diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
index 738b72d7ea..d6cdf521c4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
@@ -602,6 +602,12 @@ qemuBlockStorageSourceGetISCSIProps(virStorageSource *src,
      * }
      */
 
+    if (src->nhosts != 1) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("iSCSI protocol accepts only one host"));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     target = g_strdup(src->path);
 
     /* Separate the target and lun */
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.err b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec66bebf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+internal error: iSCSI protocol accepts only one host
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad556180ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.x86_64-latest.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='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='network' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source protocol='iscsi' name='iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage/1'/>
+      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' 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='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.xml b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6369f01644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<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>
+  <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='network' device='disk'>
+      <source protocol='iscsi' name='iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage/1'/>
+      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
+    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c b/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
index 6733e73479..d27dc9fe94 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("net-usb")
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("sound-device-virtio")
 
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_FAILURE("disk-network-iscsi-zero-hosts-invalid")
+
     /* check that all input files were actually used here */
     if (testConfXMLCheck(existingTestCases) < 0)
         ret = -1;