diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/055 b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
index e250f798f9..7f8e630de3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/055
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, blockdev_target_img, str(image_len))
 
-        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive('blkdebug::' + test_img)
-        self.vm.add_drive(blockdev_target_img, interface="none")
+        self.vm = iotests.VM()
+        self.vm.add_drive('blkdebug::' + test_img, 'node-name=source')
+        self.vm.add_drive(blockdev_target_img, 'node-name=target',
+                          interface="none")
         if iotests.qemu_default_machine == 'pc':
             self.vm.add_drive(None, 'media=cdrom', 'ide')
         self.vm.launch()
@@ -112,6 +114,41 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def test_pause_blockdev_backup(self):
         self.do_test_pause('blockdev-backup', 'drive1', blockdev_target_img)
 
+    def do_test_resize_blockdev_backup(self, device, node):
+        def pre_finalize():
+            result = self.vm.qmp('block_resize', device=device, size=65536)
+            self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+            result = self.vm.qmp('block_resize', node_name=node, size=65536)
+            self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('blockdev-backup', job_id='job0', device='drive0',
+                             target='drive1', sync='full', auto_finalize=False,
+                             auto_dismiss=False)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.vm.run_job('job0', auto_finalize=False, pre_finalize=pre_finalize)
+
+    def test_source_resize_blockdev_backup(self):
+        self.do_test_resize_blockdev_backup('drive0', 'source')
+
+    def test_target_resize_blockdev_backup(self):
+        self.do_test_resize_blockdev_backup('drive1', 'target')
+
+    def do_test_target_size(self, size):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block_resize', device='drive1', size=size)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('blockdev-backup', job_id='job0', device='drive0',
+                             target='drive1', sync='full')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_small_target(self):
+        self.do_test_target_size(image_len // 2)
+
+    def test_large_target(self):
+        self.do_test_target_size(image_len * 2)
+
     def test_medium_not_found(self):
         if iotests.qemu_default_machine != 'pc':
             return
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/055.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/055.out
index 5c26d15c0d..0a5e9583a4 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/055.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/055.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-....................................
+........................................
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 36 tests
+Ran 40 tests
 
 OK