diff --git a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
index 2b76885..440f3b4 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct Versal {
     struct {
         MemoryRegion *mr_ddr;
         uint32_t psci_conduit;
+        bool has_emmc;
     } cfg;
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
index 8482cd6..273e0c7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct VersalVirt {
 
     struct {
         bool secure;
+        bool has_emmc;
     } cfg;
 };
 
@@ -333,6 +334,13 @@ static void fdt_add_sd_nodes(VersalVirt *s)
         qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(s->fdt, name, "reg",
                                      2, addr, 2, MM_PMC_SD0_SIZE);
         qemu_fdt_setprop(s->fdt, name, "compatible", compat, sizeof(compat));
+        /*
+         * eMMC specific properties
+         */
+        if (s->cfg.has_emmc && i == 0) {
+            qemu_fdt_setprop(s->fdt, name, "non-removable", NULL, 0);
+            qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(s->fdt, name, "bus-width", 1, 8);
+        }
         g_free(name);
     }
 }
@@ -512,7 +520,7 @@ static void create_virtio_regions(VersalVirt *s)
     }
 }
 
-static void sd_plugin_card(SDHCIState *sd, DriveInfo *di)
+static void sd_plugin_card(SDHCIState *sd, DriveInfo *di, bool emmc)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk = di ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(di) : NULL;
     DeviceState *card;
@@ -520,15 +528,22 @@ static void sd_plugin_card(SDHCIState *sd, DriveInfo *di)
     card = qdev_new(TYPE_SD_CARD);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(sd), "card[*]", OBJECT(card));
     qdev_prop_set_drive_err(card, "drive", blk, &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(card), "emmc", emmc, &error_fatal);
     qdev_realize_and_unref(card, qdev_get_child_bus(DEVICE(sd), "sd-bus"),
                            &error_fatal);
 }
 
+static void versal_virt_set_emmc(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    VersalVirt *s = XLNX_VERSAL_VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    s->cfg.has_emmc = value;
+}
+
 static void versal_virt_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     VersalVirt *s = XLNX_VERSAL_VIRT_MACHINE(machine);
     int psci_conduit = QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_DISABLED;
-    int i;
 
     /*
      * If the user provides an Operating System to be loaded, we expect them
@@ -560,6 +575,8 @@ static void versal_virt_init(MachineState *machine)
                              &error_abort);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->soc), "psci-conduit", psci_conduit,
                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), "has-emmc", s->cfg.has_emmc,
+                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->soc), &error_fatal);
 
     fdt_create(s);
@@ -581,10 +598,10 @@ static void versal_virt_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(get_system_memory(),
                                         0, &s->soc.fpd.apu.mr, 0);
 
+    sd_plugin_card(&s->soc.pmc.iou.sd[0],
+        drive_get_next(s->cfg.has_emmc ? IF_EMMC : IF_SD), s->cfg.has_emmc);
     /* Plugin SD cards.  */
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(s->soc.pmc.iou.sd); i++) {
-        sd_plugin_card(&s->soc.pmc.iou.sd[i], drive_get_next(IF_SD));
-    }
+    sd_plugin_card(&s->soc.pmc.iou.sd[1], drive_get_next(IF_SD), false);
 
     s->binfo.ram_size = machine->ram_size;
     s->binfo.loader_start = 0x0;
@@ -621,6 +638,9 @@ static void versal_virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->default_cpus = XLNX_VERSAL_NR_ACPUS;
     mc->no_cdrom = true;
     mc->default_ram_id = "ddr";
+    object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "emmc",
+        NULL, versal_virt_set_emmc);
+
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo versal_virt_machine_init_typeinfo = {
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
index 628e77e..67ed1af 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ static void versal_create_admas(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
 }
 
 #define SDHCI_CAPABILITIES  0x280737ec6481 /* Same as on ZynqMP.  */
+#define SDHCI_EMMC_CAPS ((SDHCI_CAPABILITIES & ~(3 << 30)) | \
+                     (1 << 30))
+
 static void versal_create_sds(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
 {
     int i;
@@ -244,9 +247,14 @@ static void versal_create_sds(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
 
         object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), "sd-spec-version", 3,
                                  &error_fatal);
-        object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), "capareg", SDHCI_CAPABILITIES,
+        object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), "capareg", SDHCI_EMMC_CAPS,
                                  &error_fatal);
-        object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), "uhs", UHS_I, &error_fatal);
+        /*
+         * UHS is not applicable for eMMC
+         */
+        if (!s->cfg.has_emmc || i == 1) {
+            object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), "uhs", UHS_I, &error_fatal);
+        }
         sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
         mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0);
@@ -386,6 +394,7 @@ static Property versal_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_LINK("ddr", Versal, cfg.mr_ddr, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
                      MemoryRegion *),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("psci-conduit", Versal, cfg.psci_conduit, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("has-emmc", Versal, cfg.has_emmc, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
