diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.cfg
index e5bbeebd2f..320a461cd2 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.cfg
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
                     variants test_scenario:
                         - managed_yes:
                             iface_dict = {'managed': 'yes', 'type_name': 'hostdev', 'hostdev_address': {'type_name': 'pci', 'attrs': vf_pci_addr}, 'driver': {'driver_attr': {'name': 'vfio'}}, 'alias': {'name': 'ua-89cbe690-6c6c-4f2f-adac-5826fe52ea74'}, 'mac_address': mac_addr}
+                            iface_dict2 = {'managed': 'yes', 'type_name': 'hostdev', 'hostdev_address': {'type_name': 'pci', 'attrs': vf_pci_addr2}, 'driver': {'driver_attr': {'name': 'vfio'}}}
+                            check_ping_time = "yes"
                         - managed_no:
                             iface_dict = {'managed': 'no', 'type_name': 'hostdev', 'hostdev_address': {'type_name': 'pci', 'attrs': vf_pci_addr}, 'alias': {'name': 'ua-89cbe690-6c6c-4f2f-adac-5826fe52ea74'}}
                         - without_managed:
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.py b/libvirt/tests/src/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.py
index 8fa0e30bad..4723c4cac2 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/src/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.py
+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/sriov/vm_lifecycle/sriov_vm_lifecycle_reboot.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import re
+
 from provider.sriov import check_points
 from provider.sriov import sriov_base
 
@@ -7,6 +9,21 @@
 from virttest.utils_test import libvirt
 
 
+def get_avg_ping_time(vm_session, params):
+    """
+    Get the average time of ping command
+
+    :param vm_session: VM session
+    :param params: Test parameters
+    :return: The average response time
+    """
+    ping_count = int(params.get("ping_count", '10'))
+    ping_time = check_points.check_vm_network_accessed(
+        vm_session, ping_count=ping_count, ping_timeout=30)
+    return int(re.findall(
+        "10 packets.*time (\d+)", ping_time)[0]) / ping_count
+
+
 def run(test, params, env):
     """
     Reboot vm with a hostdev interface/device
@@ -26,12 +43,20 @@ def run_test():
         iface_dev = sriov_test_obj.create_iface_dev(dev_type, iface_dict)
         vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
         libvirt.add_vm_device(vmxml, iface_dev)
+        if params.get("iface_dict2"):
+            vf_pci_addr2 = sriov_test_obj.vf_pci_addr2
+            iface_dict2 = eval(params.get("iface_dict2"))
+            iface_dev2 = sriov_test_obj.create_iface_dev(dev_type, iface_dict2)
+            libvirt.add_vm_device(
+                vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name), iface_dev2)
 
         test.log.info("TEST_STEP2: Start the VM")
         vm.start()
         vm.cleanup_serial_console()
         vm.create_serial_console()
-        vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=240).close()
+        vm_session = vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=240)
+        if params.get("check_ping_time") == "yes":
+            avg_ping_time = get_avg_ping_time(vm_session, params)
 
         test.log.info("TEST_STEP3: Reboot the vm")
         virsh.reboot(vm.name, debug=True, ignore_status=False)
@@ -44,9 +69,16 @@ def run_test():
             br_name = None
             if test_scenario == 'failover':
                 br_name = br_dict['source'].get('bridge')
-            check_points.check_vm_network_accessed(vm_session,
-                                                   tcpdump_iface=br_name,
-                                                   tcpdump_status_error=True)
+            if params.get("check_ping_time") == "yes":
+                avg_ping_time2 = get_avg_ping_time(vm_session, params)
+                test.log.debug(f"ping before reboot: {avg_ping_time},"
+                               f"ping after reboot: {avg_ping_time2}")
+                if avg_ping_time >= avg_ping_time * 3:
+                    test.fail("High latency after soft reboot!")
+            else:
+                check_points.check_vm_network_accessed(vm_session,
+                                                       tcpdump_iface=br_name,
+                                                       tcpdump_status_error=True)
 
     dev_type = params.get("dev_type", "")
     dev_source = params.get("dev_source", "")
diff --git a/provider/sriov/check_points.py b/provider/sriov/check_points.py
index f5895bbd2e..06231f64ae 100644
--- a/provider/sriov/check_points.py
+++ b/provider/sriov/check_points.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def check_vm_network_accessed(vm_session, ping_count=3, ping_timeout=5,
         the string "ICMP echo request"
     :param ping_dest: Ping destination address
     :raise: test.fail when ping fails.
+    :return: Output of ping command
     """
     if not ping_dest:
         ping_dest = sriov_base.get_ping_dest(vm_session)
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ def check_vm_network_accessed(vm_session, ping_count=3, ping_timeout=5,
                 exceptions.TestFail("Get incorrect tcpdump output: {}, it "
                                     "should include '{}'."
                                     .format(output, pat_str))
+    return o
 
 
 def check_vm_iface_num(session, exp_num, timeout=10, first=0.0):