diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
index 9d809c9..4f33d0b 100644
--- a/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ nodedevxml2xmltest
 nodeinfotest
 statstest
 qparamtest
+seclabeltest
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
 *.exe
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 28b2737..48db913 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =		\
 	nodedevschemadata
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = virshtest conftest \
-        nodeinfotest statstest qparamtest
+        nodeinfotest statstest qparamtest seclabeltest
 
 if WITH_XEN
 noinst_PROGRAMS += xml2sexprtest sexpr2xmltest \
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += $(test_scripts)
 TESTS = virshtest \
         nodeinfotest \
 	statstest \
+	seclabeltest \
 	qparamtest \
 	$(test_scripts)
 
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ statstest_SOURCES = \
 	statstest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 statstest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
+seclabeltest_SOURCES = \
+	seclabeltest.c
+seclabeltest_LDADD = ../src/libvirt_driver_security.la $(LDADDS)
+
 qparamtest_SOURCES = \
 	qparamtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 qparamtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
diff --git a/tests/seclabeltest.c b/tests/seclabeltest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f068a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/seclabeltest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "security.h"
+
+int
+main (int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    const char *doi, *model;
+    virSecurityDriverPtr security_drv;
+
+    ret = virSecurityDriverStartup (&security_drv, "selinux");
+    if (ret == -1)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Failed to start security driver");
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+    /* No security driver wanted to be enabled: just return */
+    if (ret == -2)
+        return 0;
+
+    model = virSecurityDriverGetModel (security_drv);
+    if (!model)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Failed to copy secModel model: %s",
+                 strerror (errno));
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+
+    doi = virSecurityDriverGetDOI (security_drv);
+    if (!doi)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Failed to copy secModel DOI: %s",
+                 strerror (errno));
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+
+    virConnectPtr conn;
+    conn = virConnectOpen (NULL);
+    if (conn == NULL)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "First virConnectOpen() failed\n");
+        exit (1);
+    }
+    virSecurityDriverSetDOI (conn, security_drv, "1");
+    doi = virSecurityDriverGetDOI (security_drv);
+    if (strcmp (doi, "1") != 0)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Failed to set secModel DOI: %s", strerror (errno));
+        exit (1);
+    }
+    virConnectClose (conn);
+    return 0;
+}