diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/secure_execution.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/secure_execution.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e2f9c67070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/secure_execution.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+- secure_execution: secure_img
+    only s390x
+    virt_test_type = qemu
+    type = secure_execution
+    take_regular_screendumps = no
+    start_vm = no
+    kill_vm_before_test = yes
+    kill_vm = yes
+    machine_type_extra_params = "usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,confidential-guest-support=lsec0"
+    extra_params = "-object s390-pv-guest,id=lsec0"
+    nic_extra_params = "devno=fe.0.0001"
+    virtio_serial_extra_params = "devno=fe.0.0002"
+    variants:
+        - 247_max_vCPUs:
+            smp = 247
+            vcpu_maxcpus = 247
+            vcpu_sockets = 13
+            vcpu_cores = 19
+            vcpu_threads = 1
+        - 248_vCPUs_error_check:
+            error_check = "yes"
+            smp = 248
+            vcpu_maxcpus = 248
+            RHEL.8:
+                required_qemu = [6.2.0-33,)
+            RHEL.9:
+                required_qemu = [7.2.0-6,)
+            error_msg = "qemu-kvm: Protected VMs support a maximum of 247 CPUs"
diff --git a/qemu/tests/secure_execution.py b/qemu/tests/secure_execution.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f518333d3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/tests/secure_execution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from virttest import error_context
+from virttest import virt_vm
+
+
+@error_context.context_aware
+def run(test, params, env):
+    """
+    Secured guest boot test:
+    1) Log into a secure guest
+    2) Check if there's error messagein
+
+    :param test: QEMU test object
+    :param params: Dictionary with the test parameters
+    :param env: Dictionary with test environment.
+    """
+
+    vm = env.get_vm(params["main_vm"])
+    error_context.context("Try to log into guest '%s'." % vm.name,
+                          test.log.info)
+    if params.get("start_vm") == "no" and not params.get_boolean("error_check"):
+        vm.create(params=params)
+        vm.verify_alive()
+        session = vm.wait_for_serial_login()
+        session.close()
+        vm.destroy()
+    else:
+        error_msg = params.get("error_msg", "")
+        try:
+            vm.create(params=params)
+            vm.verify_alive()
+            output = vm.process.get_output()
+            vm.destroy()
+        except virt_vm.VMCreateError as detail:
+            output = str(detail)
+        if error_msg not in output:
+            test.fail("Error message is not expected! "
+                      "Expected: {} Actual: {}"
+                      .format(error_msg, output))