diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data
index 7c9088928b..5f6b8656c9 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-ppc64-hotplug-4.data
@@ -52,41 +52,49 @@
     alias='vcpu0'
     qom_path='/machine/peripheral/vcpu0'
     topology: core='8' vcpus='8'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='9']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23171'
     query-cpus-id='17'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='10']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23172'
     query-cpus-id='18'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='11']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23173'
     query-cpus-id='19'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='12']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23174'
     query-cpus-id='20'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='13']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23175'
     query-cpus-id='21'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='14']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23176'
     query-cpus-id='22'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='15']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
     thread-id='23177'
     query-cpus-id='23'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='16']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=yes
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-basic-pluggable.data b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-basic-pluggable.data
index 93cefb9dd2..9a1788d947 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-basic-pluggable.data
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-basic-pluggable.data
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     type='qemu64-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[0]'
     topology: socket='0' core='0' thread='0' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='1']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=no
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     type='qemu64-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[2]'
     topology: socket='0' core='0' thread='1' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='2']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=no
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
     type='qemu64-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[3]'
     topology: socket='0' core='1' thread='0' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='3']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=no
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
     type='qemu64-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[4]'
     topology: socket='0' core='1' thread='1' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='4']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=no
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@
     type='qemu64-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[5]'
     topology: socket='1' core='0' thread='0' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='5']
     online=no
     hotpluggable=yes
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-node-full.data b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-node-full.data
index 070ea084e7..0f7dbf1349 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-node-full.data
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsondata/qemumonitorjson-cpuinfo-x86-node-full.data
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     type='Broadwell-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[0]'
     topology: socket='0' core='0' thread='0' node='0' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='1']
     online=yes
     hotpluggable=no
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     type='Broadwell-x86_64-cpu'
     qom_path='/machine/unattached/device[2]'
     topology: socket='0' core='0' thread='1' node='1' vcpus='1'
+    halted
 [vcpu libvirt-id='2']
     online=no
     hotpluggable=yes
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index 44a7a2d444..22d90e71f3 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -2585,6 +2585,9 @@ testQemuMonitorCPUInfoFormat(qemuMonitorCPUInfoPtr vcpus,
             virBufferAddLit(&buf, "\n");
         }
 
+        if (vcpu->halted)
+            virBufferAddLit(&buf, "halted\n");
+
         virBufferAdjustIndent(&buf, -4);
     }