diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index de03ef5f60..79152f0ec3 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ static int socket_accept(int sock)
     return ret;
 }
 
+pid_t qtest_pid(QTestState *s)
+{
+    return s->qemu_pid;
+}
+
 bool qtest_probe_child(QTestState *s)
 {
     pid_t pid = s->qemu_pid;
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
index a12acf7fa9..913acc3d5c 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
@@ -985,4 +985,13 @@ void qtest_qom_set_bool(QTestState *s, const char *path, const char *property,
  * Returns: Value retrieved from property.
  */
 bool qtest_qom_get_bool(QTestState *s, const char *path, const char *property);
+
+/**
+ * qtest_pid:
+ * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ *
+ * Returns: the PID of the QEMU process, or <= 0
+ */
+pid_t qtest_pid(QTestState *s);
+
 #endif