diff --git a/tests/qtest/pvpanic-test.c b/tests/qtest/pvpanic-test.c
index 016b32ebee..6dcad2db49 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/pvpanic-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/pvpanic-test.c
@@ -11,13 +11,36 @@
 #include "libqos/libqtest.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 
+static void test_panic_nopause(void)
+{
+    uint8_t val;
+    QDict *response, *data;
+    QTestState *qts;
+
+    qts = qtest_init("-device pvpanic -action panic=none");
+
+    val = qtest_inb(qts, 0x505);
+    g_assert_cmpuint(val, ==, 3);
+
+    qtest_outb(qts, 0x505, 0x1);
+
+    response = qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(qts, "GUEST_PANICKED");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(response, "data"));
+    data = qdict_get_qdict(response, "data");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(data, "action"));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(data, "action"), ==, "run");
+    qobject_unref(response);
+
+    qtest_quit(qts);
+}
+
 static void test_panic(void)
 {
     uint8_t val;
     QDict *response, *data;
     QTestState *qts;
 
-    qts = qtest_init("-device pvpanic");
+    qts = qtest_init("-device pvpanic -action panic=pause");
 
     val = qtest_inb(qts, 0x505);
     g_assert_cmpuint(val, ==, 3);
@@ -40,6 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     qtest_add_func("/pvpanic/panic", test_panic);
+    qtest_add_func("/pvpanic/panic-nopause", test_panic_nopause);
 
     ret = g_test_run();