diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
index 8eb2053dbb..2dc6ac2f87 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ static bool got_dst_resume;
  */
 #define DIRTYLIMIT_TOLERANCE_RANGE  25  /* MB/s */
 
+#define QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC 0x5145564d
+#define FILE_TEST_FILENAME "migfile"
+#define FILE_TEST_OFFSET 0x1000
+
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
@@ -882,6 +886,7 @@ static void test_migrate_end(QTestState *from, QTestState *to, bool test_dest)
     cleanup("migsocket");
     cleanup("src_serial");
     cleanup("dest_serial");
+    cleanup(FILE_TEST_FILENAME);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GNUTLS
@@ -1610,6 +1615,70 @@ finish:
     test_migrate_end(from, to, args->result == MIG_TEST_SUCCEED);
 }
 
+static void test_file_common(MigrateCommon *args, bool stop_src)
+{
+    QTestState *from, *to;
+    void *data_hook = NULL;
+    g_autofree char *connect_uri = g_strdup(args->connect_uri);
+
+    if (test_migrate_start(&from, &to, args->listen_uri, &args->start)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * File migration is never live. We can keep the source VM running
+     * during migration, but the destination will not be running
+     * concurrently.
+     */
+    g_assert_false(args->live);
+
+    if (args->start_hook) {
+        data_hook = args->start_hook(from, to);
+    }
+
+    migrate_ensure_converge(from);
+    wait_for_serial("src_serial");
+
+    if (stop_src) {
+        qtest_qmp_assert_success(from, "{ 'execute' : 'stop'}");
+        if (!got_src_stop) {
+            qtest_qmp_eventwait(from, "STOP");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (args->result == MIG_TEST_QMP_ERROR) {
+        migrate_qmp_fail(from, connect_uri, "{}");
+        goto finish;
+    }
+
+    migrate_qmp(from, connect_uri, "{}");
+    wait_for_migration_complete(from);
+
+    /*
+     * We need to wait for the source to finish before starting the
+     * destination.
+     */
+    migrate_incoming_qmp(to, connect_uri, "{}");
+    wait_for_migration_complete(to);
+
+    if (stop_src) {
+        qtest_qmp_assert_success(to, "{ 'execute' : 'cont'}");
+    }
+
+    if (!got_dst_resume) {
+        qtest_qmp_eventwait(to, "RESUME");
+    }
+
+    wait_for_serial("dest_serial");
+
+finish:
+    if (args->finish_hook) {
+        args->finish_hook(from, to, data_hook);
+    }
+
+    test_migrate_end(from, to, args->result == MIG_TEST_SUCCEED);
+}
+
 static void test_precopy_unix_plain(void)
 {
     g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("unix:%s/migsocket", tmpfs);
@@ -1805,6 +1874,76 @@ static void test_precopy_unix_compress_nowait(void)
     test_precopy_common(&args);
 }
 
+static void test_precopy_file(void)
+{
+    g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("file:%s/%s", tmpfs,
+                                           FILE_TEST_FILENAME);
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .connect_uri = uri,
+        .listen_uri = "defer",
+    };
+
+    test_file_common(&args, true);
+}
+
+static void file_offset_finish_hook(QTestState *from, QTestState *to,
+                                    void *opaque)
+{
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    g_autofree char *path = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", tmpfs, FILE_TEST_FILENAME);
+    size_t size = FILE_TEST_OFFSET + sizeof(QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
+    uintptr_t *addr, *p;
+    int fd;
+
+    fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+    g_assert(fd != -1);
+    addr = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+    g_assert(addr != MAP_FAILED);
+
+    /*
+     * Ensure the skipped offset contains zeros and the migration
+     * stream starts at the right place.
+     */
+    p = addr;
+    while (p < addr + FILE_TEST_OFFSET / sizeof(uintptr_t)) {
+        g_assert(*p == 0);
+        p++;
+    }
+    g_assert_cmpint(cpu_to_be32(*p), ==, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
+
+    munmap(addr, size);
+    close(fd);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void test_precopy_file_offset(void)
+{
+    g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("file:%s/%s,offset=%d", tmpfs,
+                                           FILE_TEST_FILENAME,
+                                           FILE_TEST_OFFSET);
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .connect_uri = uri,
+        .listen_uri = "defer",
+        .finish_hook = file_offset_finish_hook,
+    };
+
+    test_file_common(&args, false);
+}
+
+static void test_precopy_file_offset_bad(void)
+{
+    /* using a value not supported by qemu_strtosz() */
+    g_autofree char *uri = g_strdup_printf("file:%s/%s,offset=0x20M",
+                                           tmpfs, FILE_TEST_FILENAME);
+    MigrateCommon args = {
+        .connect_uri = uri,
+        .listen_uri = "defer",
+        .result = MIG_TEST_QMP_ERROR,
+    };
+
+    test_file_common(&args, false);
+}
+
 static void test_precopy_tcp_plain(void)
 {
     MigrateCommon args = {
@@ -2849,6 +2988,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/unix/compress/nowait",
                        test_precopy_unix_compress_nowait);
     }
+
+    qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/file",
+                   test_precopy_file);
+    qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/file/offset",
+                   test_precopy_file_offset);
+    qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/file/offset/bad",
+                   test_precopy_file_offset_bad);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GNUTLS
     qtest_add_func("/migration/precopy/unix/tls/psk",
                    test_precopy_unix_tls_psk);
