diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-cpus.json b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-cpus.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcb6eab273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-cpus.json
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+{
+  "return": [
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": true,
+      "CPU": 0,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[0]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21925
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 1,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[1]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21926
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 2,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[2]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21927
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 3,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[3]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21928
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 4,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[4]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21930
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 5,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[5]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21931
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 6,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[6]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21932
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 7,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]/thread[7]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 21933
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 8,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[0]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22741
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 9,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[1]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22742
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 10,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[2]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22743
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 11,
+      "nip": -4611686018419474700,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[3]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22744
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 12,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[4]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22745
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 13,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[5]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22746
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 14,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[6]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22747
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 15,
+      "nip": -4611686018426772172,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1/thread[7]",
+      "halted": false,
+      "thread_id": 22748
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 16,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[0]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23170
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 17,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[1]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23171
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 18,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[2]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23172
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 19,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[3]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23173
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 20,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[4]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23174
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 21,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[5]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23175
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 22,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[6]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23176
+    },
+    {
+      "arch": "ppc",
+      "current": false,
+      "CPU": 23,
+      "nip": 0,
+      "qom_path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0/thread[7]",
+      "halted": true,
+      "thread_id": 23177
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "libvirt-37"
+}
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-hotplug.json b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-hotplug.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ded2054c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4-hotplug.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "return": [
+    {
+      "props": {
+        "core-id": 16
+      },
+      "vcpus-count": 8,
+      "qom-path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu1",
+      "type": "host-spapr-cpu-core"
+    },
+    {
+      "props": {
+        "core-id": 8
+      },
+      "vcpus-count": 8,
+      "qom-path": "/machine/peripheral/vcpu0",
+      "type": "host-spapr-cpu-core"
+    },
+    {
+      "props": {
+        "core-id": 0
+      },
+      "vcpus-count": 8,
+      "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[1]",
+      "type": "host-spapr-cpu-core"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "libvirt-38"
+}
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22a425d4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+[vcpu libvirt-id='0']
+    thread-id='21925'
+    qemu-id='1'
+    type='host-spapr-cpu-core'
+    qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[1]'
+    topology: core='0' vcpus='8'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='1']
+    thread-id='21926'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='2']
+    thread-id='21927'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='3']
+    thread-id='21928'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='4']
+    thread-id='21930'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='5']
+    thread-id='21931'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='6']
+    thread-id='21932'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='7']
+    thread-id='21933'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='8']
+    thread-id='23170'
+    qemu-id='3'
+    type='host-spapr-cpu-core'
+    alias='vcpu0'
+    qom_path='/machine/peripheral/vcpu0'
+    topology: core='8' vcpus='8'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='9']
+    thread-id='23171'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='10']
+    thread-id='23172'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='11']
+    thread-id='23173'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='12']
+    thread-id='23174'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='13']
+    thread-id='23175'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='14']
+    thread-id='23176'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='15']
+    thread-id='23177'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='16']
+    thread-id='22741'
+    qemu-id='2'
+    type='host-spapr-cpu-core'
+    alias='vcpu1'
+    qom_path='/machine/peripheral/vcpu1'
+    topology: core='16' vcpus='8'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='17']
+    thread-id='22742'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='18']
+    thread-id='22743'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='19']
+    thread-id='22744'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='20']
+    thread-id='22745'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='21']
+    thread-id='22746'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='22']
+    thread-id='22747'
+[vcpu libvirt-id='23']
+    thread-id='22748'
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index fd9a60be42..afa290116f 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -2590,6 +2590,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CPU_INFO("ppc64-basic", 24);
     DO_TEST_CPU_INFO("ppc64-hotplug-1", 24);
     DO_TEST_CPU_INFO("ppc64-hotplug-2", 24);
+    DO_TEST_CPU_INFO("ppc64-hotplug-4", 24);
 
     qemuTestDriverFree(&driver);