diff --git a/tests/numa-test.c b/tests/numa-test.c
index 27226877af..c3475d6d5e 100644
--- a/tests/numa-test.c
+++ b/tests/numa-test.c
@@ -131,6 +131,144 @@ static void test_query_cpus(const void *data)
     g_free(cli);
 }
 
+static void pc_numa_cpu(const void *data)
+{
+    char *cli;
+    QDict *resp;
+    QList *cpus;
+    const QObject *e;
+
+    cli = make_cli(data, "-cpu pentium -smp 8,sockets=2,cores=2,threads=2 "
+        "-numa node,nodeid=0 -numa node,nodeid=1 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=1,socket-id=0 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,socket-id=1,core-id=0 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,socket-id=1,core-id=1,thread-id=0 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=1,socket-id=1,core-id=1,thread-id=1");
+    qtest_start(cli);
+    cpus = get_cpus(&resp);
+    g_assert(cpus);
+
+    while ((e = qlist_pop(cpus))) {
+        QDict *cpu, *props;
+        int64_t socket, core, thread, node;
+
+        cpu = qobject_to_qdict(e);
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(cpu, "props"));
+        props = qdict_get_qdict(cpu, "props");
+
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "node-id"));
+        node = qdict_get_int(props, "node-id");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "socket-id"));
+        socket = qdict_get_int(props, "socket-id");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "core-id"));
+        core = qdict_get_int(props, "core-id");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "thread-id"));
+        thread = qdict_get_int(props, "thread-id");
+
+        if (socket == 0) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 1);
+        } else if (socket == 1 && core == 0) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 0);
+        } else if (socket == 1 && core == 1 && thread == 0) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 0);
+        } else if (socket == 1 && core == 1 && thread == 1) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 1);
+        } else {
+            g_assert(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    QDECREF(resp);
+    qtest_end();
+    g_free(cli);
+}
+
+static void spapr_numa_cpu(const void *data)
+{
+    char *cli;
+    QDict *resp;
+    QList *cpus;
+    const QObject *e;
+
+    cli = make_cli(data, "-smp 4,cores=4 "
+        "-numa node,nodeid=0 -numa node,nodeid=1 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,core-id=0 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,core-id=1 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,core-id=2 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=1,core-id=3");
+    qtest_start(cli);
+    cpus = get_cpus(&resp);
+    g_assert(cpus);
+
+    while ((e = qlist_pop(cpus))) {
+        QDict *cpu, *props;
+        int64_t core, node;
+
+        cpu = qobject_to_qdict(e);
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(cpu, "props"));
+        props = qdict_get_qdict(cpu, "props");
+
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "node-id"));
+        node = qdict_get_int(props, "node-id");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "core-id"));
+        core = qdict_get_int(props, "core-id");
+
+        if (core >= 0 && core < 3) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 0);
+        } else if (core == 3) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 1);
+        } else {
+            g_assert(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    QDECREF(resp);
+    qtest_end();
+    g_free(cli);
+}
+
+static void aarch64_numa_cpu(const void *data)
+{
+    char *cli;
+    QDict *resp;
+    QList *cpus;
+    const QObject *e;
+
+    cli = make_cli(data, "-smp 2 "
+        "-numa node,nodeid=0 -numa node,nodeid=1 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=1,thread-id=0 "
+        "-numa cpu,node-id=0,thread-id=1");
+    qtest_start(cli);
+    cpus = get_cpus(&resp);
+    g_assert(cpus);
+
+    while ((e = qlist_pop(cpus))) {
+        QDict *cpu, *props;
+        int64_t thread, node;
+
+        cpu = qobject_to_qdict(e);
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(cpu, "props"));
+        props = qdict_get_qdict(cpu, "props");
+
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "node-id"));
+        node = qdict_get_int(props, "node-id");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(props, "thread-id"));
+        thread = qdict_get_int(props, "thread-id");
+
+        if (thread == 0) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 1);
+        } else if (thread == 1) {
+            g_assert_cmpint(node, ==, 0);
+        } else {
+            g_assert(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    QDECREF(resp);
+    qtest_end();
+    g_free(cli);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     const char *args = NULL;
@@ -147,5 +285,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_data_func("/numa/mon/cpus/partial", args, test_mon_partial);
     qtest_add_data_func("/numa/qmp/cpus/query-cpus", args, test_query_cpus);
 
+    if (!strcmp(arch, "i386") || !strcmp(arch, "x86_64")) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("/numa/pc/cpu/explicit", args, pc_numa_cpu);
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(arch, "ppc64")) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("/numa/spapr/cpu/explicit", args, spapr_numa_cpu);
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(arch, "aarch64")) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("/numa/aarch64/cpu/explicit", args,
+                            aarch64_numa_cpu);
+    }
+
     return g_test_run();
 }