diff --git a/include/hw/i386/microvm.h b/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
index f1e9db059b85..f25f8374413f 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/microvm.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_PIC                 "pic"
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_RTC                 "rtc"
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_PCIE                "pcie"
+#define MICROVM_MACHINE_IOAPIC2             "ioapic2"
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_ISA_SERIAL          "isa-serial"
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_OPTION_ROMS         "x-option-roms"
 #define MICROVM_MACHINE_AUTO_KERNEL_CMDLINE "auto-kernel-cmdline"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ struct MicrovmMachineState {
     OnOffAuto pit;
     OnOffAuto rtc;
     OnOffAuto pcie;
+    OnOffAuto ioapic2;
     bool isa_serial;
     bool option_roms;
     bool auto_kernel_cmdline;
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index 829b376a1278..cae0d8fc8692 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -145,30 +145,50 @@ static void create_gpex(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
     }
 }
 
+static int microvm_ioapics(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
+{
+    if (!x86_machine_is_acpi_enabled(X86_MACHINE(mms))) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (mms->ioapic2 == ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 2;
+}
+
 static void microvm_devices_init(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
 {
     X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(mms);
     ISABus *isa_bus;
     ISADevice *rtc_state;
     GSIState *gsi_state;
+    int ioapics;
     int i;
 
     /* Core components */
-
+    ioapics = microvm_ioapics(mms);
     gsi_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*gsi_state));
-    x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
+    x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state,
+                                    IOAPIC_NUM_PINS * ioapics);
 
     isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), get_system_io(),
                           &error_abort);
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, x86ms->gsi);
 
     ioapic_init_gsi(gsi_state, "machine");
+    if (ioapics > 1) {
+        x86ms->ioapic2 = ioapic_init_secondary(gsi_state);
+    }
 
     kvmclock_create(true);
 
     mms->virtio_irq_base = 5;
     mms->virtio_num_transports = 8;
-    if (x86_machine_is_acpi_enabled(x86ms)) {
+    if (x86ms->ioapic2) {
+        mms->pcie_irq_base = 16;
+        mms->virtio_irq_base = 24;
+        mms->virtio_num_transports = 24;
+    } else if (x86_machine_is_acpi_enabled(x86ms)) {
         mms->pcie_irq_base = 12;
         mms->virtio_irq_base = 16;
     }
@@ -544,6 +564,23 @@ static void microvm_machine_set_pcie(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     visit_type_OnOffAuto(v, name, &mms->pcie, errp);
 }
 
+static void microvm_machine_get_ioapic2(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    MicrovmMachineState *mms = MICROVM_MACHINE(obj);
+    OnOffAuto ioapic2 = mms->ioapic2;
+
+    visit_type_OnOffAuto(v, name, &ioapic2, errp);
+}
+
+static void microvm_machine_set_ioapic2(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    MicrovmMachineState *mms = MICROVM_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    visit_type_OnOffAuto(v, name, &mms->ioapic2, errp);
+}
+
 static bool microvm_machine_get_isa_serial(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     MicrovmMachineState *mms = MICROVM_MACHINE(obj);
@@ -620,6 +657,7 @@ static void microvm_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
     mms->pit = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
     mms->rtc = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
     mms->pcie = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
+    mms->ioapic2 = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
     mms->isa_serial = true;
     mms->option_roms = true;
     mms->auto_kernel_cmdline = true;
@@ -693,6 +731,13 @@ static void microvm_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     object_class_property_set_description(oc, MICROVM_MACHINE_PCIE,
         "Enable PCIe");
 
+    object_class_property_add(oc, MICROVM_MACHINE_IOAPIC2, "OnOffAuto",
+                              microvm_machine_get_ioapic2,
+                              microvm_machine_set_ioapic2,
+                              NULL, NULL);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, MICROVM_MACHINE_IOAPIC2,
+        "Enable second IO-APIC");
+
     object_class_property_add_bool(oc, MICROVM_MACHINE_ISA_SERIAL,
                                    microvm_machine_get_isa_serial,
                                    microvm_machine_set_isa_serial);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
index f23a5335a875..0a0ce76ffcf9 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ static void test_acpi_microvm_tcg(void)
     test_data data;
 
     test_acpi_microvm_prepare(&data);
-    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,rtc=off",
+    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,ioapic2=off,rtc=off",
                   &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static void test_acpi_microvm_usb_tcg(void)
 
     test_acpi_microvm_prepare(&data);
     data.variant = ".usb";
-    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,usb=on,rtc=off",
+    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,ioapic2=off,usb=on,rtc=off",
                   &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static void test_acpi_microvm_rtc_tcg(void)
 
     test_acpi_microvm_prepare(&data);
     data.variant = ".rtc";
-    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,rtc=on",
+    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,ioapic2=off,rtc=on",
                   &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static void test_acpi_microvm_pcie_tcg(void)
     test_acpi_microvm_prepare(&data);
     data.variant = ".pcie";
     data.tcg_only = true; /* need constant host-phys-bits */
-    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,rtc=off,pcie=on",
+    test_acpi_one(" -machine microvm,acpi=on,ioapic2=off,rtc=off,pcie=on",
                   &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
