diff --git a/provider/vfio/ccw.py b/provider/vfio/ccw.py
index 4133fdb540..43f0b5ec9f 100644
--- a/provider/vfio/ccw.py
+++ b/provider/vfio/ccw.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def read_write_operations_work(session, chpids, makefs=True):
     Per default the device gets a new filesystem setup.
 
     :param session: logged in guest session
-    :param chipds: string representing CHPIDs, e.g. 11122122
+    :param chpids: string representing CHPIDs, e.g. 11122122
     :param makefs: if False, the device is expected to have a valid
                    filesystem already
     :return: True on success
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ def mount(session):
         raise TestError("Couldn't mount partition. %s" % out)
 
 
+def set_device_offline(device_id, session=None):
+    """
+    Sets device offline
+
+    :param device_id: cssid.ssid.devno, e.g. 0.0.560a
+    :param session: guest session, command is run on host if None
+    :raises TestError: if the device can't be set offline
+    """
+
+    cmd = "chccwdev -d %s" % device_id
+    err, out = cmd_status_output(cmd, shell=True, session=session)
+    if err:
+        raise TestError("Could not set device offline. %s" % out)
+
+
 def set_device_online(device_id, session=None):
     """
     Sets device online
@@ -165,7 +180,7 @@ def get_first_device_identifiers(chpids, session):
     """
     Gets the usual device identifier cssid.ssid.devno
 
-    :param chpids: chipids where the disk is connected, e.g. "11122122"
+    :param chpids: chpids where the disk is connected, e.g. "11122122"
     :param session: guest session
     :return: Pair of strings, "cssid.ssid.devno" "cssid.ssid.schid"
     :raises TestError: if the device can't be found inside guest
@@ -176,7 +191,7 @@ def get_first_device_identifiers(chpids, session):
     devices_inside_guest = [x for x in paths.devices
                             if x[paths.HEADER["CHPIDs"]] == chpids]
     if not devices_inside_guest:
-        raise TestError("Device with chipds %s wasn't"
+        raise TestError("Device with chpids %s wasn't"
                         " found inside guest" % chpids)
     first = devices_inside_guest[0]
     return first[paths.HEADER["Device"]], first[paths.HEADER["Subchan."]]
@@ -188,7 +203,7 @@ def device_is_listed(session, chpids):
     path ids.
 
     :param session: guest console session
-    :param chipds: chpids where the disk is connected, e.g. "11122122"
+    :param chpids: chpids where the disk is connected, e.g. "11122122"
     :return: True if device is listed
     """
 
diff --git a/spell.ignore b/spell.ignore
index 4b84da0cd5..c2b8594384 100644
--- a/spell.ignore
+++ b/spell.ignore
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ chipset
 chmod
 chnaged
 chown
+chpid
+chpids
 chronyc
 Chunfu
 chwen
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ dac
 DAC
 darget
 dargs
+dasd
+dasda
 datetime
 DAX
 dbus
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@ failover
 fallocate
 fc
 fd
+fdasd
 fdisk
 fds
 fdset
@@ -528,6 +533,7 @@ LXC
 lzop
 macvlan
 macvtap
+makefs
 Makesure
 managedsave
 Managedsave
@@ -549,6 +555,7 @@ mcast
 MCS
 md
 mdev
+mdevctl
 mem
 memballoon
 memhog
@@ -833,6 +840,7 @@ sasl
 sata
 scenaries
 schedinfo
+schid
 scp
 scsi
 sd
@@ -1032,6 +1040,7 @@ unprotect
 Unprotect
 Unregister
 unresettable
+Unsets
 untar
 upadte
 Updae
diff --git a/virttools/README.md b/virttools/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b78f6ee0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virttools/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+The test type 'virttools' is meant to cover test cases for the tools in the
+virt-manager repository, e.g. virt-xml, virt-clone, virt-install.
+
+By using avocado-vt we obtain access to many existing test functions for libvirt
+and qemu. Please, note the related commit in avocado-vt to allow for the new
+test type.
+
+'virttools' uses the same basic setup as the tp-libvirt/libvirt test type assuming
+most tests will suppose there's at least one existing vm 'avocado-vt-vm1' with
+image in the default location (avocado-vt/.../images/jeos-27-s390x.qcow2), e.g.
+for 'virt-xml avocado-vt-vm1 --add-device...', 'virt-clone avocado-vt-vm1'.
diff --git a/virttools/tests/cfg/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.cfg b/virttools/tests/cfg/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..747e5cd64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virttools/tests/cfg/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- virt_install.hostdev.mdev:
+    type = hostdev_mdev
+    variants:
+        - check_present_inside_guest:
+            only s390-virtio
+            mdev_type = vfio_ccw-io
diff --git a/virttools/tests/src/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.py b/virttools/tests/src/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8337409046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virttools/tests/src/virt_install/hostdev_mdev.py
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+import logging
+
+from time import sleep
+from uuid import uuid4
+from avocado.core.exceptions import TestError
+from avocado.core.exceptions import TestFail
+from provider.vfio import ccw
+from virttest.libvirt_xml.vm_xml import VMXML
+from virttest.utils_misc import cmd_status_output
+from virttest import virsh
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger('avocado.' + __name__)
+
+
+class MdevHandler(object):
+    """ Base class for mdev type specific implementations """
+
+    def create_nodedev(self):
+        """ Creates the mdev and returns its name """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def get_target_address(self):
+        """ Returns a target address to use for hostdev """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def check_device_present_inside_guest(self, session):
+        """
+        Checks if the host device is present inside the guest
+
+        :param session: guest session
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def clean_up(self):
+        """ Stops the mediated device and returns resources to the host """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_type(mdev_type):
+        """
+        Creates implementing instance for mdev_type
+
+        :param mdev_type: The mediated device type as by nodedev API
+        """
+        if mdev_type == "vfio_ccw-io":
+            return CcwMdevHandler()
+        else:
+            raise TestError("Test doesn't know how to handle %s." % mdev_type)
+
+
+class CcwMdevHandler(MdevHandler):
+    """ Class implementing test methods for vfio_ccw-io """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.uuid = None
+        self.chpids = None
+        self.schid = None
+        self.target_address = None
+        self.expected_device_address = None
+        self.device_id = None
+        self.session = None
+
+    def create_nodedev(self):
+        """
+        Creates a mediated device of a specific type
+        and returns its name from libvirt.
+
+        :return: name of mdev device as node device
+        """
+        self.schid, self.chpids = ccw.get_device_info()
+        self.device_id, _ = ccw.get_first_device_identifiers(self.chpids, None)
+        ccw.set_override(self.schid)
+        self.uuid = str(uuid4())
+        ccw.start_device(self.uuid, self.schid)
+
+        return get_first_mdev_nodedev_name()
+
+    def get_target_address(self):
+        """
+        Returns a valid target device address
+
+        :return: hostdev target address
+        """
+        self.target_address = "address.type=ccw,address.cssid=0xfe,address.ssid=0x0,address.devno=0x1111"
+        self.expected_device_address = "0.0.1111"
+        return self.target_address
+
+    def check_device_present_inside_guest(self, session):
+        """
+        Fails the test if the device can't be found inside the guest.
+
+        :param session: guest session
+        :raises: TestFail if device not found
+        """
+        self.session = session
+        device, _ = ccw.get_first_device_identifiers(self.chpids, session)
+        if device != self.expected_device_address:
+            raise TestFail("Couldn't find device inside guest."
+                           "Expected address %s, found %s." %
+                           (self.expected_device_address, device))
+        LOG.debug("Device was found inside guest with"
+                  " expected id %s." % device)
+
+    def clean_up(self):
+        """
+        Returns the mdev resources to the host.
+        """
+        if self.session:
+            self.session.close()
+        if self.uuid:
+            ccw.stop_device(self.uuid)
+        if self.schid:
+            ccw.unset_override(self.schid)
+            # need to sleep to avoid issue with setting device offline
+            # adding a wait_for would likely be more complicated
+            sleep(1)
+        if self.device_id:
+            ccw.set_device_offline(self.device_id)
+
+
+def get_disk_for_import(vmxml):
+    """
+    Returns the absolute path to a disk image for import.
+    Assume the boot image is the first disk and an image file.
+
+    :param vmxml: VMXML instance
+    :return: absolute path to the guest's first disk image file
+    """
+    disks = vmxml.get_disk_all()
+    disk_list = list(disks.values())
+    first_disk = disk_list[0]
+    return first_disk.find('source').get('file')
+
+
+def get_first_mdev_nodedev_name():
+    """
+    Returns the first nodedev of type mdev known to libvirt
+
+    :return: the first listed mdev node device
+    """
+    result = virsh.nodedev_list(cap="mdev", debug=True)
+    device_names = result.stdout.strip().splitlines()
+    if result.exit_status or len(device_names) == 0:
+        raise TestError("Couldn't create nodedev. %s. %s." %
+                        (result.stderr, result.stdout))
+    return device_names[0]
+
+
+def virt_install_with_hostdev(vm_name, mdev_nodedev, target_address, disk_path):
+    """
+    Runs virt-install with hostdev
+
+    :param vm_name: guest name
+    :param mdev_nodedev: mdev name as node device
+    :param target_address: hostdev target address definition
+    :param disk_path: path to the disk image for import
+    """
+    cmd = ("virt-install --import --name %s"
+           " --hostdev %s,%s"
+           " --disk %s"
+           " --vcpus 2 --memory 2048"
+           " --nographics --noautoconsole" %
+           (vm_name, mdev_nodedev, target_address, disk_path))
+    err, out = cmd_status_output(cmd, shell=True, verbose=True)
+    if err:
+        raise TestError("Couldn't install vm with hostdev: %s" % out)
+
+
+def run(test, params, env):
+    """
+    Confirm that a mediated device can be used by virt-install.
+    For this we import a disk we know will boot and check the
+    result inside the guest.
+    The mediated device is created by the test and assumed
+    to be the only mediated device in the test environment.
+    """
+
+    vm_name = params.get("main_vm")
+    vm = env.get_vm(vm_name)
+    vmxml = VMXML.new_from_inactive_dumpxml(vm_name)
+    mdev_type = params.get("mdev_type", "vfio_ccw-io")
+    handler = None
+
+    try:
+
+        vm.undefine()
+        handler = MdevHandler.from_type(mdev_type)
+        disk = get_disk_for_import(vmxml)
+        mdev_nodedev = handler.create_nodedev()
+        target_address = handler.get_target_address()
+
+        virt_install_with_hostdev(vm_name, mdev_nodedev, target_address, disk)
+
+        session = vm.wait_for_login()
+        handler.check_device_present_inside_guest(session)
+
+    finally:
+        vmxml.sync()
+        if handler:
+            handler.clean_up()