diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/232 b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
index 0de097fc88..2063f78876 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/232
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
@@ -144,36 +144,6 @@ run_qemu_info_block -blockdev driver=file,filename="$TEST_IMG",node-name=node0,a
 run_qemu_info_block -blockdev driver=file,filename="$TEST_IMG",node-name=node0,auto-read-only=on
 run_qemu_info_block -blockdev driver=file,filename="$TEST_IMG",node-name=node0
 
-echo
-echo "=== Try commit to backing file with auto-read-only ==="
-echo
-
-TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.0" _make_test_img $size
-TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.1" _make_test_img $size
-TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.2" _make_test_img $size
-TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.3" _make_test_img $size
-TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.4" _make_test_img $size
-
-(cat <<EOF
-{"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
-{"execute":"block-commit",
- "arguments":{"device":"format-4", "top-node": "format-2", "base-node":"format-0", "job-id":"job0"}}
-EOF
-sleep 1
-echo '{"execute":"quit"}'
-) | $QEMU -qmp stdio -nographic -nodefaults \
-    -blockdev file,node-name=file-0,filename=$TEST_IMG.0,auto-read-only=on \
-    -blockdev qcow2,node-name=format-0,file=file-0,read-only=on \
-    -blockdev file,node-name=file-1,filename=$TEST_IMG.1,auto-read-only=on \
-    -blockdev qcow2,node-name=format-1,file=file-1,read-only=on,backing=format-0 \
-    -blockdev file,node-name=file-2,filename=$TEST_IMG.2,auto-read-only=on \
-    -blockdev qcow2,node-name=format-2,file=file-2,read-only=on,backing=format-1 \
-    -blockdev file,node-name=file-3,filename=$TEST_IMG.3,auto-read-only=on \
-    -blockdev qcow2,node-name=format-3,file=file-3,read-only=on,backing=format-2 \
-    -blockdev file,node-name=file-4,filename=$TEST_IMG.4,auto-read-only=on \
-    -blockdev qcow2,node-name=format-4,file=file-4,read-only=on,backing=format-3 |
-    _filter_qmp
-
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
 rm -f $seq.full
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/232.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/232.out
index 5bcc44bb62..3bd1a920af 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/232.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/232.out
@@ -56,24 +56,4 @@ QEMU_PROG: -blockdev driver=file,filename=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT,node-name=node0,read
 QEMU_PROG: -blockdev driver=file,filename=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT,node-name=node0,auto-read-only=off: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Permission denied
 node0: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT (file)
 QEMU_PROG: -blockdev driver=file,filename=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT,node-name=node0: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Permission denied
-
-=== Try commit to backing file with auto-read-only ===
-
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.0', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.3', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
-Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.4', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
-QMP_VERSION
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "created", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "running", "id": "job0"}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "waiting", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "pending", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "job0", "len": 134217728, "offset": 134217728, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "concluded", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "null", "id": "job0"}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false, "reason": "host-qmp-quit"}}
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/247 b/tests/qemu-iotests/247
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fc50eb5dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/247
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Test for auto-read-only with commit block job
+#
+# 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=kwolf@redhat.com
+
+seq=`basename $0`
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+    _cleanup_test_img
+    rm -f $TEST_IMG.[01234]
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+
+# Requires backing files and .bdrv_change_backing_file support
+_supported_fmt qcow2 qed
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+size=128M
+
+echo
+echo "=== Try commit to backing file with auto-read-only ==="
+echo
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.0" _make_test_img $size
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.1" _make_test_img $size
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.2" _make_test_img $size
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.3" _make_test_img $size
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.4" _make_test_img $size
+
+(cat <<EOF
+{"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
+{"execute":"block-commit",
+ "arguments":{"device":"format-4", "top-node": "format-2", "base-node":"format-0", "job-id":"job0"}}
+EOF
+sleep 1
+echo '{"execute":"quit"}'
+) | $QEMU -qmp stdio -nographic -nodefaults \
+    -blockdev file,node-name=file-0,filename=$TEST_IMG.0,auto-read-only=on \
+    -blockdev $IMGFMT,node-name=format-0,file=file-0,read-only=on \
+    -blockdev file,node-name=file-1,filename=$TEST_IMG.1,auto-read-only=on \
+    -blockdev $IMGFMT,node-name=format-1,file=file-1,read-only=on,backing=format-0 \
+    -blockdev file,node-name=file-2,filename=$TEST_IMG.2,auto-read-only=on \
+    -blockdev $IMGFMT,node-name=format-2,file=file-2,read-only=on,backing=format-1 \
+    -blockdev file,node-name=file-3,filename=$TEST_IMG.3,auto-read-only=on \
+    -blockdev $IMGFMT,node-name=format-3,file=file-3,read-only=on,backing=format-2 \
+    -blockdev file,node-name=file-4,filename=$TEST_IMG.4,auto-read-only=on \
+    -blockdev $IMGFMT,node-name=format-4,file=file-4,read-only=on,backing=format-3 |
+    _filter_qmp
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/247.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/247.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e909e83994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/247.out
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+QA output created by 247
+
+=== Try commit to backing file with auto-read-only ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.0', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.3', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.4', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
+QMP_VERSION
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "created", "id": "job0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "running", "id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "waiting", "id": "job0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "pending", "id": "job0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "job0", "len": 134217728, "offset": 134217728, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "concluded", "id": "job0"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "null", "id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN", "data": {"guest": false, "reason": "host-qmp-quit"}}
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 7289309604..d192abaecf 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -245,3 +245,4 @@
 244 rw auto quick
 245 rw auto
 246 rw auto quick
+247 rw auto quick