diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.cfg
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+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.cfg
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+- migration.migration_misc.qemu_err_incoming_migration:
+    type = qemu_err_incoming_migration
+    migration_setup = 'yes'
+    storage_type = 'nfs'
+    setup_local_nfs = 'yes'
+    disk_type = "file"
+    disk_source_protocol = "netfs"
+    mnt_path_name = ${nfs_mount_dir}
+    # Console output can only be monitored via virsh console output
+    only_pty = True
+    take_regular_screendumps = no
+    # Extra options to pass after <domain> <desturi>
+    virsh_migrate_extra = ''
+    # SSH connection time out
+    ssh_timeout = 60
+    # Local URI
+    virsh_migrate_connect_uri = 'qemu:///system'
+    image_convert = 'no'
+    server_ip = "${migrate_dest_host}"
+    server_user = "root"
+    server_pwd = "${migrate_dest_pwd}"
+    status_error = "yes"
+    migrate_desturi_port = "16509"
+    migrate_desturi_type = "tcp"
+    virsh_migrate_desturi = "qemu+tcp://${migrate_dest_host}/system"
+    err_msg = "unable to map backing store for guest RAM: Cannot allocate memory"
+    setup_hugepages = "yes"
+    start_vm = "no"
+    nr_hugepages_src = "2500"
+    nr_hugepages_dest = "0"
+    memory_backing = {'hugepages': {'pages': [{'size': '2048', 'unit': 'KiB'}]}}
+    variants:
+        - p2p:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --p2p --verbose'
+        - non_p2p:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --verbose'
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.py b/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/qemu_err_incoming_migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from avocado.utils import process
+
+from virttest import remote
+
+from virttest.libvirt_xml import vm_xml
+
+from provider.migration import base_steps
+
+hugepage_num = None
+
+
+def run(test, params, env):
+    """
+    This case is to verify that libvirt can report reasonable error when QEMU
+    fails with incoming migration.
+
+    :param test: test object
+    :param params: Dictionary with the test parameters
+    :param env: Dictionary with test environment.
+    """
+    def setup_test():
+        """
+        Setup steps
+
+        """
+        memory_backing = eval(params.get("memory_backing", "{}"))
+        hugepage_file = params.get("kernel_hp_file", "/proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages")
+        nr_hugepages_src = params.get("nr_hugepages_src")
+        nr_hugepages_dest = params.get("nr_hugepages_dest")
+
+        test.log.info("Setup steps for cases.")
+        migration_obj.setup_connection()
+        global hugepage_num
+        with open(hugepage_file, 'r') as fp:
+            hugepage_num = int(fp.readline().strip())
+
+        process.run(f"sysctl vm.nr_hugepages={nr_hugepages_src}", shell=True)
+        remote.run_remote_cmd(f"sysctl vm.nr_hugepages={nr_hugepages_dest}", params)
+        vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_inactive_dumpxml(vm_name)
+        mem_backing = vm_xml.VMMemBackingXML()
+        mem_backing.setup_attrs(**memory_backing)
+        vmxml.mb = mem_backing
+        vmxml.sync()
+        vm.start()
+        vm.wait_for_login().close()
+
+    def cleanup_test():
+        """
+        Cleanup steps for cases
+
+        """
+        test.log.info("Cleanup steps for cases.")
+        global hugepage_num
+        process.run(f"sysctl vm.nr_hugepages={hugepage_num}", shell=True)
+        remote.run_remote_cmd(f"sysctl vm.nr_hugepages={hugepage_num}", params)
+        migration_obj.cleanup_connection()
+
+    vm_name = params.get("migrate_main_vm")
+
+    vm = env.get_vm(vm_name)
+    migration_obj = base_steps.MigrationBase(test, vm, params)
+
+    try:
+        setup_test()
+        migration_obj.run_migration()
+        migration_obj.verify_default()
+    finally:
+        cleanup_test()