diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index ceda3edadd..c8d01147bf 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ tools/virsh-snapshot.c
 tools/virsh-volume.c
 tools/virsh.c
 tools/virt-admin.c
+tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.c
 tools/virt-host-validate-common.c
 tools/virt-host-validate-lxc.c
 tools/virt-host-validate-qemu.c
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index e6ae150259..162d8e565c 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -139,10 +139,34 @@ libvirt_shell_la_SOURCES = vsh.c vsh.h
 
 virt_host_validate_SOURCES = \
 		virt-host-validate.c \
-		virt-host-validate-common.c virt-host-validate-common.h \
-		virt-host-validate-qemu.c virt-host-validate-qemu.h \
-		virt-host-validate-lxc.c virt-host-validate-lxc.h \
-		$(NULL)
+		virt-host-validate-common.c virt-host-validate-common.h
+
+VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_QEMU = \
+		virt-host-validate-qemu.c \
+		virt-host-validate-qemu.h
+VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_LXC = \
+		virt-host-validate-lxc.c \
+		virt-host-validate-lxc.h
+VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE = \
+		virt-host-validate-bhyve.c \
+		virt-host-validate-bhyve.h
+if WITH_QEMU
+virt_host_validate_SOURCES += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_QEMU)
+else ! WITH_QEMU
+EXTRA_DIST += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_QEMU)
+endif ! WITH_QEMU
+
+if WITH_LXC
+virt_host_validate_SOURCES += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_LXC)
+else ! WITH_LXC
+EXTRA_DIST += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_LXC)
+endif ! WITH_LXC
+
+if WITH_BHYVE
+virt_host_validate_SOURCES += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE)
+else ! WITH_BHYVE
+EXTRA_DIST += $(VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE)
+endif ! WITH_BHYVE
 
 virt_host_validate_LDFLAGS = \
 		$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
diff --git a/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.c b/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bf96f051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * virt-host-validate-bhyve.c: Sanity check a bhyve hypervisor host
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Roman Bogorodskiy
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/linker.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "virt-host-validate-bhyve.h"
+#include "virt-host-validate-common.h"
+
+#define MODULE_STATUS(mod, err_msg, err_code)                  \
+    virHostMsgCheck("BHYVE", _("for %s module"), #mod);        \
+    if (mod ## _loaded) {                                      \
+        virHostMsgPass();                                      \
+    } else {                                                   \
+        virHostMsgFail(err_code,                               \
+                       _("%s module is not loaded, " err_msg), \
+                        #mod);                                 \
+        ret = -1;                                              \
+    }                                                          \
+
+#define MODULE_STATUS_FAIL(mod, err_msg) \
+    MODULE_STATUS(mod, err_msg, VIR_HOST_VALIDATE_FAIL)
+
+#define MODULE_STATUS_WARN(mod, err_msg) \
+    MODULE_STATUS(mod, err_msg, VIR_HOST_VALIDATE_WARN)
+
+
+int virHostValidateBhyve(void)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    int fileid = 0;
+    struct kld_file_stat stat;
+    bool vmm_loaded = false, if_tap_loaded = false;
+    bool if_bridge_loaded = false, nmdm_loaded = false;
+
+    for (fileid = kldnext(0); fileid > 0; fileid = kldnext(fileid)) {
+        stat.version = sizeof(struct kld_file_stat);
+        if (kldstat(fileid, &stat) < 0)
+            continue;
+
+        if (STREQ(stat.name, "vmm.ko"))
+            vmm_loaded = true;
+        else if (STREQ(stat.name, "if_tap.ko"))
+            if_tap_loaded = true;
+        else if (STREQ(stat.name, "if_bridge.ko"))
+            if_bridge_loaded = true;
+        else if (STREQ(stat.name, "nmdm.ko"))
+            nmdm_loaded = true;
+    }
+
+    MODULE_STATUS_FAIL(vmm, "will not be able to start VMs");
+    MODULE_STATUS_WARN(if_tap, "networking will not work");
+    MODULE_STATUS_WARN(if_bridge, "bridged networking will not work");
+    MODULE_STATUS_WARN(nmdm, "nmdm console will not work");
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.h b/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..290d4336f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virt-host-validate-bhyve.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * virt-host-validate-bhyve.h: Sanity check a bhyve hypervisor host
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Roman Bogorodskiy
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE_H__
+# define __VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE_H__
+
+int virHostValidateBhyve(void);
+
+#endif /* __VIRT_HOST_VALIDATE_BHYVE_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/virt-host-validate.c b/tools/virt-host-validate.c
index f092824120..29d2482b6c 100644
--- a/tools/virt-host-validate.c
+++ b/tools/virt-host-validate.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #if WITH_LXC
 # include "virt-host-validate-lxc.h"
 #endif
+#if WITH_BHYVE
+# include "virt-host-validate-bhyve.h"
+#endif
 
 static void
 show_help(FILE *out, const char *argv0)
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ show_help(FILE *out, const char *argv0)
               "\n"
               "   - qemu\n"
               "   - lxc\n"
+              "   - bhyve\n"
               "\n"
               " Options:\n"
               "   -h, --help     Display command line help\n"
@@ -130,6 +134,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 #endif
 
+#if WITH_BHYVE
+    if (!hvname || STREQ(hvname, "bhyve")) {
+        usedHvname = true;
+        if (virHostValidateBhyve() < 0)
+            ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (hvname && !usedHvname) {
         fprintf(stderr, _("%s: unsupported hypervisor name %s\n"),
                 argv[0], hvname);
diff --git a/tools/virt-host-validate.pod b/tools/virt-host-validate.pod
index 84917c83b7..9101141752 100644
--- a/tools/virt-host-validate.pod
+++ b/tools/virt-host-validate.pod
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ This tool validates that the host is configured in a suitable
 way to run libvirt hypervisor drivers. If invoked without any
 arguments it will check support for all hypervisor drivers it
 is aware of. Optionally it can be given a particular hypervisor
-type ('qemu' or 'lxc') to restrict the checks to those relevant
-for that virtualization technology
+type ('qemu', 'lxc' or 'bhyve') to restrict the checks
+to those relevant for that virtualization technology
 
 =head1 OPTIONS