diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/160 b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f9843da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Tests for persistent dirty bitmaps.
+#
+# Copyright: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy 2015
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+import os
+import iotests
+import time
+from iotests import qemu_img
+
+disk = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'disk')
+
+size   = 0x40000000 # 1G
+sector_size = 512
+granularity = 0x10000
+regions1 = [
+    { 'start': 0,          'count': 0x100000 },
+    { 'start': 0x200000,   'count': 0x100000 }
+    ]
+regions2 = [
+    { 'start': 0x10000000, 'count': 0x20000  },
+    { 'start': 0x39990000, 'count': 0x10000  }
+    ]
+
+class TestPersistentDirtyBitmap(iotests.QMPTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, disk, str(size))
+
+    def mkVm(self, create_bitmap):
+        vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(disk)
+        vm.add_dirty_bitmap('12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000', 'drive0', create_bitmap)
+        return vm
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.remove(disk)
+
+    def getMd5(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block');
+        return result['return'][0]['dirty-bitmaps'][0]['md5']
+
+    def checkBitmap(self, md5):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block');
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/dirty-bitmaps[0]/md5', md5);
+
+    def writeRegions(self, regions):
+        for r in regions:
+          self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('drive0',
+                                'write %d %d' % (r['start'], r['count']))
+
+    def test_persistent(self):
+        self.vm = self.mkVm(True)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.writeRegions(regions1)
+        md5 = self.getMd5()
+
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.vm = self.mkVm(False)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.checkBitmap(md5)
+        self.writeRegions(regions2)
+        md5 = self.getMd5()
+
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.checkBitmap(md5)
+
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_not_exist(self):
+        vm = self.mkVm(False)
+        vm.test_launch()
+
+    def test_already_exists(self):
+        vm = self.mkVm(True)
+        vm.test_launch()
+        vm.test_launch()
+
+    def test_in_use(self):
+        vm = self.mkVm(True)
+        vm.launch()
+        vm.shutdown()
+
+        vm1 = self.mkVm(False)
+        vm1.launch()
+
+        vm2 = self.mkVm(False)
+        vm2.test_launch()
+
+        vm1.shutdown()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    iotests.main()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/160.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/160.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..653d21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/160.out
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+....
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Ran 4 tests
+
+OK
+Tast launch successed!
+Test launch failed: 1
+--- qemu output ---
+qemu-system-*: -dirty-bitmap name=12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000,node=drive0,create=on: bitmap '12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000' already exists
+
+--- end qemu output ---
+Test launch failed: 1
+--- qemu output ---
+qemu-system-*: -dirty-bitmap name=12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000,node=drive0,create=off: Bitmap '12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000' is in use
+
+--- end qemu output ---
+Test launch failed: 1
+--- qemu output ---
+qemu-system-*: -dirty-bitmap name=12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000,node=drive0,create=off: Could not find bitmap '12300000-0000-0000-1230-000001230000' in the node 'drive0'
+
+--- end qemu output ---
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index faf0f21..641106a 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -150,3 +150,4 @@
 145 auto quick
 146 auto quick
 148 rw auto quick
+160 rw auto quick
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 187b434..5b4492c 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ class VM(object):
         self._num_drives += 1
         return self
 
+    def add_dirty_bitmap(self, name, node, create=False):
+        '''Add dirty bitmap parameter to VM cmd'''
+        self._args.append('-dirty-bitmap')
+        self._args.append('name=%s,node=%s,create=%s' % (name, node, 'on' if create else 'off'))
+        return self
+
     def pause_drive(self, drive, event=None):
         '''Pause drive r/w operations'''
         if not event:
