diff --git a/tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.c b/tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.c
index b81cfeb25e..f7003ee39d 100644
--- a/tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.c
+++ b/tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.c
@@ -104,5 +104,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                    "-cpu 486,xlevel2=0xC0000002,+xstore",
                    "xlevel2", 0xC0000002);
 
+    /* Check compatibility of old machine-types that didn't
+     * auto-increase level/xlevel/xlevel2: */
+
+    add_cpuid_test("x86/cpuid/auto-level/pc-2.7",
+                   "-machine pc-i440fx-2.7 -cpu 486,+arat,+avx512vbmi,+xsaveopt",
+                   "level", 1);
+    add_cpuid_test("x86/cpuid/auto-xlevel/pc-2.7",
+                   "-machine pc-i440fx-2.7 -cpu 486,+3dnow,+sse4a,+invtsc,+npt",
+                   "xlevel", 0);
+    add_cpuid_test("x86/cpuid/auto-xlevel2/pc-2.7",
+                   "-machine pc-i440fx-2.7 -cpu 486,+xstore",
+                   "xlevel2", 0);
+
     return g_test_run();
 }