diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.args b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df50290214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.args
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/usr/sbin/bhyve -c 1 -m 214 -H -P -s 0:0,hostbridge \
+-s 3:0,virtio-net,faketapdev,mac=52:54:00:00:00:00 \
+-s 2:0,ahci-hd,/tmp/freebsd.img \
+-s 1,lpc -l com1,/dev/nmdm0A bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.devmap b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.devmap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68c35da4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.devmap
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(hd0) /tmp/freebsd.img
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.ldargs b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.ldargs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91c15ce736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.ldargs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/local/sbin/grub-bhyve --root hd0,msdos1 --device-map '<device.map>' \
+--memory 214 bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.xml b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c451f7fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub-nocons.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='bhyve'>
+  <name>bhyve</name>
+  <uuid>df3be7e7-a104-11e3-aeb0-50e5492bd3dc</uuid>
+  <memory>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <bootloader>/usr/local/sbin/grub-bhyve</bootloader>
+  <os>
+    <type>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file'>
+      <driver name='file' type='raw'/>
+      <source file='/tmp/freebsd.img'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='sata'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <source bridge="virbr0"/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <serial type='nmdm'>
+      <source master='/dev/nmdm0A' slave='/dev/nmdm0B'/>
+    </serial>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.args b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df50290214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.args
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/usr/sbin/bhyve -c 1 -m 214 -H -P -s 0:0,hostbridge \
+-s 3:0,virtio-net,faketapdev,mac=52:54:00:00:00:00 \
+-s 2:0,ahci-hd,/tmp/freebsd.img \
+-s 1,lpc -l com1,/dev/nmdm0A bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.devmap b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.devmap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68c35da4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.devmap
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(hd0) /tmp/freebsd.img
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.ldargs b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.ldargs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5645097d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.ldargs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/local/sbin/grub-bhyve --root hd0,msdos1 --device-map '<device.map>' \
+--memory 214 --cons-dev /dev/nmdm0A bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.xml b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c451f7fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-serial-grub.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='bhyve'>
+  <name>bhyve</name>
+  <uuid>df3be7e7-a104-11e3-aeb0-50e5492bd3dc</uuid>
+  <memory>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <bootloader>/usr/local/sbin/grub-bhyve</bootloader>
+  <os>
+    <type>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file'>
+      <driver name='file' type='raw'/>
+      <source file='/tmp/freebsd.img'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='sata'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <source bridge="virbr0"/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+    <serial type='nmdm'>
+      <source master='/dev/nmdm0A' slave='/dev/nmdm0B'/>
+    </serial>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c b/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
index 64e6c0d52c..ec57160a8c 100644
--- a/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static int testCompareXMLToArgvFiles(const char *xml,
         goto out;
 
     vm.def = vmdef;
+    conn->privateData = &driver;
 
     if (!(cmd = virBhyveProcessBuildBhyveCmd(conn, vmdef, false)))
         goto out;
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ mymain(void)
             ret = -1;                                         \
     } while (0)
 
+    driver.grubcaps = BHYVE_GRUB_CAP_CONSDEV;
 
     DO_TEST("base");
     DO_TEST("acpiapic");
@@ -164,6 +166,11 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("bhyveload-explicitargs");
     DO_TEST("custom-loader");
     DO_TEST("disk-cdrom-grub");
+    DO_TEST("serial-grub");
+
+    driver.grubcaps = 0;
+
+    DO_TEST("serial-grub-nocons");
 
     virObjectUnref(driver.caps);
     virObjectUnref(driver.xmlopt);