diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..143d8b041f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.args
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+-name fedora \
+-S \
+-machine pc-i440fx-2.3,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m size=1048576k,slots=16,maxmem=1099511627776k \
+-smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-mem-prealloc \
+-mem-path /dev/hugepages2M/libvirt/qemu/-1-fedora \
+-numa node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-1,mem=1024 \
+-object memory-backend-file,id=memdimm0,prealloc=yes,\
+mem-path=/dev/hugepages1G/libvirt/qemu/-1-fedora,size=1073741824,\
+host-nodes=1-3,policy=bind \
+-device pc-dimm,node=0,memdev=memdimm0,id=dimm0,slot=0 \
+-uuid 63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/tmp/lib/domain--1-fedora/monitor.sock,\
+server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-no-acpi \
+-usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14a3368678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+ fedora
+ 63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa
+ 1099511627776
+ 1572863
+ 1048576
+
+
+
+ 2
+
+ hvm
+
+
+
+
+ |
+
+
+
+ destroy
+ restart
+ destroy
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1-3
+ 1048576
+
+
+ 1048576
+ 0
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.args
index 8f59210e4b..f21ed4b888 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.args
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=spice \
-name fedora \
-S \
-machine pc-i440fx-2.3,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
--m size=1048576k,slots=16,maxmem=1099511627776k \
+-m 1024 \
-smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 \
-mem-prealloc \
-mem-path /dev/hugepages2M/libvirt/qemu/-1-fedora \
-numa node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-1,mem=1024 \
--object memory-backend-file,id=memdimm0,prealloc=yes,\
-mem-path=/dev/hugepages1G/libvirt/qemu/-1-fedora,size=1073741824,\
-host-nodes=1-3,policy=bind \
--device pc-dimm,node=0,memdev=memdimm0,id=dimm0,slot=0 \
-uuid 63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa \
-no-user-config \
-nodefaults \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.xml
index eef471b4ec..d3c6308be0 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
fedora
63840878-0deb-4095-97e6-fc444d9bc9fa
- 1099511627776
1572863
1048576
@@ -97,15 +96,5 @@
-
-
- 1-3
- 1048576
-
-
- 1048576
- 0
-
-
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 5b309cb9aa..a5257bde58 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ mymain(void)
QEMU_CAPS_SPICE,
QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_QXL,
QEMU_CAPS_HDA_DUPLEX, QEMU_CAPS_USB_REDIR,
+ QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE);
+ DO_TEST("hugepages-numa-default-dimm",
QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PC_DIMM,
QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE);
DO_TEST("hugepages-pages",
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..8fa2b323aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-numa-default-dimm.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 31617b1cc1..97286295cc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ mymain(void)
DO_TEST("pmu-feature-off", NONE);
DO_TEST("hugepages-default", NONE);
+ DO_TEST("hugepages-numa-default-dimm", NONE);
DO_TEST("hugepages-pages", NONE);
DO_TEST("hugepages-pages2", NONE);
DO_TEST("hugepages-pages3", NONE);