diff --git a/plugins/uefi/fu-uefi-device.c b/plugins/uefi/fu-uefi-device.c
index 1d0d04ebe..218da4a7a 100644
--- a/plugins/uefi/fu-uefi-device.c
+++ b/plugins/uefi/fu-uefi-device.c
@@ -619,8 +619,8 @@ fu_uefi_device_new_from_dev (FuDevice *dev)
 	self->fw_class = g_strdup (fu_device_get_guid_default (dev));
 	tmp = fu_device_get_metadata (dev, FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_DEVICE_KIND);
 	self->kind = fu_uefi_device_kind_from_string (tmp);
-	self->capsule_flags = 0; /* FIXME? */
-	self->fw_version = 0; /* FIXME? */
+	self->capsule_flags = fu_device_get_metadata_integer (dev, FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_CAPSULE_FLAGS);
+	self->fw_version = fu_device_get_metadata_integer (dev, FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_FW_VERSION);
 	g_assert (self->fw_class != NULL);
 	return self;
 }
diff --git a/src/fu-device-metadata.h b/src/fu-device-metadata.h
index 96475191f..9ccf3a002 100644
--- a/src/fu-device-metadata.h
+++ b/src/fu-device-metadata.h
@@ -45,4 +45,23 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 #define FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_DEVICE_KIND	"UefiDeviceKind"
 
+/**
+ * FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_FW_VERSION:
+ *
+ * The firmware version of the UEFI device specified as a 32 bit unsigned
+ * integer.
+ * Consumed by the uefi plugin when other devices register fake devices that
+ * need to be handled as a capsule update.
+ */
+#define FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_FW_VERSION	"UefiFwVersion"
+
+/**
+ * FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_CAPSULE_FLAGS:
+ *
+ * The capsule flags for the UEFI device, e.g. %EFI_CAPSULE_HEADER_FLAGS_PERSIST_ACROSS_RESET
+ * Consumed by the uefi plugin when other devices register fake devices that
+ * need to be handled as a capsule update.
+ */
+#define FU_DEVICE_METADATA_UEFI_CAPSULE_FLAGS	"UefiCapsuleFlags"
+
 G_END_DECLS