diff --git a/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c b/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
index aea1b2e73a..0cf6115198 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
@@ -445,6 +445,33 @@ static const struct SMPTestData data_with_drawers_invalid[] = {
     },
 };
 
+static const struct SMPTestData data_with_drawers_books_invalid[] = {
+    {
+        /*
+         * config: -smp 200,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=2,cores=4,\
+         * threads=2,maxcpus=200
+         */
+        .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_BOOKS_DRAWERS(T, 200, T, 3, T, 5, T,
+                                                2, T, 4, T, 2, T, 200),
+        .expect_error = "Invalid CPU topology: "
+                        "product of the hierarchy must match maxcpus: "
+                        "drawers (3) * books (5) * sockets (2) * "
+                        "cores (4) * threads (2) != maxcpus (200)",
+    }, {
+        /*
+         * config: -smp 242,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=2,cores=4,\
+         * threads=2,maxcpus=240
+         */
+        .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_BOOKS_DRAWERS(T, 242, T, 3, T, 5, T,
+                                                2, T, 4, T, 2, T, 240),
+        .expect_error = "Invalid CPU topology: "
+                        "maxcpus must be equal to or greater than smp: "
+                        "drawers (3) * books (5) * sockets (2) * "
+                        "cores (4) * threads (2) "
+                        "== maxcpus (240) < smp_cpus (242)",
+    },
+};
+
 static char *smp_config_to_string(const SMPConfiguration *config)
 {
     return g_strdup_printf(
@@ -698,6 +725,14 @@ static void machine_with_drawers_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->smp_props.drawers_supported = true;
 }
 
+static void machine_with_drawers_books_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    mc->smp_props.drawers_supported = true;
+    mc->smp_props.books_supported = true;
+}
+
 static void test_generic_valid(const void *opaque)
 {
     const char *machine_type = opaque;
@@ -936,6 +971,67 @@ static void test_with_drawers(const void *opaque)
     object_unref(obj);
 }
 
+static void test_with_drawers_books(const void *opaque)
+{
+    const char *machine_type = opaque;
+    Object *obj = object_new(machine_type);
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(obj);
+    SMPTestData data = {};
+    unsigned int num_drawers = 5, num_books = 3;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(data_generic_valid); i++) {
+        data = data_generic_valid[i];
+        unsupported_params_init(mc, &data);
+
+        /*
+         * when drawers and books parameters are omitted, they will
+         * be both set as 1.
+         */
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.drawers = 1;
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.books = 1;
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.drawers = 1;
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.books = 1;
+
+        smp_parse_test(ms, &data, true);
+
+        /* when drawers and books parameters are both specified */
+        data.config.has_drawers = true;
+        data.config.drawers = num_drawers;
+        data.config.has_books = true;
+        data.config.books = num_books;
+
+        if (data.config.has_cpus) {
+            data.config.cpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+        }
+        if (data.config.has_maxcpus) {
+            data.config.maxcpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+        }
+
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.drawers = num_drawers;
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.books = num_books;
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.cpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+        data.expect_prefer_sockets.max_cpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.drawers = num_drawers;
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.books = num_books;
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.cpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+        data.expect_prefer_cores.max_cpus *= num_drawers * num_books;
+
+        smp_parse_test(ms, &data, true);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(data_with_drawers_books_invalid); i++) {
+        data = data_with_drawers_books_invalid[i];
+        unsupported_params_init(mc, &data);
+
+        smp_parse_test(ms, &data, false);
+    }
+
+    object_unref(obj);
+}
+
 /* Type info of the tested machine */
 static const TypeInfo smp_machine_types[] = {
     {
@@ -968,6 +1064,10 @@ static const TypeInfo smp_machine_types[] = {
         .name           = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("smp-with-drawers"),
         .parent         = TYPE_MACHINE,
         .class_init     = machine_with_drawers_class_init,
+    }, {
+        .name           = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("smp-with-drawers-books"),
+        .parent         = TYPE_MACHINE,
+        .class_init     = machine_with_drawers_books_class_init,
     }
 };
 
@@ -997,6 +1097,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     g_test_add_data_func("/test-smp-parse/with_drawers",
                          MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("smp-with-drawers"),
                          test_with_drawers);
+    g_test_add_data_func("/test-smp-parse/with_drawers_books",
+                         MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("smp-with-drawers-books"),
+                         test_with_drawers_books);
 
     g_test_run();
 
