diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/001 b/tests/qemu-iotests/001
index 696726e45f..6f980fd34d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/001
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/001
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test simple read/write using plain bdrv_pread/bdrv_pwrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/002 b/tests/qemu-iotests/002
index 1a0d411df5..5ce1647531 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/002
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/002
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test simple read/write using plain bdrv_pread/bdrv_pwrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/003 b/tests/qemu-iotests/003
index 33eeade0de..03f902a83c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/003
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/003
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test simple read/write using bdrv_aio_readv/bdrv_aio_writev
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/004 b/tests/qemu-iotests/004
index d308dc4b49..e955579a67 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/004
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/004
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Make sure we can't read and write outside of the image size.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/005 b/tests/qemu-iotests/005
index b6d03ac37d..40e64a9a8f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/005
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/005
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: img auto quick
 #
 # Make sure qemu-img can create 5TB images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/007 b/tests/qemu-iotests/007
index 160683adf8..936d3f14fb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/007
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/007
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: snapshot auto
 #
 # Check for one possible case of qcow2 refcount corruption.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/008 b/tests/qemu-iotests/008
index 2b81b119bf..fa4990b513 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/008
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/008
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test simple asynchronous read/write operations.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/009 b/tests/qemu-iotests/009
index 4dc7d210f9..efa852bad3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/009
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/009
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Nolan I qcow2 corruption - incorrectly reports free clusters
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/010 b/tests/qemu-iotests/010
index df809b3088..4ae9027b47 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/010
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/010
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Nolan II qcow2 corruption - wrong used cluster
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/011 b/tests/qemu-iotests/011
index 57b99ae4a9..5c99ac987f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/011
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/011
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test for AIO allocation on the same cluster
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/012 b/tests/qemu-iotests/012
index 12957285b3..3a24d2ca8d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/012
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/012
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Make sure we can open read-only images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/013 b/tests/qemu-iotests/013
index 5cb9032f16..d39d0cd88b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/013
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/013
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # qcow2 pattern test, empty and compressed image - 4k cluster patterns
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/014 b/tests/qemu-iotests/014
index e1221c0fff..2d23469332 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/014
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/014
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # qcow2 pattern test, complex patterns including compression and snapshots
 # Using patterns for 4k cluster size.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/015 b/tests/qemu-iotests/015
index 4d8effd0ae..40c23235a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/015
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/015
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw snapshot
 #
 # Combined test to grow the refcount table and test snapshots.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/017 b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
index 0a4b854e65..3cab97ad94 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/017
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing auto quick
 #
 # Simple backing file reads
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/018 b/tests/qemu-iotests/018
index c69ce09209..a946243450 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/018
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/018
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing auto quick
 #
 # Merge backing file into test image when converting the image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/019 b/tests/qemu-iotests/019
index 813a84acac..a1a2065f6a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/019
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/019
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing auto quick
 #
 # When using a backing file for the output image in qemu-img convert,
 # the backing file clusters must not copied. The data must still be
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/020 b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
index 20f8f185d0..a4ae2e1017 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/020
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing auto quick
 #
 # Commit changes to backing file
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/021 b/tests/qemu-iotests/021
index f888269fd4..0fc89df2fe 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/021
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/021
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: io auto quick
 #
 # Test handling of invalid patterns arguments to qemu-io
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/022 b/tests/qemu-iotests/022
index 99eb08f57f..a116cfe255 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/022
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/022
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw snapshot auto
 #
 # Test bdrv_load/save_vmstate using the usual patterns
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/023 b/tests/qemu-iotests/023
index 02ed047820..d19d13ff5d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/023
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/023
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # qcow2 pattern test with various cluster sizes
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/024 b/tests/qemu-iotests/024
index e2e766241e..de70aeac1c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/024
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/024
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing auto quick
 #
 # Rebasing COW images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/025 b/tests/qemu-iotests/025
index e05d833452..0047969d17 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/025
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/025
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Resizing images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/026 b/tests/qemu-iotests/026
index b9713eb591..204af667b3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/026
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/026
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw blkdbg
 #
 # qcow2 error path testing
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/027 b/tests/qemu-iotests/027
index 494be0921f..b279c88f33 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/027
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/027
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test that sub-cluster allocating writes zero the rest of the cluster
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/028 b/tests/qemu-iotests/028
index 797dae5350..665889297f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/028
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/028
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing quick
 #
 # Test that backing files can be smaller than the image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/029 b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
index 2161a4b87a..3a20d2d1ff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/029
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # qcow2 internal snapshots/VM state tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 104e3cee1b..43d6a4729b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Tests for image streaming.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/031 b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
index 646ecd593f..af167e85be 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/031
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test that all qcow2 header extensions survive a header rewrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/032 b/tests/qemu-iotests/032
index 8337a4d825..ebbe7cb0ba 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/032
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/032
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test that AIO requests are drained before an image is closed. This used
 # to segfault because the request coroutine kept running even after the
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/033 b/tests/qemu-iotests/033
index 8b40991d55..da9133c44b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/033
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/033
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test aligned and misaligned write zeroes operations.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/034 b/tests/qemu-iotests/034
index da4cea1571..e5d5996aa0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/034
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/034
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test bdrv_pwrite_zeroes with backing files (see also 154)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/035 b/tests/qemu-iotests/035
index d950a0dd1e..0c0c4fdd42 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/035
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/035
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Let a few AIO requests run in parallel and have them access different L2
 # tables so that the cache has a chance to get used up.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/036 b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
index cf522de7a1..a27d4125d2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/036
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qcow2 feature bits
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/037 b/tests/qemu-iotests/037
index e6517acbd4..9bcc7695a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/037
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/037
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test COW from backing files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/038 b/tests/qemu-iotests/038
index 707e2d72e9..63dff13827 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/038
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/038
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test COW from backing files with AIO
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/039 b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
index ddce48ab47..3cddb8a720 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/039
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qcow2 lazy refcounts
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 32c82b4ec6..1a8bd3f613 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Tests for image block commit.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index 1812dd8479..aa4cc5bc48 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Tests for image mirroring.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/042 b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
index 0e85b356b7..6cf823fa74 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/042
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img operation on zero size images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/043 b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
index b102e49208..83b97cccaf 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/043
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Test that qemu-img info --backing-chain detects infinite loops
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/044 b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
index 7e99ea7c68..64b18eb7c8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/044
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests growing a large refcount table.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/045 b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
index 5acc89099c..45eb239baa 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/045
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for fdsets and getfd.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/046 b/tests/qemu-iotests/046
index ecbe5fc0f4..47b216f4bf 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/046
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/046
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto aio quick
 #
 # Test concurrent cluster allocations
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/047 b/tests/qemu-iotests/047
index 4528465fb0..8dd21e0a81 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/047
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/047
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Regression test for commit b7ab0fea (which was a corruption fix,
 # despite the commit message claiming otherwise)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/048 b/tests/qemu-iotests/048
index 2af6b74b41..bf8e4bf528 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/048
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/048
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: img auto quick
 ##
 ## qemu-img compare test
 ##
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/049 b/tests/qemu-iotests/049
index 051a1c79e0..ed6730c4e8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/049
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/049
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Check qemu-img option parsing
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/050 b/tests/qemu-iotests/050
index cdc5356541..62cc29f756 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/050
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/050
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img rebase with zero clusters
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051 b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
index 034d3a3250..833aeda9f7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test command line configuration of block devices and driver-specific options
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/052 b/tests/qemu-iotests/052
index 8d5c10601f..2f23ac9b65 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/052
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/052
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test bdrv_pread/bdrv_pwrite using BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/053 b/tests/qemu-iotests/053
index 71d299c4f9..9a2958d42d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/053
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/053
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img convert when image length is not a multiple of cluster size
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/054 b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
index a8905b60d0..a796f565e0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/054
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test huge qcow2 images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/055 b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
index 4d3744b0d3..5d6b607051 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/055
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests for drive-backup and blockdev-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/056 b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
index f73fc74457..ffb2077a03 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/056
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw backing
 #
 # Tests for drive-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/057 b/tests/qemu-iotests/057
index a8b4bb60e0..b0d431999e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/057
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/057
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests for internal snapshot.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/058 b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
index d84740ed9f..ce35ff4ee0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/058
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test export internal snapshot by qemu-nbd, convert it by qemu-img.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/059 b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
index 4c90fc0363..68ee73174b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/059
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for vmdk
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/060 b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
index 32c0ecce9e..3c72602806 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/060
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for image corruption (overlapping data structures) in qcow2
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/061 b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
index 10eb243164..0d58739328 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/061
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test case for image option amendment in qcow2.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/062 b/tests/qemu-iotests/062
index f26b88df9d..321252298d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/062
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/062
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for snapshotting images with unallocated zero clusters in
 # qcow2
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/063 b/tests/qemu-iotests/063
index c750b3806e..3a44758053 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/063
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/063
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # test of qemu-img convert -n - convert without creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/064 b/tests/qemu-iotests/064
index 90673186ec..71fc575b21 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/064
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/064
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test VHDX read/write from a sample image created with Hyper-V
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index 18dc488c7a..43240838ac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test for additional information emitted by qemu-img info on qcow2
 # images
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/066 b/tests/qemu-iotests/066
index a4ac613f8e..a780ed7ab5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/066
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/066
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for preallocated zero clusters in qcow2
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067 b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
index a63be9cabf..b23f8c65de 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test automatic deletion of BDSes created by -drive/drive_add
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/068 b/tests/qemu-iotests/068
index ccd1a9f1db..03e03508a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/068
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/068
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for loading a saved VM state from a qcow2 image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/069 b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
index b997b127f0..ccb24bc948 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/069
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for deleting a backing file
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/070 b/tests/qemu-iotests/070
index cb0f927c16..b181e00f9b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/070
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/070
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test VHDX log replay from an image with a journal that needs to be
 # replayed
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071 b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
index 88faebcc1d..1d92f7f4a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for the QMP blkdebug and blkverify interfaces
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/072 b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
index f0b73e7e65..c492ab8a78 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/072
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for nested image formats
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/073 b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
index 23a1bdf890..ccdd465bbf 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/073
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test count_contiguous_clusters in qcow2
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/074 b/tests/qemu-iotests/074
index db03edf0b0..c32c94b50d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/074
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/074
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 ##
 ## qemu-img compare test (qcow2 only ones)
 ##
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/075 b/tests/qemu-iotests/075
index 389d5675fa..ca2ed2a05c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/075
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/075
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # cloop format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/076 b/tests/qemu-iotests/076
index 0d405ef3f2..1a8927d765 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/076
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/076
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: io
 #
 # parallels format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/077 b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
index c284952082..fbb90d8036 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/077
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test concurrent pread/pwrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/078 b/tests/qemu-iotests/078
index 54fc654d8e..0b48b7f137 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/078
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/078
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # bochs format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/079 b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
index 3642b51feb..e00a3cda2f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/079
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test qcow2 preallocation with different cluster_sizes
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/080 b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
index 7588c63b6c..04ef826960 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/080
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # qcow2 format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081 b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
index 537d40dfd5..a8185036cb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test Quorum block driver
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/082 b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
index 1998965ed4..865f01e2a9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/082
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img command line parsing
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/083 b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
index 10fdfc8ebb..bc32b537b2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/083
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test NBD client unexpected disconnect
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/084 b/tests/qemu-iotests/084
index c29d7395e9..e51e91a7c8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/084
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/084
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: img quick
 #
 # Test case for VDI header corruption; image too large, and too many blocks.
 # Also simple test for creating dynamic and static VDI images.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/085 b/tests/qemu-iotests/085
index dd3c993a2d..20bdea3952 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/085
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/085
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Live snapshot tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/086 b/tests/qemu-iotests/086
index fea1a7bd8a..c055e7bfe1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/086
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/086
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img progress output
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/087 b/tests/qemu-iotests/087
index bdfdad3454..6eff852f22 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/087
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/087
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test unsupported blockdev-add cases
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/088 b/tests/qemu-iotests/088
index ef1163346c..e3102fe888 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/088
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/088
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # vpc (VHD) format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/089 b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
index 059ad75e28..1041cde0a1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/089
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for support of JSON filenames
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/090 b/tests/qemu-iotests/090
index 1246e4f910..cda38eeef2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/090
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/090
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test for discarding compressed clusters on qcow2 images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/091 b/tests/qemu-iotests/091
index 68fbfd777b..156e405132 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/091
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/091
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw migration
 #
 # Live migration test
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/092 b/tests/qemu-iotests/092
index 40ec62b6f1..bfa116d191 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/092
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/092
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # qcow1 format input validation tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/093 b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
index 32ded11430..7745cb04b6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/093
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: throttle
 #
 # Tests for IO throttling
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/094 b/tests/qemu-iotests/094
index 2d3e1004d3..a295fb20ef 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/094
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/094
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for drive-mirror to NBD
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/095 b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
index 155ae86aa7..24c8ca2672 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/095
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test for commit of larger active layer
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/096 b/tests/qemu-iotests/096
index 5915f92786..b5d7636bdc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/096
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/096
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test that snapshots move the throttling configuration to the active
 # layer
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/097 b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
index 690f3d3ce1..2a95ee0c0f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/097
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Commit changes into backing chains and empty the top image if the
 # backing image is not explicitly specified
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/098 b/tests/qemu-iotests/098
index 1e29d96b3d..2b029a41c8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/098
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/098
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test qcow2's bdrv_make_empty for images without internal snapshots
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/099 b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
index 65e8e92572..2f1199ce04 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/099
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test valid filenames for blkdebug and blkverify representatively for
 # other protocols (such as NBD) when queried
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/101 b/tests/qemu-iotests/101
index a4c1b6366a..4c4a8cea11 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/101
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/101
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test short file I/O
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/102 b/tests/qemu-iotests/102
index b898df436f..0dd3cee426 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/102
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/102
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for qemu-io -c map and qemu-img map
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/103 b/tests/qemu-iotests/103
index 8c1ebe0443..5fee8a0119 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/103
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/103
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for qcow2 metadata cache size specification
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/104 b/tests/qemu-iotests/104
index c70f28a9a1..3ebb74cf6e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/104
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/104
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test image creation with aligned and unaligned sizes
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/105 b/tests/qemu-iotests/105
index 4d55a2d3ef..d804685110 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/105
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/105
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Create, read, write big image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/106 b/tests/qemu-iotests/106
index b5d1ec4078..9e833a105c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/106
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/106
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test preallocated resize of raw images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/107 b/tests/qemu-iotests/107
index 268ba27688..86dc27343e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/107
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/107
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Tests updates of the qcow2 L1 table
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/108 b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
index 5f7076fba4..6b1ddbb5b6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/108
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for repairing qcow2 images which cannot be repaired using
 # the on-disk refcount structures
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/109 b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
index 5bc2e9b001..f4188470df 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/109
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test writing image headers of other formats into raw images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/110 b/tests/qemu-iotests/110
index 139c02c2cf..4e2a3ce04d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/110
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/110
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test case for relative backing file names in complex BDS trees
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/111 b/tests/qemu-iotests/111
index 3b43d1bd83..1a3d1ee741 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/111
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/111
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for non-existing backing file when creating a qcow2 image
 # and not specifying the size
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112 b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
index 20ff5c224a..7a5b859c81 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test cases for different refcount_bits values
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/113 b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
index 71a65de2e7..ee59b9a4b8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/113
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for accessing creation options on image formats and
 # protocols not supporting image creation
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/114 b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
index 26104fff6c..a3a0e2c807 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/114
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test invalid backing file format in qcow2 images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/115 b/tests/qemu-iotests/115
index d254b18342..5c3f60bc1b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/115
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/115
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test case for non-self-referential qcow2 refcount blocks
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/116 b/tests/qemu-iotests/116
index 941b07a1a9..4f40fcb3d2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/116
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/116
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test error code paths for invalid QED images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/117 b/tests/qemu-iotests/117
index f37b34f8b1..8210a0f70d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/117
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/117
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test case for shared BDS between backend trees
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/118 b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
index adc8a848b5..d705a01b78 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/118
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test case for the QMP 'change' command and all other associated
 # commands
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/119 b/tests/qemu-iotests/119
index ea6770a484..5770b50045 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/119
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/119
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # NBD test case for overriding BDRV_O_PROTOCOL by explicitly specifying
 # a driver
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/120 b/tests/qemu-iotests/120
index 2931a7550f..03d5a3ba33 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/120
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/120
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Non-NBD test cases for overriding BDRV_O_PROTOCOL by explicitly
 # specifying a driver
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/121 b/tests/qemu-iotests/121
index 90ea0db737..0abe27f9f7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/121
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/121
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test cases for qcow2 refcount table growth
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/122 b/tests/qemu-iotests/122
index f7a3ae684a..5faf9ab034 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/122
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/122
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test some qemu-img convert cases
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/123 b/tests/qemu-iotests/123
index 01b771c76e..e19111f70d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/123
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/123
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for qemu-img convert to NBD
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/124 b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
index 3705cbb6b3..3b21bc497f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/124
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw backing
 #
 # Tests for incremental drive-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/125 b/tests/qemu-iotests/125
index d510984045..55e45657a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/125
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/125
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test preallocated growth of qcow2 images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/126 b/tests/qemu-iotests/126
index b7fce1e59d..7e4d1b3345 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/126
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/126
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Tests handling of colons in filenames (which may be confused with protocol
 # prefixes)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/127 b/tests/qemu-iotests/127
index a4fc866038..b30a49579f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/127
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/127
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Test case for mirroring with dataplane
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/128 b/tests/qemu-iotests/128
index 3606c41760..d0e00d24b1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/128
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/128
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test that opening O_DIRECT succeeds when image file I/O produces EIO
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/129 b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
index b0da4a5541..0873b4800d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/129
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests that "bdrv_drain_all" doesn't drain block jobs
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/130 b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
index 77ad2aa13a..9d50960d66 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/130
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test that temporary backing file overrides (on the command line or in
 # blockdev-add) don't replace the original path stored in the image during
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/131 b/tests/qemu-iotests/131
index 27870231cf..d7456cae5b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/131
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/131
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # parallels format validation tests (created by QEMU)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/132 b/tests/qemu-iotests/132
index 39ea43067e..367ea08036 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/132
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/132
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test mirror with unmap
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/133 b/tests/qemu-iotests/133
index 6f7cacc091..602c4b7a96 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/133
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/133
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Test for reopen
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/134 b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
index 5162d21662..2d08ddd2ec 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/134
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test encrypted read/write using plain bdrv_pread/bdrv_pwrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/135 b/tests/qemu-iotests/135
index 3b3d1dc2a5..299075b4c9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/135
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/135
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test VPC open of image with large Max Table Entries value.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/136 b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
index d59400c9fc..8fce88bd67 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/136
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests for block device statistics
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/137 b/tests/qemu-iotests/137
index 7ae86892f7..1cb2fe1653 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/137
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/137
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test qcow2 reopen
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/138 b/tests/qemu-iotests/138
index 1d5b0bed6d..04d0bb5487 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/138
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/138
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # General test case for qcow2's image check
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/139 b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
index 7120d3142b..401e8a915d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/139
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test cases for the QMP 'blockdev-del' command
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/140 b/tests/qemu-iotests/140
index 8d2ce5d9e3..13bc4ca2d7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/140
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/140
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for ejecting a BlockBackend with an NBD server attached to it
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/141 b/tests/qemu-iotests/141
index 5192d256e3..38736e16f2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/141
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/141
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for ejecting BDSs with block jobs still running on them
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/143 b/tests/qemu-iotests/143
index f649b36195..8e2009df26 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/143
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/143
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Test case for connecting to a non-existing NBD export name
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/144 b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
index 4569ac0b4b..60e9ddd75f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/144
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 # Check live snapshot, followed by active commit, and another snapshot.
 #
 # This test is to catch the error case of BZ #1300209:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/145 b/tests/qemu-iotests/145
index 9427549651..a2ce92516d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/145
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/145
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test the combination of -incoming and snapshot=on
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/146 b/tests/qemu-iotests/146
index 2e43abddfc..8bc9bbefa3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/146
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/146
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test VHD image format creator detection and override
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/147 b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
index d7a9f31089..47dfa62e6b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/147
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: img
 #
 # Test case for NBD's blockdev-add interface
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/148 b/tests/qemu-iotests/148
index 5e14a455b1..7ccbde4633 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/148
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/148
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test the rate limit of QMP events
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/149 b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
index 852768f80a..328fd05a4c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/149
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw sudo
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/150 b/tests/qemu-iotests/150
index 3b1f32197a..ac6930ae20 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/150
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/150
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test that qemu-img convert -S 0 fully allocates the target image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/151 b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
index f2df72c29c..182f6b5321 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/151
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests for active mirroring
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/152 b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
index cc2ea09654..4e179c340f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/152
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for drive-mirror with source size unaligned to granularity
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/153 b/tests/qemu-iotests/153
index cf961d3609..23005e7125 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/153
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/153
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test image locking
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/154 b/tests/qemu-iotests/154
index d68f66b9e0..83900cc072 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/154
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/154
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # qcow2 specific bdrv_pwrite_zeroes tests with backing files (complements 034)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/155 b/tests/qemu-iotests/155
index cb371d4649..37a2f8c681 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/155
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/155
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test whether the backing BDSs are correct after completion of a
 # mirror block job; in "existing" modes (drive-mirror with
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/156 b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
index 5559df63a5..4019ada313 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/156
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Tests oVirt-like storage migration:
 #  - Create snapshot
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/157 b/tests/qemu-iotests/157
index 7cbac38099..0dc9ba68d2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/157
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/157
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test command line configuration of block devices with qdev
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/158 b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
index ba4db6116a..6dcd14aeb2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/158
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test encrypted read/write using backing files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/159 b/tests/qemu-iotests/159
index f9690053a2..4eb476d3a8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/159
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/159
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # qemu-img dd test with different block sizes
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/160 b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
index 0572b5ae9a..7984a9c6f7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/160
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # qemu-img dd test for the skip option
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/161 b/tests/qemu-iotests/161
index f572a19af2..e161fb4679 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/161
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/161
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test reopening a backing image after block-stream and block-commit
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/162 b/tests/qemu-iotests/162
index c0053ed975..cf17f494d8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/162
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/162
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test case for specifying runtime options of the wrong type to some
 # block drivers
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/163 b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
index 5a3cc840a5..dedce8ef43 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/163
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Tests for shrinking images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/165 b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
index fb56a769b4..abc4ffadd5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/165
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for persistent dirty bitmaps.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/169 b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
index 2c5a132aa3..2d41e1cc03 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/169
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick migration
 #
 # Tests for dirty bitmaps migration.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/170 b/tests/qemu-iotests/170
index 6c8f0e8085..41387e4d66 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/170
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/170
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # qemu-img dd test
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/171 b/tests/qemu-iotests/171
index 341064a1c6..babfe98753 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/171
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/171
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test 'offset' and 'size' options of the raw driver. Make sure we can't
 # (or can) read and write outside of the image size.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/172 b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
index 7195fb895a..4548e3aab9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/172
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto
 #
 # Test floppy configuration
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/173 b/tests/qemu-iotests/173
index ec6d1705e5..9594f3c5ea 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/173
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/173
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test QAPI commands looking up protocol based images with relative
 # filename backing strings
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/174 b/tests/qemu-iotests/174
index e2f14a38c6..1a141fbc0f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/174
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/174
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto
 #
 # Test that qemu-io fail with non-zero exit code
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/175 b/tests/qemu-iotests/175
index 020ed8e61f..9bb7ea6936 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/175
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/175
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test creating raw image preallocation mode
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/176 b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
index 117c8b6954..e5be07d6a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/176
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing
 #
 # Commit changes into backing chains and empty the top image if the
 # backing image is not explicitly specified.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/177 b/tests/qemu-iotests/177
index eadc2c7ef6..88b2c977c5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/177
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/177
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test corner cases with unusual block geometries
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/178 b/tests/qemu-iotests/178
index 7cf0e27154..b911b79915 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/178
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/178
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: img
 #
 # qemu-img measure sub-command tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/179 b/tests/qemu-iotests/179
index 9372dc30ef..ebd48e6ad2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/179
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/179
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test case for write zeroes with unmap
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/181 b/tests/qemu-iotests/181
index 438c2dcd80..dadf3bf88e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/181
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/181
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto migration
 #
 # Test postcopy live migration with shared storage
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/182 b/tests/qemu-iotests/182
index 56a2dd58e6..55a0384c08 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/182
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/182
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test image locking for POSIX locks
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/183 b/tests/qemu-iotests/183
index acdbefa310..16390fe93d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/183
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/183
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw migration
 #
 # Test old-style block migration (migrate -b)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/184 b/tests/qemu-iotests/184
index 33dd8d2a4f..1d923f509d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/184
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/184
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test I/O throttle block filter driver interface
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/185 b/tests/qemu-iotests/185
index fd5e6ebe11..7bc8fe5767 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/185
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/185
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test exiting qemu while jobs are still running
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/186 b/tests/qemu-iotests/186
index 3ea0442d44..66f2418182 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/186
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/186
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test 'info block' with all kinds of configurations
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/187 b/tests/qemu-iotests/187
index c6e1dc57a0..46fd5678c7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/187
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/187
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test switching between read-only and read-write
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/188 b/tests/qemu-iotests/188
index 09b9b6083a..4ff0c938a8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/188
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/188
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test encrypted read/write using plain bdrv_pread/bdrv_pwrite
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/189 b/tests/qemu-iotests/189
index c9ce9d3bed..2f6f8a9309 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/189
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/189
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test encrypted read/write using backing files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/190 b/tests/qemu-iotests/190
index 6d41650438..6011be0861 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/190
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/190
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # qemu-img measure sub-command tests on huge qcow2 files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/191 b/tests/qemu-iotests/191
index b05db68141..bce1d8445e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/191
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/191
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test commit block job where top has two parents
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/192 b/tests/qemu-iotests/192
index d2ba55dd90..d809187fca 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/192
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/192
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test NBD export with -incoming (non-shared storage migration use case from
 # libvirt)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/194 b/tests/qemu-iotests/194
index 8b1f720af4..72e1ea7660 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/194
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/194
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw migration quick
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/195 b/tests/qemu-iotests/195
index 48984b7ac1..dab6e0fe9c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/195
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/195
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test change-backing-file command
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/196 b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
index e8fcf37273..2451515094 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/196
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick migration
 #
 # Test clearing unknown autoclear_features flag by qcow2 after
 # migration. This test mimics migration to older qemu.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/197 b/tests/qemu-iotests/197
index 95f05b0e34..74e751d06f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/197
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/197
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for copy-on-read into qcow2
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/198 b/tests/qemu-iotests/198
index fb0d5a29d3..b4c498015f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/198
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/198
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test commit of encrypted qcow2 files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/199 b/tests/qemu-iotests/199
index 40774eed74..9cb8c55956 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/199
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/199
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw migration
 #
 # Tests for dirty bitmaps postcopy migration.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/200 b/tests/qemu-iotests/200
index 59f7854b9f..c72cd72e56 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/200
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/200
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Block job co-routine race condition test.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/201 b/tests/qemu-iotests/201
index 483eb189c5..412a6f1834 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/201
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/201
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw migration
 #
 # Test savevm and loadvm after live migration with postcopy flag
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/202 b/tests/qemu-iotests/202
index e3900a44d1..8eb5f32d15 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/202
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/202
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/203 b/tests/qemu-iotests/203
index 4b4bd3307d..10ed41d319 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/203
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/203
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw auto migration
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/204 b/tests/qemu-iotests/204
index abb73dc381..e528b796f6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/204
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/204
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test corner cases with unusual block geometries
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/205 b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
index 43432cb599..c0e107328f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/205
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for qmp command nbd-server-remove.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/206 b/tests/qemu-iotests/206
index f42432a838..20a68e66fa 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/206
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/206
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test qcow2 and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/207 b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
index a6621410da..f9f3fd7131 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/207
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test ssh image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/208 b/tests/qemu-iotests/208
index 6cb642f821..3e1df3adca 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/208
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/208
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/209 b/tests/qemu-iotests/209
index 8c804f4a30..ff7efea11b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/209
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/209
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for NBD BLOCK_STATUS extension
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/210 b/tests/qemu-iotests/210
index 7bf591f313..5a62ed4dd1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/210
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/210
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test luks and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/211 b/tests/qemu-iotests/211
index 4969edb00c..f52cadade1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/211
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/211
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test VDI and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/212 b/tests/qemu-iotests/212
index 45d08842bb..d4af0c4ac8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/212
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/212
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test parallels and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/213 b/tests/qemu-iotests/213
index cf638eb927..78d839ab64 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/213
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/213
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test vhdx and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/214 b/tests/qemu-iotests/214
index af677d90b8..4c0e8f2b48 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/214
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/214
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # Test qcow2 image compression
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/215 b/tests/qemu-iotests/215
index f99bae78c7..d464596f14 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/215
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/215
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for copy-on-read into qcow2, using the COR filter driver
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/216 b/tests/qemu-iotests/216
index de11d85b5d..125e9e8b47 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/216
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/216
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Copy-on-read tests using a COR filter node
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/217 b/tests/qemu-iotests/217
index d89116ccad..df370549f8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/217
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/217
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # I/O errors when working with internal qcow2 snapshots, and repairing
 # the result
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/218 b/tests/qemu-iotests/218
index 5586870456..ae7c4fb187 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/218
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/218
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # This test covers what happens when a mirror block job is cancelled
 # in various phases of its existence.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/219 b/tests/qemu-iotests/219
index db272c5249..16c3ca7fff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/219
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/219
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/220 b/tests/qemu-iotests/220
index a9259b7127..126749c707 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/220
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/220
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto
 #
 # max limits on compression in huge qcow2 files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/221 b/tests/qemu-iotests/221
index 0e9096fec7..2db84a3962 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/221
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/221
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img vs. unaligned images
 # (See also 253, which is the O_DIRECT version)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/222 b/tests/qemu-iotests/222
index 6602f6b4ba..0be1d4e00f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/222
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/222
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # This test covers the basic fleecing workflow, which provides a
 # point-in-time snapshot of a node that can be queried over NBD.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/223 b/tests/qemu-iotests/223
index 56fbc5fb09..18ff35ac3a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/223
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/223
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test reading dirty bitmap over NBD
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/224 b/tests/qemu-iotests/224
index 81ca1e4898..a2e511c158 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/224
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/224
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test json:{} filenames with qemu-internal BDSs
 # (the one of commit, to be precise)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/225 b/tests/qemu-iotests/225
index c9a334c7e9..c25ac26949 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/225
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/225
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test vmdk backing file correlation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/226 b/tests/qemu-iotests/226
index c1e1fb2b1c..6a9adb4a0b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/226
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/226
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # This test covers expected filetypes for the file, host_cdrom and
 # host_device drivers.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/227 b/tests/qemu-iotests/227
index 637d7c3726..7e45a47ac6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/227
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/227
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test query-blockstats with different ways to create a BB
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/228 b/tests/qemu-iotests/228
index da0900fb82..731d26e241 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/228
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/228
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test for when a backing file is considered overridden (thus, a
 # json:{} filename is generated for the overlay) and when it is not
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/229 b/tests/qemu-iotests/229
index 866168b236..9b8ecee2a7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/229
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/229
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Test for force canceling a running blockjob that is paused in
 # an error state.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/231 b/tests/qemu-iotests/231
index c0b053ac30..0f66d0ca36 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/231
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/231
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test legacy and modern option parsing for rbd/ceph.  This will not
 # actually connect to a ceph server, but rather looks for the appropriate
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/232 b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
index 685356ac3b..b30faaa218 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/232
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test for auto-read-only
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/233 b/tests/qemu-iotests/233
index a5c17c3963..7ce5764903 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/233
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/233
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test NBD TLS certificate / authorization integration
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/234 b/tests/qemu-iotests/234
index 73c899ddae..cb5f1753e0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/234
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/234
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: quick migration
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/235 b/tests/qemu-iotests/235
index d1b10ac36b..20d16dbf38 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/235
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/235
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: quick
 #
 # Simple mirror test
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/236 b/tests/qemu-iotests/236
index 6f5cee2444..f6c44517d6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/236
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/236
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test bitmap merges.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/237 b/tests/qemu-iotests/237
index 5b21ad3509..43dfd3bd40 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/237
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/237
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test vmdk and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/238 b/tests/qemu-iotests/238
index b8fcf15a1f..8a10af57f1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/238
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/238
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: quick
 #
 # Regression test for throttle group member unregister segfault with iothread
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/239 b/tests/qemu-iotests/239
index b0991ffe59..4f0037148d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/239
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/239
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test case for dmg
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/240 b/tests/qemu-iotests/240
index 8b4337b58d..d9428e50bc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/240
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/240
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # Test hot plugging and unplugging with iothreads
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/241 b/tests/qemu-iotests/241
index 8dae8d39e4..c962c8b607 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/241
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/241
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qemu-nbd vs. unaligned images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/242 b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
index 64f1bd95e4..d89e1c391e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/242
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test for qcow2 bitmap printed information
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/243 b/tests/qemu-iotests/243
index a61852f6d9..160ea02538 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/243
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/243
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qcow2 preallocation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/244 b/tests/qemu-iotests/244
index efe3c0428b..0b6f80ffb3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/244
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/244
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qcow2 with external data files
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/245 b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
index 4f5f0bb901..7988016fb9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/245
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test cases for the QMP 'x-blockdev-reopen' command
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/246 b/tests/qemu-iotests/246
index 58a479cc1f..fa3102c546 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/246
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/246
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test persistent bitmap resizing.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/247 b/tests/qemu-iotests/247
index 87e37b39e2..70b9a42a33 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/247
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/247
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test for auto-read-only with commit block job
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/248 b/tests/qemu-iotests/248
index 18ba03467e..4daaed1530 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/248
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/248
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test resume mirror after auto pause on ENOSPC
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/249 b/tests/qemu-iotests/249
index 2b99c9789e..623acdb97c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/249
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/249
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test that a backing image is put back in read-only mode after
 # block-commit (both when it fails and when it succeeds).
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/250 b/tests/qemu-iotests/250
index 9bb6b94d74..b9ee43214a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/250
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/250
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test big discard in qcow2 shrink
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/251 b/tests/qemu-iotests/251
index 7918ba3559..b0900898fa 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/251
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/251
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img convert --salvage
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/252 b/tests/qemu-iotests/252
index 83280c1715..a6df22ff3f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/252
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/252
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto backing quick
 #
 # Tests for rebasing COW images that require zero cluster support
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/253 b/tests/qemu-iotests/253
index d88d5afa45..35039d20a8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/253
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/253
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img vs. unaligned images; O_DIRECT version
 # (Originates from 221)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/254 b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
index 150e58be8e..49da948407 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/254
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw backing quick
 #
 # Test external snapshot with bitmap copying and moving.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/255 b/tests/qemu-iotests/255
index 8f08f741da..c43aa9c67a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/255
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/255
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test commit job graph modifications while requests are active
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/256 b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
index db8d6f31cf..8d82a1dd86 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/256
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test incremental/backup across iothread contexts
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/257 b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
index 004a433b8b..ce1918fa37 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/257
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test bitmap-sync backups (incremental, differential, and partials)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/258 b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
index e305a1502f..9a2d33ae5e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/258
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Very specific tests for adjacent commit/stream block jobs
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/259 b/tests/qemu-iotests/259
index 62e29af05f..76cde429c4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/259
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/259
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test generic image creation fallback (by using NBD)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/260 b/tests/qemu-iotests/260
index 804a7addb9..a35cb7b61f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/260
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/260
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Tests for temporary external snapshot when we have bitmaps.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/261 b/tests/qemu-iotests/261
index ddcb04f285..e8e61f8d6e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/261
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/261
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test case for qcow2's handling of extra data in snapshot table entries
 # (and more generally, how certain cases of broken snapshot tables are
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/262 b/tests/qemu-iotests/262
index 03af061f94..32d69988ef 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/262
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/262
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick migration
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/263 b/tests/qemu-iotests/263
index d2c030fae9..54d009ce24 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/263
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/263
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test encrypted write that crosses cluster boundary of two unallocated clusters
 # Based on 188
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/264 b/tests/qemu-iotests/264
index 304a7443d7..33c26f12cd 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/264
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/264
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test nbd reconnect
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/265 b/tests/qemu-iotests/265
index 00f2ec769e..f796361903 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/265
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/265
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test reverse-ordered qcow2 writes on a sub-cluster level
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/266 b/tests/qemu-iotests/266
index 91bdf8729e..71ce81d0df 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/266
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/266
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test VPC and file image creation
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/267 b/tests/qemu-iotests/267
index 3146273eef..4fd18fefdb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/267
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/267
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick snapshot
 #
 # Test which nodes are involved in internal snapshots
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/268 b/tests/qemu-iotests/268
index 78c3f4db3a..4fce2ef75f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/268
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/268
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test write request with required alignment larger than the cluster size
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/270 b/tests/qemu-iotests/270
index b9a12b908c..f49894149f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/270
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/270
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing quick
 #
 # Test large write to a qcow2 image
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/272 b/tests/qemu-iotests/272
index c2f782d47b..015347a0c9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/272
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/272
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test compressed write to a qcow2 image at an offset above 4 GB
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/273 b/tests/qemu-iotests/273
index 00ff79bcf8..e537c0be62 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/273
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/273
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: backing quick
 #
 # Test multiple blockdev-snapshot calls with 'backing': null
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274 b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
index 5d1bf34dff..4ab3551ce3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/274
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw backing
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/277 b/tests/qemu-iotests/277
index a39ce2d873..24833e7eb6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/277
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/277
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test NBD client reconnection
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/279 b/tests/qemu-iotests/279
index 75a4747e6b..2190adf995 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/279
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/279
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw backing quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img --backing-chain --image-opts
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/280 b/tests/qemu-iotests/280
index f594bb9ed2..628f3c33ca 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/280
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/280
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw migration quick
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/281 b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
index 0bf973bca6..956698083f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/281
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test cases for blockdev + IOThread interactions
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/282 b/tests/qemu-iotests/282
index 081eb12080..dfc61a65a8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/282
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/282
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw img quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img file cleanup for LUKS when using a non-UTF8 secret
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/283 b/tests/qemu-iotests/283
index 383797ed62..79643e375b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/283
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/283
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Test for backup-top filter permission activation failure
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/284 b/tests/qemu-iotests/284
index 071e89b33e..d0e46d064e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/284
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/284
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw
 #
 # Test ref count checks on encrypted images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/286 b/tests/qemu-iotests/286
index f14445ba4a..1fd24d5f74 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/286
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/286
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # Test qemu-img snapshot -l
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/287 b/tests/qemu-iotests/287
index f98a4cadc1..3ba068901a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/287
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/287
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: auto quick
 #
 # Test case for an image using zstd compression
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/288 b/tests/qemu-iotests/288
index 6c62065aef..47aca6592a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/288
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/288
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: quick
 #
 # qemu-img measure tests for LUKS images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/289 b/tests/qemu-iotests/289
index 1c11d4030e..2710ce882b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/289
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/289
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw quick
 #
 # qcow2 v3-exclusive error path testing
 # (026 tests paths common to v2 and v3)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/290 b/tests/qemu-iotests/290
index 776b65e915..d3d004fb56 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/290
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/290
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test how 'qemu-io -c discard' behaves on v2 and v3 qcow2 images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/292 b/tests/qemu-iotests/292
index a2de27cca4..9c88a1a1c5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/292
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/292
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# group: rw auto quick
 #
 # Test resizing a qcow2 image with a backing file
 #
