diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
index b541108..d1fec49 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ bool migrate_watch_for_events(QTestState *who, const char *name,
     if (g_str_equal(name, "STOP")) {
         state->stop_seen = true;
         return true;
+    } else if (g_str_equal(name, "SUSPEND")) {
+        state->suspend_seen = true;
+        return true;
     } else if (g_str_equal(name, "RESUME")) {
         state->resume_seen = true;
         return true;
diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.h b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.h
index 59fbb83..bac8699 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 #include "libqtest.h"
 
 typedef struct QTestMigrationState {
-    bool stop_seen, resume_seen;
+    bool suspend_me;
+    bool stop_seen, suspend_seen, resume_seen;
 } QTestMigrationState;
 
 bool migrate_watch_for_events(QTestState *who, const char *name,
diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
index 32fea73..cc508ef 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void init_bootfile(const char *bootpath, void *content, size_t len)
 /*
  * Wait for some output in the serial output file,
  * we get an 'A' followed by an endless string of 'B's
- * but on the destination we won't have the A.
+ * but on the destination we won't have the A (unless we enabled suspend/resume)
  */
 static void wait_for_serial(const char *side)
 {
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ static void wait_for_stop(QTestState *who, QTestMigrationState *state)
     }
 }
 
+static void wait_for_suspend(QTestState *who, QTestMigrationState *state)
+{
+    if (!state->suspend_seen) {
+        qtest_qmp_eventwait(who, "SUSPEND");
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * It's tricky to use qemu's migration event capability with qtest,
  * events suddenly appearing confuse the qmp()/hmp() responses.
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ static void wait_for_migration_pass(QTestState *who)
 {
     uint64_t pass, prev_pass = 0, changes = 0;
 
-    while (changes < 2 && !src_state.stop_seen) {
+    while (changes < 2 && !src_state.stop_seen && !src_state.suspend_seen) {
         usleep(1000);
         pass = get_migration_pass(who);
         changes += (pass != prev_pass);
@@ -545,7 +552,8 @@ static void migrate_wait_for_dirty_mem(QTestState *from,
     watch_byte = qtest_readb(from, watch_address);
     do {
         usleep(1000 * 10);
-    } while (qtest_readb(from, watch_address) == watch_byte);
+    } while (qtest_readb(from, watch_address) == watch_byte &&
+             !src_state.suspend_seen);
 }
 
 
@@ -727,6 +735,7 @@ static int test_migrate_start(QTestState **from, QTestState **to,
     dst_state = (QTestMigrationState) { };
     src_state = (QTestMigrationState) { };
 
+    src_state.suspend_me = args->suspend_me;
     x86_bootsect[SYM_suspend_me - SYM_start] = args->suspend_me;
 
     bootpath = g_strdup_printf("%s/bootsect", tmpfs);
@@ -1522,8 +1531,12 @@ static void test_precopy_common(MigrateCommon *args)
          * change anything.
          */
         if (args->result == MIG_TEST_SUCCEED) {
-            qtest_qmp_assert_success(from, "{ 'execute' : 'stop'}");
-            wait_for_stop(from, &src_state);
+            if (src_state.suspend_me) {
+                wait_for_suspend(from, &src_state);
+            } else {
+                qtest_qmp_assert_success(from, "{ 'execute' : 'stop'}");
+                wait_for_stop(from, &src_state);
+            }
             migrate_ensure_converge(from);
         }
     }
@@ -1565,7 +1578,11 @@ static void test_precopy_common(MigrateCommon *args)
              */
             wait_for_migration_complete(from);
 
-            wait_for_stop(from, &src_state);
+            if (src_state.suspend_me) {
+                wait_for_suspend(from, &src_state);
+            } else {
+                wait_for_stop(from, &src_state);
+            }
 
         } else {
             wait_for_migration_complete(from);
@@ -1579,10 +1596,16 @@ static void test_precopy_common(MigrateCommon *args)
             qtest_qmp_assert_success(to, "{ 'execute' : 'cont'}");
         }
 
+        /* Always get RESUME first after switchover */
         if (!dst_state.resume_seen) {
             qtest_qmp_eventwait(to, "RESUME");
         }
 
+        if (args->start.suspend_me) {
+            /* wakeup succeeds only if guest is suspended */
+            qtest_qmp_assert_success(to, "{'execute': 'system_wakeup'}");
+        }
+
         wait_for_serial("dest_serial");
     }
 
@@ -1609,6 +1632,34 @@ static void test_precopy_unix_plain(void)
     test_precopy_common(&args);
 }
 
+static void test_precopy_unix_suspend_live(void)
+{
+    g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("unix:%s/migsocket", tmpfs);
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .listen_uri = uri,
+        .connect_uri = uri,
+        /*
+         * despite being live, the test is fast because the src
+         * suspends immediately.
+         */
+        .live = true,
+        .start.suspend_me = true,
+    };
+
+    test_precopy_common(&args);
+}
+
+static void test_precopy_unix_suspend_notlive(void)
+{
+    g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("unix:%s/migsocket", tmpfs);
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .listen_uri = uri,
+        .connect_uri = uri,
+        .start.suspend_me = true,
+    };
+
+    test_precopy_common(&args);
+}
 
 static void test_precopy_unix_dirty_ring(void)
 {
@@ -2765,7 +2816,7 @@ static bool kvm_dirty_ring_supported(void)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     bool has_kvm, has_tcg;
-    bool has_uffd;
+    bool has_uffd, is_x86;
     const char *arch;
     g_autoptr(GError) err = NULL;
     int ret;
@@ -2782,6 +2833,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     has_uffd = ufd_version_check();
     arch = qtest_get_arch();
+    is_x86 = !strcmp(arch, "i386") || !strcmp(arch, "x86_64");
 
     /*
      * On ppc64, the test only works with kvm-hv, but not with kvm-pr and TCG
@@ -2812,6 +2864,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
 
+    if (is_x86) {
+        qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/unix/suspend/live",
+                       test_precopy_unix_suspend_live);
+        qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/unix/suspend/notlive",
+                       test_precopy_unix_suspend_notlive);
+    }
+
     if (has_uffd) {
         qtest_add_func("/migration/postcopy/plain", test_postcopy);
         qtest_add_func("/migration/postcopy/recovery/plain",
