diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index 3a474010e4..be4b30dea2 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ qtests_generic = [
   'qom-test',
   'test-hmp',
   'qos-test',
+  'readconfig-test',
 ]
 if config_host.has_key('CONFIG_MODULES')
   qtests_generic += [ 'modules-test' ]
diff --git a/tests/qtest/readconfig-test.c b/tests/qtest/readconfig-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e604d7c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qtest/readconfig-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+ * Validate -readconfig
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "libqtest.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-machine.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-qom.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-ui.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qemu/units.h"
+
+static QTestState *qtest_init_with_config(const char *cfgdata)
+{
+    GError *error = NULL;
+    g_autofree char *args = NULL;
+    int cfgfd = -1;
+    g_autofree char *cfgpath = NULL;
+    QTestState *qts;
+    ssize_t ret;
+
+    cfgfd = g_file_open_tmp("readconfig-test-XXXXXX", &cfgpath, &error);
+    g_assert_no_error(error);
+    g_assert_cmpint(cfgfd, >=, 0);
+
+    ret = qemu_write_full(cfgfd, cfgdata, strlen(cfgdata));
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        unlink(cfgpath);
+    }
+    g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, strlen(cfgdata));
+
+    close(cfgfd);
+
+    args = g_strdup_printf("-nodefaults -machine none -readconfig %s", cfgpath);
+
+    qts = qtest_init(args);
+
+    unlink(cfgpath);
+
+    return qts;
+}
+
+static void test_x86_memdev_resp(QObject *res)
+{
+    Visitor *v;
+    g_autoptr(MemdevList) memdevs = NULL;
+    Memdev *memdev;
+
+    g_assert(res);
+    v = qobject_input_visitor_new(res);
+    visit_type_MemdevList(v, NULL, &memdevs, &error_abort);
+
+    g_assert(memdevs);
+    g_assert(memdevs->value);
+    g_assert(!memdevs->next);
+
+    memdev = memdevs->value;
+    g_assert_cmpstr(memdev->id, ==, "ram");
+    g_assert_cmpint(memdev->size, ==, 200 * MiB);
+
+    visit_free(v);
+}
+
+static void test_x86_memdev(void)
+{
+    QDict *resp;
+    QTestState *qts;
+    const char *cfgdata =
+        "[memory]\n"
+        "size = \"200\"";
+
+    qts = qtest_init_with_config(cfgdata);
+   /* Test valid command */
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'query-memdev' }");
+    test_x86_memdev_resp(qdict_get(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    qtest_quit(qts);
+}
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+static void test_spice_resp(QObject *res)
+{
+    Visitor *v;
+    g_autoptr(SpiceInfo) spice = NULL;
+
+    g_assert(res);
+    v = qobject_input_visitor_new(res);
+    visit_type_SpiceInfo(v, "spcie", &spice, &error_abort);
+
+    g_assert(spice);
+    g_assert(spice->enabled);
+
+    visit_free(v);
+}
+
+static void test_spice(void)
+{
+    QDict *resp;
+    QTestState *qts;
+    const char *cfgdata =
+        "[spice]\n"
+        "disable-ticketing = \"on\"\n"
+        "unix = \"on\"\n";
+
+    qts = qtest_init_with_config(cfgdata);
+   /* Test valid command */
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'query-spice' }");
+    test_spice_resp(qdict_get(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    qtest_quit(qts);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void test_object_rng_resp(QObject *res)
+{
+    Visitor *v;
+    g_autoptr(ObjectPropertyInfoList) objs = NULL;
+    ObjectPropertyInfoList *tmp;
+    ObjectPropertyInfo *obj;
+    bool seen_rng = false;
+
+    g_assert(res);
+    v = qobject_input_visitor_new(res);
+    visit_type_ObjectPropertyInfoList(v, NULL, &objs, &error_abort);
+
+    g_assert(objs);
+    tmp = objs;
+    while (tmp) {
+        g_assert(tmp->value);
+
+        obj = tmp->value;
+        if (g_str_equal(obj->name, "rng0") &&
+            g_str_equal(obj->type, "child<rng-builtin>")) {
+            seen_rng = true;
+        }
+
+        tmp = tmp->next;
+    }
+
+    g_assert(seen_rng);
+
+    visit_free(v);
+}
+
+static void test_object_rng(void)
+{
+    QDict *resp;
+    QTestState *qts;
+    const char *cfgdata =
+        "[object]\n"
+        "qom-type = \"rng-builtin\"\n"
+        "id = \"rng0\"\n";
+
+    qts = qtest_init_with_config(cfgdata);
+   /* Test valid command */
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts,
+                     "{ 'execute': 'qom-list',"
+                     "  'arguments': {'path': '/objects' }}");
+    test_object_rng_resp(qdict_get(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    qtest_quit(qts);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    const char *arch;
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+    arch = qtest_get_arch();
+
+    if (g_str_equal(arch, "i386") ||
+        g_str_equal(arch, "x86_64")) {
+        qtest_add_func("readconfig/x86/memdev", test_x86_memdev);
+    }
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+    qtest_add_func("readconfig/spice", test_spice);
+#endif
+
+    qtest_add_func("readconfig/object-rng", test_object_rng);
+
+    return g_test_run();
+}