diff --git a/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlin/backup-pull-unix.xml b/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlin/backup-pull-unix.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cde9ceafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlin/backup-pull-unix.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<domainbackup mode='pull'>
+  <incremental>1525889631</incremental>
+  <server transport='unix' socket='/path/to/server'/>
+  <disks>
+    <disk name='vda' type='file'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='hda' backup='no'/>
+    <disk name='vdc' type='file' backupmode='full'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vdd' type='file' backupmode='incremental'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vde' type='file' backupmode='incremental' incremental='blah'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vdf' type='file' incremental='bleh'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+  </disks>
+</domainbackup>
diff --git a/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlout/backup-pull-unix.xml b/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlout/backup-pull-unix.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811edfdf39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domainbackupxml2xmlout/backup-pull-unix.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domainbackup mode='pull'>
+  <incremental>1525889631</incremental>
+  <server transport='unix' socket='/path/to/server'/>
+  <disks>
+    <disk name='vda' backup='yes' type='file' backupmode='incremental' incremental='1525889631'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='hda' backup='no'/>
+    <disk name='vdc' backup='yes' type='file' backupmode='full'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vdd' backup='yes' type='file' backupmode='incremental' incremental='1525889631'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vde' backup='yes' type='file' backupmode='incremental' incremental='blah'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vdf' backup='yes' type='file' backupmode='incremental' incremental='bleh'>
+      <scratch file='/path/to/file'/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk name='vdextradisk' backup='no'/>
+  </disks>
+</domainbackup>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
index 61613d21f9..b46b9515c3 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     DO_TEST_BACKUP("empty");
     DO_TEST_BACKUP("backup-pull");
+    DO_TEST_BACKUP("backup-pull-unix");
     DO_TEST_BACKUP("backup-pull-seclabel");
     DO_TEST_BACKUP("backup-pull-encrypted");
     DO_TEST_BACKUP("backup-push");