diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba1608bf2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1 \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/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":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes"}' \
+-machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,acpi=off \
+-accel tcg \
+-cpu qemu64 \
+-m size=219136k \
+-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 \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device '{"driver":"piix3-usb-uhci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1.0x2"}' \
+-netdev '{"type":"user","id":"hostnet0"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"00:11:22:33:44:55","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
+-netdev '{"type":"user","id":"hostnet1"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","netdev":"hostnet1","id":"net1","mac":"00:11:22:33:44:66","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x3"}' \
+-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41aaabe8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/net-linkstate.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' 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-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <link state='up'/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:66'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <link state='down'/>
+    </interface>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index b540e8851b..58de85b3cc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("net-virtio-rxqueuesize-invalid-size");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-teaming");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-teaming-hostdev");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-linkstate");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth-ifname");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth-names");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a50c13f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/net-linkstate.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>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='piix3-uhci'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <link state='up'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:66'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <link state='down'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <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 e04001156c..466620bd56 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-device");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-virtio-disable-offloads");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-linkstate");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth-ifname");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-eth-hostip");