diff --git a/qemu-io-cmds.c b/qemu-io-cmds.c
index f35ea627d7..3f75d2f5a6 100644
--- a/qemu-io-cmds.c
+++ b/qemu-io-cmds.c
@@ -1874,6 +1874,80 @@ static const cmdinfo_t zone_reset_cmd = {
     .oneline = "reset a zone write pointer in zone block device",
 };
 
+static int do_aio_zone_append(BlockBackend *blk, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                              int64_t *offset, int flags, int *total)
+{
+    int async_ret = NOT_DONE;
+
+    blk_aio_zone_append(blk, offset, qiov, flags, aio_rw_done, &async_ret);
+    while (async_ret == NOT_DONE) {
+        main_loop_wait(false);
+    }
+
+    *total = qiov->size;
+    return async_ret < 0 ? async_ret : 1;
+}
+
+static int zone_append_f(BlockBackend *blk, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+    bool pflag = false;
+    int flags = 0;
+    int total = 0;
+    int64_t offset;
+    char *buf;
+    int c, nr_iov;
+    int pattern = 0xcd;
+    QEMUIOVector qiov;
+
+    if (optind > argc - 3) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "p")) != -1) {
+        pflag = true;
+    }
+
+    offset = cvtnum(argv[optind]);
+    if (offset < 0) {
+        print_cvtnum_err(offset, argv[optind]);
+        return offset;
+    }
+    optind++;
+    nr_iov = argc - optind;
+    buf = create_iovec(blk, &qiov, &argv[optind], nr_iov, pattern,
+                       flags & BDRV_REQ_REGISTERED_BUF);
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    ret = do_aio_zone_append(blk, &qiov, &offset, flags, &total);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        printf("zone append failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (pflag) {
+        printf("After zap done, the append sector is 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+               tosector(offset));
+    }
+
+out:
+    qemu_io_free(blk, buf, qiov.size,
+                 flags & BDRV_REQ_REGISTERED_BUF);
+    qemu_iovec_destroy(&qiov);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static const cmdinfo_t zone_append_cmd = {
+    .name = "zone_append",
+    .altname = "zap",
+    .cfunc = zone_append_f,
+    .argmin = 3,
+    .argmax = 4,
+    .args = "offset len [len..]",
+    .oneline = "append write a number of bytes at a specified offset",
+};
+
 static int truncate_f(BlockBackend *blk, int argc, char **argv);
 static const cmdinfo_t truncate_cmd = {
     .name       = "truncate",
@@ -2672,6 +2746,7 @@ static void __attribute((constructor)) init_qemuio_commands(void)
     qemuio_add_command(&zone_close_cmd);
     qemuio_add_command(&zone_finish_cmd);
     qemuio_add_command(&zone_reset_cmd);
+    qemuio_add_command(&zone_append_cmd);
     qemuio_add_command(&truncate_cmd);
     qemuio_add_command(&length_cmd);
     qemuio_add_command(&info_cmd);
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned
index 53097e44d9..46e4f25919 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ echo "(5) resetting the second zone"
 $QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrs 268435456 268435456"
 echo "After resetting a zone:"
 $QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 268435456 1"
+echo
+echo
+echo "(6) append write" # the physical block size of the device is 4096
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zap -p 0 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the first zone firstly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zap -p 0 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the first zone secondly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zap -p 268435456 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the second zone firstly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 268435456 1"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zap -p 268435456 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the second zone secondly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 268435456 1"
 
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned.out
index b2d061da49..fe53ba4744 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned.out
@@ -50,4 +50,20 @@ start: 0x80000, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x100000, zcond:14, [type: 2]
 (5) resetting the second zone
 After resetting a zone:
 start: 0x80000, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x80000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+
+
+(6) append write
+start: 0x0, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x0, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x0
+After appending the first zone firstly:
+start: 0x0, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x18, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x18
+After appending the first zone secondly:
+start: 0x0, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x30, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x80000
+After appending the second zone firstly:
+start: 0x80000, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x80018, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x80018
+After appending the second zone secondly:
+start: 0x80000, len 0x80000, cap 0x80000, wptr 0x80030, zcond:2, [type: 2]
 *** done
