diff --git a/tests/qtest/virtio-net-failover.c b/tests/qtest/virtio-net-failover.c
index c88f8ddec39a..57abb99e7f6e 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/virtio-net-failover.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/virtio-net-failover.c
@@ -682,6 +682,289 @@ static void test_migrate_in(gconstpointer opaque)
     machine_stop(qts);
 }
 
+static void test_migrate_abort_wait_unplug(gconstpointer opaque)
+{
+    QTestState *qts;
+    QDict *resp, *args, *data, *ret;
+    g_autofree gchar *uri = g_strdup_printf("exec: cat > %s", (gchar *)opaque);
+    const gchar *status;
+
+    qts = machine_start(BASE_MACHINE
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs0 "
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs1 ",
+                     2);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "standby0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root0',"
+                         "'failover': 'on',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs0',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_STANDBY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    start_virtio_net(qts, 1, 0, "standby0");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "primary0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root1',"
+                         "'failover_pair_id': 'standby0',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs1',"
+                         "'rombar': 0,"
+                         "'romfile': '',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_PRIMARY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    args = qdict_from_jsonf_nofail("{}");
+    g_assert_nonnull(args);
+    qdict_put_str(args, "uri", uri);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate', 'arguments': %p}", args);
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* the event is sent whan QEMU asks the OS to unplug the card */
+    resp = qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(qts, "UNPLUG_PRIMARY");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "data"));
+
+    data = qdict_get_qdict(resp, "data");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(data, "device-id"));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(data, "device-id"), ==, "primary0");
+
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate_cancel' }");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* migration has been cancelled while the unplug was in progress */
+
+    /* while the card is not ejected, we must be in "cancelling" state */
+    ret = migrate_status(qts);
+
+    status = qdict_get_str(ret, "status");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(status, ==, "cancelling");
+    qobject_unref(ret);
+
+    /* OS unplugs the cards, QEMU can move from wait-unplug state */
+    qtest_outl(qts, ACPI_PCIHP_ADDR_ICH9 + PCI_EJ_BASE, 1);
+
+    while (true) {
+        ret = migrate_status(qts);
+
+        status = qdict_get_str(ret, "status");
+        if (strcmp(status, "cancelled") == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, !=, "failed");
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, !=, "active");
+        qobject_unref(ret);
+    }
+    qobject_unref(ret);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    machine_stop(qts);
+}
+
+static void test_migrate_abort_active(gconstpointer opaque)
+{
+    QTestState *qts;
+    QDict *resp, *args, *data, *ret;
+    g_autofree gchar *uri = g_strdup_printf("exec: cat > %s", (gchar *)opaque);
+    const gchar *status;
+
+    qts = machine_start(BASE_MACHINE
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs0 "
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs1 ",
+                     2);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "standby0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root0',"
+                         "'failover': 'on',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs0',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_STANDBY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    start_virtio_net(qts, 1, 0, "standby0");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "primary0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root1',"
+                         "'failover_pair_id': 'standby0',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs1',"
+                         "'rombar': 0,"
+                         "'romfile': '',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_PRIMARY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    args = qdict_from_jsonf_nofail("{}");
+    g_assert_nonnull(args);
+    qdict_put_str(args, "uri", uri);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate', 'arguments': %p}", args);
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* the event is sent whan QEMU asks the OS to unplug the card */
+    resp = qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(qts, "UNPLUG_PRIMARY");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "data"));
+
+    data = qdict_get_qdict(resp, "data");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(data, "device-id"));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(data, "device-id"), ==, "primary0");
+
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* OS unplugs the cards, QEMU can move from wait-unplug state */
+    qtest_outl(qts, ACPI_PCIHP_ADDR_ICH9 + PCI_EJ_BASE, 1);
+
+    while (true) {
+        ret = migrate_status(qts);
+
+        status = qdict_get_str(ret, "status");
+        if (strcmp(status, "wait-unplug") != 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, !=, "failed");
+        qobject_unref(ret);
+    }
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate_cancel' }");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    while (true) {
+        ret = migrate_status(qts);
+
+        status = qdict_get_str(ret, "status");
+        if (strcmp(status, "cancelled") == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, !=, "failed");
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, !=, "active");
+        qobject_unref(ret);
+    }
+    qobject_unref(ret);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    machine_stop(qts);
+}
+
+static void test_migrate_abort_timeout(gconstpointer opaque)
+{
+    QTestState *qts;
+    QDict *resp, *args, *data, *ret;
+    g_autofree gchar *uri = g_strdup_printf("exec: cat > %s", (gchar *)opaque);
+    const gchar *status;
+    int total;
+
+    qts = machine_start(BASE_MACHINE
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs0 "
+                     "-netdev user,id=hs1 ",
+                     2);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "standby0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root0',"
+                         "'failover': 'on',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs0',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_STANDBY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    start_virtio_net(qts, 1, 0, "standby0");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, false, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    qtest_qmp_device_add(qts, "virtio-net", "primary0",
+                         "{'bus': 'root1',"
+                         "'failover_pair_id': 'standby0',"
+                         "'netdev': 'hs1',"
+                         "'rombar': 0,"
+                         "'romfile': '',"
+                         "'mac': '"MAC_PRIMARY0"'}");
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    args = qdict_from_jsonf_nofail("{}");
+    g_assert_nonnull(args);
+    qdict_put_str(args, "uri", uri);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate', 'arguments': %p}", args);
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* the event is sent whan QEMU asks the OS to unplug the card */
+    resp = qtest_qmp_eventwait_ref(qts, "UNPLUG_PRIMARY");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "data"));
+
+    data = qdict_get_qdict(resp, "data");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(data, "device-id"));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(data, "device-id"), ==, "primary0");
+
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    resp = qtest_qmp(qts, "{ 'execute': 'migrate_cancel' }");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(resp, "return"));
+    qobject_unref(resp);
+
+    /* migration has been cancelled while the unplug was in progress */
+
+    /* while the card is not ejected, we must be in "cancelling" state */
+
+    total = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        ret = migrate_status(qts);
+
+        status = qdict_get_str(ret, "status");
+        if (strcmp(status, "cancelled") == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        g_assert_cmpstr(status, ==, "cancelling");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(ret, "total-time"));
+        total = qdict_get_int(ret, "total-time");
+        qobject_unref(ret);
+    }
+    qobject_unref(ret);
+
+    /*
+     * migration timeout in this case is 30 seconds
+     * check we exit on the timeout (ms)
+     */
+    g_assert_cmpint(total, >, 30000);
+
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "standby0", MAC_STANDBY0);
+    check_one_card(qts, true, "primary0", MAC_PRIMARY0);
+
+    machine_stop(qts);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     gchar *tmpfile = g_strdup_printf("/tmp/failover_test_migrate-%u-%u",
@@ -714,6 +997,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                         test_migrate_out);
     qtest_add_data_func("failover-virtio-net/migrate/in", tmpfile,
                         test_migrate_in);
+    qtest_add_data_func("failover-virtio-net/migrate/abort/wait-unplug",
+                        tmpfile, test_migrate_abort_wait_unplug);
+    qtest_add_data_func("failover-virtio-net/migrate/abort/active", tmpfile,
+                        test_migrate_abort_active);
+    if (g_test_slow()) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("failover-virtio-net/migrate/abort/timeout",
+                            tmpfile, test_migrate_abort_timeout);
+    }
 
     ret = g_test_run();
 
