diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/README.md b/pkg/machine/e2e/README.md
index 5a1e324a20..30f62f5b2c 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/README.md
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ Note: To run specific test files, add the test files to the end of the winmake c
 
 `./winmake localmachine "basic_test.go start_test.go"`
 
+### QEMU
+1. Install QEMU and add it to either user or sysmem PATH variable
+1. Install Podman release (needed to have gvproxy binary)
+1. Open a powershell as a regular user
+1. $env:CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER="qemu"
+1. `./winmake localmachine`
+
+Note: To run specific test files, add the test files to the end of the winmake command:
+
+`./winmake localmachine "basic_test.go start_test.go"`
+
 ## MacOS
 
 ### Apple Hypervisor
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
index d82a7f022d..ce0c3187c8 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 const podmanBinary = "../../../bin/windows/podman.exe"
 
 func getDownloadLocation(p machine.VirtProvider) string {
-	if p.VMType() == define.HyperVVirt {
+	if p.VMType() == define.HyperVVirt || p.VMType() == define.QemuVirt {
 		return getFCOSDownloadLocation(p)
 	}
 	fd, err := wsl.NewFedoraDownloader(define.WSLVirt, "", defaultStream.String())
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
index 27b0b3d060..f1750536c8 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine init", func() {
 			Skip("volumes are not supported on hyperv yet")
 		}
 		skipIfWSL("WSL volumes are much different.  This test will not pass as is")
+		if testProvider.VMType() == define.QemuVirt && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			Skip("volumes are not yet supported on official qemu builds running under Windows")
+		}
 
 		tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
index a57f283e37..0a4e8773a7 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ func Get() (machine.VirtProvider, error) {
 		return wsl.VirtualizationProvider(), nil
 	case define.HyperVVirt:
 		return hyperv.VirtualizationProvider(), nil
+	case define.QemuVirt:
+		return getQemuProvider()
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtualization provider: `%s`", resolvedVMType.String())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_amd64.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_amd64.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..113ab2442c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_amd64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine/qemu"
+)
+
+func getQemuProvider() (machine.VirtProvider, error) {
+	return qemu.VirtualizationProvider(), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_arm64.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_arm64.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ec95785d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_arm64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine/define"
+)
+
+func getQemuProvider() (machine.VirtProvider, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtualization provider: `%s`", define.QemuVirt.String())
+}