diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b0dc8b93..86d7cf6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,15 +45,20 @@ jobs:
     name: Run
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        target: [x86_64, aarch64, riscv64]
+        target: [x86_64, x86_64-uefi, aarch64, riscv64]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        exclude:
+          - target: x86_64-uefi
+            os: macos-latest
+          - target: x86_64-uefi
+            os: windows-latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Install QEMU, NASM (ubuntu)
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-arm qemu-system-misc nasm
+          sudo apt-get install qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-arm qemu-system-misc ovmf nasm
       - name: Install QEMU, NASM (macos)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install QEMU
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends qemu-system-x86
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends qemu-system-x86 ovmf
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
             lfs: true
@@ -112,6 +117,10 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel
       - name: Run QEMU (hello_world, release)
         run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --release
+      - name: Run UEFI (dev)
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel
+      - name: Run UEFI (release)
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel --release
       - name: Run Firecracker (hello_world, dev)
         run: cargo xtask ci firecracker --target x86_64-fc --features fc
       - name: Run Firecracker (hello_world, release)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 27583360..d32e6b1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "multiboot",
  "naked-function",
  "nasm-rs",
+ "qemu-exit",
  "riscv",
  "sbi",
  "spinning_top",
@@ -430,6 +431,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "qemu-exit"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8bb0fd6580eeed0103c054e3fba2c2618ff476943762f28a645b63b8692b21c9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.33"
@@ -654,6 +661,7 @@ checksum = "a79fcb420624743c895bad0f9480fbc2f64e7c8d8611fb1ada6bdd799942feb4"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "log",
+ "qemu-exit",
  "uefi",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a08c7229..389b2989 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ spinning_top = "0.3"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "uefi")'.dependencies]
 uefi = "0.26"
-uefi-services = "0.23"
+uefi-services = { version = "0.23", features = ["qemu"] }
+qemu-exit = "3"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")'.dependencies]
 fdt = "0.1"
diff --git a/src/uefi.rs b/src/uefi.rs
index fb70b7f5..1742dcce 100644
--- a/src/uefi.rs
+++ b/src/uefi.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use qemu_exit::QEMUExit;
 use uefi::prelude::*;
 
 // Entry Point of the Uefi Loader
@@ -5,5 +6,9 @@ use uefi::prelude::*;
 fn loader_main(_handle: Handle, mut system_table: SystemTable<Boot>) -> Status {
 	uefi_services::init(&mut system_table).unwrap();
 
-	Status::SUCCESS
+	log::info!("Hello, UEFI!");
+
+	let custom_exit_success = 3;
+	let qemu_exit_handle = qemu_exit::X86::new(0xf4, custom_exit_success);
+	qemu_exit_handle.exit_success()
 }
diff --git a/xtask/src/artifact.rs b/xtask/src/artifact.rs
index e86298f2..e93f47f5 100644
--- a/xtask/src/artifact.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/artifact.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Artifact {
 			self.target_dir(),
 			self.target.triple().as_ref(),
 			self.profile_path_component().as_ref(),
-			self.target.build_name().as_ref(),
+			self.target.image_name().as_ref(),
 		]
 		.iter()
 		.collect::<PathBuf>()
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Artifact {
 			self.target_dir(),
 			self.target.name().as_ref(),
 			self.profile_path_component().as_ref(),
-			self.target.dist_name().as_ref(),
+			self.target.image_name().as_ref(),
 		]
 		.iter()
 		.collect::<PathBuf>()
diff --git a/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs b/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
index 764c425d..96e0599a 100644
--- a/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
@@ -41,16 +41,23 @@ impl Qemu {
 
 		let sh = crate::sh()?;
 
+		if self.build.target() == Target::X86_64Uefi {
+			if super::in_ci() {
+				sh.copy_file("/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd", "OVMF_CODE.fd")?;
+				sh.copy_file("/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.fd", "OVMF_VARS.fd")?;
+			}
+
+			sh.create_dir("target/esp/efi/boot")?;
+			sh.copy_file(self.build.dist_object(), "target/esp/efi/boot/bootx64.efi")?;
+		}
+
 		let target = self.build.target();
 		let arch = target.arch();
 		let qemu = env::var_os("QEMU").unwrap_or_else(|| format!("qemu-system-{arch}").into());
 
-		let dist_object = self.build.dist_object();
 		let qemu = cmd!(sh, "{qemu}")
 			.args(&["-display", "none"])
 			.args(&["-serial", "stdio"])
-			.arg("-kernel")
-			.arg(&dist_object)
 			.args(self.machine_args())
 			.args(self.cpu_args())
 			.args(self.memory_args());
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ impl Qemu {
 
 	fn cpu_args(&self) -> Vec<String> {
 		match self.build.target() {
-			Target::X86_64 | Target::X86_64Fc | Target::X86_64Uefi => {
+			Target::X86_64 | Target::X86_64Uefi => {
 				let mut cpu_args = if self.accel {
 					if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
 						vec![
@@ -102,21 +109,55 @@ impl Qemu {
 				};
 				cpu_args.push("-device".to_string());
 				cpu_args.push("isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04".to_string());
-				cpu_args.push("-initrd".to_string());
-				cpu_args.push(
-					self.build
-						.ci_image(&self.image)
-						.into_os_string()
-						.into_string()
-						.unwrap(),
-				);
+
+				match self.build.target() {
+					Target::X86_64 => {
+						cpu_args.push("-kernel".to_string());
+						cpu_args.push(
+							self.build
+								.dist_object()
+								.into_os_string()
+								.into_string()
+								.unwrap(),
+						);
+						cpu_args.push("-initrd".to_string());
+						cpu_args.push(
+							self.build
+								.ci_image(&self.image)
+								.into_os_string()
+								.into_string()
+								.unwrap(),
+						);
+					}
+					Target::X86_64Uefi => {
+						cpu_args.push("-drive".to_string());
+						cpu_args
+							.push("if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=OVMF_CODE.fd".to_string());
+						cpu_args.push("-drive".to_string());
+						cpu_args
+							.push("if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=OVMF_VARS.fd".to_string());
+						cpu_args.push("-drive".to_string());
+						cpu_args.push("format=raw,file=fat:rw:target/esp".to_string());
+					}
+					_ => unreachable!(),
+				}
 				cpu_args
 			}
+			Target::X86_64Fc => panic!("unsupported"),
 			Target::Aarch64 => {
 				let mut cpu_args = if self.accel {
 					todo!()
 				} else {
-					vec!["-cpu".to_string(), "cortex-a72".to_string()]
+					vec![
+						"-cpu".to_string(),
+						"cortex-a72".to_string(),
+						"-kernel".to_string(),
+						self.build
+							.dist_object()
+							.into_os_string()
+							.into_string()
+							.unwrap(),
+					]
 				};
 				cpu_args.push("-semihosting".to_string());
 				cpu_args.push("-device".to_string());
@@ -130,7 +171,16 @@ impl Qemu {
 				let mut cpu_args = if self.accel {
 					todo!()
 				} else {
-					vec!["-cpu".to_string(), "rv64".to_string()]
+					vec![
+						"-cpu".to_string(),
+						"rv64".to_string(),
+						"-kernel".to_string(),
+						self.build
+							.dist_object()
+							.into_os_string()
+							.into_string()
+							.unwrap(),
+					]
 				};
 				cpu_args.push("-initrd".to_string());
 				cpu_args.push(
@@ -150,8 +200,14 @@ impl Qemu {
 		if self.image == "hello_c" {
 			memory = memory.max(64);
 		}
-		if self.build.target() == Target::Aarch64 {
-			memory = memory.max(256);
+		match self.build.target() {
+			Target::X86_64Uefi => {
+				memory = memory.max(64);
+			}
+			Target::Aarch64 => {
+				memory = memory.max(256);
+			}
+			_ => {}
 		}
 		memory
 	}
diff --git a/xtask/src/target.rs b/xtask/src/target.rs
index 59da310b..c328dce0 100644
--- a/xtask/src/target.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/target.rs
@@ -89,19 +89,12 @@ impl Target {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn build_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+	pub fn image_name(&self) -> &'static str {
 		match self {
 			Self::X86_64Uefi => "hermit-loader.efi",
 			_ => "hermit-loader",
 		}
 	}
-
-	pub fn dist_name(&self) -> &'static str {
-		match self {
-			Self::X86_64Uefi => "BootX64.efi",
-			_ => "hermit-loader",
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Target {