diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 471b4c8..4814283 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ check-unit-y += tests/test-qdev-global-props$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/check-qom-interface$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-check-qom-interface-y = qom/object.c
 check-unit-y += tests/test-vmstate$(EXESUF)
+check-unit-y += tests/test-qemu-opts$(EXESUF)
+gcov-files-test-qemu-opts-y = qom/test-qemu-opts.c
 
 check-block-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh
 
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ tests/qom-test$(EXESUF): tests/qom-test.o
 tests/blockdev-test$(EXESUF): tests/blockdev-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/qdev-monitor-test$(EXESUF): tests/qdev-monitor-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper$(EXESUF): tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper.o
+tests/test-qemu-opts$(EXESUF): tests/test-qemu-opts.o libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
 
 # QTest rules
 
diff --git a/tests/test-qemu-opts.c b/tests/test-qemu-opts.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38917d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-qemu-opts.c
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+/*
+ * QemuOpts unit-tests.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Leandro Dorileo <l@dorileo.org>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qemu/config-file.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static QemuOptsList opts_list_01 = {
+    .name = "opts_list_01",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(opts_list_01.head),
+    .desc = {
+        {
+            .name = "str1",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },{
+            .name = "str2",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },{
+            .name = "str3",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },{
+            .name = "number1",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+        },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
+
+static QemuOptsList opts_list_02 = {
+    .name = "opts_list_02",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(opts_list_02.head),
+    .desc = {
+        {
+            .name = "str1",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },{
+            .name = "bool1",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+        },{
+            .name = "str2",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },{
+            .name = "size1",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_SIZE,
+        },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
+
+QemuOptsList opts_list_03 = {
+    .name = "opts_list_03",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(opts_list_03.head),
+    .desc = {
+        /* no elements => accept any params */
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
+
+static void register_opts(void)
+{
+    qemu_add_opts(&opts_list_01);
+    qemu_add_opts(&opts_list_02);
+    qemu_add_opts(&opts_list_03);
+}
+
+static void test_find_unknown_opts(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    /* should not return anything, we don't have an "unknown" option */
+    list = qemu_find_opts("unknown");
+    g_assert(list == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_find_opts(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    /* we have an "opts_list_01" option, should return it */
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opts_create(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* now we've create the opts, must find it */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opt_get(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    const char *opt = NULL;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* haven't set anything to str2 yet */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get(opts, "str2");
+    g_assert(opt == NULL);
+
+    qemu_opt_set(opts, "str2", "value");
+
+    /* now we have set str2, should know about it */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get(opts, "str2");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(opt, ==, "value");
+
+    qemu_opt_set(opts, "str2", "value2");
+
+    /* having reset the value, the returned should be the reset one */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get(opts, "str2");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(opt, ==, "value2");
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opt_get_bool(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    bool opt;
+    int ret;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_02");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_02");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* haven't set anything to bool1 yet, so defval should be returned */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
+    g_assert(opt == false);
+
+    ret = qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", true);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    /* now we have set bool1, should know about it */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
+    g_assert(opt == true);
+
+    /* having reset the value, opt should be the reset one not defval */
+    ret = qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", true);
+    g_assert(opt == false);
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opt_get_number(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    uint64_t opt;
+    int ret;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* haven't set anything to number1 yet, so defval should be returned */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "number1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 5);
+
+    ret = qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "number1", 10);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    /* now we have set number1, should know about it */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "number1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 10);
+
+    /* having reset it, the returned should be the reset one not defval */
+    ret = qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "number1", 15);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "number1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 15);
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opt_get_size(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    uint64_t opt;
+    QDict *dict;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_02");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_02");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* haven't set anything to size1 yet, so defval should be returned */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 5);
+
+    dict = qdict_new();
+    g_assert(dict != NULL);
+
+    qdict_put(dict, "size1", qstring_from_str("10"));
+
+    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, dict, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(error_abort == NULL);
+
+    /* now we have set size1, should know about it */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 10);
+
+    /* reset value */
+    qdict_put(dict, "size1", qstring_from_str("15"));
+
+    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, dict, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(error_abort == NULL);
+
+    /* test the reset value */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 15);
+
+    qdict_del(dict, "size1");
+    g_free(dict);
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opt_unset(void)
+{
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    const char *value;
+    int ret;
+
+    /* dynamically initialized (parsed) opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_parse(&opts_list_03, "key=value", 0);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+
+    /* check default/parsed value */
+    value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "key");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(value, ==, "value");
+
+    /* reset it to value2 */
+    qemu_opt_set(opts, "key", "value2");
+
+    value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "key");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(value, ==, "value2");
+
+    /* unset, valid only for "accept any" */
+    ret = qemu_opt_unset(opts, "key");
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    /* after reset the value should be the parsed/default one */
+    value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "key");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(value, ==, "value");
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opts_reset(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    uint64_t opt;
+    int ret;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* create the opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(list, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* haven't set anything to number1 yet, so defval should be returned */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "number1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 5);
+
+    ret = qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "number1", 10);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+
+    /* now we have set number1, should know about it */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "number1", 5);
+    g_assert(opt == 10);
+
+    qemu_opts_reset(list);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+static void test_qemu_opts_set(void)
+{
+    QemuOptsList *list;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+    int ret;
+    const char *opt;
+
+    register_opts();
+
+    list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_01");
+    g_assert(list != NULL);
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(list->name, ==, "opts_list_01");
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+
+    /* implicitly create opts and set str3 value */
+    ret = qemu_opts_set(list, NULL, "str3", "value");
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+    g_assert(!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&list->head));
+
+    /* get the just created opts */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts != NULL);
+
+    /* check the str3 value */
+    opt = qemu_opt_get(opts, "str3");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(opt, ==, "value");
+
+    qemu_opts_del(opts);
+
+    /* should not find anything at this point */
+    opts = qemu_opts_find(list, NULL);
+    g_assert(opts == NULL);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/find_unknown_opts", test_find_unknown_opts);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/find_opts", test_qemu_find_opts);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opts_create", test_qemu_opts_create);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opt_get", test_qemu_opt_get);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opt_get_bool", test_qemu_opt_get_bool);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opt_get_number", test_qemu_opt_get_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opt_get_size", test_qemu_opt_get_size);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opt_unset", test_qemu_opt_unset);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opts_reset", test_qemu_opts_reset);
+    g_test_add_func("/qemu-opts/opts_set", test_qemu_opts_set);
+    g_test_run();
+    return 0;
+}
