diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274 b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
index 5d1bf34dff..e910455f13 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/274
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
@@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base') as base, \
     iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 1 0 %d' % size_short, mid)
     iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff), mid)
 
+    iotests.log('=== Testing qemu-img commit (top -> base) ===')
+
+    create_chain()
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('commit', '-b', base, top)
+    iotests.img_info_log(base)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 1 0 %d' % size_short, base)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff), base)
+
+    iotests.log('=== Testing QMP active commit (top -> base) ===')
+
+    create_chain()
+    with create_vm() as vm:
+        vm.launch()
+        vm.qmp_log('block-commit', device='top', base_node='base',
+                   job_id='job0', auto_dismiss=False)
+        vm.run_job('job0', wait=5)
+
+    iotests.img_info_log(mid)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 1 0 %d' % size_short, base)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff), base)
 
     iotests.log('== Resize tests ==')
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out
index d24ff681af..9806dea8b6 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out
@@ -129,6 +129,71 @@ read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 0
 read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 1048576
 1 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
 
+=== Testing qemu-img commit (top -> base) ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-mid', fmt=qcow2 size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-mid cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+wrote 2097152/2097152 bytes at offset 0
+2 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+Image committed.
+
+image: TEST_IMG
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 2 MiB (2097152 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    compression type: zlib
+    lazy refcounts: false
+    refcount bits: 16
+    corrupt: false
+
+read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 0
+1 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 1048576
+1 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+=== Testing QMP active commit (top -> base) ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-mid', fmt=qcow2 size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-mid cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
+
+wrote 2097152/2097152 bytes at offset 0
+2 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+{"execute": "block-commit", "arguments": {"auto-dismiss": false, "base-node": "base", "device": "top", "job-id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-complete", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "job0", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"device": "job0", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+image: TEST_IMG
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 1 MiB (1048576 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/PID-base
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    compression type: zlib
+    lazy refcounts: false
+    refcount bits: 16
+    corrupt: false
+
+read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 0
+1 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+read 1048576/1048576 bytes at offset 1048576
+1 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
 == Resize tests ==
 === preallocation=off ===
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=6442450944 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16 compression_type=zlib
