diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067 b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
index 38d23fce6b..5d4ca4bc61 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
@@ -137,6 +137,19 @@ run_qemu <<EOF
 { "execute": "quit" }
 EOF
 
+echo
+echo === Empty drive with -device and device_del ===
+echo
+
+run_qemu -device virtio-scsi-pci -device scsi-cd,id=cd0 <<EOF
+{ "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
+{ "execute": "query-block" }
+{ "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "cd0" } }
+{ "execute": "system_reset" }
+{ "execute": "query-block" }
+{ "execute": "quit" }
+EOF
+
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
 rm -f $seq.full
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
index e3c4496a9d..bd70557ddc 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
@@ -416,4 +416,43 @@ Testing:
     "return": {
     }
 }
+
+=== Empty drive with -device and device_del ===
+
+Testing: -device virtio-scsi-pci -device scsi-cd,id=cd0
+{
+    QMP_VERSION
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "device": "",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "qdev": "cd0",
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
 *** done