diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5a685524e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1 \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+-name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes"}' \
+-machine q35,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram \
+-accel tcg \
+-cpu qemu64 \
+-m 214 \
+-object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":224395264}' \
+-overcommit mem-lock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
+-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 \
+-no-acpi \
+-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/machine-smm-off.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/machine-smm-off.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7857ec46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/machine-smm-off.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='q35'>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <smm state='off'/>
+  </features>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index c0c18ef1dc..7708e3ba3e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("machine-core-off");
     driver.config->dumpGuestCore = false;
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("machine-smm-on");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("machine-smm-off");
     DO_TEST("machine-vmport-opt",
             QEMU_CAPS_MACHINE_VMPORT_OPT);
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("default-kvm-host-arch");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d58c22892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/machine-smm-off.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='q35'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='none'>
+    <model fallback='forbid'>qemu64</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-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
+    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 02d8a66f3c..a8e1cb2400 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("machine-core-on");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("machine-core-off");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("machine-smm-on");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("machine-smm-off");
     DO_TEST("machine-loadparm-multiple-disks-nets-s390", QEMU_CAPS_CCW);
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("default-kvm-host-arch");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("default-qemu-host-arch");