diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81dbf9cf1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-guest \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-guest/.local/share \
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-guest/.cache \
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-guest/.config \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes"}' \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.qcow2","node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-format","read-only":true,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-pflash0-storage"}' \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/guest_VARS.qcow2","node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-format","read-only":false,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-pflash1-storage"}' \
+-machine virt-4.0,usb=off,gic-version=2,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=mach-virt.ram,pflash0=libvirt-pflash0-format,pflash1=libvirt-pflash1-format \
+-accel tcg \
+-cpu cortex-a15 \
+-m 1024 \
+-object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"mach-virt.ram","size":1073741824}' \
+-overcommit mem-lock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa \
+-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 strict=on \
+-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c6c5192ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>guest</name>
+  <uuid>63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os firmware='efi'>
+    <type arch='aarch64' machine='virt-4.0'>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+  </features>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index cc85790017..72903911bf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("firmware-auto-efi-enrolled-keys-no-secboot");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-smm-off");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-aarch64", "aarch64");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_ABI_UPDATE("firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64", "aarch64");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-file");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-network-nbd");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-network-iscsi");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5779eca7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64.aarch64-latest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>guest</name>
+  <uuid>63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os firmware='efi'>
+    <type arch='aarch64' machine='virt-4.0'>hvm</type>
+    <firmware>
+      <feature enabled='no' name='enrolled-keys'/>
+      <feature enabled='no' name='secure-boot'/>
+    </firmware>
+    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash' format='qcow2'>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.qcow2</loader>
+    <nvram template='/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_VARS.qcow2' format='qcow2'>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/guest_VARS.qcow2</nvram>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <gic version='2'/>
+  </features>
+  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='none'>
+    <model fallback='forbid'>cortex-a15</model>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index fc8fdaad07..005b231c1a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-no-enrolled-keys");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-smm-off");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-aarch64", "aarch64");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_ABI_UPDATE("firmware-auto-efi-abi-update-aarch64", "aarch64");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-file");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-network-nbd");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("firmware-auto-efi-nvram-network-iscsi");