diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd62f1a874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+- memory.devices.virtio_mem.lifecycle:
+    type = virtio_mem_device_lifecycle
+    no s390-virtio
+    start_vm = no
+    state_file = "/tmp/%s.save"
+    numa_mem_val = 1048576
+    memory_val = 2097152
+    current_mem_val = 2097152
+    aarch64:
+        numa_mem_val = 4194304
+        memory_val = 8388608
+        current_mem_val = 8388608
+    vm_attrs = {'max_mem_rt': 15428800, 'max_mem_rt_unit': 'KiB','memory_unit':"KiB", 'memory':${memory_val}, 'current_mem':${current_mem_val}, 'current_mem_unit':'KiB', 'vcpu': 4,'cpu': {'numa_cell': [{'id': '0', 'cpus': '0-1', 'memory': '${numa_mem_val}', 'unit': 'KiB'},{'id':'1','cpus': '2-3','memory':'${numa_mem_val}','unit':'KiB'}]}}
+    init_alias_name = virtiomem0
+    plug_alias_name = virtiomem1
+    required_kernel = [5.14.0,)
+    guest_required_kernel = [5.8.0,)
+    func_supported_since_libvirt_ver = (8, 0, 0)
+    func_supported_since_qemu_kvm_ver = (6, 2, 0)
+    variants kernel_pagesize:
+        - 4k:
+            only x86_64, aarch64
+            page_size = 4
+            default_hp_size = 2048
+        - 64k:
+            only aarch64
+            page_size = 64
+            default_hp_size = 524288
+    variants memory_source:
+        - no_source:
+            source_dict = {}
+            source_xpath = []
+        - nodemask:
+            nodeset_num = 1
+            source_dict = {'nodemask':'%s'}
+            source_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//source/nodemask"],'text':'%s'}]
+        - pagesize:
+            source_dict = {'pagesize':${page_size}, 'pagesize_unit':'KiB'}
+            source_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//source/pagesize[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${page_size}'}]
+        - nodemask_pagesize:
+            nodeset_num = 2
+            use_huge_page = "yes"
+            source_dict = {'nodemask':'%s', 'pagesize':${default_hp_size}, 'pagesize_unit':'KiB'}
+            source_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//source/nodemask"],'text':'%s'}, {'element_attrs':[".//source/pagesize[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${default_hp_size}'}]
+    variants memory_target:
+        - all_requested_and_address:
+            init_size = 524288
+            init_requested = ${init_size}
+            init_address = '0x240000000'
+            plug_size = 1048576
+            plug_requested = ${plug_size}
+            plug_address = '0x300000000'
+            init_target_dict = {'size':${init_size}, 'size_unit':'KiB', 'node':0, 'requested_size':${init_requested}, 'requested_unit':'KiB', 'block_size':${default_hp_size}, 'address':{'attrs':{'base':'${init_address}'}}}
+            init_target_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//target/size[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/requested[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/block[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${default_hp_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/current[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/node"],'text':'0'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/address[@base='${init_address}']"]}]
+            plug_target_dict = {'size':${plug_size}, 'size_unit':'KiB', 'node':1, 'requested_size':${plug_requested}, 'requested_unit':'KiB', 'block_size':${default_hp_size}, 'address':{'attrs':{'base':'${plug_address}'}}}
+            plug_target_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//target/size[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/requested[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/block[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${default_hp_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/current[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/node"],'text':'1'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/address[@base='${plug_address}']"]}]
+        - part_requested_and_no_address:
+            init_size = 1048576
+            init_requested = 524288
+            plug_size = 2097152
+            plug_requested = 1048576
+            init_target_dict = {'size':${init_size}, 'size_unit':'KiB', 'node':0, 'requested_size':${init_requested}, 'requested_unit':'KiB', 'block_size':${default_hp_size}}
+            init_target_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//target/size[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/requested[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/block[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${default_hp_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/current[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${init_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/node"],'text':'0'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/address"]}]
+            plug_target_dict = {'size':${plug_size}, 'size_unit':'KiB', 'node':1, 'requested_size':${plug_requested}, 'requested_unit':'KiB', 'block_size':${default_hp_size}}
+            plug_target_xpath = [{'element_attrs':[".//target/size[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/requested[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/block[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${default_hp_size}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/current[@unit='KiB']"],'text':'${plug_requested}'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/node"],'text':'1'}, {'element_attrs':[".//target/address"]}]
+    init_mem_device_dict = {'mem_model':'virtio-mem', 'source':${source_dict}, 'target':${init_target_dict}}
+    init_xpath_list = [${source_xpath}, ${init_target_xpath}]
+    plug_mem_device_dict = {'mem_model':'virtio-mem', 'source':${source_dict}, 'target':${plug_target_dict}}
+    plug_xpath_list = [${source_xpath}, ${plug_target_xpath}]
+
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.py b/libvirt/tests/src/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..388fac4d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/memory/memory_devices/virtio_mem_device_lifecycle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+#
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#
+#   Copyright Red Hat
+#
+#   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+#   Author: Liang Cong <lcong@redhat.com>
+#
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+import os
+
+from virttest import utils_libvirtd
+from virttest import virsh
+
+from virttest.libvirt_xml import vm_xml
+from virttest.libvirt_xml.devices import memory
+from virttest import test_setup
+from virttest import utils_misc
+from virttest.utils_libvirt import libvirt_memory
+from virttest.utils_libvirt import libvirt_vmxml
+
+from provider.memory import memory_base
+from provider.numa import numa_base
+
+
+def run(test, params, env):
+    """
+    Verify various config of dimm memory device settings take effect
+    during the life cycle of guest vm.
+    """
+
+    def clean_empty_memory_device_config(mem_device_dict):
+        """
+        Clean empty config of the memory device
+
+        :param mem_device_dict (dict): memory device config dictionary
+        """
+        for key in list(mem_device_dict.keys()):
+            if not mem_device_dict[key]:
+                del mem_device_dict[key]
+
+    def check_virtio_mem_device_xml(xpath_dict):
+        """
+        Check the virtio-mem memory device config by xpath
+
+        :param xpath_dict (dict): xpath dict to check if the memory config is correct,
+                                  like {"alias_name":[xpath1, xpath2]},...}
+        """
+        vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
+        memory_devices = vmxml.devices.by_device_tag('memory')
+        target_memory_num = 0
+        for alias_name, xpath_list in xpath_dict.items():
+            for memory_device in memory_devices:
+                if alias_name == memory_device.alias.get('name'):
+                    target_memory_num = target_memory_num + 1
+                    for xpath in xpath_list:
+                        libvirt_vmxml.check_guest_xml_by_xpaths(memory_device, xpath)
+        if target_memory_num != len(xpath_dict):
+            test.fail('Expected %d virtio-mem mem devices with required alias name, but found %d'
+                      % (len(xpath_dict), target_memory_num))
+
+    def check_current_mem_size(alias_name, expect_current_size):
+        """
+        Check if virtio-mem memory with alias_name has expected current memory size
+
+        :param alias_name (str): alias name of the virtio-mem device
+        :param expect_current_size (int): expected current memory size of the virtio-mem device
+
+        :return: bool, true if virtio-mem memory with alias_name has expected current memory size
+        """
+        vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
+        memory_devices = vmxml.devices.by_device_tag('memory')
+        for memory_device in memory_devices:
+            if alias_name == memory_device.alias.get('name') and memory_device.target.current_size == expect_current_size:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def check_case_availability():
+        """
+        Check whether the case is available
+        """
+        memory_base.check_mem_page_sizes(test, page_size, default_hp_size)
+        memory_base.check_supported_version(params, test, vm)
+
+    def setup_test():
+        """
+        Setup for the case:
+        1. Get host available numa nodes
+        2. Change parameters according to available numa nodes
+        3. Allocate huge page memory for target host node if needs
+        """
+        if nodeset_num:
+            numatest_obj = numa_base.NumaTest(vm, params, test)
+            if 1 == nodeset_num:
+                min_memory_size = init_size + plug_size
+            elif 2 == nodeset_num:
+                min_memory_size = init_size if init_size >= plug_size else plug_size
+            numatest_obj.check_numa_nodes_availability(nodeset_num, min_memory_size)
+            numa_list = numatest_obj.get_available_numa_nodes(min_memory_size)[:nodeset_num]
+            nodeset_str = numa_base.convert_to_string_with_dash(
+                ','.join([str(node) for node in numa_list]))
+            source_dict = params.get("source_dict")
+            source_xpath = params.get("source_xpath")
+            source_dict = eval(source_dict % nodeset_str)
+            source_xpath = eval(source_xpath % nodeset_str)
+            init_mem_device_dict["source"] = source_dict
+            plug_mem_device_dict["source"] = source_dict
+            init_xpath_list[0] = source_xpath
+            plug_xpath_list[0] = source_xpath
+            test.log.debug("Selected numa nodeset is:%s", nodeset_str)
+
+            if use_huge_page:
+                params["target_nodes"] = " ".join([str(node) for node in numa_list])
+                params["target_hugepages"] = (init_size + plug_size) / default_hp_size
+                hpc = test_setup.HugePageConfig(params)
+                hpc.setup()
+
+        if vm.is_alive():
+            vm.destroy()
+
+    def run_test():
+        """
+        Test steps
+        """
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP1: Define the guest")
+        clean_empty_memory_device_config(init_mem_device_dict)
+        memory_base.define_guest_with_memory_device(params, init_mem_device_dict, vm_attrs)
+
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP2: Start the guest")
+        vm.start()
+        vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
+        test.log.debug("Guest config xml after start is:\n%s", vmxml)
+
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP3: Wait for the guest os is boot up,"
+                      "Check virtio-mem memory device config by virsh dumpxml")
+        vm.wait_for_login().close()
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list})
+
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP4: Hotplug a virtio-mem memory device")
+        clean_empty_memory_device_config(plug_mem_device_dict)
+        mem_device = memory.Memory()
+        mem_device.setup_attrs(**plug_mem_device_dict)
+        virsh.attach_device(vm_name, mem_device.xml, debug=True, ignore_status=False)
+        if not utils_misc.wait_for(
+                lambda: check_current_mem_size(plug_alias_name, plug_requested), 20):
+            test.fail('Hot-plugged virtio-mem mem devices with alias name %s should have '
+                      'current memory size %d' % (plug_alias_name, plug_requested))
+
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP5: Consume the guest memory")
+        session = vm.wait_for_login()
+        libvirt_memory.consume_vm_freememory(session)
+
+        test.log.info(
+            "TEST_STEP6: Check virtio-mem memory device config by virsh dumpxml")
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+        test.log.info("TEST_STEP7: Life cycle test")
+        virsh.suspend(vm_name, ignore_status=False, debug=True)
+        virsh.resume(vm_name, ignore_status=False, debug=True)
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+        virsh.save(vm_name, state_file, ignore_status=False, debug=True)
+        virsh.restore(state_file, ignore_status=False, debug=True)
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+        virsh.managedsave(vm_name, ignore_status=False, debug=True)
+        vm.start()
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+        vm.reboot()
+        vm.wait_for_login().close()
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+        utils_libvirtd.libvirtd_restart()
+        check_virtio_mem_device_xml({init_alias_name: init_xpath_list, plug_alias_name: plug_xpath_list})
+
+    def teardown_test():
+        """
+        1. Restore guest config xml
+        2. Clean huge page memory
+        3. Remove state file
+        """
+        bkxml.sync()
+        if use_huge_page:
+            hpc = test_setup.HugePageConfig(params)
+            hpc.cleanup()
+        if os.path.exists(state_file):
+            os.remove(state_file)
+
+    vm_name = params.get("main_vm")
+    vm = env.get_vm(vm_name)
+    vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_inactive_dumpxml(vm_name)
+    bkxml = vmxml.copy()
+
+    vm_attrs = eval(params.get("vm_attrs", "{}"))
+    init_mem_device_dict = eval(
+        params.get("init_mem_device_dict", "{}"))
+    plug_mem_device_dict = eval(
+        params.get("plug_mem_device_dict", "{}"))
+    init_xpath_list = eval(params.get("init_xpath_list"))
+    plug_xpath_list = eval(params.get("plug_xpath_list"))
+    init_alias_name = params.get("init_alias_name")
+    plug_alias_name = params.get("plug_alias_name")
+    plug_requested = int(params.get("plug_requested"))
+    page_size = int(params.get("page_size"))
+    default_hp_size = int(params.get("default_hp_size"))
+    init_size = int(params.get("init_size"))
+    plug_size = int(params.get("plug_size"))
+    nodeset_num = int(params.get("nodeset_num", "0"))
+    use_huge_page = "yes" == params.get("use_huge_page")
+    state_file = params.get('state_file', '/tmp/%s.save') % vm_name
+
+    try:
+        check_case_availability()
+        setup_test()
+        run_test()
+
+    finally:
+        teardown_test()