--- a/catalyst	
+++ a/catalyst	
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ def parse_config(myconfig):
 		print "Icecream compiler cluster support enabled."
 		conf_values["ICECREAM"]="1"
 
+        if "qemu" in string.split(conf_values["options"]):
+                print "Qemu support enabled."
+                conf_values["QEMU"]="1"
+
 	if "kerncache" in string.split(conf_values["options"]):
 		print "Kernel cache support enabled."
 		conf_values["KERNCACHE"]="1"
--- a/modules/catalyst_support.py	
+++ a/modules/catalyst_support.py	
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ valid_config_file_values.append("KERNCACHE")
 valid_config_file_values.append("CCACHE")
 valid_config_file_values.append("DISTCC")
 valid_config_file_values.append("ICECREAM")
+valid_config_file_values.append("QEMU")
 valid_config_file_values.append("ENVSCRIPT")
 valid_config_file_values.append("AUTORESUME")
 valid_config_file_values.append("FETCH")
--- a/modules/generic_stage_target.py	
+++ a/modules/generic_stage_target.py	
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 		self.set_dest_path()
 		self.set_stage_path()
 		self.set_target_path()
+                self.set_crossroot_path()
 
 		self.set_controller_file()
 		self.set_action_sequence()
@@ -439,6 +440,10 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 		if not os.path.exists(self.settings["autoresume_path"]):
 			os.makedirs(self.settings["autoresume_path"],0755)
 
+        def set_crossroot_path(self):
+                self.settings["crossroot_path"]=normpath(self.settings["storedir"]+\
+                        "/crossroot/")
+
 	def set_controller_file(self):
 		self.settings["controller_file"]=normpath(self.settings["sharedir"]+\
 			"/targets/"+self.settings["target"]+"/"+self.settings["target"]+\
@@ -458,7 +463,7 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 		""" Default action sequence for run method """
 		self.settings["action_sequence"]=["unpack","unpack_snapshot",\
 				"config_profile_link","setup_confdir","portage_overlay",\
-				"base_dirs","bind","chroot_setup","setup_environment",\
+				"base_dirs","qemu_setup","bind","chroot_setup","setup_environment",\
 				"run_local","preclean","unbind","clean"]
 #		if self.settings.has_key("TARBALL") or \
 #			not self.settings.has_key("FETCH"):
@@ -1034,6 +1039,34 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 				"Could not backup /etc/portage/make.conf",env=self.env)
 			touch(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"chroot_setup")
 
+        def qemu_setup(self):
+		if not self.settings.has_key("QEMU"):
+			return
+
+                if self.settings.has_key("AUTORESUME") \
+                        and os.path.exists(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"qemu_setup"):
+                        print "Resume point detected, skipping qemu_setup operation..."
+                else:
+                        print "Setting up qemu..."
+
+                        if self.settings["crosscompile"]:
+	                        cmd("mkdir -p "+self.settings["crossroot_path"])
+                                cmd('USE="static static-libs -acl -nls -idn -ssl" emerge --oneshot --noreplace --quiet --root='+self.settings["crossroot_path"]+" app-arch/tar app-arch/bzip2 app-arch/gzip sys-apps/findutils sys-apps/sed sys-devel/make",\
+                                "Could not build static binaries",env=self.env)
+
+                                cmd("cp /usr/bin/qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"]+" "+self.settings["chroot_path"]+\
+                                "usr/bin",\
+                                "Could not copy qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"],env=self.env)
+                                cmd("cp "+self.settings["sharedir"]+"/targets/support/qemu-binfmt "+self.settings["chroot_path"]+\
+                                "usr/bin/qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"]+"-binfmt",\
+                                "Could not copy qemu-binfmt",env=self.env)
+
+                        touch(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"qemu_setup")
+
+		self.mounts.append("/crossroot")
+		self.mountmap["/crossroot"]=\
+			self.settings["crossroot_path"]
+
 	def fsscript(self):
 		if self.settings.has_key("AUTORESUME") \
 			and os.path.exists(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"fsscript"):
@@ -1090,6 +1123,13 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 				"clean script failed.",env=self.env)
 			touch(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"clean")
 
+		""" Clean up qemu """
+		if self.settings.has_key("QEMU") and self.settings["crosscompile"]:
+                        cmd("rm -f "+self.settings["stage_path"]+"/usr/bin/qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"],\
+                        "Could not remove qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"],env=self.env)
+                        cmd("rm -f "+self.settings["stage_path"]+"/usr/bin/qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"]+"-binfmt",\
+                        "Could not remove qemu-static-"+self.settings["hostarch"]+"-binfmt",env=self.env)
+
 	def empty(self):
 		if self.settings.has_key("AUTORESUME") \
 			and os.path.exists(self.settings["autoresume_path"]+"empty"):
--- a/modules/stage4_target.py	
+++ a/modules/stage4_target.py	
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class stage4_target(generic_stage_target):
 	def set_action_sequence(self):
 		self.settings["action_sequence"]=["unpack","unpack_snapshot",\
 					"config_profile_link","setup_confdir","portage_overlay",\
-					"bind","chroot_setup","setup_environment","build_packages",\
+					"qemu_setup","bind","chroot_setup","setup_environment","build_packages",\
 					"build_kernel","bootloader","root_overlay","fsscript",\
 					"preclean","rcupdate","unmerge","unbind","remove","empty",\
 					"clean"]