diff --git a/tests/virtio-9p-test.c b/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
index 7273160863376f9367aaadd6aaffbe382cbb3a14..b3ee956cbcb24415060900b32bf0cea198575664 100644
--- a/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
+++ b/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "libqos/virtio-pci.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_ids.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_pci.h"
+#include "hw/9pfs/9p.h"
 
 static const char mount_tag[] = "qtest";
 
@@ -98,6 +99,226 @@ static void pci_config(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     g_free(tag);
 }
 
+#define P9_MAX_SIZE 4096 /* Max size of a T-message or R-message */
+
+typedef struct {
+    QVirtIO9P *v9p;
+    uint16_t tag;
+    uint64_t t_msg;
+    uint32_t t_size;
+    uint64_t r_msg;
+    /* No r_size, it is hardcoded to P9_MAX_SIZE */
+    size_t t_off;
+    size_t r_off;
+} P9Req;
+
+static void v9fs_memwrite(P9Req *req, const void *addr, size_t len)
+{
+    memwrite(req->t_msg + req->t_off, addr, len);
+    req->t_off += len;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_memskip(P9Req *req, size_t len)
+{
+    req->r_off += len;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_memrewind(P9Req *req, size_t len)
+{
+    req->r_off -= len;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_memread(P9Req *req, void *addr, size_t len)
+{
+    memread(req->r_msg + req->r_off, addr, len);
+    req->r_off += len;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_uint16_write(P9Req *req, uint16_t val)
+{
+    uint16_t le_val = cpu_to_le16(val);
+
+    v9fs_memwrite(req, &le_val, 2);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_uint16_read(P9Req *req, uint16_t *val)
+{
+    v9fs_memread(req, val, 2);
+    le16_to_cpus(val);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_uint32_write(P9Req *req, uint32_t val)
+{
+    uint32_t le_val = cpu_to_le32(val);
+
+    v9fs_memwrite(req, &le_val, 4);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_uint32_read(P9Req *req, uint32_t *val)
+{
+    v9fs_memread(req, val, 4);
+    le32_to_cpus(val);
+}
+
+/* len[2] string[len] */
+static uint16_t v9fs_string_size(const char *string)
+{
+    size_t len = strlen(string);
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(len, <=, UINT16_MAX);
+
+    return 2 + len;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_string_write(P9Req *req, const char *string)
+{
+    int len = strlen(string);
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(len, <=, UINT16_MAX);
+
+    v9fs_uint16_write(req, (uint16_t) len);
+    v9fs_memwrite(req, string, len);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_string_read(P9Req *req, uint16_t *len, char **string)
+{
+    uint16_t local_len;
+
+    v9fs_uint16_read(req, &local_len);
+    if (len) {
+        *len = local_len;
+    }
+    if (string) {
+        *string = g_malloc(local_len);
+        v9fs_memread(req, *string, local_len);
+    } else {
+        v9fs_memskip(req, local_len);
+    }
+}
+
+ typedef struct {
+    uint32_t size;
+    uint8_t id;
+    uint16_t tag;
+} QEMU_PACKED P9Hdr;
+
+static P9Req *v9fs_req_init(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t size, uint8_t id,
+                            uint16_t tag)
+{
+    P9Req *req = g_new0(P9Req, 1);
+    uint32_t t_size = 7 + size; /* 9P header has well-known size of 7 bytes */
+    P9Hdr hdr = {
+        .size = cpu_to_le32(t_size),
+        .id = id,
+        .tag = cpu_to_le16(tag)
+    };
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(t_size, <=, P9_MAX_SIZE);
+
+    req->v9p = v9p;
+    req->t_size = t_size;
+    req->t_msg = guest_alloc(v9p->qs->alloc, req->t_size);
+    v9fs_memwrite(req, &hdr, 7);
+    req->tag = tag;
+    return req;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_req_send(P9Req *req)
+{
+    QVirtIO9P *v9p = req->v9p;
+    uint32_t free_head;
+
+    req->r_msg = guest_alloc(v9p->qs->alloc, P9_MAX_SIZE);
+    free_head = qvirtqueue_add(v9p->vq, req->t_msg, req->t_size, false, true);
+    qvirtqueue_add(v9p->vq, req->r_msg, P9_MAX_SIZE, true, false);
+    qvirtqueue_kick(v9p->dev, v9p->vq, free_head);
+    req->t_off = 0;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_req_recv(P9Req *req, uint8_t id)
+{
+    QVirtIO9P *v9p = req->v9p;
+    P9Hdr hdr;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(v9p->dev, v9p->vq, 1000 * 1000);
+
+        v9fs_memread(req, &hdr, 7);
+        le32_to_cpus(&hdr.size);
+        le16_to_cpus(&hdr.tag);
+        if (hdr.size >= 7) {
+            break;
+        }
+        v9fs_memrewind(req, 7);
+    }
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(hdr.size, >=, 7);
+    g_assert_cmpint(hdr.size, <=, P9_MAX_SIZE);
+    g_assert_cmpint(hdr.tag, ==, req->tag);
+
+    if (hdr.id != id && hdr.id == P9_RLERROR) {
+        uint32_t err;
+        v9fs_uint32_read(req, &err);
+        g_printerr("Received Rlerror (%d) instead of Response %d\n", err, id);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+    g_assert_cmpint(hdr.id, ==, id);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_req_free(P9Req *req)
+{
+    QVirtIO9P *v9p = req->v9p;
+
+    guest_free(v9p->qs->alloc, req->t_msg);
+    guest_free(v9p->qs->alloc, req->r_msg);
+    g_free(req);
+}
+
+/* size[4] Tversion tag[2] msize[4] version[s] */
+static P9Req *v9fs_tversion(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t msize, const char *version)
+{
+    P9Req *req = v9fs_req_init(v9p, 4 + v9fs_string_size(version), P9_TVERSION,
+                               P9_NOTAG);
+
+    v9fs_uint32_write(req, msize);
+    v9fs_string_write(req, version);
+    v9fs_req_send(req);
+    return req;
+}
+
+/* size[4] Rversion tag[2] msize[4] version[s] */
+static void v9fs_rversion(P9Req *req, uint16_t *len, char **version)
+{
+    uint32_t msize;
+
+    v9fs_req_recv(req, P9_RVERSION);
+    v9fs_uint32_read(req, &msize);
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(msize, ==, P9_MAX_SIZE);
+
+    if (len || version) {
+        v9fs_string_read(req, len, version);
+    }
+
+    v9fs_req_free(req);
+}
+
+static void fs_version(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
+{
+    const char *version = "9P2000.L";
+    uint16_t server_len;
+    char *server_version;
+    P9Req *req;
+
+    req = v9fs_tversion(v9p, P9_MAX_SIZE, version);
+    v9fs_rversion(req, &server_len, &server_version);
+
+    g_assert_cmpmem(server_version, server_len, version, strlen(version));
+
+    g_free(server_version);
+}
+
 typedef void (*v9fs_test_fn)(QVirtIO9P *v9p);
 
 static void v9fs_run_pci_test(gconstpointer data)
@@ -121,6 +342,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     v9fs_qtest_pci_add("/virtio/9p/pci/nop", NULL);
     v9fs_qtest_pci_add("/virtio/9p/pci/config", pci_config);
+    v9fs_qtest_pci_add("/virtio/9p/pci/fs/version/basic", fs_version);
 
     return g_test_run();
 }