diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2 b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6aa5ab3a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Test zone management operations for qcow2 file.
+#
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+status=1 # failure is the default!
+
+file_name="zbc.qcow2"
+_cleanup()
+{
+  _cleanup_test_img
+  _rm_test_img "$file_name"
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ../common.rc
+. ../common.filter
+. ../common.qemu
+
+# This test only runs on Linux hosts with qcow2 image files.
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+echo
+echo "=== Initial image setup ==="
+echo
+
+$QEMU_IMG create -f qcow2 $file_name -o size=768M -o zone_size=64M \
+-o zone_capacity=64M -o zone_nr_conv=0 -o max_append_sectors=512 \
+-o max_open_zones=0 -o max_active_zones=0 -o zoned_profile=zbc
+
+IMG="--image-opts -n driver=qcow2,file.driver=file,file.filename=$file_name"
+QEMU_IO_OPTIONS=$QEMU_IO_OPTIONS_NO_FMT
+
+echo
+echo "=== Testing a qcow2 img with zoned format ==="
+echo
+echo "case 1: if the operations work"
+
+echo "(1) report the first zone:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+echo
+echo "report the first 10 zones"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 10"
+echo
+echo "report the last zone:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x2C000000 2" # 0x2C000000 / 512 = 0x160000
+echo
+echo
+echo "(2) opening the first zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zo 0 0x4000000" # 0x4000000 / 512 = 0x20000
+echo "report after:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+echo
+echo "opening the second zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zo 0x4000000 0x4000000"
+echo "report after:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x4000000 1"
+echo
+echo "opening the last zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zo 0x2C000000 0x4000000"
+echo "report after:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x2C000000 2"
+echo
+echo
+echo "(3) closing the first zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zc 0 0x4000000"
+echo "report after:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0 1"
+echo
+echo "closing the last zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zc 0x3e70000000 0x4000000"
+echo "report after:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x3e70000000 2"
+echo
+echo
+echo "(4) finishing the second zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zf 0x4000000 0x4000000"
+echo "After finishing a zone:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x4000000 1"
+echo
+echo
+echo "(5) resetting the second zone"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrs 0x4000000 0x4000000"
+echo "After resetting a zone:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x4000000 1"
+echo
+echo
+echo "(6) append write" # the physical block size of the device is 4096
+$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 $IMG -c "zap -p 0x4000000 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the second zone firstly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x4000000 1"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zap -p 0x4000000 0x1000 0x2000"
+echo "After appending the second zone secondly:"
+$QEMU_IO $IMG -c "zrp 0x4000000 1"
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..288bceffc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/zoned-qcow2.out
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+QA output created by zoned-qcow2
+
+=== Initial image setup ===
+
+Formatting 'zbc.qcow2', fmt=qcow2 cluster_size=65536 extended_l2=off compression_type=zlib zoned_profile=zbc zone_size=67108864 zone_capacity=67108864 zone_nr_conv=0 max_append_sectors=512 max_active_zones=0 max_open_zones=0 size=805306368 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+=== Testing a qcow2 img with zoned format ===
+
+case 1: if the operations work
+(1) report the first zone:
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+
+report the first 10 zones
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x20000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x40000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x40000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x60000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x60000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x80000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x80000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0xa0000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0xa0000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0xc0000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0xc0000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0xe0000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0xe0000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x100000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x100000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+start: 0x120000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x120000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+
+report the last zone:
+start: 0x160000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x160000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+
+
+(2) opening the first zone
+wps[0]: 0x0
+report after:
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:3, [type: 2]
+
+opening the second zone
+wps[1]: 0x20000
+report after:
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x20000, zcond:3, [type: 2]
+
+opening the last zone
+wps[11]: 0x160000
+report after:
+start: 0x160000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x160000, zcond:3, [type: 2]
+
+
+(3) closing the first zone
+wps[0]: 0x0
+report after:
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:4, [type: 2]
+
+closing the last zone
+zone close failed: Input/output error
+report after:
+start: 0x1f380000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:0, [type: 2]
+start: 0x1f3a0000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:0, [type: 2]
+
+
+(4) finishing the second zone
+wps[1]: 0x40000
+After finishing a zone:
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x40000, zcond:14, [type: 2]
+
+
+(5) resetting the second zone
+wps[1]: 0x20000
+After resetting a zone:
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x20000, zcond:1, [type: 2]
+
+
+(6) append write
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x0, zcond:4, [type: 2]
+wps[0]: 0x18
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x0
+After appending the first zone firstly:
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x18, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+wps[0]: 0x30
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x18
+After appending the first zone secondly:
+start: 0x0, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x30, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+wps[1]: 0x20018
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x20000
+After appending the second zone firstly:
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x20018, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+wps[1]: 0x20030
+After zap done, the append sector is 0x20018
+After appending the second zone secondly:
+start: 0x20000, len 0x20000, cap 0x20000, wptr 0x20030, zcond:2, [type: 2]
+*** done
