diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.aarch64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.aarch64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4889e0b303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.aarch64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine virt,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,gic-version=2 \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-no-acpi \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0x8,chassis=1,id=pci.1,bus=pcie.0,multifunction=on,\
+addr=0x1 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0x9,chassis=2,id=pci.2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x1 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xa,chassis=3,id=pci.3,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x2 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
+-device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,\
+id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37,bus=pci.1,\
+addr=0x0 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-serial chardev:charserial0 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec9ce78c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/aarch64-virt-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.ppc64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.ppc64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ae5cfb84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.ppc64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine pseries,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 \
+-device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,\
+id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37,bus=pci.0,\
+addr=0x1 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-device spapr-vty,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0,reg=0x30000000 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b94d47d9d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/ppc64-pseries-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.riscv64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.riscv64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..191550e36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.riscv64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine virt,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device virtio-serial-device,id=virtio-serial0 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-device,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-device,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-serial chardev:charserial0 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-device,id=balloon0 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-device,rng=objrng0,id=rng0 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..936f341da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/riscv64-virt-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.s390x-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.s390x-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..135359c4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.s390x-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine s390-ccw,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device virtio-serial-ccw,id=virtio-serial0,devno=fe.0.0002 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-ccw,scsi=off,devno=fe.0.0000,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,\
+id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-ccw,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37,\
+devno=fe.0.0001 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-device sclpconsole,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-ccw,id=balloon0,devno=fe.0.0003 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-ccw,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,devno=fe.0.0004 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8342ab3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/s390x-ccw-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..deffa17091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine pc,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-no-acpi \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 \
+-device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,\
+id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37,bus=pci.0,\
+addr=0x2 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e8cd8b8ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-pc-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abeef126ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+LC_ALL=C \
+PATH=/bin \
+HOME=/home/test \
+USER=test \
+LOGNAME=test \
+QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
+-name guest=guest,debug-threads=on \
+-S \
+-object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,\
+file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-guest/master-key.aes \
+-machine q35,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-m 1024 \
+-realtime mlock=off \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
+-uuid 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7 \
+-display none \
+-no-user-config \
+-nodefaults \
+-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
+-rtc base=utc \
+-no-shutdown \
+-no-acpi \
+-boot strict=on \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0x8,chassis=1,id=pci.1,bus=pcie.0,multifunction=on,\
+addr=0x1 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0x9,chassis=2,id=pci.2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x1 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xa,chassis=3,id=pci.3,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x2 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xd,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x5 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xe,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x6 \
+-device qemu-xhci,id=usb,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \
+-device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0 \
+-drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,\
+id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,\
+id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
+-netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:09:a4:37,bus=pci.1,\
+addr=0x0 \
+-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
+-device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 \
+-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=1729,server,nowait \
+-device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,\
+id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/random \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
+resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..445cc643d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/x86_64-q35-headless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+ guest
+ 1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7
+ 1048576
+ 1
+
+ hvm
+
+
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index cc0e5f04bf..35df63b2ac 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -3012,6 +3012,14 @@ mymain(void)
DO_TEST("riscv64-virt",
QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MMIO);
+ /* Simple headless guests for various architectures */
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("aarch64-virt-headless", "aarch64");
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("ppc64-pseries-headless", "ppc64");
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("riscv64-virt-headless", "riscv64");
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("s390x-ccw-headless", "s390x");
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("x86_64-pc-headless", "x86_64");
+ DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("x86_64-q35-headless", "x86_64");
+
if (getenv("LIBVIRT_SKIP_CLEANUP") == NULL)
virFileDeleteTree(fakerootdir);