diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qemu-img-compare-stat b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qemu-img-compare-stat
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Test qemu-img compare --stat
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Virtuozzo International GmbH.
+#
+# 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/>.
+#
+
+import iotests
+from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, qemu_img_log, log
+
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+
+a, b, c = iotests.file_path('a', 'b', 'c')
+
+log('= compare two images =\n')
+
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, a, '1M')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, b, '1M')
+
+# equal data and zero
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -z 0 64K', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0 0 64K', b)
+
+# different data
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 64K 64K', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0 64K 64K', b)
+
+# equal data
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 2 128K 64K', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 2 128K 64K', b)
+
+# equal unallocated and allocated zero
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -z 192K 64K', b)
+
+# unequal data and unallocated zero
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 3 256K 64K', a)
+
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', a, b)
+
+log('\n= compare two increments =\n')
+
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, a, '1M')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', a, '-F', iotests.imgfmt, b, '1M')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', b, '-F', iotests.imgfmt, c, '1M')
+
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 0 1M', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 2 0 64K', b)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 3 64K 64K', c)
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', b, c)
+
+log('\n= compare two increments with --shallow=\n')
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', '--shallow', b, c)
+
+log('\n= compare images of different size =\n')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, a, '1M')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, b, '2M')
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 0 1M', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 2 0 1M', b)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 1M 64K', b)
+qemu_io('-c', f'write -z {1024 + 64 * 2}K 64K', b)
+qemu_io('-c', f'write -P 0 {1024 + 64 * 3}K 64K', b)
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', a, b)
+
+log('\n= compare images with only 512 bytes different =\n')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, a, '1M')
+qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, b, '1M')
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 0 1M', a)
+qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 2 0 512', b)
+qemu_io('-c', f'write -P 1 512 {1024 * 1024 - 512}', b)
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', a, b)
+
+log('\n= compare images with only 512 bytes different, block-size=4K =\n')
+qemu_img_log('compare', '--stat', '--block-size', '4K', a, b)
+
+log('\n= end =')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qemu-img-compare-stat.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qemu-img-compare-stat.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dec76feb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qemu-img-compare-stat.out
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+= compare two images =
+
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+_Z__ -> _Z__ 720896 bytes (704 KiB) 68.8%
+_Z__ -> _ZA_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+_ZA_ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+
+Unequal:
+D_A_ -> _Z__ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+
+
+= compare two increments =
+
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 983040 bytes (960 KiB) 93.8%
+
+Unequal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+
+
+= compare two increments with --shallow=
+
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+_Z__ -> _Z__ 917504 bytes (896 KiB) 87.5%
+
+Unequal:
+_Z__ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+D_A_ -> _Z__ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+
+
+= compare images of different size =
+
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+_Z_E -> _Z__ 851968 bytes (832 KiB) 40.6%
+_Z_E -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 3.1%
+_Z_E -> _ZA_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 3.1%
+
+Unequal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 1048576 bytes (1 MiB) 50.0%
+_Z_E -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 3.1%
+
+
+= compare images with only 512 bytes different =
+
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 983040 bytes (960 KiB) 93.8%
+
+Unequal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 65536 bytes (64 KiB) 6.2%
+
+
+= compare images with only 512 bytes different, block-size=4K =
+
+Compare stats:
+Agenda
+D: DATA
+Z: ZERO
+A: ALLOCATED
+E: after end of file
+
+Equal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 1044480 bytes (0.996 MiB) 99.6%
+
+Unequal:
+D_A_ -> D_A_ 4096 bytes (4 KiB) 0.4%
+
+
+= end =
