diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274 b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..30463e54e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Creator/Owner: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
+#
+# Some tests for short backing files and short overlays
+
+import iotests
+import os
+
+iotests.verify_image_format(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+iotests.verify_platform(['linux'])
+
+size_short = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+size_long = 2 * 1024 * 1024
+size_diff = size_long - size_short
+
+def create_chain():
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, base,
+                         str(size_long))
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', base, mid,
+                         str(size_short))
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', mid, top,
+                         str(size_long))
+
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'write -P 1 0 %d' % size_long, base)
+
+def create_vm():
+    vm = iotests.VM()
+    vm.add_blockdev('file,filename=%s,node-name=base-file' % (base))
+    vm.add_blockdev('%s,file=base-file,node-name=base' % (iotests.imgfmt))
+    vm.add_blockdev('file,filename=%s,node-name=mid-file' % (mid))
+    vm.add_blockdev('%s,file=mid-file,node-name=mid,backing=base' % (iotests.imgfmt))
+    vm.add_drive(top, 'backing=mid,node-name=top')
+    return vm
+
+with iotests.FilePath('base') as base, \
+     iotests.FilePath('mid') as mid, \
+     iotests.FilePath('top') as top:
+
+    iotests.log('== Commit tests ==')
+
+    create_chain()
+
+    iotests.log('=== Check visible data ===')
+
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 1 0 %d' % size_short, top)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff), top)
+
+    iotests.log('=== Checking allocation status ===')
+
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'alloc 0 %d' % size_short,
+                        '-c', 'alloc %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff),
+                        base)
+
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'alloc 0 %d' % size_short,
+                        '-c', 'alloc %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff),
+                        mid)
+
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'alloc 0 %d' % size_short,
+                        '-c', 'alloc %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff),
+                        top)
+
+    iotests.log('=== Checking map ===')
+
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=json', base)
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=human', base)
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=json', mid)
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=human', mid)
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=json', top)
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=human', top)
+
+    iotests.log('=== Testing qemu-img commit (top -> mid) ===')
+
+    iotests.qemu_img_log('commit', top)
+    iotests.img_info_log(mid)
+    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 HMP commit (top -> mid) ===')
+
+    create_chain()
+    with create_vm() as vm:
+        vm.launch()
+        vm.qmp_log('human-monitor-command', command_line='commit drive0')
+
+    iotests.img_info_log(mid)
+    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 QMP active commit (top -> mid) ===')
+
+    create_chain()
+    with create_vm() as vm:
+        vm.launch()
+        vm.qmp_log('block-commit', device='top', base_node='mid',
+                   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, mid)
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %d %d' % (size_short, size_diff), mid)
+
+
+    iotests.log('== Resize tests ==')
+
+    # Use different sizes for different allocation modes:
+    #
+    # We want to have at least one test where 32 bit truncation in the size of
+    # the overlapping area becomes visible. This is covered by the
+    # prealloc='off' case (1G to 6G is an overlap of 5G).
+    #
+    # However, we can only do this for modes that don't preallocate data
+    # because otherwise we might run out of space on the test host.
+    for (prealloc, base_size, top_size_old, top_size_new, off)  in [
+            ('off',       '6G',  '1G',  '8G',  '5G'),
+            ('metadata', '32G', '30G', '33G', '31G'),
+            ('falloc',   '10M',  '5M', '15M',  '9M'),
+            ('full',     '16M',  '8M', '12M', '11M')]:
+
+        iotests.log('=== preallocation=%s ===' % prealloc)
+        iotests.qemu_img_log('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, base, base_size)
+        iotests.qemu_img_log('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', base, top,
+                             top_size_old)
+        iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'write -P 1 %s 64k' % off, base)
+
+        # After this, 0 to base_size should be allocated/zeroed
+        # base_size to top_size_new should be unallocated with
+        # preallocation=off and allocated with preallocation enabled
+        iotests.qemu_img_log('resize', '-f', iotests.imgfmt,
+                             '--preallocation', prealloc, top, top_size_new)
+        iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'read -P 0 %s 64k' % off, top)
+
+        # Metadata preallocation doesn't have a defined result on the file
+        # system level with respect to holes, so skip it here
+        iotests.qemu_io_log('-c', 'map', top)
+        if prealloc != 'metadata':
+            iotests.qemu_img_log('map', '--output=json', top)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b11f8ad680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274.out
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+== Commit tests ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-mid', fmt=qcow2 size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-mid cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 2097152/2097152 bytes at offset 0
+2 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+=== Check visible data ===
+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)
+
+=== Checking allocation status ===
+1048576/1048576 bytes allocated at offset 0 bytes
+1048576/1048576 bytes allocated at offset 1 MiB
+
+0/1048576 bytes allocated at offset 0 bytes
+0/0 bytes allocated at offset 1 MiB
+
+0/1048576 bytes allocated at offset 0 bytes
+0/1048576 bytes allocated at offset 1 MiB
+
+=== Checking map ===
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 2097152, "depth": 0, "zero": false, "data": true, "offset": 327680}]
+
+Offset          Length          Mapped to       File
+0               0x200000        0x50000         TEST_DIR/PID-base
+
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 1048576, "depth": 1, "zero": false, "data": true, "offset": 327680}]
+
+Offset          Length          Mapped to       File
+0               0x100000        0x50000         TEST_DIR/PID-base
+
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 1048576, "depth": 2, "zero": false, "data": true, "offset": 327680},
+{ "start": 1048576, "length": 1048576, "depth": 0, "zero": true, "data": false}]
+
+Offset          Length          Mapped to       File
+0               0x100000        0x50000         TEST_DIR/PID-base
+
+=== Testing qemu-img commit (top -> mid) ===
+Image committed.
+
+image: TEST_DIR/PID-mid
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 2 MiB (2097152 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/PID-base
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    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 HMP commit (top -> mid) ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-mid', fmt=qcow2 size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-mid cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 2097152/2097152 bytes at offset 0
+2 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+{"execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": {"command-line": "commit drive0"}}
+{"return": ""}
+image: TEST_DIR/PID-mid
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 2 MiB (2097152 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/PID-base
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    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 -> mid) ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-mid', fmt=qcow2 size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=2097152 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-mid cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+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": "mid", "device": "top", "job-id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-complete", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "job0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"device": "job0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+image: TEST_DIR/PID-mid
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 2 MiB (2097152 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/PID-base
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    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
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=1073741824 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 5368709120
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+Image resized.
+
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 5368709120
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+1 GiB (0x40000000) bytes not allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
+7 GiB (0x1c0000000) bytes     allocated at offset 1 GiB (0x40000000)
+
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 1073741824, "depth": 1, "zero": true, "data": false},
+{ "start": 1073741824, "length": 7516192768, "depth": 0, "zero": true, "data": false}]
+
+=== preallocation=metadata ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=34359738368 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=32212254720 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 33285996544
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+Image resized.
+
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 33285996544
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+30 GiB (0x780000000) bytes not allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
+3 GiB (0xc0000000) bytes     allocated at offset 30 GiB (0x780000000)
+
+=== preallocation=falloc ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=10485760 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=5242880 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 9437184
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+Image resized.
+
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 9437184
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+5 MiB (0x500000) bytes not allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
+10 MiB (0xa00000) bytes     allocated at offset 5 MiB (0x500000)
+
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 5242880, "depth": 1, "zero": true, "data": false},
+{ "start": 5242880, "length": 10485760, "depth": 0, "zero": true, "data": false, "offset": 327680}]
+
+=== preallocation=full ===
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-base', fmt=qcow2 size=16777216 cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/PID-top', fmt=qcow2 size=8388608 backing_file=TEST_DIR/PID-base cluster_size=65536 lazy_refcounts=off refcount_bits=16
+
+wrote 65536/65536 bytes at offset 11534336
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+Image resized.
+
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 11534336
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+8 MiB (0x800000) bytes not allocated at offset 0 bytes (0x0)
+4 MiB (0x400000) bytes     allocated at offset 8 MiB (0x800000)
+
+[{ "start": 0, "length": 8388608, "depth": 1, "zero": true, "data": false},
+{ "start": 8388608, "length": 4194304, "depth": 0, "zero": true, "data": false, "offset": 327680}]
+
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 435dccd5af..1710470e70 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 270 rw backing quick
 272 rw
 273 backing quick
+274 rw backing
 277 rw quick
 279 rw backing quick
 280 rw migration quick
