diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eabe768169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-test/.local/share \
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-test/.cache \
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-test/.config \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+-name guest=test,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-test/master-key.aes"}' \
+-machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,acpi=off \
+-accel tcg \
+-cpu qemu64 \
+-m size=1048576k \
+-object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":1073741824}' \
+-overcommit mem-lock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid bba65c0e-c049-934f-b6aa-4e2c0582acdf \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server=on,wait=off \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-boot menu=on,strict=on \
+-device '{"driver":"piix3-usb-uhci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1.0x2"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x6"}' \
+-netdev '{"type":"tap","fds":"3:4:5:6:7","vhost":true,"vhostfds":"44:45:46:47:48","id":"hostnet0"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","mq":true,"vectors":12,"netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:e5:48:58","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
+-netdev '{"type":"tap","fd":"3","vhost":true,"vhostfd":"44","id":"hostnet1"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","ioeventfd":true,"netdev":"hostnet1","id":"net1","mac":"52:54:00:e5:48:59","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x3"}' \
+-netdev '{"type":"tap","fds":"3:4:5:6:7","vhost":true,"vhostfds":"44:45:46:47:48","id":"hostnet2"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","ioeventfd":true,"mq":true,"vectors":12,"netdev":"hostnet2","id":"net2","mac":"52:54:00:e5:48:5a","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x4"}' \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-device '{"driver":"isa-serial","chardev":"charserial0","id":"serial0","index":0}' \
+-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x5"}' \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost_queues.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.xml
similarity index 67%
rename from tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost_queues.xml
rename to tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.xml
index 2e38f2dad3..9d1feabe68 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost_queues.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-virtio-vhost.xml
@@ -16,30 +16,27 @@
   <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' event_idx='on'/>
-      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/f14.img'/>
-      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <readonly/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
     <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <interface type='user'>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
       <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:58'/>
       <model type='virtio'/>
       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'/>
     </interface>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:59'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost' ioeventfd='on'/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:5A'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost' ioeventfd='on' queues='5'/>
+    </interface>
     <serial type='pty'>
       <target port='0'/>
     </serial>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 58de85b3cc..56272e5efa 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-device");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-disable-offloads");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-netdev");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-vhost");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("net-virtio-ccw", "s390x");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-rxtxqueuesize");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("net-virtio-rxqueuesize-invalid-size");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost_queues.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.xml
similarity index 78%
rename from tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost_queues.x86_64-latest.xml
rename to tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.xml
index 8fbc4ccc99..66630c2697 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost_queues.x86_64-latest.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-virtio-vhost.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@
   <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' event_idx='on'/>
-      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/f14.img'/>
-      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <readonly/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='piix3-uhci'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
     </controller>
@@ -42,12 +29,24 @@
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
     </controller>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <interface type='user'>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
       <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:58'/>
       <model type='virtio'/>
       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:59'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost' ioeventfd='on'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:5a'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost' ioeventfd='on' queues='5'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
     <serial type='pty'>
       <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
         <model name='isa-serial'/>
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <audio id='1' type='none'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
     </memballoon>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 466620bd56..df7c9da240 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-device");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-disable-offloads");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-vhost");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-linkstate");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth-ifname");
@@ -476,7 +477,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("iothreads-virtio-scsi-ccw", "s390x");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("lease");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("event_idx");
-    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("vhost_queues");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("interface-driver");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-server");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("virtio-lun");