diff --git a/hw/acpi/aml-build.c b/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
index 18427b6407..fdeeacc993 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
@@ -505,3 +505,11 @@ Aml *aml_device(const char *name_format, ...)
     va_end(ap);
     return var;
 }
+
+/* ACPI 1.0b: 16.2.5.4 Type 2 Opcodes Encoding: DefPackage */
+Aml *aml_package(uint8_t num_elements)
+{
+    Aml *var = aml_bundle(0x12 /* PackageOp */, AML_PACKAGE);
+    build_append_byte(var->buf, num_elements);
+    return var;
+}
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h b/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
index 5f00b07c30..92097b5945 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Aml *aml_scope(const char *name_format, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2);
 Aml *aml_device(const char *name_format, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2);
 Aml *aml_method(const char *name, int arg_count);
 Aml *aml_if(Aml *predicate);
+Aml *aml_package(uint8_t num_elements);
 
 /* other helpers */
 GArray *build_alloc_array(void);