diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/multihost.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/multihost.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eae150a0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/multihost.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- multihost:
+    type = multihost
+    vms = ''
+    start_vm = no
+    kill_vm = no
+    nodes = node1
+    multihost = yes
+    storage_type = nfs
+    force_create_image = yes
+    remove_image = yes
+    images = top
+    image_chain_top = base top
+    image_name_base = base
+    image_name_top = top
+    image_format_base = luks
+    image_secret_base = redhat
+    image_format_top = qcow2
+    preallocated_base = metadata
+    image_cluster_size = 1M
diff --git a/qemu/tests/multihost.py b/qemu/tests/multihost.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5439461fba
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+++ b/qemu/tests/multihost.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from virttest.vt_imgr import vt_imgr
+
+
+def run(test, params, env):
+    images = dict()
+    for image_tag in params.objects("images"):
+        images[image_tag] = vt_imgr.query_image(image_tag)
+        vt_imgr.backup_image(images[image_tag])
+        test.log.info(
+            "after backup: %s: %s", image_tag, vt_imgr.get_image_info(images[image_tag])
+        )
+        vt_imgr.restore_image(images[image_tag])
+        test.log.info(
+            "after restore: %s: %s",
+            image_tag,
+            vt_imgr.get_image_info(images[image_tag]),
+        )
+
+    for image_id in images.values():
+        test.log.info("source: %s: %s", image_id, vt_imgr.get_image_info(image_id))
+        cloned_image_id = vt_imgr.clone_image(image_id)
+        test.log.info(
+            "cloned: %s: %s", cloned_image_id, vt_imgr.get_image_info(cloned_image_id)
+        )
+        vt_imgr.update_image(cloned_image_id, {"destroy": {}})
+        vt_imgr.destroy_image_object(cloned_image_id)
+        vt_imgr.update_image(image_id, {"destroy": {}})
+        vt_imgr.destroy_image_object(image_id)