diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4a81acfc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+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 pc,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 \
+-device '{"driver":"piix3-usb-uhci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1.0x2"}' \
+-add-fd set=2,fd=700,opaque=libvirt-4-storage0 \
+-add-fd set=2,fd=705,opaque=libvirt-4-storage1 \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/dev/fdset/2","node-name":"libvirt-4-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-4-format","read-only":false,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-4-storage"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2","drive":"libvirt-4-format","id":"virtio-disk4","bootindex":1}' \
+-add-fd set=0,fd=704,opaque=libvirt-1-storage0 \
+-add-fd set=1,fd=777,opaque=libvirt-2-storage0 \
+-add-fd set=1,fd=778,opaque=libvirt-2-storage1 \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel7.1484071876","node-name":"libvirt-3-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-3-format","read-only":true,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-3-storage","backing":null}' \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/dev/fdset/1","node-name":"libvirt-2-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-2-format","read-only":true,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-2-storage","backing":"libvirt-3-format"}' \
+-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/dev/fdset/0","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","read-only":false,"discard":"unmap"}' \
+-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-1-storage","backing":"libvirt-2-format"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x3","drive":"libvirt-1-format","id":"virtio-disk5"}' \
+-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x4"}' \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
+-msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index e339c20091..c9e291c450 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,10 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("disk-scsi-incompatible-address");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-backing-chains-index");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-backing-chains-noindex");
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_FULL("disk-source-fd", "x86_64",
+                                  ARG_FD_GROUP, "testgroup2", 2, 700, 705,
+                                  ARG_FD_GROUP, "testgroup5", 1, 704,
+                                  ARG_FD_GROUP, "testgroup6", 2, 777, 778);
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-slices");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-rotation");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ab5e9443f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-source-fd.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<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>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
+      <source file='/path/to/blah' fdgroup='testgroup2'/>
+      <target dev='vde' bus='virtio'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
+      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel7.1484071880' fdgroup='testgroup5'/>
+      <backingStore type='file'>
+        <format type='qcow2'/>
+        <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel7.1484071877' fdgroup='testgroup6'/>
+        <backingStore type='file'>
+          <format type='qcow2'/>
+          <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel7.1484071876'/>
+          <backingStore/>
+        </backingStore>
+      </backingStore>
+      <target dev='vdf' bus='virtio'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='piix3-uhci'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
+    </memballoon>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 8d885d6d9f..5ef3645255 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -909,6 +909,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("disk-backing-chains-index");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("disk-backing-chains-noindex");
 
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-source-fd");
+
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-network-http");
 
     DO_TEST("chardev-label",