diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
index 98ef612cf9..0f51232b57 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
     "pure_ftpd",
     "putty",
     "python",
+    "qemu",
     "qt",
     "quagga",
     "radare2",
diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/qemu.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/qemu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..080686bc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/qemu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+
+"""
+CVE checker for qemu
+
+https://www.cvedetails.com/product/12657/Qemu-Qemu.html?vendor_id=7506
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from cve_bin_tool.checkers import Checker
+
+
+class QemuChecker(Checker):
+    CONTAINS_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
+    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = [r"qemu"]
+    VERSION_PATTERNS = [
+        r"QEMU ([0-9]+.[0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?)",
+        r"QEMU v([0-9]+.[0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?)",
+    ]
+    VENDOR_PRODUCT = [("xen", "qemu"), ("qemu", "qemu")]
diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/qemu-0.9.1-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/qemu-0.9.1-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm.tar.gz
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diff --git a/test/test_data/qemu.py b/test/test_data/qemu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0480e5719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data/qemu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+mapping_test_data = [
+    {
+        "product": "qemu",
+        "version": "0.9.1",
+        "version_strings": [r"QEMU 0.9.1"],
+    },
+]
+package_test_data = [
+    {
+        "url": "https://www.rpmfind.net/linux/dag/redhat/el3/en/x86_64/dag/RPMS/",
+        "package_name": "qemu-0.9.1-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm",
+        "product": "qemu",
+        "version": "0.9.1",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/pool/main/q/qemu/",
+        "package_name": "qemu-system-x86_7.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb",
+        "product": "qemu",
+        "version": "7.2.0",
+    },
+]