diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
index a3bfbf2654..136e5df06c 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
@@ -1347,6 +1347,7 @@ static int migrate_postcopy_prepare(QTestState **from_ptr,
 
     /* Wait for the first serial output from the source */
     wait_for_serial("src_serial");
+    wait_for_suspend(from, &src_state);
 
     g_autofree char *uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to, "socket-address");
     migrate_qmp(from, uri, "{}");
@@ -1364,6 +1365,11 @@ static void migrate_postcopy_complete(QTestState *from, QTestState *to,
 {
     wait_for_migration_complete(from);
 
+    if (args->start.suspend_me) {
+        /* wakeup succeeds only if guest is suspended */
+        qtest_qmp_assert_success(to, "{'execute': 'system_wakeup'}");
+    }
+
     /* Make sure we get at least one "B" on destination */
     wait_for_serial("dest_serial");
 
@@ -1397,6 +1403,15 @@ static void test_postcopy(void)
     test_postcopy_common(&args);
 }
 
+static void test_postcopy_suspend(void)
+{
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .start.suspend_me = true,
+    };
+
+    test_postcopy_common(&args);
+}
+
 static void test_postcopy_compress(void)
 {
     MigrateCommon args = {
@@ -3412,7 +3427,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         qtest_add_func("/migration/postcopy/recovery/double-failures",
                        test_postcopy_recovery_double_fail);
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
-
+        if (is_x86) {
+            qtest_add_func("/migration/postcopy/suspend",
+                           test_postcopy_suspend);
+        }
     }
 
     qtest_add_func("/migration/bad_dest", test_baddest);