diff --git a/glicid/services/virtualization.scm b/glicid/services/virtualization.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..197a9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glicid/services/virtualization.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+(define-module (glicid services virtualization)
+  #:use-module (glicid packages virtualizartion)
+  #:export (
+    qemu-guest-agent-configuration
+    qemu-guest-agent-configuration?
+    qemu-guest-agent-service-type
+  )
+)
+
+(define-configuration qemu-guest-agent-configuration
+  (qemu (file-like qemu-minimal) "QEMU package.")
+  (device
+    (string "")
+    "Path to device or socket used to communicate with the host.  If not specified, the QEMU default path is used."
+  )
+)
+
+(define (qemu-guest-agent-shepherd-service config)
+  (let
+    (
+      (qemu   (qemu-guest-agent-configuration-qemu config))
+      (device (qemu-guest-agent-configuration-device config))
+    )
+    (list
+      (shepherd-service
+        (provision '(qemu-guest-agent))
+        (documentation "Run the QEMU guest agent.")
+        (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+          `(,
+             (string-append #$qemu "/bin/qemu-ga")
+             "-d"
+             "--pidfile=/var/run/qemu-ga.pid"
+             "--statedir=/var/run"
+             ,@(if #$device
+                 (list (string-append "--path=" #$device))
+                 '()
+             )
+          )
+          #:pid-file "/var/run/qemu-ga.pid"
+          #:log-file "/var/log/qemu-ga.log")
+        )
+        (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
+      )
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+(define qemu-guest-agent-service-type
+  (service-type
+    (name 'qemu-guest-agent)
+    (extensions
+      (list (
+        service-extension
+        shepherd-root-service-type
+        qemu-guest-agent-shepherd-service
+      ))
+    )
+    (default-value (qemu-guest-agent-configuration))
+    (description "Run the QEMU guest agent.")
+  )
+)