diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a8de892c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+ide0:0.present = "true"
+ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
+ide0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/missing/cdrom.iso"
+displayName = "test"
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-file.vmx b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-file.vmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ee2fb553a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file-missing-file.vmx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+ide0:0.present = "true"
+ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
+ide0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/ds/missing.iso"
+displayName = "test"
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d89ce7158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file-missing-datastore.vmx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+ide0:0.present = "true"
+ide0:0.deviceType = "ata-hardDisk"
+ide0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/missing/harddisk.vmdk"
+displayName = "test"
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file-missing-file.vmx b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file-missing-file.vmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d39f657e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file-missing-file.vmx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+scsi0.present = "true"
+scsi0:0.present = "true"
+scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
+scsi0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/ds/missing.vmdk"
+displayName = "test"
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
index 3a11dfb41c..d622e46fd5 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect", "cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect");
     DO_TEST("cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect", "cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect");
 
+    DO_TEST_FAIL("cdrom-ide-file-missing-datastore", "cdrom-ide-empty");
+    DO_TEST_FAIL("cdrom-ide-file-missing-file", "cdrom-ide-empty");
+
+    DO_TEST_FAIL("harddisk-ide-file-missing-datastore", "harddisk-ide-file");
+    DO_TEST_FAIL("harddisk-scsi-file-missing-file", "harddisk-scsi-file");
+
     DO_TEST("floppy-file", "floppy-file");
     DO_TEST("floppy-device", "floppy-device");