diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-1.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..244700a1e177951ef4d9ec19917a062323ea71ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>pc-i440fx-2.4</machine>
+  <arch>x86_64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='255'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>kvm</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='no'/>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-2.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..411c6b7a0b74afc51b655cc399bbab13fbb749cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>integratorcp</machine>
+  <arch>aarch64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='1'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>kvm</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='no'/>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-3.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..21c59a89f5ee0bc7a4bc0ccaadd73ac7475c0783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>virt-2.6</machine>
+  <arch>aarch64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='255'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>kvm</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='version'>
+        <value>2</value>
+      </enum>
+    </gic>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-4.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-4.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c972d5eea4347a92ea778f518179016c04254b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-4.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>virt-2.6</machine>
+  <arch>aarch64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='255'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>kvm</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='version'>
+        <value>3</value>
+      </enum>
+    </gic>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-5.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-5.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4b8c3a0b998bae3177d55c67a002133500f9872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/domaincaps-qemu_2.6.0-5.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</path>
+  <domain>kvm</domain>
+  <machine>pseries-2.6</machine>
+  <arch>ppc64le</arch>
+  <vcpu max='255'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+        <value>usb</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>kvm</value>
+        <value>vfio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='no'/>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapstest.c b/tests/domaincapstest.c
index d9d110a93249f6a19786049bdbd36f4cd4978f42..ee7855536307800c85aee93947fa102414a0a9da 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapstest.c
+++ b/tests/domaincapstest.c
@@ -272,6 +272,26 @@ mymain(void)
                  "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64", NULL,
                  VIR_ARCH_X86_64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
 
+    DO_TEST_QEMU("qemu_2.6.0-1", "caps_2.6.0-1",
+                 "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64", NULL,
+                 VIR_ARCH_X86_64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+
+    DO_TEST_QEMU("qemu_2.6.0-2", "caps_2.6.0-1",
+                 "/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64", NULL,
+                 VIR_ARCH_AARCH64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+
+    DO_TEST_QEMU("qemu_2.6.0-3", "caps_2.6.0-1",
+                 "/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64", "virt",
+                 VIR_ARCH_AARCH64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+
+    DO_TEST_QEMU("qemu_2.6.0-4", "caps_2.6.0-2",
+                 "/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64", "virt",
+                 VIR_ARCH_AARCH64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+
+    DO_TEST_QEMU("qemu_2.6.0-5", "caps_2.6.0-1",
+                 "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64", NULL,
+                 VIR_ARCH_PPC64LE, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+
 #endif /* WITH_QEMU */
 
     return ret;