diff --git a/qapi/misc-target.json b/qapi/misc-target.json
index 06ef8757f0..0c7491cd82 100644
--- a/qapi/misc-target.json
+++ b/qapi/misc-target.json
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 #
 ##
 { 'command': 'sev-inject-launch-secret',
-  'data': { 'packet-header': 'str', 'secret': 'str', 'gpa': 'uint64' },
+  'data': { 'packet-header': 'str', 'secret': 'str', '*gpa': 'uint64' },
   'if': 'defined(TARGET_I386)' }
 
 ##
diff --git a/target/i386/monitor.c b/target/i386/monitor.c
index 1bc91442b1..5994408bee 100644
--- a/target/i386/monitor.c
+++ b/target/i386/monitor.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "sev_i386.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
+#include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 
 /* Perform linear address sign extension */
 static hwaddr addr_canonical(CPUArchState *env, hwaddr addr)
@@ -730,9 +731,29 @@ SevCapability *qmp_query_sev_capabilities(Error **errp)
     return sev_get_capabilities(errp);
 }
 
+#define SEV_SECRET_GUID "4c2eb361-7d9b-4cc3-8081-127c90d3d294"
+struct sev_secret_area {
+    uint32_t base;
+    uint32_t size;
+};
+
 void qmp_sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *packet_hdr,
-                                  const char *secret, uint64_t gpa,
+                                  const char *secret,
+                                  bool has_gpa, uint64_t gpa,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
+    if (!has_gpa) {
+        uint8_t *data;
+        struct sev_secret_area *area;
+
+        if (!pc_system_ovmf_table_find(SEV_SECRET_GUID, &data, NULL)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "SEV: no secret area found in OVMF,"
+                       " gpa must be specified.");
+            return;
+        }
+        area = (struct sev_secret_area *)data;
+        gpa = area->base;
+    }
+
     sev_inject_launch_secret(packet_hdr, secret, gpa, errp);
 }