diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 7284459555..061da59824 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
   -o, --output string                     Format to print stdout in. Options include: [text,json] (default "text")
       --ports strings                     List of ports that should be exposed (docker and podman driver only)
       --preload                           If set, download tarball of preloaded images if available to improve start time. Defaults to true. (default true)
+      --qemu-firmware-path string         Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\Program Files\qemu\share
       --registry-mirror strings           Registry mirrors to pass to the Docker daemon
       --service-cluster-ip-range string   The CIDR to be used for service cluster IPs. (default "10.96.0.0/12")
       --ssh-ip-address string             IP address (ssh driver only)
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index ba591e10a6..f8079cfff9 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "Überschreibe das Image, auch wenn ein Image mit dem gleichen Image:Tag-Namen existiert",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "Pfad des zu verwendenden Dockerfiles (optional)",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "{{.count}} Container pausiert",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "{{.count}} Container pausiert in: {{.namespaces}}",
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 0040fab95c..49a9e40b67 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "",
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 30e1aa91ff..605ed5f438 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "Affiche la complétion du shell minikube pour le shell donné (bash, zsh ou fish)\n\n\tCela dépend du binaire bash-completion. Exemple d'instructions d'installation :\n\tOS X :\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion # pour les utilisateurs bash\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion # pour les utilisateurs zsh\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # pour les utilisateurs de fish\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t \t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # pour les utilisateurs bash\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # pour les utilisateurs zsh\n\t \t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # pour les utilisateurs de fish\n\n\tDe plus, vous voudrez peut-être sortir la complétion dans un fichier et une source dans votre .bashrc\n n\tRemarque pour les utilisateurs de zsh : [1] les complétions zsh ne sont prises en charge que dans les versions de zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tRemarque pour les utilisateurs de fish : [2] veuillez vous référer à cette documentation pour plus de détails https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "Écraser l'image même si la même image:balise existe",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "Chemin d'accès au Dockerfile à utiliser (facultatif)",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "Pause",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "{{.count}} conteneurs suspendus",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "{{.count}} conteneurs suspendus dans : {{.namespaces}}",
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 9c4f9c56a6..9fb0045d1d 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "指定されたシェル用の minikube シェル補完コマンドを出力 (bash、zsh、fish)\n\n\tbash-completion バイナリーに依存しています。インストールコマンドの例:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # bash ユーザー用\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # zsh ユーザー用\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # fish ユーザー用\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # bash ユーザー用\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # zsh ユーザー用\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # fish ユーザー用\n\n\tさらに、補完コマンドをファイルに出力して .bashrc 内で source を実行するとよいでしょう\n\n\t注意 (zsh ユーザー): [1] zsh 補完コマンドは zsh バージョン \u003e= 5.2 でのみサポートしています\n\t注意 (fish ユーザー): [2] 詳細はこちらのドキュメントを参照してください https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "同じ image:tag 名が存在していてもイメージを上書きします",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "使用する Dockerfile へのパス (任意)",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "一時停止",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "{{.count}} 個のコンテナーを一時停止しました",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "{{.namespaces}} に存在する {{.count}} 個のコンテナーを一時停止しました",
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index a32d205c1e..6d553b11d5 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "",
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index 3433a15426..6f70148964 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "Nadpisuje obraz nawet jeśli istnieje obraz o tej samej nazwie i tagu.",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "Ścieżka pliku Dockerfile, którego należy użyć (opcjonalne)",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "Stop",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "Zatrzymane kontenery: {{.count}}",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "Zatrzymane kontenery: {{.count}} w przestrzeniach nazw: {{.namespaces}}",
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index d8bbe4aeaf..bbb156f5a3 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "",
diff --git a/translations/strings.txt b/translations/strings.txt
index 843de236cf..f1d330ecc4 100644
--- a/translations/strings.txt
+++ b/translations/strings.txt
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers": "",
 	"Paused {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "",
diff --git a/translations/zh-CN.json b/translations/zh-CN.json
index 3241051e8d..dc7e7f1c87 100644
--- a/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 	"Outputs minikube shell completion for the given shell (bash, zsh or fish)\n\n\tThis depends on the bash-completion binary.  Example installation instructions:\n\tOS X:\n\t\t$ brew install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion bash \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for bash users\n\t\t$ minikube completion zsh \u003e ~/.minikube-completion  # for zsh users\n\t\t$ source ~/.minikube-completion\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\tUbuntu:\n\t\t$ apt-get install bash-completion\n\t\t$ source /etc/bash_completion\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion bash) # for bash users\n\t\t$ source \u003c(minikube completion zsh) # for zsh users\n\t\t$ minikube completion fish \u003e ~/.config/fish/completions/minikube.fish # for fish users\n\n\tAdditionally, you may want to output the completion to a file and source in your .bashrc\n\n\tNote for zsh users: [1] zsh completions are only supported in versions of zsh \u003e= 5.2\n\tNote for fish users: [2] please refer to this docs for more details https://fishshell.com/docs/current/#tab-completion\n": "",
 	"Overwrite image even if same image:tag name exists": "",
 	"Path to the Dockerfile to use (optional)": "",
+	"Path to the qemu firmware file. Defaults: For Linux, the default firmware location. For macOS, the brew installation location. For Windows, C:\\Program Files\\qemu\\share": "",
 	"Pause": "暂停",
 	"Paused kubelet and {{.count}} containers": "已暂停 kubelet 和 {{.count}} 个容器",
 	"Paused kubelet and {{.count}} containers in: {{.namespaces}}": "已暂停 {{.namespaces}} 中的 kubelet 和 {{.count}} 个容器",