diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a37d96ac90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
+pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -nodefaults \
+-monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0,cache=off,\
+bps=5000,iops=6000 -device \
+ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
+-drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-1,cache=off,\
+bps_rd=5000,bps_wr=5000,iops=7000 -device \
+ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide0-0-1,id=ide0-0-1 \
+-usb -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b6ec8f512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+      <iotune>
+        <total_bytes_sec>5000</total_bytes_sec>
+        <total_iops_sec>6000</total_iops_sec>
+      </iotune>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2'/>
+      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
+      <iotune>
+        <read_bytes_sec>5000</read_bytes_sec>
+        <write_bytes_sec>5000</write_bytes_sec>
+        <total_iops_sec>7000</total_iops_sec>
+      </iotune>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='1'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 51fab7b3f0..e75d55e74b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("blkiotune-device", false, QEMU_CAPS_NAME);
     DO_TEST("cputune", false, QEMU_CAPS_NAME);
     DO_TEST("numatune-memory", false, NONE);
+    DO_TEST("blkdeviotune", false, QEMU_CAPS_NAME, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE,
+            QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE);
 
     DO_TEST("multifunction-pci-device", false,
             QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE, QEMU_CAPS_NODEFCONFIG,
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 32445fd2a6..623e72ccac 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("event_idx");
 
     DO_TEST("usb-redir");
+    DO_TEST("blkdeviotune");
 
     /* These tests generate different XML */
     DO_TEST_DIFFERENT("balloon-device-auto");