diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.vmx b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.vmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..68ef3827f78b5338f5b1b36029c551925e75255c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.vmx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config.version = "8"
+virtualHW.version = "4"
+ide0:0.present = "true"
+ide0:0.deviceType = "ata-hardDisk"
+ide0:0.fileName = "harddisk.vmdk"
+ide0:0.mode = "independent-nonpersistent"
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3786e2fe318c3c28fe46539b0f3a9b5d14e66d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<domain type='vmware'>
+  <uuid>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>32768</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>32768</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686'>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <source file='[datastore] directory/harddisk.vmdk'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+      <transient/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
+    <video>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+    </video>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
index 5c3b60e22d5d0605935ec493f1c5cb60a09b9ef5..963824a48e3949bb10d530fecafd0f37f8fe923a 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     DO_TEST("harddisk-scsi-file", "harddisk-scsi-file");
     DO_TEST("harddisk-ide-file", "harddisk-ide-file");
+    DO_TEST("harddisk-transient", "harddisk-transient");
 
     DO_TEST("cdrom-scsi-file", "cdrom-scsi-file");
     DO_TEST("cdrom-scsi-device", "cdrom-scsi-device");