diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-host.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-host.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..523c34f29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-host.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<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='i686' 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-i686</emulator>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='bind' service='5678'/>
+      <protocol type='raw'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test2'/>
+    </channel>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-service.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-service.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..880f07436a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp-missing-service.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<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='i686' 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-i686</emulator>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='bind' host='localhost'/>
+      <protocol type='raw'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test1'/>
+    </channel>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e59c572a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<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='i686' 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-i686</emulator>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test1'/>
+    </channel>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='connect' host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test2'/>
+    </channel>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='bind' host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test3'/>
+    </channel>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmloutdata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmloutdata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef217c0abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmloutdata/generic-chardev-tcp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<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='i686' 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-i686</emulator>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='connect' host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <protocol type='raw'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test1'/>
+    </channel>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='connect' host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <protocol type='raw'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test2'/>
+    </channel>
+    <channel type='tcp'>
+      <source mode='bind' host='localhost' service='5678'/>
+      <protocol type='raw'/>
+      <target type='virtio' name='test3'/>
+    </channel>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
index 5626eedf43..f5ad001968 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("cpu-cache-passthrough");
     DO_TEST("cpu-cache-disable");
 
+    DO_TEST_DIFFERENT("chardev-tcp");
+    DO_TEST_FULL("chardev-tcp-missing-host", 0, false,
+                 TEST_COMPARE_DOM_XML2XML_RESULT_FAIL_PARSE);
+    DO_TEST_FULL("chardev-tcp-missing-service", 0, false,
+                 TEST_COMPARE_DOM_XML2XML_RESULT_FAIL_PARSE);
+
     virObjectUnref(caps);
     virObjectUnref(xmlopt);