diff --git a/tests/qemublocktest.c b/tests/qemublocktest.c
index ada83a0fde..5a564b71df 100644
--- a/tests/qemublocktest.c
+++ b/tests/qemublocktest.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,8 @@ mymain(void)
     TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("qcow2-backing-raw-nbd", "raw-nbd");
     TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("qcow2-backing-luks", "luks-noopts");
     TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("qcow2-luks-encopts-backing", "qcow2");
+    TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("qcow2-backing-raw-slice", "raw-slice");
+    TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice", "qcow2-slice");
 
     TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("network-gluster-qcow2", NULL);
     TEST_IMAGE_CREATE("network-rbd-qcow2", NULL);
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.json b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fa27c1933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+protocol:
+{
+  "driver": "file",
+  "filename": "/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.qcow2",
+  "size": 4294967296
+}
+
+format:
+{
+  "driver": "qcow2",
+  "file": "0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE",
+  "size": 8589934590,
+  "backing-file": "json:{\"driver\":\"raw\",\"offset\":1234,\"size\":5768,\"file\":{\"driver\":\"file\",\"filename\":\"/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.qcow2\"}}",
+  "backing-fmt": "qcow2"
+}
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.xml b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..5769c2c866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-qcow2-slice.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qcow2.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.json b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..761002afd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+protocol:
+{
+  "driver": "file",
+  "filename": "/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.qcow2",
+  "size": 4294967296
+}
+
+format:
+{
+  "driver": "qcow2",
+  "file": "0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE",
+  "size": 8589934590,
+  "backing-file": "json:{\"driver\":\"raw\",\"offset\":9876,\"size\":54321,\"file\":{\"driver\":\"file\",\"filename\":\"/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.img\"}}",
+  "backing-fmt": "raw"
+}
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.xml b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..5769c2c866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-backing-raw-slice.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qcow2.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-slice.xml b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-slice.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c5ae3107b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/qcow2-slice.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<disk device='disk' name='vda'>
+  <driver type='qcow2'/>
+  <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.qcow2'>
+    <slices>
+      <slice type='storage' offset='1234' size='5768'/>
+    </slices>
+    <privateData>
+      <nodenames>
+        <nodename type='storage' name='0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE'/>
+        <nodename type='format' name='0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE'/>
+      </nodenames>
+    </privateData>
+  </source>
+</disk>
diff --git a/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/raw-slice.xml b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/raw-slice.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adc7a175ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemublocktestdata/imagecreate/raw-slice.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<disk device='disk' name='vda'>
+  <driver type='raw'/>
+  <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/i.img'>
+    <slices>
+      <slice type='storage' offset='9876' size='54321'/>
+    </slices>
+    <privateData>
+      <nodenames>
+        <nodename type='storage' name='0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE'/>
+        <nodename type='format' name='0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE'/>
+      </nodenames>
+    </privateData>
+  </source>
+</disk>