diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.ovf b/stages/org.osbuild.ovf
index e06014a2..0b5d18e6 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.ovf
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.ovf
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def write_template(vmdk, options):
         vmware_os_type=options.get("vmware", {}).get("os_type", "other26xLinux64Guest"),
         vbox_machine_uuid=str(uuid.uuid4()),
         vbox_disk_uuid=str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        vbox_os_type="ArchLinux_64",
+        vbox_os_type=options.get("virtualbox", {}).get("os_type", "OtherLinux_64"),
         vbox_mac_address=vbox_mac_address(),
         image_name=basename,
     )
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ def write_manifest(vmdk, ovf):
 
 def main(options, tree):
     vmdk = os.path.join(tree, options["vmdk"])
-    print(options)
     ovf = write_template(vmdk, options)
     write_manifest(vmdk, ovf)
 
diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.ovf.meta.json b/stages/org.osbuild.ovf.meta.json
index 143a84db..71be3916 100644
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.ovf.meta.json
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.ovf.meta.json
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@
               "default": "other26xLinux64Guest"
             }
           }
+        },
+        "virtualbox": {
+          "description": "Settings for VirtualBox specific parts of the OVF file.",
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "os_type": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "default": "OtherLinux_64"
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/stages/test/test_ovf.py b/stages/test/test_ovf.py
index 304b0298..8e372548 100644
--- a/stages/test/test_ovf.py
+++ b/stages/test/test_ovf.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def test_schema_validation_ovf(stage_schema, test_data, expected_err):
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not testutil.has_executable("qemu-img"), reason="need qemu-img")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_opts, expected_substrings", [
     # Replacements
-    ({"vmware": {"os_type": "my-os-type"}}, ["my-os-type"],),
+    ({"vmware": {"os_type": "my-vmware-os-type"}}, ["my-vmware-os-type"],),
+    ({"virtualbox": {"os_type": "my-vbox-os-type"}}, ["my-vbox-os-type"],),
 ])
 def test_ovf_default_template(tmp_path, stage_module, test_opts, expected_substrings):
     faked_vmdk_path = tmp_path / "some-image.vmdk"