diff --git a/src/include/86box/machine.h b/src/include/86box/machine.h
index 7250cc839..69ba7645e 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/machine.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/machine.h
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ extern int	machine_xt_pc4i_init(const machine_t *);
 extern int	machine_xt_mpc1600_init(const machine_t *);
 extern int	machine_xt_pcspirit_init(const machine_t *);
 extern int	machine_xt_pc700_init(const machine_t *);
+extern int	machine_xt_multitechpc500_init(const machine_t *);
 
 extern int	machine_xt_iskra3104_init(const machine_t *);
 
diff --git a/src/machine/m_xt.c b/src/machine/m_xt.c
index 127495259..ce251eda7 100644
--- a/src/machine/m_xt.c
+++ b/src/machine/m_xt.c
@@ -424,3 +424,22 @@ machine_xt_pc700_init(const machine_t *model)
 
     return ret;
 }
+
+
+int
+machine_xt_multitechpc500_init(const machine_t* model)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bios_load_linear("roms/machines/multitech_pc500/rom404.bin",
+			   0x000f8000, 32768, 0);
+
+    if (bios_only || !ret)
+	return ret;
+
+    device_add(&keyboard_pc_device);
+
+    machine_xt_common_init(model);
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/machine/machine_table.c b/src/machine/machine_table.c
index e53e07d9f..ff762de83 100644
--- a/src/machine/machine_table.c
+++ b/src/machine/machine_table.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const machine_t machines[] = {
     { "[8088] Eagle PC Spirit",			"pcspirit",		MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									  128,   640,  64,    0,	     machine_xt_pcspirit_init, NULL			},
     { "[8088] Generic XT clone",		"genxt",		MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									   64,   640,  64,    0,		   machine_genxt_init, NULL			},
     { "[8088] Juko XT clone",			"jukopc",		MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									   64,   640,  64,    0,	       machine_xt_jukopc_init, NULL			},
+    { "[8088] Multitech PC-500",		"multitech_pc500",	MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									  128,   640,  64,    0,       machine_xt_multitechpc500_init, NULL			},
     { "[8088] Multitech PC-700",		"pc700",		MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									  128,   640,  64,    0,		machine_xt_pc700_init, NULL			},
     { "[8088] NCR PC4i",			"pc4i",			MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,										MACHINE_PC,									  256,   640, 256,    0,		 machine_xt_pc4i_init, NULL			},
     { "[8088] Olivetti M19",			"m19",			MACHINE_TYPE_8088,		CPU_PKG_8088, 0, 4772728, 7159092, 0, 0, 0, 0,									MACHINE_PC | MACHINE_VIDEO_FIXED,						  256,   640, 256,    0,		  machine_xt_m19_init, m19_get_device		},