmc), "dram", OBJECT(&s->bmc_dram),
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->bmc), "hw-strap1", 0x000000C0,
+                            &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->bmc), "hw-strap2", 0x00000003,
+                            &error_abort);
+    aspeed_soc_uart_set_chr(&s->bmc, ASPEED_DEV_UART5, serial_hd(0));
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->bmc), NULL, &error_abort);
+
+    aspeed_board_init_flashes(&s->bmc.fmc, "n25q00", 2, 0);
+}
+
 static void fby35_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
+    Fby35State *s = FBY35(machine);
+
+    fby35_bmc_init(s);
 }
 
 static void fby35_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
@@ -25,6 +63,9 @@ static void fby35_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Meta Platforms fby35";
     mc->init = fby35_init;
+    mc->no_floppy = 1;
+    mc->no_cdrom = 1;
+    mc->min_cpus = mc->max_cpus = mc->default_cpus = 2;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo fby35_types[] = {