diff --git a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
index 961a7a3c64..d935ad58ed 100644
--- a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
@@ -774,6 +774,11 @@ mymain(void)
                    "device_del", QMP_DEVICE_DELETED("scsi0-0-0-4") QMP_OK,
                    "blockdev-del", QMP_OK);
 
+    DO_TEST_ATTACH("x86_64", "base-live", "input-evdev", false, true,
+                   "object-add", QMP_OK);
+    DO_TEST_DETACH("x86_64", "base-live", "input-evdev", false, false,
+                   "object-del", QMP_OK);
+
 #define DO_TEST_CPU_GROUP(archname, prefix, vcpus, expectfail) \
     do { \
         cpudata.test = prefix; \
diff --git a/tests/qemuhotplugtestdevices/qemuhotplug-input-evdev.xml b/tests/qemuhotplugtestdevices/qemuhotplug-input-evdev.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f3d9cfd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuhotplugtestdevices/qemuhotplug-input-evdev.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<input type='evdev'>
+  <source dev='/dev/input/event1234' grab='all' repeat='on' grabToggle='ctrl-ctrl'/>
+</input>
diff --git a/tests/qemuhotplugtestdomains/qemuhotplug-base-live+input-evdev.xml b/tests/qemuhotplugtestdomains/qemuhotplug-base-live+input-evdev.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50d8815a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuhotplugtestdomains/qemuhotplug-base-live+input-evdev.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<domain type='kvm' id='7'>
+  <name>hotplug</name>
+  <uuid>d091ea82-29e6-2e34-3005-f02617b36e87</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <apic/>
+    <pae/>
+  </features>
+  <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>restart</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='piix3-uhci'>
+      <alias name='usb'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
+      <alias name='ide'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='virtio-scsi'>
+      <alias name='scsi0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <alias name='pci'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
+      <alias name='virtio-serial0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'>
+      <alias name='input0'/>
+    </input>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'>
+      <alias name='input1'/>
+    </input>
+    <input type='evdev'>
+      <source dev='/dev/input/event1234' grab='all' grabToggle='ctrl-ctrl' repeat='on'/>
+      <alias name='input2'/>
+    </input>
+    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+  <seclabel type='none' model='none'/>
+</domain>