diff --git a/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-x86_64-domcaps-amd-sev.xml b/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-x86_64-domcaps-amd-sev.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a1ab5db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-x86_64-domcaps-amd-sev.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>pc-q35-3.0</machine>
+  <arch>x86_64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='288'/>
+  <iothreads supported='yes'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/edk2/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <cpu>
+    <mode name='host-passthrough' supported='yes'/>
+    <mode name='host-model' supported='yes'>
+      <model fallback='forbid'>EPYC-IBPB</model>
+      <vendor>AMD</vendor>
+      <feature policy='require' name='x2apic'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='tsc-deadline'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='hypervisor'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='tsc_adjust'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='cmp_legacy'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='perfctr_core'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='invtsc'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='virt-ssbd'/>
+      <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
+    </mode>
+    <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
+      <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>qemu32</model>
+      <model usable='no'>phenom</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>pentium3</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>pentium2</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>pentium</model>
+      <model usable='no'>n270</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>kvm64</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>kvm32</model>
+      <model usable='no'>coreduo</model>
+      <model usable='no'>core2duo</model>
+      <model usable='no'>athlon</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Westmere-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Westmere</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Skylake-Server-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Skylake-Server</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Skylake-Client-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Skylake-Client</model>
+      <model usable='no'>SandyBridge-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>SandyBridge</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Penryn</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Opteron_G5</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Opteron_G4</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Opteron_G3</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Opteron_G2</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Opteron_G1</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Nehalem-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Nehalem</model>
+      <model usable='no'>IvyBridge-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>IvyBridge</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Haswell-noTSX-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Haswell-noTSX</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Haswell-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Haswell</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>EPYC-IBPB</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>EPYC</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>Conroe</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Broadwell-noTSX-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Broadwell-noTSX</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Broadwell-IBRS</model>
+      <model usable='no'>Broadwell</model>
+      <model usable='yes'>486</model>
+    </mode>
+  </cpu>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>sata</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <graphics supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>sdl</value>
+        <value>vnc</value>
+        <value>spice</value>
+      </enum>
+    </graphics>
+    <video supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='modelType'>
+        <value>vga</value>
+        <value>cirrus</value>
+        <value>vmvga</value>
+        <value>qxl</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </video>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='no'/>
+    <vmcoreinfo supported='yes'/>
+    <genid supported='yes'/>
+    <sev supported='yes'>
+      <cbitpos>47</cbitpos>
+      <reducedPhysBits>1</reducedPhysBits>
+    </sev>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index ea99eada1..e002dd1d1 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class _URIs(object):
         _uri_kvm = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("kvm-x86_64-domcaps.xml")
         _uri_kvm_rhel7 = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("kvm-x86_64-rhel7-domcaps.xml")
         _uri_kvm_q35 = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("kvm-x86_64-domcaps-q35.xml")
+        _uri_kvm_amd_sev = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("kvm-x86_64-domcaps-amd-sev.xml")
         _uri_kvm_aarch64 = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("kvm-aarch64-domcaps.xml")
         _uri_qemu_riscv64 = _uri_qemu + _domcaps("qemu-riscv64-domcaps.xml")
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class _URIs(object):
         self.kvm_nodomcaps = _uri_qemu + _caps("kvm-x86_64.xml")
         self.kvm_rhel = _uri_kvm_rhel7 + _caps("kvm-x86_64-rhel7.xml")
         self.kvm_q35 = _uri_kvm_q35 + _caps("kvm-x86_64.xml")
+        self.kvm_amd_sev = _uri_kvm_amd_sev + _caps("kvm-x86_64.xml")
         self.kvm_session = self.kvm + ",session"
 
         self.kvm_armv7l = _uri_kvm + _caps("kvm-armv7l.xml")