diff --git a/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-in.xml b/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-in.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d27da4720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-in.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domain type='kvm'>
+  <name>clone-orig</name>
+  <uuid>aaa3ae22-fed2-bfbd-ac02-3bea3bcfad82</uuid>
+  <memory>262144</memory>
+  <currentMemory>262144</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
+    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/ovmf/ovmf-efi.fd</loader>
+    <nvram>/nvram-newpool/clone-orig-vars.fd</nvram>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-out.xml b/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42d95460e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/clone-xml/nvram-newpool-out.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domain type="kvm">
+  <name>clone-new</name>
+  <uuid>12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012</uuid>
+  <memory>262144</memory>
+  <currentMemory>262144</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch="i686" machine="pc">hvm</type>
+    <boot dev="cdrom"/>
+    <loader readonly="yes" type="pflash">/usr/share/ovmf/ovmf-efi.fd</loader>
+    <nvram>/nvram-newpool/clone-new_VARS.fd</nvram>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset="utc"/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/clonetest.py b/tests/clonetest.py
index e0570e0d6..6e58a5f1e 100644
--- a/tests/clonetest.py
+++ b/tests/clonetest.py
@@ -183,3 +183,7 @@ class TestClone(unittest.TestCase):
     def testCloneNvramAuto(self):
         base = "nvram-auto"
         self._clone_helper(base)
+
+    def testCloneNvramNewpool(self):
+        base = "nvram-newpool"
+        self._clone_helper(base)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index d23434cf3..bee38a95a 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ def openconn(uri):
     for key, value in _conn_cache[uri].items():
         conn._fetch_cache[key] = value[:]
 
+    def cb_cache_new_pool(poolobj):
+        # Used by clonetest.py nvram-newpool test
+        if poolobj.name() == "nvram-newpool":
+            from virtinst import StorageVolume
+            vol = StorageVolume(conn)
+            vol.pool = poolobj
+            vol.name = "clone-orig-vars.fd"
+            vol.capacity = 1024 * 1024
+            vol.install()
+        conn._cache_new_pool_raw(poolobj)
+
+    conn.cb_cache_new_pool = cb_cache_new_pool
+
     return conn
 
 
diff --git a/virtinst/connection.py b/virtinst/connection.py
index 1bd6eac93..d6d66fca3 100644
--- a/virtinst/connection.py
+++ b/virtinst/connection.py
@@ -239,14 +239,7 @@ class VirtualConnection(object):
             self._fetch_cache[key] = self._fetch_all_vols_raw()
         return self._fetch_cache[key][:]
 
-    def cache_new_pool(self, poolobj):
-        """
-        Insert the passed poolobj into our cache
-        """
-        if self.cb_cache_new_pool:
-            # pylint: disable=not-callable
-            return self.cb_cache_new_pool(poolobj)
-
+    def _cache_new_pool_raw(self, poolobj):
         # Make sure cache is primed
         if self._FETCH_KEY_POOLS not in self._fetch_cache:
             # Nothing cached yet, so next poll will pull in latest bits,
@@ -259,6 +252,15 @@ class VirtualConnection(object):
         vollist = self._fetch_cache[self._FETCH_KEY_VOLS]
         vollist.extend(self._fetch_vols_raw(poolxmlobj))
 
+    def cache_new_pool(self, poolobj):
+        """
+        Insert the passed poolobj into our cache
+        """
+        if self.cb_cache_new_pool:
+            # pylint: disable=not-callable
+            return self.cb_cache_new_pool(poolobj)
+        return self._cache_new_pool_raw(poolobj)
+
     def _fetch_all_nodedevs_raw(self):
         ignore, ignore, ret = pollhelpers.fetch_nodedevs(
             self, {}, lambda obj, ignore: obj)