diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/152 b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..552a0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test image locking
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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/>.
+#
+
+# creator
+owner=famz@redhat.com
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here="$PWD"
+tmp=/tmp/$$
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+    _cleanup_test_img
+    rm -f "${TEST_IMG}.base"
+    rm -f "${TEST_IMG}.convert"
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+. ./common.qemu
+
+_supported_fmt qcow2
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+size=32M
+
+_run_cmd()
+{
+    echo
+    (echo "$@"; "$@" 2>&1 1>/dev/null) | _filter_testdir
+}
+
+for opts1 in "" "readonly=on" "lock-image=off"; do
+    echo
+    echo "== Creating base image =="
+    TEST_IMG="${TEST_IMG}.base" _make_test_img $size
+
+    echo
+    echo "== Creating test image =="
+    $QEMU_IMG create -f $IMGFMT "${TEST_IMG}" -b ${TEST_IMG}.base | _filter_img_create
+
+    echo
+    echo "== Launching QEMU $opts1 =="
+    _launch_qemu -drive file="${TEST_IMG}",if=none,$opts1
+    h=$QEMU_HANDLE
+
+    for opts2 in "" "lock-image=on" "lock-image=off" "lock-image=on,readonly=on"; do
+        echo
+        echo "== Launching another QEMU $opts2 =="
+        echo "quit" | \
+            $QEMU -nographic -monitor stdio \
+            -drive file="${TEST_IMG}",if=none,$opts2 2>&1 1>/dev/null | \
+            _filter_testdir | _filter_qemu
+    done
+
+    for L in "" "-L"; do
+
+        echo
+        echo "== Running utility commands $(test -n "$L" && echo "(lock disabled)") =="
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IO $L -c "read 0 512" "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IO $L -r -c "read 0 512" "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG info        $L "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG check       $L "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG compare     $L "${TEST_IMG}" "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG map         $L "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG amend       $L "${TEST_IMG}" -o ""
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG commit      $L "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG resize      $L "${TEST_IMG}" $size
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG rebase      $L "${TEST_IMG}" -b "${TEST_IMG}.base"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG snapshot -l $L "${TEST_IMG}"
+        _run_cmd $QEMU_IMG convert     $L "${TEST_IMG}" "${TEST_IMG}.convert"
+    done
+    _send_qemu_cmd $h 'quit' ""
+    echo
+    echo "Round done"
+    _cleanup_qemu
+done
+
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/152.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/152.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4f86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/152.out
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+QA output created by 152
+
+== Creating base image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432
+
+== Creating test image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+
+== Launching QEMU  ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU  ==
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=none,: Failed to lock image
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on ==
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=none,lock-image=on: Failed to lock image
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=off ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on,readonly=on ==
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=none,lock-image=on,readonly=on: Failed to lock image
+
+== Running utility commands  ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Failed to lock image
+no file open, try 'help open'
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Failed to lock image
+no file open, try 'help open'
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+== Running utility commands (lock disabled) ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+
+Round done
+
+== Creating base image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432
+
+== Creating test image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+
+== Launching QEMU readonly=on ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU  ==
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=none,: Failed to lock image
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on ==
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=none,lock-image=on: Failed to lock image
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=off ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on,readonly=on ==
+
+== Running utility commands  ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Failed to lock image
+no file open, try 'help open'
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+qemu-img: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2': Failed to lock image
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+
+== Running utility commands (lock disabled) ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+
+Round done
+
+== Creating base image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432
+
+== Creating test image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=33554432 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+
+== Launching QEMU lock-image=off ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU  ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=off ==
+
+== Launching another QEMU lock-image=on,readonly=on ==
+
+== Running utility commands  ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+
+== Running utility commands (lock disabled) ==
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_io_wrapper -L -r -c read 0 512 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper info -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper check -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper compare -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper map -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper amend -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -o 
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper commit -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper resize -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 32M
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper rebase -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -b TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper snapshot -l -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
+
+_qemu_img_wrapper convert -L TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.convert
+
+Round done
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 2952b9d..822953b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -152,3 +152,4 @@
 148 rw auto quick
 149 rw auto sudo
 150 rw auto quick
+152 rw auto quick
