diff --git a/docker/nova/nova-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/nova/nova-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 959319a592..73f3ca02e6 100644
--- a/docker/nova/nova-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/nova/nova-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
                 'python-keystoneclient'
         ] %}
 
+        {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'OVMF'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'aarch64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'AAVMF'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'ppc64le' %}
+            {# NOTE(Jeffrey4l): no packages for ppc64le #}
+        {% endif %}
+
     {% elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
 
         {% set nova_base_packages = [
@@ -26,7 +38,17 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
                 'openvswitch-switch',
                 'python-nova'
         ] %}
-
+        {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'ovmf'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'aarch64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'qemu-efi',
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'ppc64le' %}
+            {# NOTE(Jeffrey4l): no packages for ppc64le #}
+        {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
 {{ macros.install_packages(nova_base_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
@@ -38,6 +60,17 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
                 'bridge-utils',
                 'openvswitch'
         ] %}
+        {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'OVMF'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'aarch64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'AAVMF'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'ppc64le' %}
+            {# NOTE(Jeffrey4l): no packages for ppc64le #}
+        {% endif %}
 
     {% elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
 
@@ -51,6 +84,17 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
             'openvswitch-switch',
             'python-libvirt'
         ] %}
+        {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'ovmf'
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'aarch64' %}
+            {% set nova_base_packages = nova_base_packages + [
+                'qemu-efi',
+            ] %}
+        {% elif base_arch == 'ppc64le' %}
+            {# NOTE(Jeffrey4l): no packages for ppc64le #}
+        {% endif %}
 
     {% endif %}
 
@@ -83,6 +127,14 @@ RUN chmod 750 /etc/sudoers.d \
 
 {% endif %}
 
+
+{% if base_distro in ['centos', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
+    {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
+# NOTE(jeffrey4l): for x86_64, nova will validate the existence of /usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd
+RUN ln -sf /usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.secboot.fd /usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd
+    {% endif %}
+{% endif %}
+
 COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
 
 RUN touch /usr/local/bin/kolla_nova_extend_start \