diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index ac9594d..7f4cf86 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'qom-get',
   'data': { 'path': 'str', 'property': 'str' },
-  'returns': 'visitor',
-  'gen': 'no' }
+  'returns': '**',
+  'gen': false }

 ##
 # @qom-set:
@@ -1579,8 +1579,8 @@
 # Since: 1.2
 ##
 { 'command': 'qom-set',
-  'data': { 'path': 'str', 'property': 'str', 'value': 'visitor' },
-  'gen': 'no' }
+  'data': { 'path': 'str', 'property': 'str', 'value': '**' },
+  'gen': false }

 ##
 # @set_password:
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'netdev_add',
   'data': {'type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': '**'},
-  'gen': 'no' }
+  'gen': false }

 ##
 # @netdev_del:
@@ -1976,8 +1976,8 @@
 # Since: 2.0
 ##
 { 'command': 'object-add',
-  'data': {'qom-type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': 'dict'},
-  'gen': 'no' }
+  'data': {'qom-type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': '**'},
+  'gen': false }

 ##
 # @object-del:
diff --git a/qga/qapi-schema.json b/qga/qapi-schema.json
index 95f49e3..fe5be7e 100644
--- a/qga/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qga/qapi-schema.json
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 # Since: 0.15.0
 ##
 { 'command': 'guest-shutdown', 'data': { '*mode': 'str' },
-  'success-response': 'no' }
+  'success-response': false }

 ##
 # @guest-file-open:
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
-{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-disk', 'success-response': 'no' }
+{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-disk', 'success-response': false }

 ##
 # @guest-suspend-ram
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
-{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-ram', 'success-response': 'no' }
+{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-ram', 'success-response': false }

 ##
 # @guest-suspend-hybrid
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
-{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-hybrid', 'success-response': 'no' }
+{ 'command': 'guest-suspend-hybrid', 'success-response': false }

 ##
 # @GuestIpAddressType:
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7079e2a..941e839 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ check-qapi-schema-y := $(addprefix tests/qapi-schema/, \
 	bad-type-dict.json double-data.json unknown-expr-key.json \
 	redefined-type.json redefined-command.json redefined-builtin.json \
 	redefined-event.json command-int.json event-max.json \
+	type-bypass.json type-bypass-no-gen.json type-bypass-bad-gen.json \
 	missing-colon.json missing-comma-list.json \
 	missing-comma-object.json non-objects.json \
 	qapi-schema-test.json quoted-structural-chars.json \
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.err b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.exit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.json b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb70bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# FIXME: 'gen' should only appear with value false
+{ 'command': 'foo', 'gen': 'whatever' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.out b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e678f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-bad-gen.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[OrderedDict([('command', 'foo'), ('gen', 'whatever')])]
+[]
+[]
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.err b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.exit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.json b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af87c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# FIXME: type bypass should only work with 'gen':false
+{ 'command': 'unsafe', 'data': { 'arg': '**' }, 'returns': '**' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.out b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b2a9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass-no-gen.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[OrderedDict([('command', 'unsafe'), ('data', OrderedDict([('arg', '**')])), ('returns', '**')])]
+[]
+[]
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.err b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.exit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.json b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b2137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Use of 'gen':false allows bypassing type system
+{ 'command': 'unsafe', 'data': { 'arg': '**' }, 'returns': '**', 'gen': false }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.out b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf20f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/type-bypass.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[OrderedDict([('command', 'unsafe'), ('data', OrderedDict([('arg', '**')])), ('returns', '**'), ('gen', False)])]
+[]
+[]
