diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/iothreads-create b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/iothreads-create
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see .
+#
+# Creator/Owner: Kevin Wolf
+
+import asyncio
+import iotests
+
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'qcow', 'qed', 'vdi',
+ 'vmdk', 'parallels'])
+iotests.verify_virtio_scsi_pci_or_ccw()
+
+with iotests.FilePath('disk.img') as img_path, \
+ iotests.VM() as vm:
+
+ iotests.qemu_img_create('-f', 'raw', img_path, '0')
+
+ vm.add_object('iothread,id=iothread0')
+ vm.add_blockdev(f'file,node-name=img-file,read-only=on,'
+ f'filename={img_path}')
+ vm.add_device('virtio-scsi,iothread=iothread0')
+ vm.add_device('scsi-hd,drive=img-file,share-rw=on')
+
+ vm.launch()
+
+ iotests.log(vm.qmp(
+ 'blockdev-reopen',
+ options=[{
+ 'driver': 'file',
+ 'filename': img_path,
+ 'node-name': 'img-file',
+ 'read-only': False,
+ }],
+ ))
+ iotests.log(vm.qmp(
+ 'blockdev-create',
+ job_id='job0',
+ options={
+ 'driver': iotests.imgfmt,
+ 'file': 'img-file',
+ 'size': 1024 * 1024,
+ },
+ ))
+
+ # Should succeed and not time out
+ try:
+ vm.run_job('job0', wait=5.0)
+ vm.shutdown()
+ except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+ # VM may be stuck, kill it
+ vm.kill()
+ raise
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/iothreads-create.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/iothreads-create.out
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+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/iothreads-create.out
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+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}